Caimiz_Mudau

Skylar finds herself in a difficult situation after a one-night stand with Gabriel results in pregnancy. She struggles with her options, conflicted between her faith, her pride, and her uncertain future. Despite her nerves, she seeks help from the university wellness center and confides in her friend Rachel. As she navigates the complexities of her situation, including how to inform Gabriel and what to do about the pregnancy, she also faces unexpected encounters, like running into Dominic, a church friend, and trying to communicate with Gabriel despite his apparent reluctance to engage. Skylar's journey is one of uncertainty, fear, and the search for guidance as she confronts the reality of her pregnancy and its implications for her life.

Threads of Fate: A Journey of Uncertainty and Choices

"Oh yeah now I remember can you please give me your cousin's email address and will send him a request with the proposal" I say as if I just thought of it.

"Sure, I will text you the details" she says

"Thanks, now back to you and Zach did you guys talk?" I shift the topic away from Gabriel.

"Yes, we have a date this weekend" she beams with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye.

"I am really happy for you, now do you really need me to suffer while you drag me in and out of shops" I say knowing its going to be hell on my feet.

"Come on i'm not that bad" she tries to persuade me.

The conversation went on like this and I had fun when we got ice cream I have not have had junk food since finding out about the baby. She shows me a picture of her dress then proceeded to drag me to the shoe store two hours of hell but it was fun to concentrate on other things other than the growing life in me. I managed to get some supplements and more fruits to snack on. This is why l like chips and sweets the do not expire or go bad quickly. Look at the power of plastic. I will look into preserved fruits when I go home there is a farm that makes dries mangoes,bananas and nuts.

I get on the 6pm bus back to the residence, I did not realize how tired I was until I sat down in the bus. I resist the edge to fall asleep and conclude that I will be eating another pack for supper. I get to the Residence and make my way to the dining hall and get a pack with a pie, chocolate, chips, water, busicuts and a yoghurt and I ask for a roll. I made my way to the res to get some sleep when I reach the reception area, the security guard gives me a smile and tilts her head to the side but I was too tired to catch her warning.

I greeted her "hey miss Mary, how have you been?" She is the cools security guard on campus. Some of the others are not helpful or interested the students. Complaints go unheard when you write it in the book you need to follow up and push them to have management fix lights. Its hard as we (students) are at school all day when we get back management and housekeeping has gone home.

"Fine my dear, you have a visitor" she says as she wiggles her eye brows.

"HUH!!! Who?" I turned around and came face to face with my church brother, Dominic Muhali. I was shock and surprised he was here, at my Res and looking for me.

"Hello, I tried calling you but your phone keep going to voicemail, I was worried" he says with a genuine look of concern in his eyes.

"Oh. Sorry about that I left one of my phones in my room, did you need something?" I ask as I wall towards him.

"Oh about that I have not seen you in church for a while and thought that uhm… maybe I should check up on you with exams and all" he looks around clearly uncomfortable with the setting.

The res has girls moving up and down in outfits ranging from sleepwear, formal, casual and some on borderline skimpy. It's alot if your not used to the sight.

"I apologize for that I have been busy this past weeks" I respond shyly as he laughs nervously then looks at my hands.

"Good cause if that's all you are eating we have to go get something to eat" he says.

Without any warning he grabs my hand and is about to walk me out I pause and explain to him that I am a little tired and would like to sleep early.

He looked at my face then said, "I will take you somewhere close and you will be back in bed in an hour I promise".

I look at him, he has always been considerate and kind while we are together. We hangout to a point that the youth at church think that we are a couple but we are just friends I have heard the rumors.

Chapter 7 Church Brother