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    AT THE NEXT DAY
 ADa was taken to the hospital so that the  she can get some treatment for her problem. getting to the hospital they were told that the doctor was not around that he was on his way to the hospital so they should wait a little bit. 
          A couple of minutes later the doctor arrived at the hospital.  He sighted Alhaji and Ada immediately walked straight to them and greeted , Good morning Alhaji and good morning madam" 
         " Good morning doctor " Alhaji Bako and  Ada answered.
          " How come you are here this early morning, I hope all is well? 
           " Well nothing very serious , Alhaji Bako replied, "except that this my darling has some stomach problem which I want you to look into." 
  The doctor then turned to Ada (Who was already apprehensive lest it turned out that she was really pregnant) and Ada narrated everything, then the doctor said, "That is no problem," it is a sign that you are pregnant." Ada began to doubt and dispute with the doctor too. Bako too pretended to be a doubtful, though.  The doctor then decided to carry out the pregnancy test.  After the test he called Bako and said, "Your woman is carrying a about four weeks pregnancy . Go to any doctor you like in the whole world and if the person tell you anything different from what I have said, then I will know that I am not trained in the profession."
              "What is the idea?" Bako replied.  " We better start now to near children."
              " How do you mean?" queried Ada.  " To start near children when I am still in the school  I have not completed my studies? I can do that."
             At first each tried to persuade the other to see reason.  But when Ada notice that Bako appeared to be adamant and unyielding, she decided to employ her usual and easiest way, of obtaining her needs from him.  She stamped one of her feet on the ground and pointing one of her right fingers on Bako face, said, " Mr man I have told you that I what should be done and and you better get about it immediately."
              She expected Bako to start begging in his usual way. But to her greatest surprised, Bako as if propelled by a spring sprang up on his feet and seize Ada by the her blouse.  Then with one hand, he lifted his flowing agbada and from his waist pulled out a pistol.  He pointed the pistol at Ada temple and roared, How dare you talk to me like that, you scallywag?  So you are not afraid to open your mouth so wide before me, you little rat?    If  I finish you here now, you will die for nothing. Not only that your parents will not dare ask me, but they well be on the run.  " come enter the car! you want to abort the baby of the elder statesman  like me Alhaji Bako?"
               Ada did not know when she dashed in to car almost frozen with fear.  She could not cry because the stock was more than she could contend with.    " could this be the same Alhaji of yesterday who almost knelt down for me and was begging me in tears ? she thought in her mind.   
            "How then did he change overnight? That is to say that he had never had any love for me.   All what he was doing for me were actually designed to capture me.  And now I'm caught in his net, What then do I have to do now? Should I report to my parents, that will mean the end of me for my daddy him will not like to hear that I allowed any man to touch me much less impregnating me. But that notwithstanding, who is my daddy to stand before a billionaire like Bako?   And if I should go ahead and abort the baby in defiance to his threat, he might really kill me.   In their country, rich men are outlaws."
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       AT HOME 
           For three days Ada was in door crying and weeping with out taking any food or drinks and Bako was unperturbed.  On the fourth day, she said to herself, crying will not help matter. I'm already caught in his net. Bako is not likely to change his mind. If he wants to change his mind he should have changed for three days, four days. starving myself here is not the best interest of my health especially now that I am pregnant. I should better concede to him after all what he is against is that the baby should not be aborted and not that I should not enjoy my self as I want. My prayers to God should be that he does not change his way in which he looks after me.  If he continues to look after me the way he does now , what other thing am I going to benefit from the education?"
           She picked the intercom in her room and called Bako.   "Hello! Who is that?"  Bako asked.
            " It is me darling" Ada said. ( she called Bako darling whether that could placate him)
              "Yes,  what is the matter?" Bako asked.
               " Darling", Ada continued, "I  just want to make my self clearer to you for it appears you want to make contention wrong. You see it is not as if against our starting now to near children, but my studies first for us to have a medical doctor in the family, at least, you owe opinion, your will must prevail," 
           Bako was exceedingly  happy to hear this from Ada  saying that his will,  will prevail, which meant she has concerned to him.    "Honey," he called "please wait I am coming over."  He quickly got up and close his door and walked straight to Ada room.    On getting there, he hugged her and said,     " Honey, first of all I am very sorry about what happened in the hospital that day. I know that to have a medical doctor in the family is very good, but it is mostly needed by families that are not well to do. in our case , we are richly blessed with fortune that we cannot get nothing In the world that we can not buy,"
         " Honey, let me tell you money control this world. If you have money, you have no problem. Even if you want someone who will be cleaning your anus for you, you will have it and since we have more money, then what else do you want?"
  He held Ada by both hands and  said, "Honey, get up and get ready, we are taking a flight to  Nicon Nuga Hotel Abuja right now for our Saturday night.
        Although Ada had made up her mind to marry Alhaji Bako, the main problem confronting her now was how to tell her parents, particularly her father, about the marriage.
          Ada know that her father was kind and amiable,  But she also knows that he could be very unbendable when it came to such matter as moral laxity, especially sexual abuse.