There was a knock on the door shortly after, and it was the midwives bringing my babies
in—no I’ll rephrase that, it was the midwives bringing OUR babies in. It felt so good to know that I
wouldn’t be raising my twins alone; I had been prepared to face the challenges of being a
single mum but God had much better surprises in mind for me.
Following right behind the midwives was my mum, Yemi, Charly, Jumai and Sean; they
hadn’t allowed them to stay overnight so they had gone home and returned early that
morning. They came in with blue and pink helium balloons and cards saying “congrats, it’s a
boy” and “congrats, it’s a girl”. Chinedu had called Yemi earlier to inform them of the good
news that I had delivered a boy and girl.
Trust my mum to be the odd one out—she came all dressed up in her Sunday best with a
giant headgear on her head to complete the dressing; as she danced into the room singing
at the top of her voice, she literally snatched our baby boy from one of the midwives who
was too shocked to even react. The other hurriedly handed our daughter to me; one could
easily tell she was being careful to avoid another baby-snatching stunt from any of my crazy
guests.
I couldn’t stop staring in awe at our little princess, as she lay sleeping peacefully in my arms.
She had my eyes and nose and I could already tell she was going to be a mini-me. Seconds
later, my mother finally put our son down to lie beside me after she was done with her dance
display. He actually looked like his father, just like the anaesthetist had said, the only
difference was that we were referring to two different fathers. For a split second, my mind
flashed back to Tolu and I wondered what he could be doing at that moment; I imagined he
was probably luring another one of his unsuspecting victims into his pants as usual. As
shocking as it may sound, he never even bothered to find out if I kept the pregnancy. As a
matter of fact, I hadn’t decided if I would ever tell the twins about him yet. Thinking about it
was beginning to get me upset, so I quickly shoved the thoughts away and decided to enjoy
the moment I was having with the twins.
I kept staring at them and smiling to myself. At one time, I looked round the room and
couldn’t help but feel loved; I was surrounded by friends who had become family… We had
come a long way right from our university days and there were lessons to be learnt from
each of our love stories. Jumai’s marriage to Abdul taught me not to be envious of other
people’s relationships or marriages because you never know what ugly battles they may be
fighting behind closed doors. It also made me realise that sometimes in marriage, instead of
suffering in silence, it’s better to speak out and cry for help from someone who can be
trusted… No woman should allow herself to become a victim of domestic violence!
Charly’s experience made me realise that getting heartbroken by someone you sacrificed
everything for is not the end of the world; if you’re willing, you’ll find happiness again just like
she did with Ken. And rest assured that Karma will catch up with the idiot that broke your
heart like it did with Moyo and his wife even though sometimes you may not be lucky enough
to watch it happen.
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I will definitely miss Oby; she taught me to be strong, and her story is proof that time heals
all wounds. In spite of all she went through, she was able to pick up the pieces of her life and
move on, and now, she’s a happy bunny who is currently working with her dream company in
America. Who’d have ever thought that was possible?
Yemi might not have been so lucky in love, but there’s a lesson to be learnt from her as
well… we shouldn’t be so much in a hurry to get married that we ignore all the red flags and
warning signs we or others around notice in our partners. I’m happy she has gotten over the
disappointment, in spite of her indecision on whether or not to get a divorce.
As expected, my friends began a photoshoot session with the twins and me, and Charly
began cracking silly jokes, making everyone laugh while the phone cameras clicked away.
“Do these twins have names yet?” comedian-Charlie asked with a mischievous smile on her
face, “because if they don’t, I vote to name them Tom and Jerry,” she said laughing…
“Of course they do,” I replied much to everyone’s surprise, “her name is Daniella and his
name is Daniel,” I announced with a smile. I had chosen to call them those names because
they were Hebrew names which mean “God has judged”. That phrase simply summed up
the story of my life. I had made a lot of mistakes in the past, some of which I thought would
make me miserable for life, but God,not Man judged me. Now I had an amazing life partner
just when I had given up on meeting the man of my dreams, and now we were getting ready
to walk down the aisle.
When I first started telling my story, I mentioned that it was fun not having any guy to “worry”
about. As much as that is true I’d like to add a little twist to it; when you’re with the right guy,
you won’t have to “worry” in the first place.
A lot of ladies like me want to find love and be married but, unfortunately, so many women
are too busy dreaming about their fairy-tale wedding to think about what happens
afterwards. We need to remember that a successful marriage goes beyond a beautiful
wedding ceremony; marriage is not a bed of roses and love is not just a feeling, it’s a choice.
Sometimes you may find yourself kissing many frogs before meeting your Prince, like Charly
and I, but whatever the case, never settle for a frog like Yemi did until you meet your prince.
Rest assured that there’s a special person out there who would love you even when you find
it difficult to love yourself.
The next time you think about giving up on love, just remember, “If Tessy could find love,
then I can.” Thanks for following me on this crazy journey to finding love. I must stop here
now…
For those who have yet to find love, hang in there and keep being yourself, Love will find you
soon. For those who’ve found love already, I celebrate with you!
Love is truly a beautiful thing!
Adios my dear friends, keep being the best you can be till we meet again…
Warm Hugs,
Tessy,
The soon to be married Lagos babe.
THE END.
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