14/12/2023
"God forbid that I allow you enter my house with that thing you have in your stomach.Do you want members of the church to laugh at me? A whole deacon like me. See, its either you terminate that pregnancy or I disown you"
Those were the words of Sandra's father as he slammed the door on her.
She didn't think things were going to get this sour.
Silas was everything she had ever wanted and more. He loved her to bits or so she thought. Pampered her with gifts and affection.He gave her all the atention she could ever ask for and it kept her mind at ease.
There was this one time he got into a fight because of her and was badly wounded, it made her love him the more and nothing or anyone else mattered to Shola.
At age 19, Shola had very firm breast and a well rounded buttocks with a shape to die for.
She grew really fast so it was hard to determine her age.
She was intoxicated by the love shown to her by Silas and had already pictured their family.
Silas is 29 and he just finished his masters and will probably get married to her, those were her thoughts.
She stole food items at home and even money to give to silas, she just wanted to make sure he never had to look outside for anything.
Everyone in Silas's compound refered to as "iyawo" and it only made her head swell all the more.
Everyone actually liked her because she was kind,loving, respectful, and above all, she was a good cook.
There was this time when Silas had issues with her rent and she used her school fees to offset it and later lied to her father that she was robbed.
"See,its impossible to abort this pregnancy and any attempt to do that might make her lose her life,I will ask that no further mention of abortion is brought up again" Doctor Eric said.
Silas didn't say a word to Shola all the way to the house.
"Baby,what are we going to do now"
"It's like you are mad, will you take that baby nonsense out of your mouth"
She was thrown aback by his sudden outburst.
"Baby, what have I done now?
"You are so dumb,so you don't know what girls your age do when they notice they are preganant,I don't even know what I am doing with a kid like you"
Shola broke down in tears as Silas kept raining abuses and curses on her.
"But I thought you said you were going to marry me?"
Silas laughs hysterically, leaving Shola bemused.
"Me, marry a 19 year old child? are you mad or something?You and that bastard should get out of my house"
Shola didn't know what to do anymore as even her Dad had rejected her and she was at a crossroad.
She leaned on the railings of the lagoon as she contemplated on the next step. She had lost a lover and her family and with a child nobody wants,there was really no need to live. But just as she was about to jump,a still voice whispered to her.
"What if you are carrying the next president in your womb? what if he/she holds the cure to AIDS? What if this was not a mistake but a lesson?"
filled with renewed strength and vigor, she wiped her tears and with the little money she had saved up,she got a one room apartment for herself.
Everyone mocked her and even her friends disassociated themselves from her whenever she came to school with her big stomach.
She cried herself to sleep most nights but always faced the new day with zeal and determination.
Months later she gave birth to a very beautiful girl that looked exactly like her and she named her after herself "Shola".
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Shola jnr is 6 years old now while her mum runs her private businesses as a caterer and also a fashion designer.
Shola Jnr is on scholarship for being the most brilliant kid in her school and even her grandfather had no choice but to plead to be forgiven as he cared more about his title back then than his child's well being.
Silas on the other hand could'nt hide his depression when he saw his 6 year old daughter on national Tv,doing great exploits.
let conditions make you lose focus
yourself up and be your own motivation.
you become an achiever, people will never recognize you.
are a gift from God,they deserve better.
all the single mothers out there,dont lose hope.....
WRITTEN BY PATRICK DOMINIC