Chapter 15

The academic and non-academic staff went on strike for two months over nonpayment of salary, I went home and assisted mummy at her shop, thankfully the strike was called off and the school reopened.

It was almost five months after the incident, I was looking very fat, my cheeks, body, and every part of me was looking very big, Rehan you are looking so fat ohhhh, what are you eating, Joyce teased one day after our lecture abeg ohhh which fat?, I replied, I am serious ohhh you are looking like a pregnant woman, she added. Joyce please I don't have your strength this afternoon I said...

Joyce's words started ringing in my head, I look pregnant, how possible, I have been seeing my period since the incident, so how possible is that, but on second thought my period hadn't come for almost two months, at that minute my heart skipped...

I went to a nearby laboratory and had a pregnancy test done, and indeed it was confirmed I was pregnant, but how, I had unprotected sex about 5months ago, and I have been seeing my period only for a month plus has my period delayed...

Well young lady at times that happens, but to be double sure, let's have a scan. I did a scan immediately and I was confirmed at 18weeks and three days almost five months and about the time I had the encounter with the chief it was as if my whole world was crumbling before me .but how come I didn't have any signs of pregnancy like vomiting, sleeping, dizziness and all those signs associated with pregnancy I asked the doctor. He said these signs vary from woman to woman while some experience all these signs some like you don't even have any signs until the day of delivery the doctor explained to me

But how come my tummy is still the same way even at five months plus I asked no one in particular because I was still in doubt with myself. The doctor answered my question again saying that since you are a bit on the chubby side it will take time before your baby bump begins to show but that doesn't mean that you are not pregnant he said.....when the baby is getting to six months the bump would become obvious. but young lady if you are in doubt you can confirm somewhere else he said finally and he excused himself...

Hmmm, I was perplexed and doomed at the same time, pregnant for another woman's husband and a man who is old enough to be my father, pregnant out of wedlock, pregnant while in school, what will I tell bamami ooh my mother I was so deep in thought. How do I explain myself at this point in my life, who would believe my story...

Oh I wept but the teardrops brought no solution to my problem, unfortunately, it was not yielding any result for me...the only option that came to my mind was to take my life

Can Rehan make headway with this decision,? please read and review!