《Small Town Girl Story》 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Just like every other day after my job as a waiter, I proceeded to the locker room and changed back into my casual clothes. Being a waiter isn''t anyone''s dream job, it isn''t what I love to do but I have no choice because I need to provide for my daughter and me After changing back into the clothes I wore to work this morning, I grabbed my handbag and make my way out of the restaurant building. I work in a restaurant but yeah, I work as a waiter. Coming out of the restaurant building, I turned to my right and began to work down the road to my daughter''s preschool which was a few minutes'' walk away from where I work. My lips curved into a small smile when I remember my daughter. Her name is Mia, she looks so much like me. She''s smart and she''s my life. She''s my source of motivation and I promise myself to always do my best to give her a good life, a life far better than mine. Momentster, I arrived at Mia''s preschool. I was talking with her Teacher when I heard that very familiar voice. "Mama," Mia said excitedly before running up to me. I smiled, crouched down to my knees, and spread out my hands, ready to hug her. Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. "My love, I missed you," I said as I embraced her into a hug and kissed her forehead. "Miss you too mama." She grinned at me. I rose to my feet with Mia on myp. "Were you good to Aunty Maya today?" I asked my little girl, referring to the teacher who was standing in front of us. "Yes, mama." Mia nodded her head and I kissed her cheek for being a good girl. I talked some more with Mia''s teacher, picked up Mia''s backpack and lunch back then my daughter and I made our way home. ................ The smile on my face turned into a frown when Mia and I stepped into our home. Everywhere was a mess, it was the exact opposite of how I left it this morning. Thanks to my baby daddy who was always giving me so much works to do. He couldn''t care less about personal hygiene and I''m honestly fed up with him. He never helps with cleaning the house, running errands, or doing dishes andundry. Instead, I have to remind him all the time where he has to ce his shoes and dirty clothes. He never helps with anything, not even to watch over Mia when I had to run errands. He doesn''t pay Mia''s school fees, I buy groceries most of the time, I pay the house rent. He only gave me the part payment of our house rent a few times. I do not know what to do, maybe we should get separated but I don''t want my daughter to grow up without a father but as things are going now, I think getting separated is better because I can''t let my daughter see the mess her father makes every day. God this is not how I want my life to be, my life is even better before I met him when am with my parent. "Mama, why are you crying? Are you hungry?" My daughter brought me out of my thought and wipe away my tears I did not even know that is there "I am fine my baby, I am not crying something enter my eyes that is why there is water in my eyes I take her to the living room to watch kids TV and clean the entire house then make food us. How I wish to go back to my life before I came to California, I am not rich but am happy with my family shback My name is Be, I am from Nigeria, I am 18 years old, I am the first child of my parent and I have 2 younger brothers, we are not rich but my parent still affords to put food on our table and send us to school until when I finish high school. One day my dades back from work and said he want to talk to me after dinner, after dinner I went to meet him and I saw my mother also with him, I had a feeling that this is not going to end well because I can see that my father face change when he saw entering the living room. "Be please forgive me for what I want to say to you, I know it is always your dream or goals to finish your school without any dy and find a good job, and get married to the love of your life but am sorry to tell you that I afford to pay your college fees now so you have to wait for me to sort out your brother''s fees," my father said sadly After what my father said it is like everything around me just stops because I always say nothing will disturb my education till I finish College. "Please dad and mum I know you are trying for us but please how much is the college fee? I will go out and find any job and you can add it to the little you want to give me for my College fees" I said already crying "Did you think that College fee is little money? How many months did you think you can work that will complete the whole fees? We don¡¯t want you to start college now and drop out halfway because of school fees. I promise you that I and your dad will try our best and you will not wait for long" my Mom said I don''t know what to say or do, I said thanks to them and went to my room, hug my pillow, and cry till I fell asleep The next day I wake and all that happened yesterday rey in my head and I cry more, after some more crying I wipe my tears away and have my morning prayer after I stand up and head to the bathroom to clean up myself and look forward to what will happen today. I saw my dad on the dining table having breakfast about to go to work, I greet him good morning and sat beside him "Dad, I am thinking that I should find some work to do at least if I can''t go to school I can find some work to do better than sitting at home without doing nothing," I said As I said that I can see that his face change and what to say something "Dad I know what you want to say but I am not working because of saving money for my school I just want to do it to make myself busy, please daddy," I said "Which work did have in mind that you want to look for?" He asked me "I have a friend that works in a restaurant as a waitress and she said I cane and meet his boss and see how things go" I reply him and he nods his head positively. When I wake up this morning, I saw my friend missed call and I called her back and exin everything to her so she said that she has someone that has a restaurant and the person need a girl to work as a waitress and I said I will take the offer but I have to lie to my dad that my friend work there so he can allow me to go. "Ok, you can go and check the ce and talk to the boss but if the ce is not good or the work is too stressful believe me you have to stop the work. I just agree for you to go because you will not be bored at home and I wille and check the ce myself and talk to the owner "my dad said I agree with all that he said and said thanks to him for allowing me to go and check things out in the restaurant and work there. As soon as I finish my breakfast I get my things from my room and call my friend to let us meet and go to the restaurant. When we get there I meet the owner of the restaurant and we discuss all the necessary things and he told me the time and the payment and everything went well. He said I should start the next day which I am very grateful for. When my dades from work I exin everything to him and my mum and they said ok if that is what I want but I should take care of myself, they also said that if I see that the work is very stressful I should leave it. