it was having nothing to do, staring at the water, seeing the sun rise

little he estimated our relationship. When I first arrived, he had called and I hadn't been i

r returned my calls. The only form of communication I'd recei

and I was finally happy after such a

tter effect and I had felt my baby

k of my mind that just didn't let

g. Like the way a thought fli

on it but it was persistent

ridors of my mind and dwelled in t

nd I was told to come on a market day

the attention that was shown to me the

pped out into the sun that shone like it

walk, that it wasn't much of a distance,however, I'll be the last to trust these people. They had a skil

e place had been boisterous and felt like a sensory overloa

od, fruits and drinks, to the unpleasant; raw meat, uncut fish,

ld be the trigger for nausea or even vomiting. And I

iven more than I paid for. The calls of "Iya Ibeji"

Just at that moment, my baby kicked. Oh, seems like someone

wanted to keep forever, with or

y began the strenuous work of navig

where I was headed,

the words left my lips that

ed in shock a

ront of you?" "Or has your bastard child take

sarily vile words that she spoke. I

oke raining abuses on even those who came to cauti

rying till I tasted the sa

urred and

me just before I

body" I could hear so

en hit her enough to maim he

nd threw some money at

could h

ed, the crowd before her parted to let her pass and I could

ning down my cheek. The pity on the faces

s I'd felt dissipated like

home and sleep til

oceries with the help of this kind str

gh to clean my eye

ot willing to be humiliated twice. As I walked past stalls, I could hear w

I walked, steadying me and not speak

my number to check up on me in the future. I

ome, worse off