......what?,doctor,what are you talking about,my baby cant be pregnant. mother shouted in tears. Am sorry mam,that is the case,we had done multiple test,but it all came positive. the doctor replied. But she hasn't started seeing her monthly periods so how can she conceive mother asked losing her mind. mummy it came last month i said in tears,what?,Dorcas you already saw your period,and you didn't tell me,i mean,what do you even tell me,she said in tears. mother i tried telling you but you always shut me out,its either you are not home or the few hours you are, you are busy with one thing or the other.
Oh Jesus,oh Jesus,what have i done to my daughter,she hugged me tightly feeling very bad,but doctor it was only her first menstruation,she cant possibly be pregnant. madam,there are many cases of people who get pregnant with their first menstruation. the doctor told.
We went home that evening and it was a very sad one for everybody. Oh my God,how can we handle this? father asked in anguish. i have failed,i have failed my daughter,how do i face the world,how do i explain that my baby girl is going to be a mother at 13,i am finished,mother came to me again,i am sorry my child,i am very sorry,i am very very sorry,i take full responsibility of all these,i wasn't there when you needed me,i wasn't there for you,i couldn't be your friend when you needed one,i didn't give you a listening ear when you needed someone to talk to,i know no amount of words i would say will express how sorry i am,please my child forgive your mother. Amaka what do we do about the situation at hand,this is not the time for crying,it is a time for solution,what do we do,father asked mother.....Baby please go inside to your room,mother said to me...
Obi,i don't know,i am confused,i heard mother said to dad.our daughter can not become a mother at 14,she has a life ahead of her,a future she cant afford to neglect.father said.so what are you saying mother asked him,am afraid abortion is the only solution,he replied, what Obinna?,our daughter is only 13 plus,she cant go through the pains of an abortion at such age for heaven sake,more over it is against our christian faith,it is a sin against God,mother said.sin against God?, and the rape was a sin against my daughter,she was defiled,where was God,where was he when my daugther's innocence was stolen,tell me where,father asked mom angrily.oh come on obi,you will not utter such blasphemy,our daughter's fate is as a result of our negligence,we didn't set our priorities right, God gave us kids to watch over,but we failed,Mother said.well abortion is the only option,and that is finale,father said and walked away angrily...
When he got to the passage he saw me,apparently he knew i had heard all that they discussed...He held me and said my daughter,i am sorry you had to go through all these,my Child,my decision is for your own good,you have a beautiful future ahead of you,we cant allow it get ruin by a mistake that isn't your fault ,i love you so much and i want you to be a proud woman in future...i hope you understand daddy,he asked.i really didn't know what an abortion is or the risk involved,but i just nodded my head in affirmation.
In two days we set out to the hospital,my parent told the doctor why we had come,but he said they cant go through with it because my body is just to fragile to handle an abortion,the risk involved was too much,he advised them to allow me have the baby.thanks doctor,father said as we went back home.
My parent called uncle peter's family,they came. father informed them about the latest development. Hmmmmm this is serious, i am sincerely sorry for putting you and your household through this ordeal,i promise my household will take full responsibility of the situation.Uncle peter's father said.my daughter can not walk freely in this area,all eyes are always on her,my daughter has gone through alot already,mother added.My sister,if you dont mind,i shall take her with me home,so she could be in a new environment where no one knows her story, and i promise to take care of her as i would do my own child....uncle peters mother said.
Hmmmm thanks for the offer,mother replied her,but my husband and i shall deliberate on it and give you feed back,mother told them....
When they had gone my parent deliberated whether to allow me go with them or not.i was inside as my fate was been decided by my parent.
Written By Rejoice Igbinovia Aluyi
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