Nowadays Ada hardly stayed in the school. Not only that you spend every weekend outside the school compound,   at some time she not even seen weekdays. and she knows that the course she is reading needs more attention and is very difficult and therefore demands more concentration and little distraction.
With the present rate at which you miss lectures,  and she begins to be afraid that she may have a lot of carry_over course and of course you know the implications of that.   
     " I'm not a prophetess, but should you continue with these new Way of life you might end up being put in the family way.    
   And if you make the mistake of allowing yourself to be made a mother now,then you have to stop your schooling to nurse your baby first.
        " Finally, have you forgotten to have an affair with any man with not one legally married husband is a sin ?Think twice and make hay while the sun shine.  A word is enough for the wise .
           " I am sorry, however, if I have poked my nose into your private life.  I don't mean to injure your pride, but to make you be more positive and more realistic about life .  Thanks you and God bless."
      "Thanks you sister" Ada replied coldly because she felt a deep sense of shame. 
        " Actually" she continues, Alhaji Bako have been wooing my hands in marriage, but not that we are having any affair [which was a lie].
         About my absence sometimes from lectures, it was due to some family matters. it is not that, I always staying with Alhaji Bako [ which was a lie].  I have not even make up my mind to make him my life partner. I am still studying him to know the kind of man he is.  I'm going to put into good use all what you have said.". 
           " please do,"  said joy  " to  avoid has I know syndrome." 
       joy rose to go and Ada saw her off.
      Ada had no knowledge of pregnancy. Before  she came in contact with Alhaji Bako,  she has not even know a man much less pregnancy.   That' was why when she began to notice an unusual development in her stomach, she made light of it and took it for an ordinary stomach ache.   she went to the patent medicine store near the school and bought some drugs.  she took the drugs and they appeared to have some effect on the ailment. But intermittently it  started again.  she went back to the medicine store and this time, bought different drugs and after taking them, she still observed that the problem persisted . she kept changing drugs in this way for about a month with out knowing that she was already in the trouble. And her female friend who perhaps might have suggested she went for a pregnancy test, she did not inform.
         One day, while spending a weekend with Alhaji Bako, the problem crept up again.  Ada became worried for she has taken all the good medicine she know for stomach problem as well as these prescribed by some medicine dealers with out  positive results. she then felt the need to inform Alhaji Bako so that he can take her to hospital for the problem to be diagnosed.    
        Bako have just received a phone call from one of his manager requesting his urgent attention in the factory and had gone to know what the matter was. He hardly leave the house were Ada is around. he would always like to stays and to have friendly chat with her . When ever he was compelled to leave because of some unavoidable circumstances, When he came back he always looked in to Ada  face if she still bright.  
   And if he noticed any unhappiness he would be restless till she brightened up again.  Because of this his chain of companies was always starved of his attention to when ever Ada was around. 
             Ada notice this Bako unreasonable love for her and always utilised it to press her needs on him .
           Bako drove in some forty five minutes later and went straight to the sitting room.  He then looked everywhere but couldn't find Ada .  He  went to her room and found her sitting in a posture that suggested sadness or worry.    " What is the matter, honey?" he asked anxiously, hugging her and sitting beside her.    Ada made some sluggish body movement with out uttering a word.  " What is wrong?" he asked again touching Ada jaw very tenderly to make her cheer up.
          " I have stomach ache," Ada replied in a very low and weak tone as if she was already dying.
           " My goodness" Bako exclaimed.  " How could the sickness have started so suddenly?  I left here in less than an hour ago and it was well with you..." 
          " No , it started about a month ago but it was not serious then . it is now that it becomes serious," said Ada 
             " But why do you not tell me since? perhaps you were going to the quack doctor for treatment or even to the patent medicine dealers. Now , get ready let go to my private doctor so that he can have a better treatment.   But wait," Bako said, pausing for a while,  " my only regret is that Dr.Swinny , the Medical  Director of the hospital is out of the country. 
 He called me on the phone five minutes ago for the seriousness of the sickness. I would have suggested that we wait till tomorrow so that you can be attended to by  an expert. Though his doctor are there, l have more confidence in him."
          " That is already!  we could wait then",  Ada replied.
           " No no", Bako objected, " If it is all that serious then we can go to another hospital. You can still be given a good treatment else where.     It' is just I have been dealing with this man for a very long time now and I think he knows the job."  Believing that the sickness was not a serious one,  Ada insisted that they should wait till the following day.  Bako them took her by the hand and said, 
       " Do not stay so lonely here, honey! Let go to the bar," 
               " No please!" replied Ada . Let me have my lunch first." 
                 " You mean you have not had your lunch?" Bako asked furiously.
            Ada did reply, but simultaneously twisted her lips and opened her right Palm in a kind of roundabout way to signify that the cook was delaying. 
              Backo picked up the intercom in Ada room and call the cook. the harshness of his tone send a cold fear in down the cook spine .  He dropped the what he was doing and quickly rushed upstairs.     
      " Here I am, Alhaji" she said to Bako.  Before he could finish speaking , Bako had landed a very neat slap on her face .
        " Why have you not  finished preparing the food?" he roared. 
           " I have finished, Alhaji , but the auntie [for that was the worker of Bako called Ada ]. said that she was not going to eat this soup prepared with chicken this afternoon.  so I had to start another one,  she said she wanted fresh fish with vegetables soup , that was the reason for the delay In the preparing the food."
         " stop the nonsense! Bako commanded . almost pouncing on her face again. " Why did you not find out from her first on what she wanted before you started to cook?"