THE LIFE OF A NIGERIAN TEENAGER ✔

32~ THE LOSS OF FRIEND

I was playing with my fingers anxiously awaiting the doctor turn chemist to issue the abortion. I couldn't possibly keep the baby. I didn't do it the both times and I'm not going to do it now. Not when I was writing Waec and definently not when Surhail and I are getting close.

"Fatima. Wannan a bun ba zaj yiwuba. (This thing isn't possible.)"

"Why? Wasn't wrong?" I was scared. How isn't it possible. Wasn't it just to chop the baby off in pieces and pull it out? What's so hard in that?
"You had an abortion before. No once but twice before right?"

"Yes, the second time i wasn't even aware, I just took alcohol and felt the blood flowing out of me. I didn't even knew I was pregnant."

"Well, your womb is sensitive. If we proceed with another one. There's 90% possibility that your womb will be damaged and you won't be able to give birth again."

I swear time stopped. There was this ringing in my ear and my vision was getting blurry. Not have a child? At all? This one decision could change my life forever?

What was I going to do? How will I come out of the situation? How will my parents react? How will surhail react?

"Calm down fatima, breath!" I didn't even realize k was hyperventilating. Everything just felt dazed.

"What do I do? My parents will disown me? " I cried out trying to find solace in anything. Anything.

"I'm sorry but I can't perform and won't even recommend you getting an abortion. I'm sure your parent will prefer this than not been able to get a child in the future.".

"True, but I'm also sure they won't look at the child as a grandchild."

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The thing is that I'm scared of Basma, there are few cases when I witnessed her anger and it wasn't funny. She looked scary as hell. If there was one thing Basma adored more than anything is her brother. The thought of him sad or depressed drives her mad. So imagine her reaction when she finds out her best friend hurt her brother. She won't ever talk to me again.

"Spit it out. I have somewhere to go."

"I-erm, i..." I starmarred, she looked up instantly.

"What is it? Are you okay?" She looked genuinely worried that if broke my heart knowing I was going to her badly.

"I.." I started "Basma I'm so sorry." And then I started crying. Confused and not knowing what was going on. She hugged me tight.

"Shh. Its okay. You can tell me anything. Is it Yaya Susu? Oh I'm going to kill..."

"Its not." I cut off. "Basma, I'm pregnant."

She paused, then looked at me.
"Yaya Susu and you?" She made a disgusted face.

"No"I cut off again. She stepped back. "I'm sorry but it's not Surhail."

"What-what do you mean?" She stuttered. Her eyes filled up with tears. "Ya Allah. Yaya Susu. Oh My God. Fatima how could you? How stupid can you be? Innalilahi Wa Inna Ilayhir Rajiun. Yayana will feel like dying." She was I her world rambling on and on about how surhail will feel. She didn't even notice i was on the floor crying.

"Please. I'm sorry but i cant abort it even if I want to."

"I can't even look at you right now. Get out!"

I knew it. I knew she would stop talking to me. I open my mouth to argue but she walked out.

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