HER DESTINY

The birds were singing, the wind whoring.

A man with the name Dolo is sleeping, his wife Donna is pregnant.

Dolo POV

The singing of the birds and whoring of the wind woke me up. I sat up on my bed then looked at the small clock that stood on the wall, it was just six a.m.

"Why do I have to be awake by this time?" I ask myself turning back to the bed to sleep.

I didn't get enough rest last week due to my work load but it would be different now because I have no work to do.

I laid my head on the mattress to sleep but I couldn't get any sleep so I looked out of the window. Then I remembered my wife Dinna who is pregnant of our second child after we lost our first child.

I got off the bed. I put on a thick cloth and a black jean, wore my canvas and left the house.

I entered my bike and zoomed off to Dinna's parent house.

Dinna POV

He arrived past seven, the baby was kicking hard.

"I can't lose this child, Dolo." I said to my husband, "Please be fast." I said as he carried me into the house of the Native doctor close to my parents house.

He didn't have the money he would be asked to pay by modern doctor so he chose to use our native doctor.

The native doctor gave me a leaf to chew. I collected the leaf from the native doctor and began to chew.

Some minutes later,

"We would begin the process now." The native doctor said making me lay my back on the mattress he had placed on the floor.

"Dolo, hold her hands." The native doctor said and Dolo came over to hold both of my hand. Then the native doctor started the process.

"Push!!" The doctor called out.

"Uhmm!." I screamed as I pushed.

Five minutes later the baby was out.

I smiled as the native doctor handed the baby over to his helper to clean up.

Dolo POV

I kept rubbing her hand to keep her warm after she gave birth. She finally let go of my hand.

" My love, do you want anything?" I asked her seeing the changes on her face.

"Water, I want water." She said in a faint voice.

Her parents were outside, they were both aged while my parents were no more.

Her mother brought with her a bottle water which she opened. She gave the bottle water to Dinna who drank a little then laid her head on my chest.

The doctor and his helper came out with the baby girl and I took her.

I looked at Dinna then at her parents.

I looked into the cute little eyes staring at me and smiled, I them handed her to Dinna.

Days later,

Dolo and Dinna along with Dinna's parent were in the baby's ceremony where the priest would tell what the baby destiny is and they would choose a suitable name for the baby.

Dinna POV

The ceremony started as the priest placed some milk into my baby's mouth.

My baby moved her mouth and the priest placed her legs on the mat so that she could stand.

My baby looked at me almost in tears.

"Dolo" The priest called my husband.

"Pa" My husband said.

"Dinna" The priest also called me.

"Pa" I said.

We both went towards the priest.

The priest handed us the baby and used his wooden fan to wave the baby who kept smiling.

"Chira." The priest said and we looked at him.

He then continued, "Yes she shall be called Chira, she is going to be the tiger of her generation." He smiled looking at the baby who smiled then continued, "She is going to rule her world, rule her territory, she is also going to be a great warrior." He said smiling then called CHIRA holding up his staff.

Chira began to cry and I held her to myself.

She was so beautiful, she looked like her father's grandmother who was a warrior in those days.

Chira gave a sneeze. I carried her into the room to give her suck after which I allowed her rest for sometimes before laying her on the wooden cot to sleep.

I went into the bathroom to take my shower, I heard Chira cry and immediately stepped out of the bathroom and walked over to the wooden cot where I laid her.

Dolo POV

I heard Chira's cry and went into the room. I saw Dinna in the room giving her suck. Chira looked up from her mother to me and smiled.

Dinna also looked at me and smiled. Knowing that all was well, I went out of the room.

Dinna POV

I kept giving her suck until she took her face off me.

I laid her back after some minutes in the cot and retreated to the bathroom when I again heard Chira's cry.

"What is wrong with Chira." I said to myself as I came out of the bathroom and carried her for some while thinking she would sleep but she refused to sleep.

I was so tired, I decided to have my bath very early next morning.

I looked at Chira's cute eyes telling her goodnight.

Dolo came into the room yawning.

Chira increased her cry.

I handed her over to Dolo but she didn't stop crying.

Dolo wanted to drop her in the cot but she grabbed his T shirt collar not wanting to let go of him.

"Okay baby Chira we would all go out." Dolo said.

We came out of the room and Chira stopped crying.

My parents had gone to their house so we were the only one left.

Chira smiled at her father.

Dolo checked his pocket then shocked his head.

He told me he wants to go bring his phone from inside the room and I nodded.

He handed Chira to me and started walking towards the room.

Chira began to cry louder than before.

Dolo POV

I walked towards the room and heard Chira cry. I looked at her and smiled. I continued walking towards the room and finally got to the room door.

I opened the door and Chira's cry increased but I took courage and went into the room.

I looked at the room and immediately the door closed. I went back to open the door then turned to look at the room and immediately fainted.

