CHAPTER SIX

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“Are you pregnant Megan?’"

“No” Tonia answers

“I wasn’t talking to you. Meghan Irene Philips,are you pregnant?”

She shakes her head “No mother, no I am not we are ..erm talking about something else,a series..erm”

She heard her father enter the house, coming up the stairs.She thought they were out, they were supposed to be out till later.

“Are you lying to me?”

“No mum…No” she goes to close the door, oh God please no no no!!

“Ruth, honey where are you, did you find my wallet?’’ he climbs up the stairs

“Megan?’’

Tears fills her eyes.. ‘‘Mum please”

“Megan?’’

“Mrs Philips she isn’t, how can she be?“

“You will not lie to me Megan ,not in this house, we are going to the clinic right this minute” She drags her hands opening the door…

“Oh mum please “ Megan cries..”Please no okay wait mum,I don’t want father to know please” she begs

“Know what?’’ he comes forward frowning,

“Megan has ruined us Charles, Megan is pregnant!!!”

Charles countenance changes in a second, he takes quick strides to her,pulls her from her mother..

“Who is the father Megan?’’

Silence

‘‘who is?’’

“Father please”

‘’You know my rules, you know my stand,…you know this,then why?’’

‘‘I am sorry”

‘WHO IS THE FATHER DAMMNIT!?””

“Sean O’Conner!!”

‘’Fine, go there and tell the young man and he comes and do the needful, if not, get your things and leave my house, I will not let a disobedient and wayward daughter leave under my room. Get out!!!” he drags her and pushes her out the door, Tonia is sent out too.

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Sean O’Conner frowns opening his door to find a beautiful girl infront of his door, but her eyes were swollen as though she was crying.

“Hi, erm, can I help you?’’ he says, he has his bag packed, his flight was in an hour.

“Yes, Sean O’Conner?’’

He frowns “Yes? Do I know you?’’

She cleans her eyes,nodding “Sort off, I’m Megan Philips, we had sex graduation party night…and I am pregnant!!” she sniffs

“What!!’’

“I am pregnant!!’’

“Yes I heard that but what the hell? I don’t know who you are ,never met you in my life and I am sure as hell didn’t screw some random chick and didn’t get you pregnant.What, is this some joke?”’

“No, you might not remember trust me, we were drunk and it happened and it took me month to remember and i-“

Sean starts to laugh looking around “HA HA HA very funny, someone is trying tip prank me right?’’

She dips her hand into her bag and shows him the test results

“You got to me fxxking kidding me!!!’’ he exclaims

“No I am not Sean, my father kicked me out..you have to come”

“look I don’t know you and i have never had sex with you. Please leave me alone, okay, go find who got you pregnant, it wasn’t me, I have a flight to catch. You crazy!!” he says giving it back to her, carries his nag, enters his car and speeds off

Megan chases him but he was gone,she lays on the ground and wails,Tonia gathers her into her hands..

“he left Tonia,he just left without..wanting to listen” she cries

“Bastard!!” Tonia spat,

“What do I do?’’Meg is distraught

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“Daddy please “ She begged. She had left the streets, cried in the arms of Tonia and thought of a million things I could do. Tonia and her Aunt couldn’t take me in, her aunt was a retired nurse, they weren’t exactly well to do, no friend wanted another pregnant friend to feed, and parents would frown to have their kids around her. She couldn’t run away, the money she had might last her what? a couple of hours or a couple of days least, she lived off her family, she hadn’t even found a job since she graduated.

Tonia suggests going for abortion again “My father will kill me” she had told her, tears dropping down her eyes

“Well he might. He’ll be angry for awhile, but the kid is gone and in a couple of months all will be forgotten” Tonia had said “Let’s go. The boy Sean didn’t even want to listen to you, or know whether what you say was true. I mean it took you a month to remember and I am sure you both were so drunk and stoned that night that the events just suppressed in your minds, I can’t believe he just left like that’’ Tonia says

they had gone back to the O’Connor’s house, it was only the maid at home, she told them that Sean wasn’t coming back, he was relocating out of the city to another, his parents were out of town and wouldn’t be back for months and there was no way she was giving a stranger their contact details.

‘’My father will kill me” Megan cried again as they left

“Abort the baby!!’’ Tonia persisted

Megan shook her head “i have to go home first, I can’t , not without their permission, I can’t. they will kill me, disown me ..i can’t !” she repeats

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