******Episode Three******
When the nurse came into Jane’s ward to carry
out her plan of
switching Helen’s baby with hers, Jane didn’t
notice her presence
because she was fast asleep. The nurse tiptoed
to where the
babies were kept, fortunately for her the twins
were not identical
and that would even make her plan a lot easier
since nobody
would easily notice their resemblance. When she
carried one of Jane’s babies, she quickly tiptoed
out of Jane’s ward to Helen's own for the switch
to take place then she carried the dead child to
Jane’s ward. But unfortunately for her, Jane
woke up as she was
about leaving the ward.
Jane: ”What are you doing here?” (she glare at
the nurse with suspicious eyes)
Nurse: ”The doctor sent me here to see how you
and the babies are faring” (told her with a warm
smile)
Jane: ”Thanks nurse, we are all doing perfectly
fine.”(smiling back)
Nurse: ”That’s really good to hear. If you will
excuse me I would
like to go check on the patient in the next ward”
Jane: ”okay. Bye nurse” (with that the nurse
took her leave)
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Both Mr Thomas and Mr Jones were seen
patiently waiting to see
their wives and babies when a nurse came to
them.
Nurse: "Are you both Mr Thomas and Mr Jones?”
Both: ”Yes nurse”
Nurse: ”The doctor said I should tell you two
that you can now go
in and see your wives and babies” (she was
about to take her leave when Edward stop her)
Edward: ”Which ward are they?”
Nurse: ”Mrs Thomas is in ward seventeen and
Mrs Jones is in ward nineteen.”
Both: ”Thanks nurse”
Nurse: ”You are both welcome”
Immediately Michael entered into the ward
where his wife
was, a smile just was planted on his face and he
went to sit beside his wife and take hand
squeezing it gently.
Michael: ”How are you feeling now Sunshine?”
Jane: ”I have never been better in my whole life.
Am now a proud
mother of two” (as she grin from ear to ear)
Michael: ”Likewise me, am now a proud father of
twin babies” (brush his hand against his wife
cheek).
Jane: ”Sweetheart! Have you thought of the
name you are going to name them?”
Michael: ”I thought you said you were going to
name them January and February?” (smiling)
Jane: (laughing and playfully hitting her
husband) ”I said April and May not January and
February. I have always love those names and I
even made a promise to myself that I am going
to give my daughter one out of the two names
but since God blessed me
with twins instead am going to give them the
two.”
Michael: ”I love the names but I preferred
Phoebe and Precious
to them”
Jane: ”I love Phoebe but I don’t like precious”
Michael: ”We are here busy debating on the
names we are
going to give our babies when I haven’t even set
my eyes on
them.”(turning to look at the cradle)
Michael walked to the cradle where his babies
were kept but
when he got there he noticed that one of them
was not moving
or breathing, he instantly became scared and his
wife noticed it.
Jane: ”Honey: What is wrong, why is fear written
all over your face?”
Michael: ”It’s one of the babies” (gritting his
teeth with fear in his eyes)
Jane: ”What is wrong with her?” (as tear roll
down her cheek)
Michael: ”The baby is not moving or breathing. I need to go
call the doctor for him to tell me what is wrong
with her” (he said
and rushing out of the ward)
When Michael left the ward, Jane began crying
and praying ” God please don’t let anything to
happen to my child, please don’t allow my baby’s
fate to be from cradle to grave l. I know you
didn’t bless me with the fruit of the womb only
for you to take her away from me some hours
later.”
Few minutes later Michael came with the doctor
but when he
checked on the baby, he saw that the baby was
already dead and
he had to break the bad news to them.
Doctor: ”Am sorry to break this news to you but
your baby is dead” (he said with his face full of
sympathy)
Jane: ”Doctor please tell me it can’t be. I think
am dreaming
someone should please wake me up.” (seizing
the doctor and crying).
Doctor: ”You have to be strong Ma’am. Accept
my heart felt
condolences”(with that the doctor left the ward)
Michael: ”Sunshine you heard what the doctor
said that you have to be strong.(pulling her in a
tight hug) What happened has happened, no
amount of
tears would bring her back to us”
Jane: ”So this is how life is? Few minutes ago I
was the most happiest woman on earth but now
I’m the saddest”(crying on his shoulder)
Michael; ”Don’t talk like that, we still have the
other twin and we
need to be very strong for her. God alone knows
why he took her
back”
Jane: ”You are right. God knows best and we
also need to be
strong for April”
Michael: ”Wow! You have already named her
April”(smile at her)
Jane: ”Yes I did, I told you before that I made a
promise to name
my child April or May”
Michael: ”April is a nice name. May God Grant
you long life April Thomas (he said then he
kissed her on the cheeks)
