Chapter Two

Time went on, three months later, everything changed totally for me, I couldn't eat, feeling sick, fever sometimes.My sister was so worried, she took me to the hospital for check up, after the checkup, I was confirmed to be six month pregnant.

       I was so shocked and surprised, but thinking that everything is clear to my aunty so I shouldn't have any problem with that.When we left the hospital, everything was totally changed at home, my aunty started to quarrel with me about where I got pregnant from.

       I remind her about the previous incident, rape, but instead of calming down she started abusing me she raises her anger on me.I couldn't bear the anger again so I left the front with tears and went inside my room.

"Is there a crime in having pregnant women?, was this intentional?" this was the question I'm asking myself when life turns upside down for me.

     My aunt changed all her behavior to me, she started treating me like a slave.I did all my possibilities to impress her and make her happy but all is in vain.I did all the housework to impress her but everything is vanity.She told me her mind about the only things I can do to make her happy which was to abort the pregnancy but I insisted not to, so I keep patient and hoping on God.Sometimes she may call me bad names like prostitute, bastard etc but I later adapted to it.

A month later, I made up my mind to run away when I noticed some strange behavior from my aunty which is going beyond my mind, like trying to poison me, sometimes I won't eat for three days.Until she finally sent me away herself.

One bad day, I was sent to market to buy some food stuff at home, I left home to market and I brought all the food stuffs, even without giving me any money for lift so I'm really tired.After I got home, instead of resting I was asked to prepare for food, I mourmore and instead of pity my condition, she beat me to 

the extent that blood is coming out of my mouth.If not for Peter that rescued me from her that day she would have killed me.Peter pleaded with me on her mother's behavior and promised me to talk with her mom and he advised me to go and cook.

I done cooking around 7pm that day and after cooking, instead of serving the food she took over the food and she insisted that I won't eat until 9pm at night.Was this a sin or curse?, who have I offended? That's the question bothering my mind and finally ended up weeping.When peter notices that I was weeping he quickly moves closer to me and asks what the matter was.

       I explained to him and he was so angry to the extent that he abused her mother but James was just laughing at me and burning fire to the matter.

 After 9pm, my aunty called me to pick up my food and eat, I told her that I'm no more hungry but she promised not to do such again."Why did you eat the food?", after done eating, she sent me to go and collect money from one of her friends half kilometers to our house, I started weeping and pleading her that even though she wanted to send me an earned it should be next day because it's night already.

       "Are you the one who can teach me how to do my things?, won't you work for the food you've eaten?, you this lazy fellow", She replied. With pain and enough tears I quickly went out to meet her friend so as to return home earlier before the security agent comes out by 12:00am . 

       I get to her friend's house around 9:40 pm, but she wasn't around so I waited her because my aunty told me before I shouldn't have come home with the money.

      Her friend returned around 11:00pm, she was so surprised to see me at that time of the day.I explained everything I am facing at home to her and she felt pity for me she told me that she would discuss everything with her but I ask her not to, because if she does., it would lead to another problem.I collected the money from her and left, thanks to her, she gave me extra money for transport fare.

I blame my self for coming home that day, didn't know I should have ran away with the money.I met my aunty at the front of the gate moving around the compound.I already know that I am in trouble so I quickly went down to my knee to explain to her, but instead of listen to explanation, she welcomes me with abusive words and slap.

     "You've went to your husband's house right?, You this bastard!", That day, I couldn't lower my temper so unfortunately I mistakenly returned slap to her.

     "Why did I do this?" I started blaming myself.That day was the worst experience I have ever had in my life.She got inside the house and threw away my loads and asked me not to come back again."If you come to my ways, or this house, I would kill you and the bastard child in you" she said.

       Her word doesn't matter to me, instead I started pleading with her not to send me away even though she wants to, it should be next day not that night.

     But she locked me out and went inside.I stayed outside alone that night with tears and fears, exactly 12:00pm, the security agent started coming out so I started looking for a way to hide myself so as not to fall into their victim.

      But nowhere to hide because we are living at estate and it's dark everywhere.Suddenly, one of the security men pointed out his light on me, where I was hidden and he notifies others.A lot of questions were asked by me but I couldn't answer because I was so weak.One of the security slapped my face and he was slapped back when one of them noticed that I was pregnant.

         The security took me to a safe place and took care of my wounds.After enough treatment, I explained everything to them and they took me back to my aunty.When we got home, my aunty started abusing the security and sent them away.

"You can go and sell her or use her for anything " she says.

The security advised me to run away from her and never to come on her way again for my own safety.I slept at one shop that night, I slept deeply to the extent that I don't know when cock crow, I was there till dark gone in the morning till the shop owner meet me at her shop.She chased me away from her shop like a dog and asked me not to come to her shop again.