Running away

"Babe, why did you get pregnant for that man?

Natasha asked Megan.

It almost sounded, as though, she have not heard it before.

"Why are you asking me such a question?

She asked her too.

 Can't you see that the man is stinkingly wealthy, and he doesn't know what to do with the money?

She asked again, acting like she doesn't really care about the man, other than his money.

Besides, who cares, about him and his family, all I want is the money, that will come to me.

Truth be told, you know, with my kind of lifestyle I  know,  no one will want to marry me, and since I am also not planning to give myself to some man, I better make good use of my youthful age, get all the money I can make, and move".

Her friend laughed to her heart content.

She kept clapping her hands, as if the tale is a crazy one.

What is so funny?

Megan asked.

She is already getting angry, that her friend, is laughing at her.

"It sounds so doable in you mouth, but I guess you have not heard, that they are falling apart, and the press have different things to say about what is happening.

His wife is in coma, and his sons, will soon start looking for you".

She explains further.

This time it was Megan's turn to laugh.

She is not seeing anything serious in the case, for she never took Charles serious.

She never goes out to any public function with him.

She have always been his underground girlfriend, and she loves it that way.

She just wants to keep the child, else, she would have opted for an abortion.

"Why will they be looking for me, when the world doesn't even know me.

Am I the one that asked Mrs Charles, to run into an incoming vehicle?

She asked, while she continued laughing.

"I guess you really don't get the point, but maybe if you see what the papers are saying, you will understand better".

She tells her, as she threw her, the day's news.

Though her face is not there, but the world is saying crazy things about her.

She opened her mouth in shock, she just cannot believe her eyes.

"But they don't know me".

She expressed herself, as she opened her hands, showing off her palms in innocence.

"They don't have to know you, what you don't understand now is that,  he has told his wife about you, and also the fact that you are pregnant for him, must have raised dust at their house".

She is once again shocked, as she could not explain what is really happening, and how things went from secret relationship to   public knowledge.

"I just told him about the pregnancy, because I want him to take responsibility".

"Now things are going to get crazier, as his last son, has planned to go to the press, and tell them everything".

Megan still looks confused.

"What do you mean, by tell them everything?

"Don't worry, when you watch his press conference tomorrow, then you will understand better.

He wants to ruin his father's reputation".

"I was going to say just that.

The reason I have kept my relationship a secret with him, was because I didn't want to ruin his life, but why will his own son, try to destroy him?

"That is a question for later, for now, I will advise, that you pipe low, don't call Charles, now is not a good time, just remain calm, and act like you have been acting".

Megan is not even worried, for herself, she is worried, for Charles.

As she watch her friend Natasha, leave her room, she could think of only one thing.

Charles, and how the publicity would affect him.

She didn't take her friend's advise, she called his number.

When it started ringing, she wanted to end the call immediately, but changed her mind later.

Each ring was scary to her, for she doesn't know what to expect.

Maybe she is the only prostitute with a conscience.

She feels bad for what she is reading in the paper.

The ringing came to a stop, without him taking it, and that is another alert, that things are not normal.

He never sees her call, and ignores her.

She didn't bother calling him again, she turned on the TV, and she is shocked, that Natasha was right.

The world is talking about her.

Though they don't know her name yet, but it won't be long, before they will give her a name, and put a face, to the name.

It will make her popular, but it will destroy the one man, that have changed her life for good.

"I need to leave town".

She said to herself.

She touched her Stomach, before walking into her room, and started packing a few things.

She is going to leave Capricorn, and move to another city, where she will start her life all over again, she doesn't have to be seen, for she will feel bad, if Charles have to go through a rough patch, because of what she told him.

If she had known, she wouldn't have told him about her pregnancy.

She remembered  how he reacted when she told him.

She thought he would be angry, but somehow, he had been very happy, and had told her, that he is going to show her to the  world.

She thought it was  a joke, until now, that everything has gone crazy.

She looked at her phone for the last time, and then, deleted his number from her phone.

If she is sure, she cannot reach him, then she will just have to move on with her life.

Since she shares the house with her friend, she left her a note.

Just deleting Charles number, may not be enough, so what she did, was to  remove her  card, and left.

With that, she is sure, that her friend, and Charles, won't be able to reach out to her.

She knows that she is going to miss him, but the money in her account, is enough, to help her through with life.

Taking care of her baby, won't be an issue.