29. I AM SORRY

"Eat more, the baby needs more food," Agnes said, pushing the dish for Emery to fetch more food into her almost empty plate.

"Oh, I have eaten enough already, I can't have more." She responded. "The baby eats a lot though but I don't want to overfeed, I weigh a lot already, I don't want to add to my weight."

Agnes shook her head, a small smile plastering her face. "I was pregnant before," she said.

Emery stopped eating, she dropped the fork and folded her arms. "You have a child?" She asked.

"I would have but she died," she heaved a sigh, pulling out her glasses to wipe her eyes.

"Oh my God, why did she die?" Emery questioned.

"I was left alone to cater for her, I had nothing, she fell ill and didn't make it." She summarised, sniffing back tears that welled up at the corner of her eyes. "After he died, the man I told you about before." Emery nodded in understanding. I got into an entanglement that led to pregnancy. It was a one-night stand thing. When I found out I was pregnant, I was