Short Story Galore serialization 1
THE DREADING
If Sarah would only think back,
she would realize she had been anticipating it for a long time in her
subconscious.
The only reason it was bursting
to the surface now was because the time had inevitably come.
Rose came down to breakfast.
Studying her out the corner of her eye, Sarah noted that her first child was
already developed – true and for real.
She didn’t know how she was going
to handle it. How did other women do?
“Mum,” Rose poured cornflakes
into a bowl, and when adding milk, “is something bothering you?”
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“Not really, darling.” She made
sure her voice was composed. That it didn’t betray how she felt. “Why’d you
ask?”
Rose dipped her spoon in her
cereal. “You didn’t answer me when I greeted you. And I did so twice.”
Sarah hastily came up with a
reasonable excuse.
“You looked at me like you were
seeing someone else,” Rose added.
Was she that obvious, Sarah
wondered, laughing away the moment.
A little while later, as she was
driving the children to school, they were caught by the red light. A man
crossed the street in front of their car.
“Do you know that man, mum?” Rose
asked. “He was staring at you but you didn’t notice.”
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Sarah nodded negation. “I don’t
know him,” she said, looking at the retreating rear of the man. Her mind was in
turmoil. Was it really her he gazed at, or, she didn’t want to think it, Rose?
That night, she rationalized over
what was troubling her.
Rose hadn’t yet mentioned
anything about any particular boy but she felt she would soon. Though she
didn’t have a grouse about her dating anyone, all she cared about was the type
of person it would be.
Her problem unsolved, she slept.
The following morning met her
still troubled. Then the only solution hit her. She should talk to Rose on the
issue. Advice her and let her realize it was better to have a responsible
boyfriend than a glamorous sort who would be unreliable.
Many times, she tried to bring up
the subject.
But the cat always got her
tongue.
Note: This is the first page of The Dreading, one of the short stories in the Oseyiza Oogbodo book, Short Story Galore. More excerpts to
follow on this blog. It's available as an eBook on Amazon and many other stores
through the links.
His other available eBooks are The
Good Life, The Newell Murder, Dedication To The Ugly, I Wasn’t Paid For My Bill
Clinton Performance, I’m Not A Husband Snatcher, Most Musicians Are Like
Beggars, The Billionaire Entertainers, Nigeria Is Better Than America, Michael
Jackson Didn’t Inspire Me, Ear Rings Are Meant For Slaves, Demons Tremble At My
Sight, The Man Who’s Seen His Own Funeral, If My Daughter Becomes A Prostitute,
Reading Is Dying Because Of Mothers, Jesus Will Return Through Nigeria, DJs
Don’t Support Good Music, and It’s
Nonsense To Beg, Pay For Awards.
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