Unfulfilled Promise

Unfulfilled promise episode 29 – 30

Unfufilled Promises
Season 1
Episode 29

By November, Oleng knew there was something wrong with her She kept throwing up and feeling sick especially in the mornings, her br-asts were bigger and sore to touch She couldn’t quite place what was wrong with her though she was suspecting something terrible but her fears didn’t allow her think of it She didn’t tell Eric though.
“Oleng, what’s wrong with you? I’ve been watching you This is the third time I’ve caught you throwing up this week.” Zinny announced with a worried look as Oleng washed her mouth and her hands in the wash basin.
She turned a pale face to look at her friend. “I don’t know I think its malaria. I throw up whenever I have malaria.”
Sorry. When did it start? Have you taken drugs?”
“Last week. Yes, I’ve taken drugs.”
“Good Sorry ehn. Can you manage to the assembly or should we go to the sick bay?”
“No. I’m okay.” she proclaimed weakly as she straightened up even though she still felt queasy.
They walked quietly out of the toilet.
Oleng knew she had to find out what was wrong with her asap when during their lunch break, Marvy suddenly slotted in,
“Oleng! What’s the secret? Your br-asts are getting bigger.”
“Really?” She looked down at them as if she didn’t already know.
Yes. Look at your buttons. Your uniform is tight there.”
“I…I’ll be on soon.” she stammered as she removed her blazer from the back of her chair and put it on to cover them.
“Haven’t you been on for years? Your busts have never been this big.” Marvy extended with emphasis.
“Well, maybe I’m growing and leaving you girls behind with your swollen n-pples.” she tried teasing.
She succeeded because they all bursted into laughter and threw things at her.
She kept asking herself what was wrong as she continued to notice changes in her body She even had to buy a new uniform because the other three were now tight at her br-asts and wa-ist,She didn’t want to ask anyone so she kept everything to herselfnShe didn’t even tell Eric though their relationsh¡p was waxing stronger.
She went for a walk one evening and saw a book shop She went in on impulse and asked the kind looking elderly woman if she had a book that talked about changes in a girl’s body The woman gave her a book called, ‘Every Woman’. She thanked the woman, paid for the book and rushed home to read it.
She threw away the book in shock when it confirmed her fears She went to her mirror, lifted up her blouse and looked at her stomach It was true that her period had only been dents of blood for three months now(polularly called light s₱0tting) but she had thought it was because she lost blood when Eric had deflowered her She was so scared she didn’t know what to do.
She ran to her bed, fell on it and started crying No! She couldn’t be pregnant, could she? She wiped her tears and sat on the bedShe went to pick up the book again from the tiles, hoping it was a false alarm, but when she read the book again, everything said she was pregnant.
She hadn’t seen her period for three months now, her br-asts were fuller, she kept throwing up in the mornings and sometimes during the day, she was putting on weight especially her stomach region and the thought or smell of some food irritated her to the extent she would lose her appetiteGod! She was pregnant. She held her mouth and started weeping again.

Unfulfilled Promises
Season 1
Episode 30

Oh! She was dead,How would she tell her mother? If her mum found out, she would kill her because she had warned her before Oh! How could she and Eric have been so careless? Foolish as she was, she hadn’t even thought of protection until Eric had brought that c-ndom the second time they had made love.She was ruined! Her future was ruined! She was only fifteen for Christ’s sake! How would she take care of the baby? She didn’t even know much about taking care of herself not to talk of taking care of a baby Would she even be able to give birth? She heard labor was very painful She kept wondering about her future as she continued crying on her bed.
When she saw the beep on her system signifying that Eric was now online and wanted to chat, she ignored it.She thanked God it was a Friday because she didn’t think she would have been able to go to school the following day knowing what she now knew She remembered school and cried anew.She would have to drop out because the school would surely expel her if they found out She could just imagine the shame and embarrassment; ‘The school’s time keeper, pregnant.’
People would surely know Eric was responsible if they calculated between the time he left Nigeria and how far gone she was She calculated herself and discovered that she could possibly be three months pregnant She looked at her system and Eric’s, ‘Hello love, are you there?’ messages and ignored them What did he want to tell her? Sorry for ruining her life? He was living it up in the States while her life was ruined here She shook her head from such thoughts It wasn’t his fault after all, she was the female involved, she should have taken proper care of herself and insisted on protection but she hadn’t been k-ssed before; she hadn’t known passion could make your brain numb.
She didn’t know once could result in pregnancy She laid down there and continued crying She was like that throughout the weekend She however managed to go to school on Monday with the hope that it was probably a false alarm and she had been worried over nothing.
By December, she knew she was pregnant Her stomach was now protruding a little. The bulge couldn’t be mistaken for over feeding.She stopped going to school then and shut herself in for fear of anyone discovering She shut her friends out too They kept calling her and sending text messages but she didn’t reply She bribed their gateman to tell them she traveled whenever they came to look for her.Her mum was only at home in the evenings so she thought she was still going to school Tessy too The school didn’t ask because they thought she actually traveled as her friends had officially told them.

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Damian flounced into his kid’s brother’s room with a basket ball in his hand He paused when he took in the dejected figure of his brother on the bed His brow furrowed into a frown Eric sat with tightened fists and a bowed head He moved to his brother’s side on the bed.
“What’s the problem, kiddo? Why the long face?”
Eric sighed and lifted up eyes filled with misery to stare at his brother
“Damian, I’m losing her She doesn’t chat much again and picks fights with me at the slightest provocation. (he doesn’t know pregnancy hormones were invloved mood swing in action 😔 😂)
I don’t know what to do anymore.”
Damian put an arm around his brother’s hunched shoulders.
“Are you sure you haven’t done anything wrong? Girls behave funny when they’re angry.”
Eric shook his head. “None that I can think of.”
Damina kept silent for a minute. “Tell you what Why don’t you give her a break?”
Eric was scandalized. “A break? Our relationsh¡p is barely three months old. It’s too early for a break.”
“I know that but since she’s acting all funny, maybe that’s what she needs Let her miss your calls and chats Works with Rachael all the time.” He grinned.
Eric smiled a little. “I miss her a lot.”
Damian got up. “I know how you feel, kiddo So why don’t you come with us? Yolanda, her brother and some friends of ours are going camping for like two weeks It would cheer you up.”
Eric shrugged. “Okay, I guess.” He didn’t particularly like the way Damian’s neighbour, Yolanda was always all over him. “Will I be able to get network there?”
Damian grinned again “Dude, this ain’t Nigeria Let’s go shoot some hoops.” He threw the ball at his brother who reluctantly stood up.

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Oleng continued in solitude until she couldn’t take it anymore,She called Zinny and told her she was coming over to the latter’s joy,She called Marvy also and told her to meet her at Zinny’s place She made up her mind to tell them everything and to probably find out from them a way out.

TO BE CONTINUED

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