Ruined by faith/ a fiction

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Today is the happiest day of my life, as i stare at my reflection in the mirror rubbing the little baby bump on my stomach. I laughed as my husband tickled me from behind, he knelt down and began talking to the bump.

“Hey baby you know daddy loves you and can't wait to carry you in his arms, just a few more months for you to see the handsome face of your daddy”. I scoffed and began laughing, this time with tears in my eyes.

“Come on darling stop crying, do you want our unborn child to start crying with you" my husband said while wiping my tears.

“No darling, I'm not crying, these are just tears of joy. I feel like I'm dreaming, i can't believe I'm finally carrying a child in my womb”. He pinched me.

“You see its reality, you're soon going to be a mother”.

He wrapped me in a hug.
We've been married for ten years with no child, not even a miscarriage, we tried all we could, visited different doctors yet nothing to show for it. They all said that we were medically alright. We kept on hoping on God till he finally answered our prayers.

My happiness knew no bound when the scan result showed that I'm pregnant with twins, two boys. God wiped away my tears, all my years of patience were not in vain.

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It's already a year since i had my boys,they would be two years in two days time, I planned celebrating their birthday in a big way i couldn't wait to spoil them with gifts. I looked down at my tummy, I'm two months gone already, I wished it would be a princess, I was still lost in my own thoughts when Naomi barged into my room screaming, my boys just fainted. Yes, they had fever but that was not enough reason for them to faint,we rushed them to the hospital.

“No, doctor I won't allow it, it's against my faith. We don't accept blood transfusion, You have to do something else" I replied angrily.
He claimed my boys were anaemic and therefore needed blood immediately.

“Madam, if they don't get blood in the next 24 hours, the outcome might be disastrous. These are your children we are talking about, their life should come first before bringing any religious issue here.”

But I was head bent on refusing the transfusion. I believed they had malaria not some anaemia or whatever. I was certain that it was a temptation, the doctor must had conspired with someone just to make sure i went against my faith but it won't work for them . You might be wondering what faith i'm talking about, well i was brought up in this religious church, and our doctrine forbid us from undergoing any blood transfusion. My pastor said it was a sin and he couldn't have lied. I believed every word he said, after all he hears directly from God.

My best friend Mira visited me in the hospital,and when i told her what the doctor said,she supported him and started scolding me.

"Oma do you want your children to die because of some stupid church doctrine that forbids you from any blood transfusion, is it when your children die that you will come back to your senses. Have you even told your husband".

I wasn't having it anymore,no one will talk me out of this not even my husband, though I haven't told him because he went on a business trip. I walked Mira out of my children's room but before she left she made one last comment

"i pray this your faith won't ruin you i just hope it won't be the end of you". I didn't give a damm about what she said.

They've been in the Hospital for two days, today is their birthday i went out to get a cake for them only to receive a call that they've slipped into a coma, i ran as fast as i could back to the hospital, "No no this can't be ,i don't care anymore"

I decided there and then to go tell the doctor to proceed with the blood transfusion but as i made to go my kids started jerking, i rushed to the doctor begging him to come and give them the blood. I watched as the doctor tried to stabilize them while they still jerked and gasped for air,then suddenly with one last jerk they stopped moving.

I didn't understand what was wrong,i thought they are now ok since they are no longer jerking, not until the doctor announced the heart wrecking news. "I'm sorry ma'am we lost them,time of death 3:05pm".
I felt my whole world crumbling right in front of me, it's all my fault, if and only if i had listened to the doctor ,i should have listened to Mira. Now I've lost my two precious gifts, as well as my unborn child due to the shock. To crown it all I'm on the verge of losing my marriage too, my husband has sent me a divorce paper.
Mira was right

"My Faith has ruined me".

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Thanks for reading, i hope you get the moral lesson.