A NEW LIFE

It was so clear to me the only one I had in my life was Kelvin and I was living each day afraid that he might ask me to leave but Kelvin wasn't like that. He didn't treat me as a stranger and he cared in the little way he could. Kelvin didn't have much and the work he was doing wasn't paying him much,he was working as a voters card agent and it didn't pay him well yet from the little he would still take care of me. He allowed me wear his clothes he asked me if my sister's wouldn't even look for me I had to beg him go visit our house and beg my sister's for cloth I could wear and he went. Thank God it was Jane he met Jane followed him to his house to see me she was happy to see me she brought clothes from the house for me and she told me our father warned them not to be in contact with me atleast she is happy now I'm with someone so she left afterwards. Unfortunately Kelvin lost the job he was doing and it made him stay in the house often,his friends kept asking him to send me away,told him that I could be badluck I always hear them talk by the window and each time they feed Kelvin with this talks I got more scared that Kelvin might listen but never for once did Kelvin pay attention to them. He asked them to let him be every night Kelvin will sleep on the floor and I will sleep on the bed never for once did he make an attempt to touch me. Kelvin started wrapping weeds in the house to sell so we could survive he taught me to wrap and helped him out. The money he made from selling those weed was what we were surviving on. Kelvin adviced me to learn to come out even if it's once that I should stop confiding myself to the room every day but I was too ashamed to come out. I didn't want people to see me I and Kelvin started getting to know ourselves.he told me he was the only son and had a sister but they never met their father or know who he was. He didn't want his mom or sister to ever meet me. He would get me fruits sometimes when he is coming back and some days we won't have any thing to eat,he will beg his friends for food and give me to eat. One day we were in the room I started feeling pains in my stomach I started shouting the pain was so much Kelvin rushed me to the hospital the bill was much I was treated,how Kelvin was able to afford it I didn't know drugs were given to me and I was advised to enroll for antenatal. When we got home I noticed our foam and television was gone.kelvin told e he had to sell them to be able to pay for my hospital bill.i cried knowing how much of a burden i was to him what did I do to deserve I'm to treat me this way,Kelvin hugged me and old me not to worry hat things will be okay. That night he spread sheet for me on the floor and poured lots of cloth on the floor to make it soft for me.Kelvin was indeed an amazing man,not once did he try to take advantage of me. Luckily someone gave him a tricycle to use for transportation as higher purchase he was so happy. His first day coming back after work he bought me food and some clothes,I was so happy and I really appreciated him. His friends became nicer to me and started referring me as his wife,they will playfully call me his wife and I will laugh and pass. Things started going well for I and Kelvin he was now able to buy us another foam.I wanted to assist him so he gave me small money I used it to get flour to make snacks for kids in school.i will make snacks and go to schools to sell it. I know I was meant to be in school but this is the story of my life.i didn't want that hold me down anymore I tried hard to pull through and Kelvin made it easy for me. I sold snacks in schools and in weeks I made money enough to buy us a gas and Kelvin was so happy.we were doing fine and we were happy,I always wondered if Kelvin had a girlfriend he was too good not to have any girl in his life but I didn't want to ask him. I wasn't sure why I never asked either because I was hoping he didn't have one,or I avoided knowing he had one so it won't be a reason for me to leave.i was in the house one day preparing to go to schools again to sell my snacks when I had a knock on the door I opened and it was a lady,she told me she was looking for Kelvin with the way she looked at me from my head down to my toe,then fixed her eyes on my growing belle I presumed she was Kelvins girlfriend I told her he was not around so she left. When I was back I prepared something for I and Kelvin while he was eating I told him of the girl that visited he told me that was his ex girlfriend he wondered why she came visitng. He assured me I had nothing to worry about. That night I and Kelvin slept on the bed together,we started sleeping on the bed together but Kelvin still didn't try touching me. The next day as usual Kelvin went to work I was preparing to go for my sells then a woman and her daughter barged into the house she started asking me what I was doing in her son's house? I never expected to see Kelvins mom atleast not like this,a and I never expected her to be this loud,I told her I was Kelvins girlfriend I had to say that,she asked me if the pregnancy was his and I said after she stared me down she left with her daughter. I waited patiently for Kelvin to come back so I could tell him what happened. I told him about his mom and sisters visit,he asked me if they harassed me and I said no,I told him the questions his mom asked and the reply I gave her he was happy. The next day my sister Jane visited me,she was so happy I was being taken care of she stayed a while with me and left.i was receiving air proudly outside I remember when I use to be ashamed to walk around the compound now most of his neighbours believed that the baby belonged to Kelvin only his friends knew the truth. I was inside trying to arrange the house then I started hearing a bang on the door,I wondered who could be knocking like that opening the door it was Kelvins mom and sister again she started calling me names and telling me how I have planned to kill her only son and impose a pregnancy that isn't his on him she and her daughter