IN THE DARK SEASON 2 EPISODE 29A
“James flung my hand away and said “Pregnant?
For who?”
My heart sinked and my mouth went dry.
At that moment, i was confused on where James
was driving at with his rhetoric question and my
greatest fear was been denied by love.
I waved a hand into james face and asked him
what he ment by the question he asked.
James repeated the question and i gave him a
reflex slap. I was so mad at him.
I shouted at him and questioned his love for me
in the first place. I called him names and told him
he was a coward. I even went to the extent of
telling him he was just like every other guy. My
heart was broken but i could not force James to
take responsiblities, all i could do was to rant and
speak out my mind.
When i was contended with all that i have said, i
decided to leave since James did’nt utter a word.
I was about to pick up my bag when James
called my name and said “Lilly, is it mine?”
I would have landed another slap on James face
for his question but when i looked at him, i
realised he was just as confused as i was. I
realised he was not questioning me because he
did’nt want to take responsibilities but he was
doing it because he wanted to be sure.
I dropped my bag and told James he was
responsible. He reached for my hand and slowly
led me to the chair.
James apologized for asking an unreasonable
question and he confessed his love for me once
more.
James made me realise that he could not take
responsibility for my pregnancy because of his
family status and his carrier.
James promised me heven and earth on the
condition that i would get rid of the pregnancy.
He told me we would get married soon, after
which we could have kids.
Though i did’nt take hid to my parent’s advice
against pre-marital sex, their advice against
abortion was something i did’nt lost.
I stood up to James and told him that i would
never abort for no reason. Though i had no idea
of how i would survive, i was sure i would never
commit the sin of abortion. I spat into James face
and told him to go to hell with his promises. I
promised him that never to come back to him and
I promised myself that I would survive no matter
what.
Though i tried to be strong, i was so weak deep
down.
****
After leaving James apartment, i was lost in my
world for two weeks. I did’nt step out of my room,
i forgot about school and i did’nt even bother to
contact my parent. I allowed time heal my wound
but the scar did’nt fade away.
After two weeks of hiding from the truth, i decided
it was time to move on and take responsibilities
for myself.
The first move i made was to gather all the
material things James gave to me. I packed it all
in a box and dumped it in front of his house.
I got a new cell phone and i placed a call through
to my parent. I told them i was fine and i lied that
school was great. My parent were happy to hear
from me and so was i.
I also decided to go to a hospital and carryout an
official pregnancy test.
“St. Nicholas hospital” was the first hospital that
came to my mind and that was where i ended up
having the pregnancy test.
Even though i knew i was pregnant, I found
myself nervous when i was waiting for the test
and after awhile of waiting i was handed the
result. I burst into tears immediately and all the
emotions i thought were hidden crawled out. I
cried my pain out and i found my strength
afterward.
Right there i decided to bare my pain alone,
without my family or the world.
I pulled myself together and requested to register
for Anti-natal treatment.
I was directed to an office after settling my bill. I
met with the youngest doctor in the hospital and
ever since then my life took a new turn.
***
He introduced himself has “Dr. Abiodun”.
He was gentle and homely even though i was
harsh on him whenever his question get personal.
The Dr. ended up jotting down my number after
examining my condition properly.
****
Three months later, i was beginning to have a
protruding stomach and i was becoming
uncomfortable with my body. I visited the hospital
regularly and i made the young doctor my
adviser.
After the first three months, i was scheduled for
scan.
On that very day, i had mixed feelings. I was
happy i would be meeting my unborn child and i
was sad because i had no one to go with. All in
all, i got ready to see my future.
I was visibly shaking when i laid on my back
infront of the scanning machine. I wanted to be
happy to see my unborn child but i was scared
he/she would end up blaming me for the mistakes
i made.
Dr. Abiodun reduced the pressure on me by
making me tell him my desired sex and the name
i would love to give to my child. I got carried
away by the talk and shortly after the baby
appeared on the scanner.
I asked the doctor to interpret what was on the
screen.
He smiled and said “You are a beautiful mother of
a set of twin”
“Twin?!!!” I shouted as i fixed my gaze on the
screen.
LIFE WAS UNFAIR!
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