The police drove following Takunda’s car. Takunda parked at the local park and as soon as Huvepo caught sight of the bridge, she saw a lady standing there holding a baby, something told her that was her baby and immediately she screamed, “My baby!”

She ran to the bridge, Takunda followed trying to control her, the police followed with fire arms in their hands. Runako was so happy and focused on the baby she did not see anyone coming.

When Huvepo grabbed the baby out of Runako’s hands, she remembered her dream and immediately started screaming, “Don’t take my baby, don’t take my baby from me please. That’s my Chipo.”

“No don’t touch me, they are taking my baby, you are letting them take our baby,” she said pushing Takunda away as he was about to give her a hug.

Takunda had told the police not to act, he could calm his wife down. So the police stood on the other end of the bridge. Takunda took out a needle and injected his wife. Runako felt weak and fell in Takunda’s hands.

The police then approached and cuffed Runako, they took her to their police station. Runako kept saying, “My baby, they took my baby, my Chipo.”

Her husband just sat there in tears, he couldn’t believe the state his wife was in.

The case was later taken to court and the judge ruled, not guilty, because the accused was mentally unstable.

Runako was taken to Ingocheni mental asylum, where she received treatment. Takunda visited his wife twice every week, he watched how she was getting better day by day.

He finally realised he really loved his wife and their home was not a home without her, he admitted to himself that with even without a children, she was his family.

Twelve months later, Runako was discharged. Another few months down the line Runako was pregnant and nine months later she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and they named her Chipo.

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