Must Read: Deceit (A Short Story) By Amponsem Akosua - Season 1 - Episode 11

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Must Read: Deceit (A Short Story) By Amponsem Akosua - Season 1 - Episode 11

A week after my being at the hospital Chuks still didn't visit, I tried reaching him on phone all was to no avail, I had called my security guard on phone to ask if my Husband was home and that when last did he come home, he told me He hasn't been home since that very day I was rushed to the hospital. I became so worried, "what could have happened to my beloved husband" I took the anger of he not visiting me off my mind.

Dr Komolafe came to my ward one morning. He couldn't hide what he saw to himself again so he questioned me.

"Deola why did you do it?" he had a puzzled look.

"do what?"I asked because I had no idea what he was talking about.

"what happened to your first pregnancy?"

I was becoming more petrified, "I miscarried it" I told him with tears in my eyes.

"have you noticed anything in your body since you regained your consciousness, a lot is happening to you, frankly speaking my conscience
Doesn't take me hiding this things from you."

"I'm carrying a child in my womb" she said to him massaging her stomach.

"Luisa why did you abort your baby?"

I felt like the earth should just swallow me, "abortion is the last thing I will ever do in my life" sooner it dawned on me that the abortion arguments the previous week was really about her.

"Dr you know I can't do it, I need to give birth to my children so abortion is never an option, even if I had gotten pregnant outside wedlock I would not have abort it not to talk of when I have an husband....

"a husband who hasn't cared to come
See you here" he interrupted me.

"when will I be fit to go home?" she asked

"you are still under observation for now"

"when the right time comes you will be able to understand what you're going through but for your information you lost your second pregnancy" he told me as he left my ward.

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I was back home 3 weeks after I had lost my second pregnancy though it was against my mother's wish, she wanted me to be around her. I still didn't meet chuks, I've stopped bothering about him but deep down I miss him.
He came back the next day with bandage on his head, on his harm, there were plasters on some part of his face too. I didn't even know what to do, I couldn't ask him questions because his face wasn't inviting. I resumed back to work immediately but I didn't meet something pleasant .

"could all the pointing fingers be right?"