Salt in her Honey

wanted to

nestled within her. And when she found out she was pregnant - despite t

rom a political rally, smiling a

y glance

red, then walked

xcitement. N

ered to it, "Even if your father doesn't

-

lood pressure rose. She fainted twice at work. The doctor warned h

avoid the man y

When she confronted him once, weak and emotional, he stared at her swollen feet and said,

-

came early

rough her lower belly. Blood soaked the bedsheets. Her

led. No

i. She didn't

d nurse named Mama Folake, wh

in and out of

hed, stabilized - and her baby lay beside h

and?" the

hook h

not

wly, pressing he

later, smelling of aft

At least he has my nose," before a

m from the hosp

burned. The silence b

at moment

uld ever b

. Her body, fragile.

ries into his ears. Stories of hope. Of strength. Of a woman who