Must Read: My Teenage Mind (18+)

Episode 6 years ago

Must Read: My Teenage Mind (18+)

I thought about so many things. What will I tell my father? And to think that its the same Raymond that made him beat me some time ago?

This time,he’ll disown me. What will I tell my sister? My mother? My siblings?

I told Raymond about my condition. He was bothered. I for one knew that his mother will hate me to hell if she found out. I agreed not to mention him if eventually my people finds out(my teenage mind deceiving me again).

I stopped going home during breaks,my mum whined and complained but I kept giving her excuses. My sister also wasn’t left out. The differences started appearing; pimples on my face,I started being plumpy and eating more than necessary. My girlfriend that I moved in with pleaded with me to abort the baby but I was scared. She later told me about a motherless baby where I can sell the baby when its finally born and we agreed to that. She really tried her best to make me comfortable.

Trouble came when my sister finally gave birth and mum was to come for omugwo(baby sit).

Everyone insisted that I go over to help them out.
To lessen the trouble,my girlfriend and I went shopping for big clothes at uwa mgbede(any Enugu inhabitant will know this place). We bought lots of clothes that would hide my 6months pregnancy. Truth be told,if you had seen me that time,you’ll never imagine that I was pregnant.
The only time you’ll know is if I get to UnCloth,then you’ll see the heavy pregnant line that ran down from my stomach to my private part. My friend warned me never to try and UnCloth in front of my mum.

Two days before I was to go to my sister’s house,the ASUU six months strike began. My mum was the first to call me. She insisted that I must stay with them for the greater part of that strike.

The day I went there,it was with a heavy heart as I didn’t know what to expect. Mum saw me and she started complaining; ”look how fat you’ve become”,”see how rough your face is”,”you no longer take care of yourself”. She talked and talked and talked and finally asked the question, ”or,are you pregnant?”
I jumped in fright but had to cover up immediately;

Me: Haba. Mummy! Pregnant kwa?

Mum: Its possible nau. You think I don’t know you have a boyfriend? If you’re pregnant better tell us now o.

The whole issue was forgotten immediately my sister started laughing. We followed her gaze and we all joined too. Her baby had peed inside the plate of yam porridge that was for me. My mum just turned it and ate it and we ended up laughing and discussing other things.

Nobody mentioned about my plumpiness again but I was worried. Its true we had agreed to sell the baby but my annoyance was that Raymond stopped replying my messages.

Even when I explained to him that I was covering up for him because of the quarrel both families had already. That was when I knew I was on my own.

One month later,we were to travel home for dedication of the child. I refused to travel with them but my sister pleaded saying that I’ll come back once the dedication was over.

Going home,my trouble began. Family friends that kept coming all said I looked pregnant but my dad and mum denied it(do I blame them?).

They told people that I was fat from eating the new baby’s food.

I kept getting stares whenever I passed but I tried not to brood over it. I stopped going out. When the celebration died down,mum and dad refused that I travel with the reason that the strike was still on.