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 I wake up early morning to meet up with the time for work, I say my morning prayer and head to the bathroom to do my usual routine, after that I went to the dining table I met my mum, my dad and my brother are about to go to school, I greet them and sit to have my breakfast and after I finish my breakfast I say my goodbye to them and my parent wish me good luck. I get to work on time and I met other employees that are working there and the owner introduces me to them. I start working and some people thate to the restaurant give me tips and the work is somehow stressful but I just have to do it, it is better than sitting at home without anything. That is how my work is going and sometimes I take an extra shift if one of my colleagues did note, the owner will ask me if I can do it. After several months of working, Iter enjoying going to work, one day after Ie back from work, I met my Aunt at home and I am so happy to meet her because it has been like 5 years that have seen her, she is living in California. I sat beside her and we talk about a lot of things until she asks me which years am I in College, then my mum exins everything to her and she feels so bad because she knows how I like going to school because I believe that if one is not well educated, no one will allow you to work in a goodpany. I don¡¯t know about other people but that is my own belief, when am I high school my school mate that are from rich families normally abuse the kids from poor families and I am also among the student that are abused. So when the nightes we have our dinner with my Aunt and she went back to her ce. After one week that my Aunt came back from California, she called me on phone and ask me when I will be at home that she wants to have a conversation with my parent and she want me to be there, I told her that I will be around on weekend and we talk about something During the weekend, my Aunt came to our house as she promises and my parents are also around, my mum made some snacks for her, after greeting and eating the snack, we gather in the living room to discuss. "Jenny what did want to discuss that make you gather us all together?" my dad said "Ok, I will go straight to the point, what I want to say is that maybe you can allow Be to follow me back to California, why I said this is that first, she can apply for a schrship there second she can work and received good payment more than the payment she is receiving from the restaurant here, even she can do two jobs with shifting time and the little I and my husband have we will support her for her school fees," said my Aunt. I won¡¯t lie I like the idea and I am smiling right now but now I am looking forward to my parent reply most especially my dad because since I was born they never allow us, I mean me and brother to go on holiday or to visit anybody and stay more than 2 days, my dad will say I don''t know what is happening there or what they are doing for you, so stay here with me, he will take us out to park, watch movies, and eat ice cream sometimes my dad takes us to some restaurant to have family dinner and sometimes with our mum alone. My parent did not say anything my Aunt continue and she faces my dad since he is her brother. She also understands that my dad may not agree. "Brother, I know that you have never allowed your kids to go out on a holiday or anything but I just want to help and I can understand that you are trying your best for them but at least my living in California today is not by my power or my money, it is by God grace and your support that make me study and live in California today, please brother take this as if I am returning the favor to your kids and Be is not a baby anymore she is now 18 years old now, some years after she will get married, no matter what she will leave and also applies to her brothers when they grow up to be a man and they will get married and living in their own house with their family, so please I want you to think about it very well and I want to hear a positive reply," my aunt said Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. "Please dear I think what your sister said is good and it will be an opportunity for our daughter to experience new things and it will good for her education too, when she gets there and she is financially good she will also help her brother, please," my mom also support my aunt. "Dad please I know it is not easy for you to let me go far away from you but see this as an opportunity for me, as your sister said you are the one that sponsors her to travel, please see it as if she is returning the favor back, I promise that if I can cope with the situation there I wille back," I said I don''t know what I am saying, I just say anything thates to my mouth just to convince him to let me go. He let out a long sigh "All of you did not give me any chance to say no, even my dear wife support this and I can see that Be is also happy to go, so why will I not agree, no problem but please Jenny if you see that she cannot cope with everything or the work make sure you let here back home" my dad said As soon as he said that I went straight to him and hug him and I can see my dad is holding back his tears but my tears fall and he wipes them out I also hug my mum for the support. "Thanks, Dad, thanks mum I really appreciate this for allowing me to follow Aunt Jenny, thank you once again" I also went to my Aunt and thank her also for this "No problem dear please make sure you know what you are doing, think of where you areing from and please make sure you listen to your Aunt and her husband," my mom said happily I am so happy right now, my aunt said I can go because she has something to discuss with my parents, I thank them once again and I head to my room to call my friend that introduce me to the restaurant, her name is Sophia, we went to the same High School. I exin everything to her, she is so happy for me. Some hourster after all the discussions, I heard a knock on my door and I saide in, it''s my Aunt "Can I talk to you, Be? "Yes, pleasee in and have your seat," I said to her and make some space for her on my bed because I am sitting on the bed. "Be did you like what I said that you should follow me?" she asked "Yes, I don''t like it but I love it, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity," I said "I am sorry for not discussing it with you first because I know my brother he may not allow you that is why I don''t want to tell you first andter he did not agree, that is why I told you all at the same time" "You don¡¯t need to be sorry, you are right, thanks once again" I move closer to her and hug her "I want you to give me your passport or if you don''t have you go and do one because I need it to get your visa and ticket. Prepare yourself and get everything you will need, we will be leaving as soon as your visa and ticket is ready" my aunt said "Thank you so much for everything I am very grateful and I promise that I will be a good girl and I will never disappoint you" After two weeks, I went to the restaurant where I am working to resign and get prepare, when I get to the restaurant I tell my boss that did he remember that I will stop working today. I already told him about leaving when my aunt mention my traveling so it just remains 2 weeks to get my sry then, so today is my payday so I will note to work again, I already told my colleague before. After today''s work, I said my goodbyes to them and went home. When I get home my Mom bought a lot of this for me that I might need and preparing my bag in case. Some weekster We are at the airport saying my goodbyes to my parents and my brothers, we already had our emotional goodbyes at home that all of us are crying, me, my mum, my dad, and my brothers. I hug themst time and we (I mean me, my Aunt, her husband, and her 2 kids) head to the ne. Chapter 3 Chapter 3 3 yearster A lot has urred during these 3 years, my aunt and her husband help me a lot during those times, now I am in 2nd year in college. When I first get here, I get a job and save money, like almost 1 year after I got here, I get admitted into college, I study business management/ounting. After 6 months I get admitted into College my Aunt and her family relocate