started beating me. I held on to the protector by the window so I wouldn't fall,and I tried keeping my tummy away from their hits,they beat me without being mindful I was pregnant and they asked me to leave his house,they dragged me out of the house.could my life be any worse I was outside crying sitting on the floor have never felt this assumed I went o where I know Kelvin usually stops before coming back stayed there and waited for him. I wondered who could have told his mom the child wasn't his. Kelvin was surprised to see me there,then he saw me crying andthe injuries on my body he asked me what happened and i told him he took me back to the house apologized,then I went to sleep,kelvi Kelvin left the house out of anger and went to his mom's shop warned her never in her life should she come to his house to beat up his girlfriend again whether the child is his or not it has nothing to do with her.besides him and his sister don't know who their father is. Kelvins mother never expected him to act like that more reasons she hated me.kelvin warned her never to come to his house again if the child was his or not it was none of their business he took the responsibility pon himself and hat they should stay away and asked her how she would feel if it was her daughter that was treated that way for blessed sake you beat up a pregnant woman,and told his sister how disappointed he was in her instead of her to go get herself a man she is trying to destroy a person's life. After he was done speaking he left. Kelvin came back to the house and apologized to me,made me a meal and served me this man was loving me in every possibly way yet he wasn't the one that got me pregnant. After that day we went back to our normal lives but every day I overheard his friends telling him to send me away and how can he let a total stranger make him have problem with his family. His friends will see me and pretend they are okay with me but when I'm not there they kept persuading Kelvin to send me away. One day Kelvin came back from work early and told me to get dressed he wanted to take me to his aunt's house she was a midwife that he wanted to travel it was best I stayed with her since she was a midwife he would react me better,I felt t was nice since I wasn't enrolled for antenatal, I packed a few things and followed Kelvin the road we went through was a lonely road and if I was to come back alone I might get lost we arrived in the house Kelvin claimed his aunt stayed the lady welcomed me and took my bag, Kelvin and his said aunt took a distance to have a conversation in my mind probably family matters I didn't think much about it when they were done Kelvin told me to relax that once he was back he would come and take me after that Kelvin left. The lady took me into the house and told me I was not allowed to come outside,that I'm only allowed to move around inside that was a weird command but I was in her house I had to listen to her. That afternoon she gave me a drug to take I took it, whatever happened afterwards I didn't know only for me to open my eyes to a new day. I wasn't allowed to go outside to bath she would get a bath I would sit in it and she would clean my body, then she would give me food and fruits after that she would give me the drug to take again,she told me the drugs will help my baby I would sleep and only wake up the next day. I didn't like the treatment and I couldn't leave, I started praying for Kelvin to come back already little did I know that Kelvin was the one who always visited to drop fruits and food for me. I begged the woman to allow me go outside or even bath outside she told me I can only do that when her daughter comes back,or do I want people seeing me in this condition? I felt she had a point I wasn't totally proud I was pregnant at this age so I accepted and started praying for atleast let her daughter come. A week later I was still in this house with this woman, Kelvin wasn't back yet but luckily her daughter came back the girl was 11,12,13 I wasn't sure . The woman started allowing me go outside the house with her daughter. The first day I stepped out I finally had a feel of breath air,it was so refreshing and cool I never knew I could feel this way about going outside I finally had the opportunity to have a bath. Her daughter brought me a bucket of water I washed myself poured all the water on my body,called her to get me another one I used 4 buckets of water on my self that day I felt so happy and refreshed. I sat with the girl outside and she was telling me about her friends and for some reasons I don't know the girl liked me. One day we were outside she was peeling melons and I was helping her peel it the little girl told me that she likes me but she doesn't like what her mother does. The little girl told me her mother sells people's baby,I had a shock look on my face I never expected that. Did Kelvin know this?was that why he sent me here? Or he wasn't aware I wasn't sure. The girl told me not to be taking the drugs her mom gives me that the drug will make her sell my baby without me knowing. That she sells people's baby and when they ask she will tell them their baby died,her mom was arrested before that was why they came to this secret environment. Fear gripped me after that day the woman will give me the drug I will throw it away without her knowing.i think the woman noticed I wasn't drinking the drug again she started giving me a drink she mixed herself whatever was in that drink I didn't know I would pretend to drink it and throw up I told her the drink was making me throw up she was angry and told me to force myself to drink it,it would be good for I and the baby I would try again and throw up, I didn't want it to be suspicious so I started acting like everything was making me want to throw up, body spray,perfum perfume anything with smell I would throw up. The next day I was with the girl peeling melons again I asked her if she knows if Kelvin was back,she told me Kelvin didn't travel that he was the one that always brought food and fruits