DEMONS YOU MADE

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VALERIE.

"You're aborting that thing" Nessa!!

"Mom...mom..I don't understand"

"I'm sorry. I told her already" Nessa said face still fallen. She just betrayed the little trust I had in her.

"How..how could you? I told you I'd sort it out." I shouted at Nessa.

"Did you hear me? You're aborting that thing"

"I will not. It's my child and I'm going to keep her"

"You're nothing but a shame. Premarital sex? You've been put in the family's way. Couldn't you be more careful?" My mom yelled at me.

"I'm..I'm sorry" I stuttered with tears flowing from my eyes.

"Everything... Everytime..you always try to do something stupid, something that would story questions. D'you like all this stupid media attention? D'you like being their main headline? First it was drugs, then rehab, now pregnancy. Are you the only one?" She said hitting my arm. She wiped the tears from her eyes.

"I'm sorry" why is she crying? I'm the one with the child.

"You're sorry? You're aborting that thing in your womb. We're going tomorrow"

"Who's aborting what? And where are you going?" The deep voice resonated the whole kitchen. Ohmigawd. I knew I'd eventually die, but I didn't know it'd be this soon.

"Ask your daughter! She's pregnant"

"WHAT??! Netochukwu you are what?"

"Dad...I'm ..I'm sorry." He ran his hands through his hair.

"I don't want to hear it because I know you're not. Like your mom said you're aborting. So follow her tomorrow, let's deal with this once and for all. We can't afford the media knowing about this. I'm contesting for election and I don't my reputation dragged in the mud because of a daughter carelessness."

What? Does everything have to be about the media? His reputation? Will I kill my child because of their stupid reputation? NEVER!!

"I'm not going through with whatever abortion and that's final." I said wiping my tears. I can't kill a child I brought into this world.

"You'll not?" That's what I heard before a heavy slap landed in my face.

Wham

He just slapped me, my eyes were blurry. I don't know if it's from the tears or the slap.

"I am the man of this house and as long as you want my roof to accommodate you and as long as you're my daughter. You are..and you must abort that bastard in your womb."was what he said.

"Maybe I don't want your roof to accommodate me, 'cause I'm not aborting this baby of mine. She's your grandchild for crying out sake" I yelled. "How can you be this heartless? Your first grandchild? You care about the media? Your reputation? More than the life of your granddaughter? Your blood?" I yelled at him.

"That thing is not my blood. You're deleting that life and I don't care."

"You did not just say that dad?"

"You heard me!" I glanced at mom, she was in support and Nessa, well the she-devil was looking at me with tears in her pleading eyes. 

"I won't do it. That's my final say to this matter" I was storming out of the kitchen when I heard.

"If you leave this house today, never come back. I'll cut all ties with you from this day henceforth. I'll wash my hand off you today." I stared at him with disbelief etched in my face and mind.