Dinna POV

He fainted and I carried Chira with me so she won't cry but she continued crying.

I ran to my husband with Chira's hand rapped around my neck. I felt his pulse, he was still breathing. I wanted to know what in the room made him faint.

I opened the room door slowly and felt Chira's hand covering my eyes.

I tried taking off her hands from my eyes but her hand became too huge for me to take off.

I felt strange about Chira's hand been huge all of a sudden.

I withdrew from the room, closed the door then her hands left my face. I looked around wondering where the huge hand came from but saw no one in the house except me, Chira and my unconscious husband.

I left Chira by her father's side.

I rushed into our small kitchen to get some water which I would sprinkle on Dolo's face. I came out of the kitchen and looked around and couldn't find Chira near her father's side. I went outside to look for her but couldn't find her. I went into the house and sprinkled some water on Dolo's face. I looked at the door of the room which was still closed. I tried opening the door but it didn't open.

Dolo POV

I woke up to see my wife struggling to open the door. I held her back.

"No my dear don't go inside." I said.

"Chira...." She cried, "I can't find her."

"What!" I said as we saw the door of the room opening with Chira on the bed.

I smiled and went over to Chira and carried her.

My wife came near me and took Chira from my hands.

"Chira, my Chira." She said as she kissed Chira's forehead.

I was happy having found Chira.

Dinna smiled and hugged me.

Dinna POV

I went out rapping Chira by my side.

"Dolo, I think this house is haunted, do you still remember what happened to me when I was pregnant of our first child who died?" I asked him.

"I lost the child in this house because I started seeing some strange things." I paused then continued, "Also do you remember when I was pregnant of Chira?, I almost died in this house and due to that you took me to my parents house which saved my life. Now that I have birthed Chira, they want to kill my little Chira. I think we should leave this house."

I turned my back to him.

Dolo POV

She started moving away from me turning her back to me. I tried reasoning with her. I noticed that she was sobbing.

"Utotinga." I called her middle name and she stopped moving.

"Okay we would pack away from here soon. I would call the building department to check for a spacious building in Chitintaga area. We would be moving out of this house by next week." I said to her giving her a smile and she faced me smiling and nodded her head.

Dinna POV

I nodded to him smiling. I gave him little Chira who he later laid on the worn out sofa to sleep and we all slept in the balcony.

. The next morning,

I woke up. Dolo wasn't in the room,he had gone out to do his small job which is to sell his home made flakes. He does this whenever he has his break from his cleaning job.

I went into the kitchen and opened the pot.

Dolo had already prepared our morning meal which is Corn melted in soup. We normally have it with flakes.

I took out the corn which had been melted in soup and took flakes. I opened the small fridge that we had and took out a milk container. I poured the milk into the flakes. I ate the corn and drank the flakes.

After eating, I went to my baby.

Dolo POV

I was out selling the packet of flakes that I made to Business Industries that needed it, they would package it and label it as their product. I was use to doing this during my break.

I got to this wonderful industry called MITE DAILY where a sales man called me in. The man told me to wait for him with my truck while he goes to his boss. He went inside to call his boss.

The Sales man came out and gave me some money. He bought almost all the bundles of flakes left on my truck. Out of the twelve bundle of flakes I had left on my truck, He bought ten bundle of flakes.

He told me to wait.

The company is located in Chitintaga area, the area I am planning of moving to with my family.

The school that I work in as a cleaner is also located in Chitintaga area.

The sales man called me in to his Boss office.

I got to the Boss office and was told to have my sit.

"I see you most times passing around. Is this your job?" The boss asked me.

"No sir, I also work as a cleaner in Biyaka school. I only sell flakes during the school monthly break." I answered him.

"Okay." He said, "Where do you live?"

"I live in Omri area with my family." I said, "We would be located to this area by next week."

I looked at him being anxious as to why he was asking me this question.

"Oh I get, wait." The boss said bending down.

He picked up an envelope and gave it to me.

"Discuss about this with your wife. Would you like to work with us?, We are in need of someone like you." The boss said to me.

"Okay sir, I will talk to her about this." I said standing up.

We shook hands.

I went out of his office and left for my house with the truck tied to my bike.

Dinna POV

He got home smiling. He told me about all that happened. I was so happy. I looked at my little Chira who was smiling. I went over to her and called her my mother's village name for great child, 'Anamika'. She smiled as I called her the name.

I'm from China while my mother is from Mexico and I chose my mother's place over my father's place so I preferred to be called a Mexican.

We looked into the envelope given to Dolo and found a letter and another envelope.

He opened the envelope and saw a form with the company's name.

"What are you waiting for?" I asked him and he looked at me smiling.

"Sign it." I said making him sign it.

He signed it and I kissed him on the cheek.

We checked the envelope again and met with a cheque of Five thousand Yen and a letter.

