Tales From The MIND

10

Dating my teacher back then in secondary school is my biggest mistake! I aborted 5 pregnancies and I will live with the regret in my heart forever.

I was a dullard at school that I could barely write my own name! This made me had no friends because no one wanted to be friends with a dumb kid.
I usually tried my best to study but it never worked, I was unable to focus.

I managed to get to SS1 after repeating two classes. My father even threatened that he would stop paying my fees if I didn't make it to the next class and that was when Mr. Atunwa came in! He was my Economics teacher.
I was dumbfounded when he asked me out. I was more surprised than angry. but I refused bluntly. I was only 15.
He told me that it doesn't matter that he was ready to increase my grades in Economics. I agreed. I didn't know why or how. But I agreed.

Mr Atunwa and I dated for a whole term and I had aborted 2 pregnancies. he was the one who used to give me a pill whenever I told him that I missed my period.
At the second term, I heard that he was naming his third child and I was shocked. He was married? I felt guilty and I told him that I want us to end it. he refused. he said that he still loved me and I was fooled by the gifts he gave me and the sweet words he showered me. He also increased my grades in Economics as he promised. I aborted 2 more pregnancies in that 2nd term.
At the 3rd term, I was pregnant again and he gave me the pills which I always used in the school toilet cos I dared not use it at home.
I was bleeding profusely and was in a lot of pain when a student came to the toilet and heard me screaming, she ran off and called a teacher and before I knew it, the whole school had known. I told them every thing that happened between Mr Atunwa and I.

Mr Atunwa was fired and My father got him arrested. I was expelled from the school and it was a big shame. Shame that my parents and I couldn't stand that we had to leave that town.

Mercy Peter