My wife, Patricia, died four years after our wedding and seven months after she gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Kelechi in a fatal car accident. I was the one driving but because we were arguing, I lost concentration and rammed into a parked truck in front of us.
I woke up on a hospital bed and the doctor told me that I had been unconscious for three days. However, I was lucky that I didn’t sustain any internal injury. When I asked about my wife, he gave me the sad news that Patricia died on the spot while some good Samaritans rushed me to the hospital. That news shattered my life because what we were arguing about that led to the accident was something that could have been ignored, so I blamed myself for her death till date.
Before the birth of Kelechi, Patricia meant the world to me. She made me so happy and she was very understanding. Aside from being a pretty woman with a wonderful heart, she also had everything I wanted in my woman. When she gave birth to Kelechi, they both became the most important women in my life because I cherished them so much. However, my life turned upside down when she died. Apparently because I could not forgive myself for her death, I decided to dedicate my love and time to take care of my daughter, and unconsciously this made me lose interest in having an affair with any woman. I love my little princess so much and I hardly let her out of my sight. However, the only person I allow Kelechi to spend time with is my mother, her grandmother who also adores her a lot.
When Kelechi clocked four years, my mother had a long talk with me. She wanted me to think of getting married again so that Kelechi will have a mother figure but I told her I was not interested. “Princewill, it’s been four years Patricia died, why don’t you think of remarrying? Kelechi is growing up and she needs a mother figure in her life,” she asked. “But mum, she has you to guide her,” I said. “I am only her grandmother and there is little I can do. You need a woman who will love and bring her up as her daughter,” she said. “You just said, a woman who will love her. Where will I find such a woman? Actually that is my fear, mum I don’t want to marry just any woman who will maltreat my daughter and tear us apart,” I emphasised.
When I returned home, I thought about all we discussed and I realised that Kelechi really needs a mother figure because first as a man and secondly as her father, my responsibility towards her as a growing up girl was limited. Since I had lost interest in women after the death of Patricia, I decided to open my heart to love again. But, I vowed to love that woman who will love my daughter and accept her as her own.
The first two ladies I went into relationships with clearly told me they will not marry a man who already had a child, so that immediately ended the relationships. When I noticed that Kelechi was always talking about Aunty Jennifer, her new class teacher who was always taking care of her in school, buying her gifts and even helping her out with her school work, I decided to go to her school to meet this Aunty Jennifer who had won the heart of my daughter to thank her for all the love and care she had shown to her.
I could deduce from our short chat that she was a nice lady. Jennifer told me she did not know why she picked so much interest in Kelechi but all she could tell me was that she loves and cares for her so much because she is obedient and smart. Immediately, I felt Jennifer could be the mother Kelechi needed since they got along well. Two weeks later, Kelechi took ill and couldn’t go to school for some days and, surprisingly, Jennifer paid her a visit at home. This made Kelechi so excited even on her sick bed. Jennifer spent some hours with Kelechi trying to persuade her to eat, take her medicine and do other things as well. In fact, when it was time for Jennifer to leave, Kelechi started crying and I felt so bad. Then I made up my mind to do all I can to get her to be my wife and mother for my little princess.
The next week when I took Kelechi to school, I used the opportunity to thank her once again for her love for my daughter and also told her I wanted to have an important discussion with her. We fixed a date to meet at her house. On the set date, I opened up to her that I needed to remarry and that I believe she would be a perfect mother for Kelechi since they got along so well. She asked me to give her some time to think about it. “Jennifer, I believe that you will be the perfect wife for me and mother for Kelechi. I am pleading with you to accept us both,” I pleaded. “Princewill, I love Kelechi so much but you need to give me some time to think about it,” she pleaded. Weeks later, we started dating and she became a frequent visitor in our house and this made me realise that I could be happy once again and Kelechi will have a mother who truly loves her or so I thought.
Six months later, I proposed to Jennifer at my house and I thought she would quickly accept it but she revealed that she would accept on one condition. “Jennifer, since I met you, you have made me realise that I could love again and you also brought back happiness into my life. I want to thank you for loving Kelechi and I unconditionally, however, want to make our happiness complete, please marry me,” I pleaded. She smiled and said, “I am glad I could make you and your daughter happy, however, I would accept your proposal on one condition,” she revealed. “What can that be, dear?” I asked. “Princewill, I will accept to marry you if Kelechi will not live with us for the first five years,” Jennifer said. This came as a very big shock to me and I said, “Jennifer, why would you say that? I thought you sincerely love my daughter or have you been pretending about it? I love, adore and cherish my daughter and she comes first in every decision I make. One of the reasons I fell in love with you was because you two get along well but I think I am wrong. I am sorry I cannot agree to your condition. Why do you want her away for five years anyway?” I asked. “I need to spend time with you so that we can build our home together without her interference; we will bring her in later. But my dear, since you have chosen to be with your daughter, then, forget about me,” she emphasised.
Jennifer has stopped coming to the house and I learnt she resigned her appointment at Kelechi’s school. My pain is that Kelechi has been asking after Jennifer and she has been ill for some time as well. She is always asking to see Aunty Jennifer. How do I explain to a four-year-old girl that Aunty Jennifer wants to separate us for five years or even more? What is the essence of marrying her if she does not stay with Kelechi from her childhood? My daughter is my life; I can’t keep her away from me for five years.
Anyway, when I told my mother about Jennifer’s condition, she asked me if I truly loved her. I said yes. “My son, I will advise that you go ahead and marry Jennifer. I will take care of my granddaughter, Kelechi for the five years but that does not mean she will stop you from coming to visit her, I hope?” she said.
The question is: is it really worth marrying Jennifer? Why does she want to deliberately separate my daughter and me when she knows how close we are? Would she truly bring Kelechi home after the five years or does she have ulterior motives? As much as I want a mother figure for my daughter, is Jennifer truly that woman or should I forget about her? What do I do?
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