Episode 4our

This life is too hard" Abbie ***

Abbie's POV😔😔

Mark...

Someone had grabbed him from behind.

"Give me your money now" the first man said.

"Please, we don't have any money. Let him go" I pleaded.

The second man searched my pocket and took the money I had. Then they ran away.

"They're also beggars, like me" Mark said.

"They took all I had, what am I going to do?"

"Don't worry aunty, I have some money with me" he brought out five hundred naira from his pocket.

"We can use it" he added.

Such a nice kid!

The sky was beginning brightening up. We continued walking.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Abbie"

"Why were you thrown out?" I was surprised.

"How did you...?"

"If you were lost, you would have asked for directions back home instead of following me"

Wow!

He's really smart.

But I can't lie to him.

Besides, he told me his story.

"I was thrown out because I was very stupid"

"How stupid?"

"One hundred percent"

"What happened?"

I inhaled deeply and exhaled.

"I got pregnant for my best friend... Well, former best friend" I said, bowing my head.

"What?" He asked looking very much surprised.

"How did it happen?"

"He drugged me. After writing our high school final exams, we found out that we passed with very good grades. He invited me over to his house the next day to celebrate our success" I paused.

I looked up and then down.

"That was the biggest mistake I have ever made, going to his house and entering his room. He brought some juice into the room. I drank the juice. I felt dizzy at first then I laid down to sleep. I woke up and found myself on his bed" I blinked my eyes trying to hold back the tears that we're threatening to come out.

"I'm so sorry, did you abort the child?" He asked.

"What? No, I didn't. I could never do such a thing"

"How old is this pregnancy?"

"A month old"

"Wow"

Just then, my stomach grumbled.

"Guess the baby's hungry" he teased.

Oh this kid!

"Let's get you something to eat" he added.

We saw a woman who sells food. She was pacing up and down, looking worried. We approached her.

"Madam, are you okay?" I asked, feeling a bit concerned.

"I need help. There are lots of plates waiting to be washed and I still have pots on fire that I should look after" she complained.

"Let's help you" Mark said.

"Okay, in return I'll give you some food to eat. Is that okay?"

"Yes" I replied quickly.

She showed us the plates that were dirty. They were many.

"Please be quick, my customers will start coming soon" she said and left

Immediately, I started washing whole Mark was rinsing them and placed them in order.

Soon, people began flooding in. The lady came and carried some of the washed plates.

After some minutes, we were done. We went to the lady.

"Ma, we're done" I said, cleaning my hands on my trouser.

"Okay, go and sit down. I'm coming" she said and went back to the kitchen. Mark and I found an empty spot and sat down, waiting patiently for the lady

Soon, she came with two plates in her hands and dropped them on the table.

"Thank you" we chorused and began to eat almost immediately.

She smiled and walked to her other customers.

I noticed some men staring at Mark and I.

"Mark, let's eat up and leave"

"Okay"

After eating, we washed the newly used plates and went to the lady to tell her we were leaving.

"Ma, we're leaving?"

"So soon. Can't you stay? I could use some help around here" she said.

"We have to look for a place to stay?" Mark said.

"I can give you shelter but I won't be able to provide for all your needs. Food and shelter is the only thing I can afford" she said.

Mark and I looked at each other and nodded.

"Mark will stay with you" I said.

"What? No, I'm not staying without you" He folded his hands across his chest.

"Why won't you stay?" The lady asked.

"You might not want me" I looked down.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because.... I'm pregnant"

She gasped.

"Rape?"

"Yes"

She was quiet for a while.

"You can stay with me till you give birth. You know you shouldn't wander off like that in order to stop history from repeating itself"

"Thank you" I smiled.

😎

😀

After the days work, she took us to her house. She took us to a store.

"This is where you'll be sleeping. There are only two rooms and it's already filled up" she said.

"Its okay, we'll manage it" Mark said, checking the place out.

"Good, I'll bring some sheets for you" she left.

"Um Mark, let's use that money and start up a business" I suggested.

"What business?"

"Any type"

"How about we sell pure sachet water and groundnut?"

"Good idea"

This is going to be easy. Just a day and we're this lucky to get a place.

I smiled.

💞💞FAST FORWARD💞💞💞💞💞

It's been six months since we starting living with Madam Amelia.

Mark and I are now sitting down on our little bed.

I noticed he was crying.

It's the first time I've seen him in tears since I knew him.

"What's wrong?" He placed his head on my laps. His head came in contact with my stomach.

The baby bump was no visible. Though it wasn't that big.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm tired" He sniffled.

"This life is too hard" I ran my finger through his hair.

"Yes, it's very hard"

"Be strong for me, okay? Be strong. You're strong and you can go through anything. Where's that tough Mark I know? He's inside there. Don't worry, everything will be okay. We will push through. Just have faith" I also cried.

"We have to be strong" we both cried ourselves to sleep.

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

what do you think of this episode?

drop your opinions in the comment section, i love to hear from my readers😍