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Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms Episode 41 and 42 Vien shook her head. Her sister was still as insensitive as ever towards her daughter. If she had known, she would have refused to breast feed Oleng so many years ago and to agree to take care of her till she was two years old. Maybe breast feeding and taking care of her own daughter would have softened Linda’s heart towards Oleng. Poor Oleng! Aunt Vien tried talking to her to forgive her mum for her rash behavior but the latter with tears in her eyes told her, “Like I have told you so many times, Aunty Vien, I don’t have a mother.” Oleng lightened up a bit but was still a bit moody until Edidiong talked to her.   “See Oleng, it has happened, it has happened. It is time for you to move on. I know it’s hard but you just have to try. You can’t continue living in sorrow all your life. You’ve got to move on. Frankly, I think it was God who actually took the baby back so you could move on with your life.” “Then why did He al...

Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms Episode 40 Aunt Vien was very happy. She kept saying that Oleng had finally broken the girl jinx by giving birth to a boy. Her parents had given birth to two girls; her sister had given birth to her, Oleng while she had given birth to four girls. So it seemed there was no male child in their family but Oleng had proven them wrong. Oleng felt it was Eric’s gene since his parents had given birth to two boys also. At that precise moment, Eric lifted his head from his book and stared into space. He couldn’t explain the immense joy that had come over him all of a sudden. A smile curled his lips and lit his face like a light bulb. “And Mr. Moody finally smiles. What’s tickling your fancy?” Damian’s gaze rested on his smiling brother. Eric turned to look at his brother on the sofa. “I really don’t know. All of a sudden I feel like dancing…and all I can think of now is Oleng.” Damian sighed. “Eric, it’s been five months. I think you should forget ab...

Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms Episode 39 Emem usually made nasty statements around her about spoilt people who engaged in sex at an early age which really hurt Oleng as she intended. Oleng tried not to mind her because her elder sisters were nice to her. They accepted her the way she was. Edidiong had been the one to comfort her the day she had caught her crying over Eric. “I’ve tried to forget him,” she had sobbed. “I’ve blocked my mind from thinking about him but he keeps coming. How could he betray me like that? We were best friends. We planned on getting married in future yet he abandoned me when he knew I was pregnant. His own child for that matter. We made so many promises to each other.” she had bitterly wept.   “It’s okay, Oleng,” Edidiong had consoled. “Guys are like that. It’s a pity you fell for him. They promise you the whole world but run away at the slightest sign of trouble. Don’t worry, you’ll get over him. Just give it time. Time changes all things.”...

Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms  Episode 38 A week later, towards Christmas, her mum forcefully came to take away her damaged laptop and her phone. “Stop fooling yourself. Just accept the fact that he has abandoned you. Let this be a lesson to you. Take cue from me. Now you know why I call all men bastards! It’s a pity you are learning this at a very young age.   Why do you think I didn’t want him here? To spite you? I knew this would happen. I thought you respected and feared me enough to heed my words but your foolishness prevailed. Now you are facing the consequences alone. If I were you, I wouldn’t allow a man come within five feet of me because they are all heartless bastards! Get ready. Next tomorrow, you’ll leave for Calabar. You’re going to stay with my sister, your aunt, Vien. I can’t bear to see you like this. Besides, you need antenatal care.” With that, she took away her daughter’s only means of communicating with her remaining two friends. Oleng felt ...

Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms  Episode 37 ########## Eric felt as if his intestines were playing a knotting game. He writhed in pain and held his stomach. He heaved and emptied the contents of his stomach on the ground. “You’re going to be alright, Eric. You won’t die. I promise you.” He heard Damian’s frantic voice from a distance. He couldn’t even open his eyes. He felt very weak. Where was he?   “Oleng…Oleng.” He whispered before he went into oblivion. ########## How could he do this to her? Oleng wondered when Eric still didn’t reply her. How could he abandon her at a time like this. She knew it was scary being told that you were going to be a father at sixteen but he would have thought of her also and what she would be going through. After two weeks and there was still no message from him, she had to agree with her mother, Eric had abandoned her. Joy was hers when she finally got a message from his line. She was however shocked beyond words when she read th...

Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms  Episode 36 “Get out of my house and stay out!” Oleng’s mum yelled. Oleng who had been asleep all this while came out and ran to her friends. “What’s happening?” Zinny who was breathing heavily said, “We came to see you but your mother started calling us names. She called us harlots and accused us of carrying out abortions. I’m sorry Oleng but I had to tell her my mind. She is to blame for everything.” She was crying now. “I understand. I told her my mind too yesterday when she found out.” “How did she find out anyway?” Marvy asked. “A nosy friend of hers told her. Then we went to see our family doctor and he confirmed it. Like I said, it’s four months old.” “O Oleng!” Zinny hugged her and Marvy hugged her too. They were all crying. “You girls shouldn’t come here again. I’ll come to your respective houses tomorrow.” “Okay. Take it easy. Everything will be fine” Marvy hugged her again. “I hope so.” Oleng replied with doubt. “Take care.” Z...

Unfulfilled Promises Written by Audrey Timms Episode 35 She had decided to change location then to forget everything and she had chosen Port Harcourt. It was when Oleng was two years old that she had gone to bring her to live with her in Port Harcourt. To worsen matters when she had met two other men who wanted to marry her, they had deserted her when they discovered she had a child. So Oleng was indirectly responsible for her loneliness though she had not killed her father who would have been a companion to her. It had caused her great pain when she went to Calabar once and saw Umoh with his wife and kids. What she had lost because of Oleng made her more bitter. That had brought a greater gap between them because she couldn’t forgive Oleng however childish it seemed for taking her happiness away even though it wasn’t her fault. All thesemade her cold, bitter and authoritative. Itmade her swear off men because they were all bastards! As her heart turned colder, she knew the saying was ...