The Deceiver's Handbook

the doctor was all that was needed to wreck the happiness th

hivered intensely from the sh

n his face. He seemed to be so patient, letting me p

y head between them, sobbing silently. My hear

nce which was still a surprise to me till date, but my tripartite b

illy me thought I was done with him and would never have anything to do with h

ding me. "It'll be alright, Miss", he whispered to me and i bursted into a loud sharp cry, m

fiancé accused me of cheating and abandoned me at the altar, he went on with my best friend, and I had to move out of the city I'd known all my life, as a

ncy is it?" Doctor Derrick asked me, scanning my lips for a reply that would calm his anxious mind

you can get a hang of this". Would you try reaching

but he went ahead to block off my number and my social media accounts. If I wanted to reach o

through it, incase of any emergencies or distress. I really want you to sit and properly reevaluate the situation and the risks involved should you de

eds all the care and love and I hope you pay attention to your needs and desires in this journey of motherhood on

h a good place because people like you exist in it; thank you for your kindness to me. I hope you have

ing tone, as he let out a faint smile,

beeps of machines and conversations between the health pr

me, and my eyes, counting each step I took as I a

er, and the information of my newly revealed pregnancy set

the tiny heartbeats of my little conceiv

I desired that I'd laid down with someone else besides Drew, maybe my irritation an

ainful rejection, the experience of betrayal and the lingering emotions

s and suffocating me such that I had to hasten my steps o

nd the sun graced me with its beautiful shine, which was a jarring cont

work needed my attention but I wasn't even in the right frame of mind for it; I also contemplated disclosing t

would probably not feel so stuffed up. My twin sisters were also loved by me, but for some reasons, they were bot

gnant and having bed rest at the hospital, a few days before my wedding e

ck up my phone to tell him I was pregnant by my ex fiancé', t

e promised to organize a get together for the whole family afterwards. But after the tragic news hit, my a

or any mishap, except she was trying to instill a lesson in me. She was the best

o be graced by her absence so I picked up my ph

trying to feign a little happiness so that she doesn't suspec

shop? I trust your culinary skills so well you know",

r the phone. "Anyways, I'm calling to know if you'll be home by the end of today. I would like to come spend a day or

something delicious for dinner," she said joyfully and my heart was gladd

ys mama," I said in a tone that depi

responded almost immediately

her from the hospital entrance fully decorated with beautiful flowers, t