chapter four

Elowen Pov

My boss noticed that I was pregnant but turned a blind eye to it. I continued to work for her but as I got far along ,it became difficult and I spent more time sleeping.

Once my pregnancy progressed to five months,my boss called me and said, “I'm not running a charity organisation here, Mira. I've done my best for you. I also have children to feed. I need to employ someone else to assist me because you've become round and lazy.

It's not your fault; it's your condition. You shouldn't have gotten pregnant if you knew you weren't ready. I won't be the one to take care of this baby because I have my hands full and I'm not related to it in any way. Move out and look for work somewhere else.”

I went on my knees and pleaded with her but she refused to change her mind. In the end ,I left with my luggage and went back to my aunt's place since I had nowhere else to go. I thought she would be loved with pity if she saw my condition.

However,I was gravely humiliated. She gathered a crowd and berated me before everyone while saying at the top of her voice,” it was already difficult to feed with just you,what makes you think I would take in an extra mouth?

Who wants a liability? Go to the father of your bastard.”

I left with my luggage and went to different places looking for a job but no one would hire me. When it had become dark and I was exhausted,I decided to pass the night under a bridge using my luggage as a bed.

I woke up during the early hours of the morning while it was still dark, tired,hungry and weak.I decided to call Ava for help and immediately I dialed her number after a few rings the call connected.

I started crying and I explained everything to her and she told me that they were already on their way back and they would soon be landing and they asked me for my location so that they would come and pick me up.

After a few hours a car stopped in front of me and Ava practically jumped out of the car and came and hugged me and started crying,I followed and we cried for a while before Xavier came down from the car and took us in the car.

“Why didn't you call us earlier”, Ava said immediately we settled in the car.

“I didn't want to bother you guys”

“How could you say that you can never be a bother to us,is that how you see me” she said in tears.

“I'm sorry

“You're going to be okay. You've got Xavier and me. We are here to help you.”

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It has been one month since I began parental care. I decided to get into photography despite the fact that I had no qualifications and I've been receiving bookings ever since. I am constantly fully booked, and I can't believe I've saved so much money in such a short amount of time.

I've moved into my own apartment. It isn't very big,but it's a two bedroom apartment.

Today is my check up, and I've decided to find out the baby's gender. My pregnancy felt very long. That is why I decided to hold out on my education.

I received a text from Xavier while I was waiting for them to let me know they were downstairs.

“Are you ready? We're waiting downstairs.”

“I'll be down in five minutes.”

Xavier and Ava made everything easier. They were with me every step of the way and I'm grateful. I'm not sure what I would have done if they hadn't been there.

We went to the doctor and they were both with me. Xavier and I wanted a girl but Ava wanted a boy and she kept saying that since my belly has grown so quickly that it has to be a boy.

To be honest I didn't care whether it was a boy or girl, although I preferred a girl. Still,I was fine if it was a boy. We chose to find out the gender so that we can start decorating the nursery.

My belly felt very cold when the doctors put some gel on it. He then places what looked like a sensor ok or and moved it around, saying,

“You guys will be able to see it for yourselves. I'm not going to reveal the gender but the screen will.

We were all laughing and staring at the screen. The first thing we saw was a little penis and some tiny balls. We immediately laughed as Xavier and I had lost the bet . We had guessed it to be a girl,but it turned out to be a boy. I was so happy I forgot I wanted a girl.

My son was born three months later. He was named Noah Bennett. Xavier said Noah was named after his father,and I couldn't say no to the godfather.

I wanted my son to grow up being independent. I was truly fortunate to have people who stood up for me and helped me financially and otherwise. I couldn't have done it on my own. Even though I was not financially secure,my son had everything he needed.

Xavier and Ava were constantly buying him clothes and toys. He had a room full of them ,they were like his parents and they were always eager to spend time with him and I was starting to get worried that he would grow up spoiled because of these two. He was so adorable and he had the same ocean blue eyes as his father. He looked nothing like me.