because of work, they suggest that I should follow them that they will get a transfer letter from the College but I told them that they should not worry about me that I will manage myself. After a lot of discussions, I was able to convince them. Here am I today, I am going to school and after that, I will go to work in the afternoon and on weekend I do 2 jobs a full day with shifting times, along the line I meet my boyfriend his name is Jack Thompson, he is from Arizona and he is 28 years, he works as a Marketing Manager in one goodpany, he is a very caring and lovely man. I met him when I am in the first year in college like 2 months after my Aunt left, I told my Aunt and my parent about him, and sometimes he calls them and they talk. I sometimes spent the weekend in his house or pass the night at his house. N?velDrama.Org owns ? this. 2 yearster, today is my graduation day, we celebrate and everything went well. In the night my boyfriend said he has a surprise for me. He told me toe and meet him at one restaurant. As soon as I get there I enter the restaurant the decoration of the restaurant is so amazing I am thinking maybe there is some asion or the restaurant is always like that. A waitere to me and show me to our table but I am surprised because I did not say anything to him or say my name or who I am looking for, I get to our table, I saw my boyfriend and he pulls out a chair for me to sit, he orders food as soon as we finish our dinner, the waiter bring cake I think the cake is to celebrate my graduation but as soon as the waiter opens the cake the word written on the cake "Please will marry me" make me happy before I could face him to say something I already find him on his knee with a nice ring and said he word again and I said yes. After the proposal, he said I should move in with him and I ept. I call my Aunt and my parent and told them about the proposal and they are so happy for us. One month after the proposal we went to visit my family and I am so happy to meet them. 2 months after, I get a good job as one of the staff in the ounting department in a goodpany. I am so happy right now that my life is to go the way I want not knowing that my struggle or lets my battle just begin. I am working and everything is fine until one day Jack called me that he has something to discuss with me after dinner then I said ok. "Be I am thinking that we should n our wedding and I want to tell you when we get married you will have to stop working so you can take care of the house and our kids," Jack said looking serious because he knows how I love working, am thinking that why will be getting married and having kids going to disturb my work because I don¡¯t understand "It is good we should start nning our wedding but how will that one disturb my work," I asked "Be this is what I want and you have to ept it as that" Jack said "Excuse me, you can''t just tell me that I should stop working because it is what you want, at least give me a good reason for me to stop working," I said "The reason why I said that is because I don¡¯t want the work to be disturbing you from your home responsibility," said Jack "Please Jack since the time we are together almost four years now till we get engaged you never mention anything like this for me and you know how I love my work and it is the same work am using the sry to help my family back home, so you can just sleep and wake up one day and tell me I will have to resign from my work because is what you want or because it will disturb my responsibility as a wife," I said angrily "Be that is what I want and you have to stick to it," he said and head inside the bedroom I don¡¯t know what to do or say I should sit there like a fool because it is like all the air in my lung just went on vacation. It''s been 2 weeks that jack told me about leaving work and I don¡¯t have anyone to talk to, I don¡¯t have friends because he said he doesn''t want that because they will be teaching me bad things, the time he said that is when I am in 3rd year in College, sometimes my school matee to my house for homework or just to hang out. I should have suspect that he will demand more. The only best friend that I have in school and traveled out of the country after our graduation but we still get in contact with each other but is only when I am at work that I talk to her. He has not given me any reason apart from what he said thest time but I have feelings that there is more to it. I can''t sit at home without doing anything. I am still at work and I am feeling tired right now, I don¡¯t know why maybe because I have not eaten lunch but I don¡¯t have any appetite for eating. I am cut of my thought with the ringing of my phone checked the caller and it is my best friend Annie. "Hello babe, how are you doing? I miss you so much," she said happily I replied to her and I exin everything to her about what Jack said and she said what am I going to do now "Honestly I don¡¯t know because if I sit at home what will I be doing all day? How will I be able to send money to my parent, it is not that they ask but at least I know how my family is but I am just doing it to help them with my brother''s school fees and sometimes they use it for groceries. I replied to her "Talk to him and exin all this to him and tell him that how will you be sending money to your parent and all other things, hey babe don¡¯t let this bother your mind because I can see that in your voice, sit him down and talk to him, I will just advise you to sort everything out before you proceed for the wedding preparation," she said "Thanks, I will do that" I reply and we said our goodbyes and hang up I am preparing dinner and I hear the front door and I know that it is Jack, I went out of the kitchen and greet him, he made his way to the bedroom to freshen up after that we had our dinner. We are sitting down in the living room because I already told him that I want to talk to him. "Be, what is it that you want to tell me? "Please don''t interrupt me until I finish, what I want to say is that, when I resign from my work, how will you manage the bill, you know sometimes I pay for some bill and groceries, now that you said I should resign from work, first how will you manage the bill alone with your sry? Second, how will I send money to my parent? Third, when we have kids, some bills will increase and we will need to buy baby stuff like diapers, baby cloth, baby food, toys, and so on. So how will you manage it with your sry? He is just looking at me, he did not say anything, he heaves a sigh and said "I will manage everything don''t worry about that and you can tell your parent that you want to resign from your work and you won''t be able to send them money to them every month that once in a while, so whenever I get my sry, after deducting all our bill and other stuff if there is some money left you can send it to them. Even before you start working, is there not anything they depend on before you start sending money to them, they should go back to that thing or the business and your dad is working so they should manage on that" He said "Excuse me Jack, my parents are not beggars that you will send some leftover money to them, so please have some respect because I never abuse or say anything bad about your parent. Even if they are working it is my responsibility to take care of them either by sending money to them or anything to them. Because I get married does not mean I should forget my parents or I should forget my background" I said angrily "It is man responsibility to take of their parents, so you are a woman and your responsibility is to take care of your home, husband and kids," he said "Who told you that a woman can''t work and take care of their parents & their home? I