PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE

My name is Amina Hamzat, am a graduate from the university of Lagos also known as UNILAG. I school at Ayedere Secondary school at the same Lagos, most of my life really took place at Lagos but my parents are not from Lagos. My dad was an Ebonyi man and my mum was from Imo, I really enjoyed my secondary school days because I was the type that had no interest in anything called relationship. All my mates had their boyfriends and girlfriends, even some double dated. And that was the worst of them all, to double date.

When I received my admission into the university of Lagos, on the 21 of October. I jubilated as I delivered the good news to mum who then told my dad when he got back from work. I did my five years course and I finished all my grades even my master's degrees, I was then transferred to Kware state to do my NYSC - that was the first thing that took me away from Lagos to another state, even my dad tried in all is possible best to keep me within the locality but to no avail.

I met my other fellow corps who were also for the service at Kware, I had just one room mate and his name was Caleb. Well a very cute guy, well behaved and mannered, he was transferred from IMO to do is service at Kware. Caleb was more like a brother to me, I cater for him doing is need and he does the same to me just like vise versa,

One day as we were returning from a program we went to, we were attacked by armed robbers, that was the first time in my life that such an event we happen to me. I was really terrified and scared, the thought that I was gonna die came to my head. And the thought that Caleb would do something also came to my head.

I asked him what we were gonna do all he said was that we wait as the armed robbers came closer caleb started offing is wrist watch and shoe my thought was Caleb was planning to run away leaving me to my fate. But as they got closer immediately Caleb pushed an attack, well the rest was a mystery to me, because as Caleb attack I ran for my dear life. What I thought caleb wanted to do to me was what I latered did to him, that night caleb came knocking at the, I did not even bother to open it, because the thought that the armed robbers must have told Caleb to bring him to our apartment. Well still, I allowed him spent the night outside in the cold, the following morning I opened the door to my surprise I saw Caleb lying on the doorstep with bruises all over is body. I immediately took him inside gave a nice shower and I treated is wounds also. Well to cut the long story short, I fall in love with Caleb in a short period of time after the incident occurred. Caleb was more like my first love, I gave him all my attention and focus, well it took a short period of time for him to find out I was in love with him. We started dating and people really loved our relationship. At first, when me and Caleb got the apartment, people took we were dating, not knowing we just agreed to be room mates.

On my birthday I traveled back to Lagos to greet my parents, I was humbling welcomed and everyone wanted to see the new graduate to be, my parents were really proud of me, even my dad invited all is friends to come and see me. It was more like I was a queen, one of my dad's friend Mr. Adebowale came on a special occasion with is son Femi, Mr. Adebowale and my father discussed in the room for a very long time, well I wasn't allowed to go into the room in for any reason. I was asked to keep Femi company, Femi who was an entrepreneur, had an ex-wife. He had a son and he was searching for a good woman to be is wife and a mother to his son,

The day before I was suppose to return to Kware, my dad called me and he brought out the issue of married to me, even though he was indirectly telling me to marry Femi, the mistake I did, well even regretting was that I nevered mention Caleb to any one in Lagos.

When I got back, I met Caleb having an affair with another lady, he asked me to forgive him, well it took me a long time to forgive but I later forgave him. One week after the incidence of Caleb sleeping with another woman I saw him in a hotel with another lady, it should have even been better if it was the same lady, but this time it was another one, he pleaded once more but that time I wasn't ready to forgive him, so I told him that during the day I would pack my things and luggage at the hotel, that very night. I can't even explain it but all I remember was seeing Caleb breaking my flower, that was the first time I had sex. During the day when I woke up I saw blood stain all over the bed , I met myself naked on the bed, immediately I went to the hospital to check myself to make use I wasn't infected by any disease, to the glory of God I was clear. By the time I got back to the Apartment Caleb already picked his things and left then I knew Caleb was no good man but instead he was a devil, I left the apartment and luggage at a hotel where I finished doing my service.

When I graduated, I stop seeing my period and my belly began to swallow up, i never thought that a first time sex could lead to a pregnancy, but by the forth month, it was becoming noticeable to every one that I was pregnant, so I decided to run a test, the rest came out positive that I was four month pregnant, without no one telling me I knew the pregnancy was Caleb s, so I decided to go back to Kware to try if I would find Caleb but to no avail, with the little info I got from him when we were together he told me where he was from at IMO so I tried looking for him there also but the people said no one bears that name in their community. After all my effort I had no other ideal then to tell my parents,

Well I became a single mother and I really love it like that, because once you can trust a man he would show you is real color.

-Amina Hamzat-