Eno at home. (Singing). I am saying thank you Jesus, thank you my Lord… (As Joy and Mr. Bassey are discussing)
[Eno at home]
Eno - [Singing]. I am saying thank you, Jesus, thank you, my Lord…
[As Joy and Mr Bassey are discussing]
Joy - Papa, have you seen what I am seeing?
Bassey - What have you seen?
Joy - since Eno returned from the hospital this afternoon, she has been singing and dancing from one room to the other.
Bassey - I notice it myself o! I think something is happening here. Imagine someone who them rush go hospital for morning now return and be disturbing the peace of the house.
Joy - This one passed my imagination – o!
Bassey - I think I better go and ask that “Mrs Abortion” wetin dey make her disturbed the peace in this house.
Eno, come-o, since you return from that hospital, we no get rest again with all these your songs. Tell me, wetin dey happen?
Eno - [Singing]. God is good, he has done me well Oh! My soul raise up and praise the Lord…
Bassey - Stop all this your pretender songs and tell me wetin happen.
Eno - Papa, the Lord has answered our prayers. [She continues singing].
Bassey - I say make you stop singing. Which kind prayer God answer? Tell me!
(Just then, a knock on the door).
Eno - Papa, please let me hurry and open the door.
Oh! Dear, it’s you.
Mfon - How are you now?
Eno - I feel alright.
Mfon - Papa, Good evening.
Bassey - Good evening my son.
Mfon - Dear can you believe this, I can’t even concentrate at the office. My mind was thinking about you. Infact, I am the happiest man on earth. I do not know how to express my joy to our Creator.
Bassey - My son, what is going on here? Can someone tell me what is happening?
Mfon - Dear haven’t you tell my father?
Eno - Dear, Papa ask me what happened and as I was about to tell him, then I hear the knock on the door which I came to open for you.
Mfon - Oh! I see.
Bassey - I see why una dey put me for darkness since. Mfon!
Mfon - Papa!
Bassey - What is happening?
Mfon - Papa, relax you mind. I will tell you.
Bassey - What?
Mfon - My wife is 2 months pregnant.
Bassey - You mean say this your wife dey 2 months pregnant? Impossibility.
Mfon - But Papa, it is the truth.
Bassey - Come-o my son, abi this one na another strategy to fool me?
If na so, I tell you it will not work-o.
Mfon - But Papa I tell you that it is the truth. The Doctor confirmed it Papa.
Bassey - Me I still no believe-o till I see the child for my eye-o, then I go believe.
Mfon - don’t worry by this time next year, you will be
carrying your Grandchild.
Bassey - Amen-o! I hope say you no forget say na tomorrow I want go back to the village.
Mfon - Papa, I have not forgotten. Papa, remember to tell mama and our relations about my wife’s pregnancy.
Bassey - I will not, but until I see o!
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