think there is more to this that you are not telling me, because Jack your sisters are working and they are married, have you ever hear that their husbands areining that there work is disturbing their home? One of your sisters is working in a very bigpany as an assistant manager and the other one has her own clothing business. So are telling me that your sister never gives your parent anything, even when we went there for family dinner, I saw them not one or two times that I saw them bringing foodstuff to them, so what are you now telling me?" I said But his face changed I don¡¯t know maybe he is angry or sad, I think there is something else that he is not telling me. I think someone has swap Jack I know before to another person with the same face. Because this not the Jack I know before. "Yes, it is true, that is what their husband want but for me, this is what I want and that is final, so tell your parent that you won''t be able to send money to them anymore, they should find another way of getting money or your brother can go ¡­¡­ don¡¯t worry never mind," he said "Excuse me Jack, this is the second time you insulting my parent, please I won''t take that anymore, never in your life insult my family again because ¡­¡­." before I finish my statement he gave a hot p. "Never said those statement to me again," he said and left I sit down there and cry because I don''t know what to do, I think there something he is not telling me because since I moved in with him, he never get home before me, I make sure that the dinner is ready before he gets home, if I have a lot of paperwork to do at work, I make sure that I work very fast or I bring the work home to finish and I am thankful to God my boss understand, so I don''t know why this is happening now. I just have to leave him for now not to provoke him more because I am feeling tired and sometimes I feel like throwing up. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 It has been 2 weeks after our argument, though the next morning he apologizes to me. I am in my best friend Annie''s house now, she hase back, the next day when I told her that Jack ps me I called her and exin everything to her because I need someone to talk to and I can''t tell my parent or my Aunt. So she came back because of me and right now I am in her house, you will be thinking about Jack, well he is at work now and I am supposed to be at work also but I get one day leave without him knowing. "So babe (that is the nickname Annie calls me) you said you always feel tired or sometimes you don''t appetite of eating and sometimes you throw up, hmmm babe whenst did you have your period?" she said "Wait, wait, I think I am screwed, you are right it has been a long time," I said She quickly gets up and said I should wait that she ising back now" she said and went out. After 20 minutes she came back with 3 different pregnancy test kits and told me to try it but in my mind, I wish I should not be pregnant, I don¡¯t why but I don¡¯t want it now. I collect them from her and get inside the bathroom and use the kit and after 3 or 5 minutes, the result is out but I am scared to check it and I gave them to Annie to check and she nods her head positively. "What am I going to do now?" I ask "First you need to see an OB/GYN to get to check up and then see what happen next," she said I told her if I can go now because I am feeling weak, If I can get any medicine for that, she drives me to a nearby hospital and I get an appointment, the receptionist told me that I should wait for my turn. After some minutes I heard my name called I follow the nurse and tell my friend to follow me inside, I know it is Jack that supposed to follow me but I want to confirmed very well before I tell him. When we get inside the doctor''s office, we saw a woman in a doctor''s coat and she wees us and told us to have our seats. "Hello I am Doctor Emily, nice to meet you, Miss Be," she said wondering who Be is among us. Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. "Hi, Doctor Emily, nice to me you too, I am Be and this is my friend Annie," I said and she greets my friend "What are yourins?" She said and get her note or note pad I don''t know and start writing something as I told her about myint. "I am feeling tired and dizzy for some weeks now and I did a pregnancy test with the kit and it is positive, so I want to confirm not be a false rm," I said faking a smile She said ok and starts to ask more questions about my health and all that and she runs a series of tests. "Congrattions Miss Be, you are 6 weeks pregnant and everything is alright with you and the baby, she said and prescribe medicine for me. She exins how I will take them and other necessary things, we left and head to the pharmacy to get the medicines. "So where did you want me to go? Should I drop you home?" Annie said while driving "No, take me to your house and please order pizza for me," I said, the earlier I ept my situation the better She drives to her ce and we already get the pizza, after finishing the food and we sit down to talk "I am keeping this baby, even if Jack did not want it or happy about it," I said I don''t know where the couragees from but I am sure that everything will be alright by the grace of God. "That¡¯s good babe, no matter what I will be with you," she said I decide to keep the conversation about the baby short because I don¡¯t want to think about anything that will stress me or my baby. So we decide to watch movies until the time for me to go home. When I get home as usual I cook dinner and Jack came back from work and heads to the bathroom to freshen up. After dinner I went to him he is in the bedroom with his phone. "Jack please can I have some minutes of your time," I said sitting on the bed beside him "Ok, I am all ears" dropping his phone by the bedside table "Jack, I have been feeling tired for some time now and today it is not good at all, so I went to see the doctor and it was confirmed that I am 6 weeks pregnant," I said he stand up immediately and what he said next made me feel like I should jump on him and scratch his face with my nails "WHAT! Not a good time, I mean I am happy of course but not now, we still have a lot to do like our wedding and I invest in some business recently, with my sry now how can we cope with the baby?" he said running his hand through his hair "Jack so what are now telling me to do" He never mentions to me that he invest in some business. "I mean ¡­.. I want you to ¡­¡­. I mean I am happy but now I invest in some business now so if we ¡­¡­¡­ can" I did not let him finish his statement "Jack I can''t abort this baby if that is what you are trying to say and wait what business are you talking about because you never mention anything about business to me in this house?" I asked him "I will tell you but not now and I did not tell you to abort the baby, I mean that howe, how did that happen," He said I think this guy is crazy is like I should p him maybe it will reset his brain. "Jack you are asking me how it happens, well I will tell you if your brain is not in its right position. Baby or pregnancy happens when you have sex and you and I did a lot of that" I reply him but I don¡¯t know what push to be talking to him like that, I can''t just say I am regretting that I know this guy, the person that gives him the name Jack made a big mistake, the person should have named him "Jerk" instead of "Jack" because he is such a jerk. "I know we had sex bit I mean you are on birth control and I use a condom and whenever we don¡¯t use a condom I try to pull out, it is not the right time at all," He said "I don''t know what you are telling me to do but I am not going to abort this baby and secondly I will not stop working anytime soon