Chapter 23: New Beginning.Diana’s POVThe morning sun entered my window gently, waking me up slowly like a mother waking her child with love. I opened my eyes, confused for a moment, until I remembered….I was no longer in the city. No noise, no pressure, no judgment. Just me, in this quiet town, and the tiny miracle growing inside me.I sat up and rubbing my belly and connecting to my tiny miracle “Dear baby,I don’t know who you will look like. I don’t even know how I will tell you the truth that I met and slept with your dad on a one night stand when you grow up. But I promise you one thing…. I will love you with everything I have. You’re not a mistake. You are a miracle. A miracle from pain, and that means your life will carry strength.”Tears dropped on down on the floor . I wiped them and stood up. I couldn’t cry too much. I had to be strong now. For me. For my baby.It still felt unreal. A life was growing in me. A second chance.The house was very peaceful. Everything looked
Chapter 22: The Road to peace Diana pov As I boarded the bus, my heart felt very heavy with a mix of emotions. I was leaving behind the familiar, the life I knew, and heading to a place where I could start a new. My mother's words echoed in my mind: "Sometimes, to run is not weakness. Sometimes, it's the only way to survive."The bus ride was long and tiresome ,but I was grateful that I enjoyed the quiet time. I had time to think, to process the events that had led me to this point. The pregnancy, the shame, the fear…. "Everything was spinning around my head." But as the hours passed, I began to feel a sense of calm wash over me. Maybe it was the gentle rocking of the bus or the rhythmic hum of the engine, but I felt my anxiety slowly seep away.As the sun began to set, casting a golden glow over the landscape, I caught glimpses of the town my mother had told me about. It was quiet, peaceful, and surrounded by a lot of unfamiliar faces . I felt a sense of hope rising within me. Mayb
Chapter 21: The Weight of TruthDiana’s POV“Mummy,” I called with a low voice . My heart was beating with fear as I stood in our sitting room and was looking that her face.She just come back this evening from church program. She haven’t even removed her clothes before I call her. Her face was full of concern immediately. “Diana, what is the problem ?why are you crying ?”Tears rushed out of my eye again, my tear was uncontrollable . I just knelt down on the floor and was shaking and shading tears like a baby that they just gave birth to.“Mummy… Mummy I have make a very big mistake,” I cried and laid my head on her laps.She held my shoulder, she was already afraid . “Talk to me.what happened?Did they sack you? Or did any other thing happen ? Talk and stop keep me in suspense!!”I handed her the pregnancy test results that doctors Williams gave me.and shouted in tears…..mommy ,”I’m pregnant, mummy,” I said it like someone that swallow stone.She pause. Everything freeze for one
Chapter 20:The RevelationDiana pov I woke up from sleep , my body aching from too much work we did yesterday as a result of the supervisor being around .It had been weeks , maybe months , since I started having this symptoms in my body .But today felt different. Today, I could feel something that had been moving inside me for months something that didn’t feel quite right. Today I will get answers to all my questions about the moving in my body I sat up, my head pounding with a dull ache. I pressed my palm to my forehead, trying to calm the dizziness, but the feeling wouldn’t go away.My body had been telling me something for a while now, and today it seemed too loud to ignore. I glanced around my room.I took my bath ,brush my teeth and Dressed up to go hospital without thinking about going to work. “ I don’t mind if I should face any punishment today for skipping work.What matters is that I’m definitely going to do the test today.My feet led me to the Dr William hospital. An ex
Chapter 19: The Delay. Diana’s POVThe morning light didn’t feel any different. I woke up with the same weight on my chest—the same battle between fear and confusion. But today, I promised myself I wasn’t going to let it consume me completely. At least not yet.I tried standing up from bed but I was very dizzy. I hold my wall as a support.“God please,” I whisper. “Let it not be what I'm thinking about.”I entered the bathroom to take my bath. When I was taking my bath, I looked at myself in the mirror. My face has changed. My cheeks have filled. My breast is swelling. So like my body is giving me a sign that I don't want to accept.After I was dressed, I decided to say that I didn't want to eat. I don't even get an appetite. My mouth was bitter like someone who took medication. I just wore my flat shoes and carried my bag and left for work.As I entered the bus, one small boy who was near me was eating a pineapple. The moment the smell entered my nose, I covered my mouth and bent my
Chapter 18: Battling with thought.Diana’s POVAs I arrived at my house that night, I didn’t even remove my shoe. I just entered my room and fall on my bed like a dead body. My heart was burning me as a result of alcohol that I took . I pressed my pillow to cover my face, but the tears was still flowing like river . I was crying like a small kid that they just gave birth to this night.Why will Chris leave me like that? Why will he not just call or even leave a text say “Diana , something happen, I go explain later”? Or Even lie to save himself than this silence. This type of embarrassment is heartbreaking . To me he purposely disgraced me. In front of Mercy and Xander so my so-called Evil cousin that use every opportunity to mock meI didn’t sleep that night. My phone was on my hand all through. I check it every 10 minutes. Still nothing. No call. No “I’m sorry.” No explanation. Next MorningI wake up with my eyes swelling as a result of yesterday tear . My head knock lik