Chapter Two

"May" she whispered shyly.

"There's no need to be afraid. I won't hurt you. I am just trying to help you . It would be easier for both of us if you just answered my questions faster so that we can get this over with. " The man said helping her sit down on the bed.

She was still scared and she had every right to be. All she knew about men so far was that they could never be trusted.

She had stayed away from men all her life, she had never even had a boyfriend . She had wanted to further her education, have her own company, be successful and independent.

But of course none of that was possible now. Joseph had destroyed her faith in those of the opposite sex and her father had seen to it that it stayed so.

Both of them had destroyed her life and she wasn't going to let another man ruin her life again.

"Where are you from so that we can help you get back home? " the man asked impatiently.

At the mention of the word home, May got nervous. She had no home and she had already acknowledged it, all she had to do now was get used to the fact.

But she didn't want to be an inconvenience either, the man had already helped her enough the least she could do was get out of his hair.

"I'll go home on my own. " she said.

"No, I'll take you" the man half said half ordered.

"There is no need for that sir, I can manage on my own " she whispered almost to herself.

"I said I'll take you damn it" the man growled and May shifted uncomfortably on the bed.

"You are scaring her " a girl said coming through the door.

"What do you want Amanda" the man groaned.

"I want to talk to our guest, you are scaring her. So please get your cruel ass out that door " Amanda told the man.

The man got up and left.

"Sorry about my brother, don't pay attention to him"Amanda said.

May just nodded without uttering a word.

"So, what's your name?" Amanda asked.

"May" she said although it came out as a whisper.

"May, you have a beautiful name. I am Amanda, Daniel's sister. " Amanda introduced herself.

"Daniel? "

"Yeah, the rude one that just left. " she explained and May just gave a silent nod.

"So, May. Where do you stay?" Amanda asked.

"I don't have a home" May answered.

"What do you mean you don't have a home, are you an orphan? " Amanda inquired.

"No, I am not an orphan. It's just that I ran away from my husband " May said blinking back tears.

"Why? " Amanda's voice had now changed, it carried a lot of sympathy.

"Well, he wasn't very nice. I was afraid that he would kill my baby once he found out that I was pregnant " May explained.

"Why would he kill the baby, Is it not his? "

"Of course it's his. He wouldn't have cared, he never cared about me so why would he care for a baby, his or not"

"Oh, honey, but why did you marry him if he is that cruel? " Amanda moved closer to May stocking her back to comfort her.

"Marriage? What marriage? He is way older than me. In fact he is a few years older than my father. I didn't choose any of this. He.... " May closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She opened her eyes and continued. " He raped me. That was the same day I lost everything. When I told my parents, especially my father that his friend had raped me, he gave me to him as soon as possible to hide the shame I had brought upon our family.

I had no choice but to go with him. He kept me locked up in my room all the time that I was there. When I found out I was pregnant I decided to run because he had made it clear that he didn't want a child. I was afraid he would kill my baby. "May ran her palm over her belly, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm so sorry " Amanda hugged her as she cried into her shoulder.

"I have nowhere to go. My parents would just give me back to him if I go back home. I can't go back to him"she said between sobs.

"It's okay honey, you can stay with us for as long as you wish" Amanda offered.

"Thank you, but I don't think your brother will appreciate that very much. " she said.

"I'll talk to my brother. Just concentrate on the baby. Remember, a happy mother makes a healthy baby. "Amanda suggested.

"Thank you. "

"You are welcome. You can come with me to the kitchen. You can just sit there while I make the food. "

"okay "

Amanda helped May down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"Wow " May let out unknowingly and Amanda chuckled.

"You like it?" Amanda asked.

"It's beautiful " May commented.

"Thank you, here sit down while I cook. it won't be long. "

May and Amanda continued to talk to each other about each other.

"Here, " Amanda said placing a plate in Front of May.

"Thank you"

"So, how old are you? "Amanda asked.

"Im 18. You? " May asked as she brought a spoonful of food to her lips.

"Im 19. My birthday was last week " Amanda said with a smile clearly reminiscing about her birthday. "It was the best, Daniel threw me the best birthday party ever "she finished.

"That's nice, my birthday was in March. But I've never celebrated my birthday "

"Really? "

"Yeah" May replied butting her bottom lip nervously.

""Why? " Amanda asked curiously.

"I dont know. Ever since I was a child I have never had a birthday party " she admitted.

"Well in that case, I'll have to bake you a birthday cake. We can celebrate just the two of us. "Amanda suggested.

" I would love that" May said.

"Well then it's settled, we can bake the cake tomorrow " Amanda said.

"What is she still doing here? " A voice shouted from behind them and they both tensed.

Daniel.