whether you like it or not since your sry is going to the business you are doing, I am taking the responsibility of this baby because I can''t abort it," I said "I did not say you should abort it but ¡­ I mean ¡­¡­.. I am just saying that it is not the right time" he said "You must be stupid then because I don¡¯t think you know what you are saying, I don''t understand what you trying to say but either you want this baby or not either you are happy about it or not I am going to have this baby and that is final. I went to the guest room and cry my eyes out. My phone ring and I see that it is my friend that sends me a message, I reply to her and exin what Jack said and he tries to calm me down. Jack cannot hear what I am saying because I know his mind is not settled right now because he will kill me if he knows I am talking to my friend. "Annie I don''t know what to do, I think if I told him about the baby he will be happy maybe things will change that he is going to be a father but he said it is not yet time, when will it the right time to have a baby? We are engaged about to get married" I said tears rolling down my eyes "Be please no matter what happen just believe that one day everything will be alright and stop crying just thinks of your baby, you should sleep now we will talk tomorrow," She said and I said ok. We said our goodbyes, I cry more and drifted to sleep. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The next day I wake up, I realized that I slept in the guest room, I say my morning prayer and went back to our room but to my surprise, I did not meet Jack in our room so I decided to take shower and decide to make breakfast I wonder where he is because today is Saturday, maybe before I finish breakfast he wille back, but making breakfast is like I don¡¯t know how to describe it because the smell of the food makes me want to throw up but I manage to make the breakfast because I don¡¯t want him toe back and not meet any food. After I finish making breakfast, I went to the bathroom to throw up, I don¡¯t feel like eating anything but I force myself to have a cup of orange juice. After one hour Jack came back and he seems like he ising from the gym or running, I greet him good morning but he did not answer me I decide to leave him maybe he did not hear me or he did not want to answer me anyway that is his problem like I said earlier I want to be free from stress because of my baby. Later he came out already freshen up and decides to set the table for him but he did not say any word, he finishes eating his breakfast and heads back to the bedroom. When I see that he is out of sight I tried to reply to Annie''s text because she is been sending messages to me since the time Jackes back. I exin everything to her and she said I should not fight with him because of the baby, maybe I should leave him for now after some time he wille around, so she said she will go back next week so I should try and fix a day so that she can see me before she goes back. I said ok and end the chat because I don¡¯t want Jack to know that I am talking to someone. I talk to my parent and my Aunt but I didn''t mention anything that is happening between me and Jack to them. During the weekend Jack is ignoring me, so I decide to y along, now I am at work following my daily routine, I call my friend and told her I wille and visit her on Wednesday because she is going back on Thursday. As usual, today went by and end well, I am at home just finish preparing dinner and Jack is in the bathroom. N?velDrama.Org owns ? this. Now we are in the living room, I decided to break the silence. "Jack, why are you ignoring me since the time I told you I am pregnant, let''s try to figure things out, running away from the problem does not solve the problem Jack," I said he just sit there looking at me as if I am speaking in French and he did not understand. "You are the one that did not understand me, this pregnancy is not what next now, how about our wedding and the business I am talking to you about how will I cope with all this and baby on the way?" he said "You did not tell me before about you getting into business not until the day I told you I am pregnant, which kind of business is that" "Yeah, I want it to be sessful before I tell you, I will let you the detail at the right time" "Ok no problem, I have a doctor''s appointment in 3 weeks, will you like to apany me and this time we will be able to hear the baby''s heartbeat? I asked him and he said ok "Ok, when the datees let me know," he said and I said thanks to him I met my friend today, he takes out to eat and we had a nice time, she bought a lot of things for my baby, she wants to give me some cash to have in case I need some things but I did not collect it, from her so she use to buy a lot of things for the baby and he maniptes me that she can''t return them or she throws them away, I don''t have any choice that to collect it, my friend is from a rich family, but she never let me feels that we are not from the same background because she told me that she did not work for the money she is lucky to be born in a rich family. When I get home I put all that Annie bought for me in the storeroom and went to prepare dinner. As usual, he did not talk to me much, I think since the time I told him about the pregnancy he bes distant from me, all the care I expect from him during pregnancy is not there, he is not even asking how I am feeling or how is the baby doing. Today is the doctor''s appointment and we are now inside the doctor''s office, the doctor asks me a lot of question and I reply to her, she told me that I should lie down on the bed and removes my blouse from my belly. She put some gel but the gel is too cold and she runs something like a wand on my stomach and she shows us the ultrasound picture of the baby on the screen, he or she is so tiny and within a second we hear the heartbeat and tears welled up in my eyes I looked at Jack face I can see some smile on his face, after all the necessary things we went back home and to my surprise Jack told me that I should not prepare dinner that I look tired that he will order take out and ask me what I want, I told him pancake and waffles. He asks me that waffles and pancakes during dinner and I said yes, that is what I want to eat and if he can buy it for me, OK and if not, there is no problem, he said I should not worry that he will get anything I want. After dinner, I take my medicine and went to sleep. Chapter 6 Chapter 6 I am now 5 months pregnant, my mood swing is not good at all and my food craving is bad I always crave roadside food or canned food, I feel tired every time, whenever I want to eat Jack did not sit with me because my food is weird, sometimes I eat fries with chocte, toast with ice cream, bread with boiled egg and ketchup. I am still working though, because Jack did not contribute much to this pregnancy, he always gives me excuse because of the business he invested in but he did not tell me the details about this business. "Jack I want to go and visit my parent, I don''t maybe you want toe with me," I said sitting in the living room after having dinner. "No problem you can go and I don''t want to go, I have a lot of things here to do, and extend my greeting to them. When are you going?" He asked "I want to go during the weekend and I wille back the next weekend, I will take a week leave from work tomorrow," I said When I get to work the next day I apply for leave and I get it, I also tell my boss that I am going to resign when my pregnancy reaches 7 or 8 months because I need to save a lot of money, I pray to God that I can be able to work till that time and safe delivery because sometimes I feel tired, weak and dizzy and it is now happening