"Oh just accept the offer." I said when I saw a paper on top of the letter containing an offer.

"I would." He said picking up his pen.

He accepted the offer. He signed the paper, smiled and kept everything back in the envelope.

He looked at Chira who was sleeping.

I withdrew from the room, closed the door then her hands left my face. I looked around wondering where the huge hand came from but saw no one in the house except me, Chira and my unconscious husband.

I left Chira by her father's side.

I rushed into our small kitchen to get some water which I would sprinkle on Dolo's face. I came out of the kitchen and looked around and couldn't find Chira near her father's side. I went outside to look for her but couldn't find her. I went into the house and sprinkled some water on Dolo's face. I looked at the door of the room which was still closed. I tried opening the door but it didn't open.

Dolo POV

I woke up to see my wife struggling to open the door. I held her back.

"No my dear don't go inside." I said.

"Chira...." She cried, "I can't find her."

"What!" I said as we saw the door of the room opening with Chira on the bed.

I smiled and went over to Chira and carried her.

My wife came near me and took Chira from my hands.

"Chira, my Chira." She said as she kissed Chira's forehead.

I was happy having found Chira.

Dinna smiled and hugged me.

Dinna POV

I went out rapping Chira by my side.

"Dolo, I think this house is haunted, do you still remember what happened to me when I was pregnant of our first child who died?" I asked him.

"I lost the child in this house because I started seeing some strange things." I paused then continued, "Also do you remember when I was pregnant of Chira?, I almost died in this house and due to that you took me to my parents house which saved my life. Now that I have birthed Chira, they want to kill my little Chira. I think we should leave this house."

I turned my back to him.

Dolo POV

She started moving away from me turning her back to me. I tried reasoning with her. I noticed that she was sobbing.

"Utotinga." I called her middle name and she stopped moving.

"Okay we would pack away from here soon. I would call the building department to check for a spacious building in Chitintaga area. We would be moving out of this house by next week." I said to her giving her a smile and she faced me smiling and nodded her head.

Dinna POV

I nodded to him smiling. I gave him little Chira who he later laid on the worn out sofa to sleep and we all slept in the balcony.

. The next morning,

I woke up. Dolo wasn't in the room,he had gone out to do his small job which is to sell his home made flakes. He does this whenever he has his break from his cleaning job.

I went into the kitchen and opened the pot.

Dolo had already prepared our morning meal which is Corn melted in soup. We normally have it with flakes.

I took out the corn which had been melted in soup and took flakes. I opened the small fridge that we had and took out a milk container. I poured the milk into the flakes. I ate the corn and drank the flakes.

After eating, I went to my baby.

Dolo POV

I was out selling the packet of flakes that I made to Business Industries that needed it, they would package it and label it as their product. I was use to doing this during my break.

I got to this wonderful industry called MITE DAILY where a sales man called me in. The man told me to wait for him with my truck while he goes to his boss. He went inside to call his boss.

The Sales man came out and gave me some money. He bought almost all the bundles of flakes left on my truck. Out of the twelve bundle of flakes I had left on my truck, He bought ten bundle of flakes.

He told me to wait.

The company is located in Chitintaga area, the area I am planning of moving to with my family.

The school that I work in as a cleaner is also located in Chitintaga area.

The sales man called me in to his Boss office.

I got to the Boss office and was told to have my sit.

"I see you most times passing around. Is this your job?" The boss asked me.

"No sir, I also work as a cleaner in Biyaka school. I only sell flakes during the school monthly break." I answered him.

"Okay." He said, "Where do you live?"

"I live in Omri area with my family." I said, "We would be located to this area by next week."

I looked at him being anxious as to why he was asking me this question.

"Oh I get, wait." The boss said bending down.

He picked up an envelope and gave it to me.

"Discuss about this with your wife. Would you like to work with us?, We are in need of someone like you." The boss said to me.

"Okay sir, I will talk to her about this." I said standing up.

We shook hands.

I went out of his office and left for my house with the truck tied to my bike.

Dinna POV

He got home smiling. He told me about all that happened. I was so happy. I looked at my little Chira who was smiling. I went over to her and called her my mother's village name for great child, 'Anamika'. She smiled as I called her the name.

I'm from China while my mother is from Mexico and I chose my mother's place over my father's place so I preferred to be called a Mexican.

We looked into the envelope given to Dolo and found a letter and another envelope.

He opened the envelope and saw a form with the company's name.

"What are you waiting for?" I asked him and he looked at me smiling.

"Sign it." I said making him sign it.

He signed it and I kissed him on the cheek.

We checked the envelope again and met with a cheque of Five thousand Yen and a letter.

"Oh just accept the offer." I said when I saw a paper on top of the letter containing an offer.

"I would." He said picking up his pen.

He accepted the offer. He signed the paper, smiled and kept everything back in the envelope.

He looked at Chira who was sleeping.