When I finished I took a shower. As I was smearing myself with Arimis I text popped up on my phone.’Nikiwa hapa Fedha ni drive na barabara gani ndo nifike kwako?’ It was Mercy tracing my house. I was surprised. Kwani huyu dem alikua serious.
I called her and directed her accordingly. Minutes later she was at the gate. I went down to pick her.
By the time Mercy was calling I had finished smearing myself with Arimis. I wore my favourite clothes and rushed down to pick her. As I ran down I remembered I had not carried money for breakfast. I rushed back and picked 1000 from the 15,000 Matilda had given me. I also picked a carrier bag and rushed down again.
Outside the gate I did not see anyone. I removed my phone and called Mercy.
‘Kwani nimepotea, hapa sioni hio nyumba ulisema’ Mercy said. ‘Uko wapi exactly?’ I asked. ‘Nimekaribia Taj mall’ she said. When a looked the other side I saw a black Honda car, ‘Ni wewe uko na gari?’ ‘Kuja na mbele hivo’ I said after confirming it was her.
When she arrived she rolled down the window. “Hi Conrad,”came out a sexy voice. We exchanged a handshake and let her lock the car. I requested her to escort me to the nearby shop to for breakfast. The sight of me made her happy, if the looks on her face is anything to go by. We picked two eggs, a packet of smokies, packet of milk and bread. We left for home. At the door, I told her not to remove her shoes. She insisted and removed. I placed them inside and closed the door.
Mercy was an amiable, charming and lively girl. For those of you don’t remember Mercy, she is the nurse we met at Mama Lucy when we took Khadija’s husband (RIP). Her fully name is Mercy Korir, 28 Years of age. She stays with her parents at South B. This part is not important.
When she graduated her father gifted her with Honda CR-V LX.
She also told me she works at KNH full time and at Mama Lucy on Locum (mwingine ataanza kuniuliza locum ni nini). As I told you, I was supposed to be in church by 10. I told Mercy the same and she said she couldn’t mind if we went together. She offered to cook the eggs and Smokies while I buttered the bread. It came to our surprise that we finished everything in less than an hour. ‘ Si utaosha vyombo ukirudi kutoka church?’ Mercy said as wore my church clothes behind the curtain (Bachelors know what am talking about) I helped her wear her shoes, I opened the door and we left.
Mercy drove to my parish. As we had agreed, we were to conduct service at our church and then proceed for BS.
After church we went to Mr. Jonathan for our Bible study. I am a member of St. Joseph Arimathea Bible study Embakasi. Mercy offered to accompany me.
As is our tradition we always welcome new visitors. Mr. Patrick, the BS chairperson, did the honours and welcomed Mercy and another lady who had come for the first time. He was also able to convince them to register with us. Which they did. What surprised me is the other new lady, her name is Janet, offered we conduct the BS from her place the following week.
As we listened to Mr. Patrick elaborate the day’s scripture, my phone vibrated. It was Khadija calling. I did not receive since I was in BS. I remember Mercy was seated beside me when the call came in. I ran out to receive it on her third call. It had been a while since we last spoke.
To be honest since the day she left for Mombasa we had not spoken. Khadija broke out the unthinkable. “Conrad, huu mwezi sijaona periods”. The news of her pregnancy shocked me.
What however surprised me is she was happier than expected. From the conversation she wanted to be with me, “Conrad, imagine hii boli inanifanya maneno, mtoto anataka nikue karibu na wewe kila wakati?’ I was totally confused. Rita is expectant. Khadija too is confirming the same. WTF is this? I switched off my phone and went back. After the call I felt weak. Not weak parse but weak, sickly and confused. How was I going to manage all this? I didn’t want to stress myself much. I took out a chewing gum that Mercy had given me and started chewing.
After all the two women were old enough. They could make their own decisions and mark u I never raped them. .
I was still thinking of how to handle this matter when Mercy tapped me, ‘Are you okay?’ She asked staring into my eyes. ‘Oh yah, am very well dear’ I lied. It did not take long before Mercy noted that am not okay. After BS she asked me, ‘Conrad be honest
TO BE CONTINUED…