continuously. I am now on my way to my parents'' house, I just get out of the airport, I am inside a cab, I told them I aming but I did not tell them the day because I want to surprise them. I reach for the front door and knock, I can hear my mum voice saying who is there I did not say anything I just wait for her to open the door, immediately she opens the door and saw me and my baby bump she screams and pulls into a hug and next thing I hear that my mum is crying, I pull away and see her face before I could say anything I hear my dad voice asking my mum what happen to her that makes her scream when he reaches the front door and he saw me he hug me and tell me toe inside. "Be my precious daughter how are you doing? How is Jack? Why did he note with you and how is my granddaughter in your belly? Hope she is kicking very well?" my dad asks, yes I am having a girl "Hey dear, one question at a time, let her answer one question before you ask another," my mom said and wipe her tear. "Dad, Mom I am fine as you can see, Jack is busy with some work that is why he is noting and your granddaughter is fine" I answer looking around for my brother but they said they are out with their friends and if they know I aming today they will not go anywhere. "But Be are you sure there is nothing wrong between you and Jack because now he is not like before again, he rarely calls us and when I call him, he will not pick my call and when he picks he will say that he is busy that is why he is not able to call or pick our calls," my Dad said "Dad, everything is fine, you know is not easy going to work and having a pregnant woman at home, keeping up to my mood swing and my weird food and the preparation of our wedding is there, that is why everything will soon be back to normal," I said I don¡¯t want to let them know anything, I am going to fight for myself for the sake of my daughter. I spend a good time with my family, my mum gives me a massage every night and rubs my feet, she prepares a lot of food that a pregnant woman supposed to eat to keep the baby and the mother healthy, my brother always takes me out for a walk every evening, they keep up with my mood swing every time. This is what I supposed to experience with Jack. My mom enters my room and I was cut off my thought and she sits beside me and wipes tears away from my eyes that I don''t know is there, as soon as she wipes my tears I move closer to her and cry on her shoulder. She sits beside me not saying anything just patting my back. "I am sorry mom for ruining your clothes, I don¡¯t know why I am crying I think it is part of the pregnancy hormone" I move away from her and saying rubbish I don¡¯t want her to know anything "Hmm¡­. Be, did you think I am a baby? I am your mother and I know when you are angry, sad or happy, I know that there is something wrong between you and Jack but if you don''t want to tell me, no problem but always remember that I am here for you, I will listen to you whenever you want to talk about it" my mom said Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. "Thanks mum, I am sure everything will be fine soon," I said and we discuss some other topic, I don''t want to tell her anything now maybe everything will be fer, I don¡¯t want them to have bad feelings or bad intention toward Jack. She left me and went to her room because it is already night time, I called Annie and we talk a lot, she told me that she is deciding maybe she ise back to California to settle down finally, she is a model and she has her own fashionpany, she wants to quit modeling and base on her fashionpany, we talk of other things then say our goodbyes. The next morning my parent and my brothers said they have a surprise for me so I should note out of my room, so they brought breakfast and lunch for me in my room. After finishing my lunch my friend brought a nice dress for me, my friend that introduce me to the restaurant when I want to work, her name is Sophia, I have not met her since I came to visit my parent. When she opens my room door I don¡¯t know she is the one, as soon as she opens the door, she screams my name and jumps on me. "Wow, I am so sorry my peanut(referring to my baby bump) I hope I did not hurt you? How are doing Be? So if your mum did not call me that you are around, you won''t bother to call me or check on me" Sophia said "I am so sorry, that I did note on time, but I can''t go back without checking on you, I will stille or call you, you should know that," I said "No problem, I forgive you because of my little peanut" She kneels in front of me and kisses my belly "This is your dress for tonight," she said "What are you guys nning? I can''t understand, today is not my birthday, I have not to get married so today is not my wedding anniversary please tell me" I said making a funny face "That face of yours can''t deceive me, it is better you get prepared and see by yourself because I am not telling you anything, it is called a surprise if I tell you now it is no more a surprise," she said bringing out makeup set from her handbag "You know I am ¡­¡­.. " she cut me off before I say anything "Stand up and get ready before I kick your ass" "Watch yournguage girl don''t let my daughter hear you" she startedughing "Oh Mother hen, my peanut can''t hear anything, so get inside that bathroom and have a good shower," she said I get inside the bathroom and have a quick shower, after the shower Sophia do my make-up and I get dressed, after getting dress up, we took a quick selfie, then my mume inside "Wow my baby is so beautiful" "Mum I am no more a baby, in some month now I am going to be a mother myself so I am not a baby," I said "No matter how big you are, no matter how many children you have, you are still my baby," she said and she told us that after she gives Sophia a missed call we shoulde out. My mum went out of my room so I and Sophia are discussion about what I missed when I went to California, she told me about herself, how she works and sponsor herself to go to college, she told me about her boyfriend, after like twenty minutes of talking, her phone rings, she said it''s my mum meaning we have to go out, we step into the living room, the light is off, everywhere in the living room is a little bit dark I can see that there more people and soon everybody shout SURPRISE, after that the light was turned on. That is when I know that they are given a surprise baby shower. Chapter 7 Chapter 7 I am so happy about this surprise soon I started crying and my mum and my friend hugged me and trying to calm me down, I am thinking how nice it will be if Jack is here. "Be Congrattions," my parent said "We decide to make this small baby shower for you, we know you may not be able to celebrate this since you said you don''t have a friend and we call Jack to inform him, maybe he cane to join this but he said he is busy that he can''te. Please just enjoy yourself," my Mom said "Thanks, mum" I said Some people congratte me and they gave gifts, the decoration is so nice, everything is in pink even my dress is also in pink color but I don''t have any idea that the surprise they are talking about will be a baby shower, there are one big cake and a lot of small cupcakes with a different word on them, there are a lot of pink balloons on the wall, with pink onesie on the wall with the word "mini mummy" on it. We have a lot of fun and enjoy ourselves,ter in the evening everybody leaves one by one, I thank my parent, my brother, and my friend Sophia for all this surprise I really love it, I made a video call with Annie and she is very happy but she is sad because she is not here with me. I am in my room checking all the gifts with my mum, I get a lot of gifts that I don''t even think I need to buy anything again