Sacrifice

Chapter 14
Am now 3 months gone, my baby bumb is coming out, I have started my antenatal, I sometimes go with Lydia if she visit, Peter is always busy.
"So what the doctors say" she asked, she didn't go with me today, she decided to stay home and help me clean the house.
"That, we're both healthy, that I should take my drugs and fruit,eat more of vegetables" I said as I focused my eyes on the Kdrama am watching. Peter hates it, he says they're over dramatic, but it move market, since girls love it a lot.
"Good, Paul called, he said everything is fine, all of a sudden he is our parents favorite" she said with a bit of disgust, I have wondered a thousand times if I should tell her the truth, she deserves to know.
"I have something to tell you" I turned to her, but I paused my movie, wouldn't want to miss a single scene.
"What" she asked.
"Peter is not responsible" I said. She burrowed her eyesbrow showing her confusion."he is not the one that impregnated me" I said and it hits her as her eyes widened.
"Its Paul" she stated, I just nodded "yes" she screamed "I knew it, I've always suspected, but why did you say its Peter, and why did he accept" she asked.
"Paul, soiled Peter's image, making me believe he was following Peter's footstep, so I pointed Peter as a punishment, I thought he would deny, I was sure he would, but he accepted and that left me awestruck" I said and explained further by telling her, how Paul wanted abortion and how he soiled Peter's name.
"Do you know why he accepted?" She asked.
"Not sure, he just said he wants the excitement" I replied and Lydia smiled.
"Typical Peter, wait till mother hears this" Lydia said.
"No you must not, Peter don't want them to know" I said, he didn't say so, but I guess so. Lydia gave me a skeptical look, the shrugged,
"Ok, let's start watching, at least I know the truth" she said, as I hit the play button my phone ranged. Its Peter.
"Hello" I said picking up
"Can you please, get me the store electricity bill" he said, he always forget that at home, and am now getting lazy, so I don't want to go, he even said I should stop bringing him food and rest.
"I will give it to Lydia" I said, he just chuckled
"Its, in my bag, the one on top shelf" he said and hung up. I chuckled, though am not acting on my feelings, that doesn't mean I don't have it.
"Lydia, can you help me run some errand" I said, she stared at her watch.
"Sure, but I will be leaving from there" she said, its always a bad news to me when she leave, we have bonded a lot, and she only come on weekends because of school, am happy her parents do allow her.
"I will miss you" I said,
"You have Peter" she tease, she said things will change for us, I just smiled and brought down the bag, opened it and brought out the bill. Peter is a very careful guy, he always keep the document safe, so this is the bag for document. I handed the bill to Lydia.
"Give it to Peter" I said she nodded.
"See you next" she said and we hugged before leaving, I came outside as I watched her live.
"Madam, you hardly come out" I heard one of our neighbor said, I turned and smiled.
"Its nature o" I said in the most polite way, she smiled, I thin she is going to bring back her children from school, its almost 4 pm, she stared at my tummy, and walked by as we waved our goodbyes. Its now noticeable, but only for matured people that knows the difference between pregnancy and big tummy.
I walked back in, I need to prepare dinner before Peter comes back, I came inside I carried the bag to place it back, but the contents inside it fell out since I forgot to zip it.
"Now I hate this kind thing, extra work" I said as I got down to put it all back in, I was shoving it all back in, until one got my attention. It was an envelop, its the only thing here inside an envelop, so curiosity got me, I decide to know what's inside.
I opened it only to see Peter's scholarship acceptance form, and just like that everything came crumbling and tears streamed down my cheek