Babe, I’m pregnant.”
That’s all I said.He looked at me, shocked, silent, and then he laughed. Not the warm, goofy laugh I was used to. It was cold, dry. Then he leaned back and said the words that shattered me:“Unajua huwezi zaa hii mimba. Kama hutatoa, basi sahau mimi kabisa.”Just like that.There was no hug. No questions. No “how are you feeling?”
He picked up his keys, walked out of my bedsitter, and left me staring at the door.We weren’t married. We weren’t even that serious. Just lovers, vitu za watu wazima, occasional sleepovers, unspoken attachment, and blurred emotions. We were never trying to make a baby. But when it happened, I thought maybe, just maybe, he’d show up.To read more ,click here