with the stuff Annie bought for me before she goes back, my mum help to pack everything so that I can take them with me when I am going back. I spend the rest of the week with my family happily, that I forget about the problem I have with Jack, I extend my leave at work because I am enjoying my stay with them. I am on my home, I am inside a cab now, taking me home, I spent 2 weeks with them I called my boss and he said ok, that he understands. I really enjoy myself to the extent that I forget my problem with Jack, I wish we could figure things out. I am standing in front door knocking hopefully Jack will open the door because today is Saturday, he will be at home but after like 10 minutes of knocking I decide to find my keys and open the door but as soon as I open the door, I went back outside to check the apartment number maybe I entered the wrong apartment but the key I have open the door so I am in the right ce but the living room is like a trash bin as if nobody has clean this house for like 3 months, I tried to call Jack but he did not answer me, there is a lot of dirty dishes on the coffee table, on the kitchen counter and there are a lot of trash bin bags that are supposed to be disposed of and there are shoes and clothes on the floor in the living room and there are some shoes by the front door. I don''t know what to do I went to drop my luggage inside our bedroom but that is another living hell, the bedroom is so smelling that I had to first throw up inside the bathroom and open the window, there is c a lot of bottle of beers on the floor in the bedroom and a lot of dirty clothes on the floor, please did I use more than 2 weeks with my parent or maybe I don''t know the calction of calendar. I tried to call Jack on the phone but it is switched off, I tried several times but it is saying switched off, I don¡¯t know what to do, I am scared maybe something happens to him, I called his sisters but none of them find him, his parent told me that maybe he went to sleep in his friend house, his parent ask me that what did I find at home or maybe anything suspicious and I told them how smelly and stinking the whole apartment is and they told me that maybe he has gone to sleep in his friend house because I should know by now that Jack is sozy that he can''t do anything called house chores, maybe he can''t handle the dirtiness anymore. I end the call with his mum and change my cloth to get to work despite being pregnant and jetg. I am so tired but I can''t leave the house like this, so I start from the bedroom I first get the trash bag and dispose of all the beer bottles and other alcoholic bottles, after that I remove all the clothes and shoes on the floor and the take out bags and te that inside and I remove the carpet because I can''t handle the smell of the carpet, is either I take it for dry cleaning or I throw it away, I remove the bedsheet and the pillow cover, I sweep, scrub and mop the floor, I clean the bathroom and I went out to the living room and I did the same after I finished that I head to the kitchen and also the same but there are some times that I have to take rest like 10 minutes before I continue cleaning, after like 3 to 4 hours of cleaning and get back inside and take rest I tried to call him but it is switched off when I check the time it is almost 7 in the evening and I am very hungry. After I finish eating, I decided to check the guest room maybe it is also dirty but to my surprise, Jack is there sleeping on the bed and there are some alcohol bottles on the floor but wait, what made Jack into drinking alcohol like this, yes he drinks before not like this. I decide to move closer to him and wake him up but wow he stinks like a reel of alcohol but wake him and he opens his eye but when he saw me and he started to say a lot of negative words and abusive word to me like "Hey bitch you havee back, you are such bad luck, I should know that you are such a piece of bad luck when everything is turning upside down for me since you never listen, I told you not to keep the pregnancy but you insist on keeping the bastard, that is what makes me want to make more money but see now everything went down the drain, get out idiot" after all that he said he slept off again, all that he said hurt me that I just stand there crying and don''t know what to do and I don¡¯t understand what went down the drain, I wipe my tears and try the clean the guest room while he is sleeping. Maybe he did not know what he is saying maybe because of alcohol. I move closer to him to remove the dirty clothes that are on the bed beside him but he turns around and ps me. "You and the bastard in your belly are bastards, both of you are bad luck" He stand up and grab my hair tightly and p me again "Please Jack you are hurting me," I said to him crying and begging him to leave me He curses me, calling bad names, he said if I have listened to him and abort the baby all this will not happen. He leaves me and told me to get out but he did not tell me what happens to him. I went inside the bedroom and cry my eye out till I fall into a deep slumber. I wake up to some noise and did not know where it ising from, I stand up and see what is happening and I check the time and it is 8 in the morning, but when I get inside the living room, it is Jack that is talking on the phone but I decide to leave him and went inside the room I say my morning prayer and went inside the bathroom to fresh up. I look at my face in the mirror and I saw a ck spot below my eyes and another big ck spot above my brow. After another crying session in the bathroom, I take shower and went back inside the living room and meet Jack inside the living room drinking and I snatch the bottle from his hand. "Jack what is happening to you, why are you behaving like this, when I get home yesterday all the house is in a mess, and this morning you have started drinking which you did not do before, what is happening" "Shut up you bitch, you are all the cause of this, if you have not decided to keep this baby, what will happen will never happen, idiot" snatching the bottle from me and drink "Jack please stop insulting me and what has my baby has a concern with what happens to you" "Ok you want to hear, I will tell you bitch" He moves closer to me and grab me by my hair and push me to sit on the chair, "Please don''t hurt me, think of my baby," I said to him and he raises his hand to p me again but he looks at me and lowers his hand. "I told you that I invested in some business or like want to invest in the business so I put all the money I have into the business but that is before you said you are pregnant but when you said you are pregnant and you said you want to keep the baby so I borrow money from my boss and put it on the business since the baby is on the way and I told you to resign from your work, but Iter know that we are scammed, thepany we want to do business with is already bankrupt so they use our money to pay some of their debt in the bank and there is no evidence because the document they issued to use is fake. He said tears flowing from his eyes "WE? Howe you are WE? I don''t understand" "Not only me, me and my friend and we met some other people there the day" he said with tears "I am really sorry about that but what has my baby has to do with the business?" "If you do not decide to keep the baby, I won''t borrow more money to invest, if you had listened to me, all this will not be happening, now my sry is no not enough because I have some debt to pay to 60% of my sry will be going to be debt I owe," he said "Excuse me, Jack, I am really sorry about your loss but first you did not tell me anything about the business not until recently, second me and my baby did not have anything to do