I was seriously on the run. I haven't been to school or at home for the past 3 days. My baby bump was now showing but only visible to those that were observant enough. Sooner or later, I would have to go home. I was hungry and tired. More importantly I needed to get some rest and perhaps a change of clothes. I reeked of body odor and it was so unlike me. I just really miss the comfort of my bed. With that in mind I finally decided to head home because I have been roaming the streets in my school uniform for far too long.

I got home 12 noon, tired, hungry, and frustrated the weather was cloudy - which means, it was about to rain. I got into the gate of the compound which was wide open meaning it was either someone was driving in, or driving out. I didn't see Miss Okiki's car which meant that she wasn't around, the perfect opportunity to sneak in and out.

Well...that was what I thought until I heard her loud voice having an argument with someone. I quickly hid at the back of the build I didnt want to risk her seeing me or even catching a glimpse.

"Don't tell me to  calm down officer! Don't tell me to calm down. It's been three days since she ran away and you still can't find her.  Do you know she is pregnant? Hmm do you know? I saw the pregnancy text kit under her bed—"

Opps haha how did that get there? Yes I know I was pregnant. I don't remember buying a pregnancy test kit to find out. Except my brother found a way to get me tested without touching me or taking me to the hospital. Well that tricky, someone must have planted it there to get me in trouble and now look how great that is spiraling of control.

"Madam calm down, we are doing the best we can to find her. We just need you to exercise patience. We would find your daughter."

"Ehhh , wait maybe I didn't hear you clearly, ehhhh what did you say ?? Daughter?? God forbid bad thing. That olosho, glorified Ashawo can never be my daughter. Only God knows how many men she had slept with in the span of 3 days that she has gone missing."

I've only slept with one, and It was forcefully because I was raped, I wanted to come out and say but I didn't have the energy for it. I still haven't eaten. I was too weak, tired and hungry for such species of violence. I just wept bitterly in the corner I was hiding, loosing whatever atom of  strength I had left. It was when I noticed the whole compound was now dead quiet, that I realized that Miss OKiki was no longer in the compound. I checked and saw the gate was wide opened.

My faith was certain, whether I like it or not I now knew my faith.  I never for once thought that my life was going to be like this, a pregnant teenager who is wanted for exam malpractice, a crime I did not commit. Now it  was either I come out of hiding and  confess the truth even though I an innocent and then spend  21 years in prison for exam malpractice that I didn't commit, or I  get expelled.

As if that wasn't enough, I had already began to see those early signs of pregnancy especially cramping. The rest of the signs I noticed was constipation. Yes, hormonal changes cause your digestive system to slow down, which can lead to constipation. And this mostly happens during pregnancy. But then again I can't be too sure, I mean look at me. I haven't eaten in three days, what do I expect my system to excrete?

Even if all that was just a coincidence, the food aversions is not mistaken in anyway. I somehow found a way to use the cyber cafe to find out about pregnancy and how food aversions is one of the symptoms. I found out that when you're pregnant, you might become more sensitive to certain odors and your sense of taste might change. Like most other symptoms of pregnancy, these food preferences can be chalked up to hormonal changes.

Another one of the symptoms of which I have been experiencing was Nasal congestion. This is also seen as a sign of  pregnancy as it increases hormone levels and blood production which can cause the mucous membranes in your nose to swell, dry out and bleed easily. This might cause you to have a stuffy or runny nose. Hence why crying was so effortless and my entire face was flooded in mucous.

It is just sad that I would have to go through this alone, not even a single friend on  my side I could call for support. Even if I still had which I don't think  I do, there was no way I could call to reach them. And even if I did reach them, how do I tell them I got raped by brother's best friend? It just doesn't feel right honestly and I wasn't ready to go on a journey looking for a friend to listen to my story. Especially when only I alone know who was responsible for the baby inside me.

Tired, hungry and extremely weak, I couldn't go back to close the gate. I didn't have strength for that to be very honest. I just wanted to be in my room, in the comfort of my bed and not have to worry about any thing for the next two hours. I took the stairs that was attached to the back of the building, it was an easier access to the window of my room since we were on the second floor.

All I did was stretch my legs trying to leap into the window but my body muscles were too weak for such  exercise. I lost my balance the same way I Lost my friends, I lost my balance , the same way I lost my brothers trust in me . I lost my balance the same way I lost my chance at getting a scholarship from the DGT competition. I lost it all as I fell all the way from the second floor and in no time I hit the floor face flat and tummy flat.

I blanked out immediately. Before I could even realize I had fallen to my death.

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