Episode 1

“Tricia” Nath called as he sat beside his
wife on one of the living room couches.
“Are you sure you’re fine? You’ve been
quite moody and it’s unlike you.
What’s the matter?” he asked with
great concern.
“I’m not too sure. I thought it was a
slight fever when it started two days
ago but it seems to be more than that
now as I see it.
“You don’t think you should see the
doctor?”
“Yes I do. I should and I will. I’ve fixed
an appointment with him for tomor…”
She couldn’t complete the statement as
she ran to the bathroom holding her
tummy.
“Babe, I think you’re…” he moved
closer to her and whispered in her
ears.
“You must be joking”, she said shaking
her head and pushing Him aside.
Nath could be humorous but in this
case something told him he was right.
——-
And he was!
She was at the doctor’s place the next
morning.
“Madam, congratulations! This is a
miracle!” the doctor said staring at the
test result in his hands with a broad
smile.
She couldn’t believe her ears.
She got into her car and drove off to
another hospital.
Nothing was different. She put a call
through to her husband.
“Hello sweet!”
“Hi dear, how are you feeling and how
did your appointment with the…”
She didn’t let him finish.
“That’s why I called you. You were
right! Nath you were so right! I’m
pregnant, two months gone!”
“Wow! Nath exclaimed. “Yes! Yes!
Thank you Jesus!” he screamed into
the phone his hand flying in the air.
The noise from his office didn’t go
unnoticed by his secretary. She ran into
his office forgetting to knock on the
door. Confusion was written all over
her face.
“Sir!”
“Yes Jane”
“Is everything alright?”
Oh absolutely! There’s no cause for
alarm. It’s all good news.” he said as he
picked up his briefcase.
“I’ll tell you about it when the time is
ripe. I have to go now. Take care of the
office.” he said, beaming with a wide
smile.
Jane could only watch on…
——-
The Christmas celebrations had been
wonderful for the duo that year. The
news of the pregnancy had hit them
about three weeks to Christmas. They
decided to share only with a few family
members who were very close. They
believed such news had to be handled
with care and caution.
Days rolled by speedily and it was New
Year’s Eve, everyone was so excited.
The tail end of the year had shown
good signs that the New Year was going
to be great.
In fact, God had given great promises
to Nath and Tricia about their home. As
they drove home early on New Year’s
day, they chatted about their hopes and
God’s promises for the New Year.
Just then, a motorcycle rider who had
been drunk bashed into their car from
the rear.
“Gosh!” Tricia exclaimed. “What a
terrible way to start the New Year!”
“Shhh…” Nath motioned to his wife to
keep quiet. “You shouldn’t say such.”
“But it’s true. This is a bad omen for
the New Year. I’m scared.”
“Now Tricia, stop it and stop it right
now! I’ve told you to be careful about
what you say when things seem to turn
out bad. You make them worse by
confessing the negative.”
“Well, I only say things as they are”
Tricia argued.
“What did you just say? You should be
grateful that it wasn’t worse than this.
God have mercy on you.”
Nath got down to check the extent of
the damage done to the car.
It required just a little panel beating.
The motorcycle rider was nowhere to
be found.
Nath got back into the car and
muttered the words, “Thank you Jesus”
as they drove home.
Tricia knew deep within her that what
she said was wrong, but wasn’t willing
to come to terms with the truth.