[10] Walking dead

The day mom gave me back my phone, she warned me never to call Alex again.

'Yes, mom". I replied, then went straight to my room, seating my self on my bed I call him but it didn't go through, I tried again, then frown as it said the same thing.

The following day he didn't call me, I felt as if my world were falling apart. For days thereafter I called him but it still didn't go through. I missed him with a raw unceasing pain as the days turned into weeks.

I thought of visiting him but I had no excuses to give mom, Rita had travelled to see her grandmother in Benin, while Clare had gotten admitted. I realise there is no way out.

I began to feel a new dread, my monthly was late, Every night when I went to bed, I added to my prayers that Alex should be alright and that I was not pregnant, yet with every day that passed, I grew more and more convinced that my prayers were in vain.

When I began to feel listless and queasy, I worried frantically about what to do.

I lied to mom telling her I was off to the library but went straight to Alex house hoping to find him unwell but was surprised to found the door locked with no one in it.

I was so confused and sad, I wondered if I should tell mom about the pregnancy, but as soon as that thought creeps into my mind it disappeared.

The next day I set out to look for Alex again with my previous excuse to visit the library.

I bestowed a smile on him as I saw him coming towards me.. Or me him, walking forward with a smile on my face, I asked" my God! Alex, why haven't you called me". But I got no responded

I look at him trying to figure out what was wrong, I found nothing but shock, he seems to be surprised, like really really surprised to see me.

"Alex, are you not happy to see me?. I asked more confuse now

"What are you doing here Jane??" He asked

I stopped abruptly, all the smiles vanishing from my face.

"Alex.... What has come over you?"

Silence

Alex...

"What Jane... What? He demanded in a hurry.

"I'm pregnant".

What?he exclaimed indignantly

I'm preg...

"I heard you the first time...he interrupted but you can't be serious and besides how is it my business, better go and look for the father of your child than waste my time and as you can see I was about to travel until you disturbed me with your stupid words.

"Alex....you promised me".

He came beside me and nudged me then whisper " look's like you nudged yourself into a dangerous part" with those words he left.

I closed my eyes and cried, I felt as if my world had fallen apart. As I opened my eyes I was stormed to see him running.

I looked around that was when I noticed that the cops where running after him, not so long they caught up with him and handcuff him, all he keeps splitting was " it's your fault I could have been long gone by now but you delayed me with your foolish words , I have always known you would bring bad luck to us, I told him but he wouldn't listen".

I was so shocked, I asked the cops what he had done

One with a friendly face said" we have been looking for him for years now, seems like he always get lucky when we found out his whereabouts, he has been charged for murder, also he does drugs, but miss you will have to come along for interrogation, We found you with a criminal so that make's you a suspect.

"Please don't take me with him, I pleaded, I just found out now Because you told me, please I don't want my parents to know about this, they don't know that I'm here please sir.

"phone your parent's young lady". I refused

Another cop came near me and pushed me inside the car as if I was the criminal. Then they drove to the station.

All those while I have been crying but no one looked or showed concern

The cop with the friendly face came and took my handset promising to return it after they phone my parents" since you refused to do it yourself" he said.