Love In a Cradle
As the sun rose on the horizon, it became clear what had happened: It was August 6, 1987, the same night that Mrs Rufus had put to bed. The news soon spread across the town and songs of jubilee saturated the once quiet atmosphere. Lying on the cradle was a baby who looked strange to her, she had held the baby the very moment he was taken out of her, there was this connection, she felt it from the moment he smiled at her amidst the cry. But everything looks weird, and her instinct wasn't wrong. "Where's my baby?" she mumbled under her breath, everyone looked at her strangely as they pointed at the baby in the cradle.
"No, that's not my baby," she said.
When her wailing continued, she was administered a drug that slowly made her sleep. She woke up a few hours later feeling tipsy, she staggered around the room and was held by the people who had come to rejoice with her.
"Did you see my baby?Do you know where he was taken to?"
When others seemed not to believe her, her friend Damilore did. She held her softly, "I believe you" she said to her, "do you know what your baby looks like?" She asked.
"Yes! Yes!" She answered, acting paranoid
"My baby was a boy, fair, and handsome, he had this birthmark on his cheek just like me, I had felt a surge of joy when I saw he was a replica of me, but this.." she said pointing at the baby in the cradle, "is not my baby".
Damilore was certain Mrs Rufus was telling the truth, so she called the doctor's attention and notified him of everything that had happened. He checked the time the baby was delivered and on the record was a male but the cradle had a female. The doctor believed there had been a mistake while taking the babies to their mothers, it was dark and the nurse on duty must have mistaken the baby for hers. The doctor apologized to her and soon her baby was delivered to her. It might have been dark but she was connected to her son whom she had carried for nine months, she took him and held him passionately.
"I wouldn't let anyone take you from me" she whispered as she held him to her shoulders.
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The bond between mother and child is a special one. Although the lighting was not great - the mother saw the birthmark and knew her child's gender. That was important - good that she was paying close attention and since it was a newborn - the child was still in the hospital.
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Yeah, there's often this bond between them that brings a sense of recognition
Drama was averted because mother's have a special instinct and bond with their offsprings. It is so special that just that one glimpse and seeing hte birthmark was enough. The mother could get her child - so there is a happy ending but as you know sometimes errors occur and they are not easily corrected.
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It's good she had someone who believed in her story
Wow, this is amazing 😍.
A mother's bond with her child can never be underrated. Even in the dark of night, a mother knows her child when she sees him or her. The love, affection and bond is second to none. I'm glad Mrs Rufus was reunited with her child.
Yeah, it's a good thing to know she recovered her baby
I don't care if it was dark or not but I'd sue the nurse for exchanging babies without my consent. Such mistakes shouldn't happen. This is how people end up with children that are not theirs and the women get blamed for infidelity. Nice story btw.
Yeah, though a fiction but I believe it happens and such cases shouldn't be taken lightly
Thank goodness she finally got her baby back. I can only imagine the trauma of having your child taken away from you.
Nice write
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It's indeed not a pleasant thing to beyond
The instincts of the mother brought her to his real son.
I think mothers has stronger connection with their children
True
This is indeed a very interesting story man, I could feel the emotions in this post, this post talks more about the bond between a mother and her child, I am happy the story ended well, thanks for sharing man, nice one my man, keep going for it…
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Thank you for your comment. This is encouraging. You've rightly said. The bond between a mother and her child could be strong
Indeed man, you are welcome
#Dreemport brought me here again 😂.
Hahaha. When I got a notification that you replied to this post, I was like, what other thing did she forget to say?🤣
-Hi! @dwixer it was a sweet story! There is always a connection between a mother and a child. The love connects and is not just the birthmark. The unconditional love of the mother will always recognize her baby. The connection will always be there. "I wouldn't let anyone take you from me" is a very strong and loving word. Thank you for sharing this beautiful and sweet story. God bless you, in Jesus' name. Amen!🙏 I came here through #dreemport
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Thank you so much, I'm glad you had a good time reading through
-Yes, You are welcome! God bless you. In Jesus name! Amen.🙏