A Night Of Sin

had a clear memory of taking a post pill. But like Amy said, the pills are not hu

lend of tears and snot. Amy had tried her best to console me but I just couldn't think of the positiv

ed questions kept swirling in my mind. No matter how hard I tried to save them for later, they would always fin

ertile. Scratch the latter- I was sure I wasn't infertile. Safe period? I wasn't sexually active before now and I wasn't conscious of my safe period. She tr

my part-time job? How do I get the money to pay my school fees? I was a scholarship student; but the scholar

ile I was sleeping. My phone rang and I ignored the call without checking who it was. I already knew who was calling. It was Jake. Since I fo

feeling guilty. He had always talked about how I was cheating on him and it didn't

memories of that night flooded my mind. I was being so reckless that night - drinking uncontrollably and dancing sensually with a mere stranger. I had been so uptight all my life. The only time I decided to loosen up, I went overboard with it an

ble kitchen while humming soft sounds and bobbing my head to the sides. "Leila!" A

it over to you?" She asked and I alread

and handed my phone over to me. "I think you should listen to what he

just listen to him. He has been calling you non-stop for some time now and you've been

with a neat napkin resting on the marble tiled counter. Th

ay?" I was surprised at how she was just pleading with me to pick his call. Well,

m to speak first but all I heard him do was chuckle. He let out a bitter chuckle and it made me feel

managed to

work out but what did you do to me? You left. " He said, in a calm man

I was tired of that lifestyle. I was tired! " I whined. "And th

d about Jake is: whenever he sees a glimpse of fear in your eyes, he takes advantage of the situation. But today, I wasn't going to let him intimidate

, while I knew you were still dating another person that you could leave me for anytime soon?!" I asked, yelling to the extent th

be, you should have waited for my explanation." I roll

her, she is just an angry ex-g

that. "I am not dumb, I saw

r not?" He asked suddenly in a commanding tone. I was surprised and I felt like ending

lacing his tone. "After I paid your fucking bills without even getting t

ing now!? Weren't you the one who a gi

as seen in the club with a

enly blurted out and I wished

uy didn't wanna be associated with a poor thing like you..." A gasp escaped my lips as my hands

ask those questions felt like someone was frantically boring holes through my

come back to me. " He said softly and it sounded like a lullaby in my ears and at the same time, it felt like something an evi

n't want yo

money I've spent on your broke ass. Fuckin

nt me to see tha

u did you ask me where I w

working at

was waiting for my reply. "And I send you a banquet of your favourite flowers thro

wn my eyes. It was too much for me to handle; I wanted the ground to open up and swallow my whol

center table and rushed over to my side. "What's wrong this time around? See, I've told you being pregnant is not the end of the world." She pa

ean my eyes. "I'm just tired of e

re you aware that picture has been taken down?" S

? Jake talked

ess I should hav

I asked, despera

in the club by an anonymous journali

g about... he probably dosen't wa

seen it but didn't want to talk about it anymore..

ed with me throughout the day and we didn't later go to school. We spent the day watching movies on Netflix, eating and resting, trying to subside the pain and cool off the sad air