for me I was shocked by that. Why will Kelvin do this to me? I thought he cared about me I know pleaded with the girl to right to Kelvin for me I told her to tell Kelvin to please come and take me that I wasn't treated fairly here. The girl went and delivered it for me,I was so grateful to her I wish her mother was a nice person the girl deserves better. The next day in the morning Kelvin came to pick me, when I saw Kelvin I was so happy I hugged him so tight. I have missed him,I have missed his face,I have missed everything about him and it was at that moment I realized that I loved Kelvin. Kelvin held my hand and told the woman he wanted to take me out just for a walk that he will bring me back. I saw the girl when I was leaving and she smiled at me she knew I was leaving she waved without her mom seeing her I smiled back.i was so grateful for her while we were leaving I told Kelvin I wasn't going back there Kelvin told me he knew,and he apologized that he wasn't aware I wasn't being treated well. He felt that me being aware was for the best so his mom won't come back for me but now he is taking me back no one will ever make him send me away that whoever wants to fight me will have to go through him first. A year dropped from my eye receiving this type of love from a total stranger,he didn't get me pregnant,he never knew me before yet he has shown me greater love than my sister's or even my father.we went to the house I had another cold bath,I changed into an outfit Kelvin bought for me he told me he was taking me out. So we went out on our way some tried stopping his tricycle but Kelvin refused to carry anyone I begged him to carry so we could make money why trying to have fun but he refused he said today was just for me,it was for his girlfriend. I was so happy he takes me as his girlfriend I was so grateful to God for sending Kelvin my way. We first went to the pool,the swimming was so relaxing I think I and my baby loved it after that Kelvin took me to a restaurant where he asked me to order whatever I wanted, then we went to see a movie it felt so nice it was the best fun I have ever had since I was born. Going back Kelvin kept gisting me of everything that happened while I was away he told me he came every day to see me,I told him I knew because the woman's daughter told me. He also told me that the woman has warn his daughter never to greet him again,that the woman called him bad market and insulted him that he wanted to put her in trouble we both laughed at that. When we got home,I changed o my night dress Kelvin brought out a wine for us to drink atleast today I had every reason to celebrate I'm breathing fresh air again.when we were done drinking as usual Kelvin always wanted to respect me by not touching me so he was ready to sleep but I had to ask him i know that I'm pregnant but don't he ever intend touching me? He laughed and told me he finds me attractive and he loves me but he has great respect for me but that day I told him to please disrespect me and touch me. So for the first time ever I had sex with Kelvin and I was happy he was too I slept off having my head on his chest. In the middle of the night I woke up screaming with a sharp pain in my stomach I was scared I thought it was labor so Kelvin rushed and drove me to the hospital after everything it wasn't labor probably the treatment I had with that woman's or the swimming after that they asked me to enroll for antenatal this time I got enrolled.some times Kelvin attended the class with me and some women addressed him as my husband I was happy and I felt relaxed,no one was seeing the small girl that got pregnant while in school and sent out by her father,no one knew my story and that was enough for me. I was relating with other pregnant women on antenatal classes and after antenatal classes they all shared their experiences and how their husband treated them I shared mine too. I was really getting along with other women. One of the classes they asked Kelvin how often we had sex and indeed we rarely had sex and we were advised to have sex often.with all pleasure Kelvin made love to me. My sister Jane never failed to visit and I appreciated her. Kelvins friends were now open to me,no one was juding me they referred to me as "our wife" which usually means I'm accepted even Kelvins neighbors respected me too. All thanks to Kelvin I was receiving all the love and attention my family may not be giving me the love I needed but Kelvin has done everything for me. Kelvin came back the other and started telling me he would like us to go see my dad I told him that wasn't a nice idea my dad would send me away again he told me,he wanted to see my dad and tell him he wants to marry me. Oh my God!!kelvi Kelvin wants to marry me? I was so happy so I hugged him I asked him again if he was sure he really wanted to marry me and he said yes that my child is now his child and he will never treat my child differently I was so happy and I knew my father too might be okay with that but I know my father wouldn't want to see me so I wouldn't bother. The day Kelvin went to see my dad I was in the tricycle with him when we got to the house I remained outside I didn't go in with Kelvin. He told my dad who he was and told my dad he had the intention to marry me my dad was okay with that and accepted but told him he will have to wait till I give birth because custom wouldn't let him marry a pregnant woman.kelvin was okay with that atleast he has made his intention known. He asked my dad if he would want to see me but my dad said their was no point seeing me atleast he is okay with the new development. I was pass with feeling emotional about having a distant father,a man that doesn't care about me,what if the day he sent me out I had died,he doesn't want to know how I have made it this far or what I'm suffering and how I'm surviving I wasn't going to dwell on that Kelvin was my happiness. Kelvin came out and told me how everything went and we went home. We lived our life happily, one would think we were married already.