with you borrowing money, third it is your mistake that you supposed to find out about the business you want to do very well before investing on it, fourth don¡¯t put your mistake or your fault on me and my baby, we ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.." He smashes the bottle on the floor and breaks into pieces "Any more word from your mouth and you will regret it," he said and went out I just stand there like a statue for about 10 minutes not knowing what to do. I stand up and clean up the broken bottles and sit in the living room and I started crying and thinking how my life turn out like this, Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. Soon my phone ring and it is my Mom calling and I pick up, she ask about my baby and I told her we are fine, she also told me that my brother will send me the pictures of the baby shower to me I said ok and we talk more and then hang up. I did not mention to her how Jack treat me today because I don''t want them to worry about me. Chapter 8 Chapter 8 I went to the kitchen to prepare dinner so that Jack will be able to eat when hees back, I don''t want to fight or argue with him because of my condition and the way he is angry now he can do anything if I make him angry and I don''t want him to hurt me. After setting the table, hees back and walks straight to our bedroom I greet him and he just nods his and I told him that food is ready, he turns around and sit on the dining table and eat. When he finished eating, he went to the bedroom and I follow him because I want to talk to him "Jack please I want to talk to you" "What did you want?" he said not looking at me "I want to tell you that Tuesday is my appointment with the doctor so I want to tell you that maybe you ¡­¡­." "No, I am noting if that is what you want to say" he cut me off before I finish my statement I just try I know that he will not follow, the only time he follows me is when I first told him that I am pregnant and the time the doctor reveal the gender of our baby, since then he never follows me again if I call him, is either he said he is busy or he said he is tired even if the doctor appointment falls on a weekend and I came back home from the hospital, is either I met him sleeping or ying game or watching TV. I leave him and when to sleep. In the midnight I feel that my stomach is paining me and I wake him up but he shout at me that can''t I leave him to sleep or am I the one that will first get pregnant, I said I am sorry that I don''t know how I am feeling, he said is he the doctor? if am not feeling ok, I should go and see the doctor and I should never wake him up again when I have anyints. I stand up and move around the room maybe the pain will relieve me because I don''t know what to do and the time now is 3 am, nowhere to go, the painter relief me and I went back to sleep. "Good morning boss" I greet my morning, I just resume to work this morning Be good morning how are you doing?" he is looking at my belly because it is bigger than thest time he saw me "I am fine and good" I reply him I went to my office and start my day well and everything went well, my friend Annie called me and we chat a lot after that I continue my work, when I get home I try to prepare dinner and we eat but he did not talk to me and to my surprise he did not sleep in our bedroom, he went to sleep in the guest room, I just leave him and continue my food. In midnight while sleep I feel stomach pain, I have to stand up and move around sometimes I drink water, I just don¡¯t know what to doter the pain relief me again, I decide to sleep again since tomorrow is my appointment with the doctor I will tell her I how am feeling. In the morning when I wake up I saw Jack taking some of his cloth to the guest room, I think he wants to sleep separately from me but no problem, I feel tears in my eyes I just wipe them away and say my morning prayer then decide to go to the bathroom and do my normal routine in the bathroom, when I finish I went to make breakfast but that is when I notice that Jack has left for work, I just make my own breakfast and head to work. Today at work, my brother send me the baby shower pictures and all the pictures are very nice. Later Annie calls me, now she calls me every day to know how I am feeling and we talk and chat I sent the pictures to her and she said they are nice. I check the times and I notice that soon it will be my appointment time, so I finish my work and leave work. When I get to the hospital, it is not yet my turn so I sit down in the waiting room, soon I hear the nurse call my name and I stand up and follow her to the doctor''s office. N?velDrama.Org owns ? this. "Hi Be, nice to see you today, how are you feeling?" The doctor said using her hand telling me to lie down on the bed to check the baby "Hello Doctor Emily I am fine" After checking the baby I sit on the chair in front of the doctor "So did you have anyint?" I reply to her saying yes "Most of the time I feel dizzy and tired but now for the past few days now I am feeling chest pain and stomach pain," I said "Ok, we have to run some tests and see what is happening," I said ok and she said I should follow her, after some series of tests she said I shoulde back for the result and to see what next. When I get home, I eat my food because I already bought takeout food when I aming from the doctor office while eating I chat with my friend because she told me that when Ie back from the doctor office I should report back to her what the doctor said, she said I should not worry that everything will be alright. I thank God that at least I have someone to lean on which is my friend, she may not be with me but she is there for me whenever I have someone to talk to. When I finish my food that is when Jack enters I greet him and he went inside maybe he has eating outside I don''t know because I already send a message to him that I can''t cook dinner this night. He did not bother to ask about what the doctor said but I am fine with it. I clean up after I finish eating and make sure everything is in a good ce, then I went to bed say my prayer and drifted off to sleep. Thank God I wake up today, I said my morning prayer and went inside the bathroom, I feel pain again at the midnight and it is unbearable, I cry holding my stomach, I went to the guest room to call Jack but he did not answer me, I am sure that he is hearing me because Jack is not a heavy sleeper. I take the pain relief medicine the doctor prescribes for me but I still feel dizzy and weak. I lie down on the bed and sleep. In the morning, I prepare breakfast and went to call Jack that breakfast is ready because I can still hear that he is inside, I greet him and he responds then start eating. He did not even bother to ask me why am I knock on his door at midnight. when we finish breakfast I clean the dishes and head to work, when I get to work I get all my work done, andter my friend calls me we talk for some time. When it is time for me to go home, I went to the supermarket to get some groceries and I get home to prepare dinner, after dinner we walk to our respective room and I say my prayer then sleep. The next morning Doctor Emily call me that the result is out I shoulde and she set an appointment for me, after work, I went straight to the hospital. I am in the hospital waiting for my turn, soon the nurse calls my name and I went inside the doctor''s office and she told me to sit down. She is looking through some papers and I sure it is my test result because my name is written on it but her face is not happy as before when Ie for my appointments or check-ups. I am scared right now because I don''t maybe the test result is good or bad. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!