Sacrifice

Chapter 18

     Its early December, the weather is chilly. Am 8 months gone so am taking expecting my baby next year, am now in the market buying baby wears, business have been good, I want Peter to open up something for me. Instead he said I will start my school once I put to bed, that I should live like a beautiful young girl and who knows I might attract a rich guy. His words not mine, it shows he will never be interested in me, it broke my heart but its just his feeling.
"Tonia" I heard my name, I raised my head to see Ifeoma my classmate, she was our school gossip, she looked at my stomach with wide eyes.
"You're married" she said, not even a question, Lord, why do I have to see her of all people, now she will spread the news.
"Yes" I said smiling, I just have to play along and hope I never see her again.
"Wow, congrat, so finally you joined the clique of the 'marry before graduating' hmm" she said, I just smiled
"If my memory serve me right, you said you hate it, and even condemned Abiola for doing it" she said, she is right, I openly voiced my opinion when Abiola got married after our ss3, I never knew I will be on the same situation, who am I kidding, am in worst situation, at least she is married. While am living with the twins of the guy responsible for my pregnancy.
"I just fell madly in love" I said fake smiling.
"Hmmm, or you just got pregnant" she said, her mouth have no filter, and she knew of my sister's incident. I want to punch her, but sadly can't.
"Am married" I said trying to sound more convincing.
"Alright, we're having a get together, next Sunday, you can bring your husband, it will help convince others", she took my phone from me, I was holding it, " here is my number" she also took mine, not that I gave her, she dialed her number on my phone, that's how she got mine.
"Goodbye then" she said and left, now am thinking how many people she will tell, am about to get embarrassed by my school mate.

I went home very sad, to worsen the matter I received 3 calls asking me when I got married and stuff, that girl with no filter have spread the news.
The call get the best of me that when I got home I just sat down and started crying, they all want me to come to the get together, its a hall beside our school, we used it for our graduation party.
I was weeping when Peter walked in and rushed towards me, am such a burden, I can't count how many times he came home seeing me like that, he always rush towards me, with worry etched on his face.
"What's wrong" he asked making me cry more,
"Whatever it is I can't assure you, am more than it" he said with his reassuring smile, it helped my cry to die down, slowly I started sobbing, "now tell me heavy, what's wrong" he now calls me heavy, I hate it but he still do.
"I saw Ifeoma, she was my classmate" I told him everything he needs to know
"Now everybody is calling me, they're all curious, I guess they can't wait to use me as their topic at the get together" I said between sob
"Shhhh, its alright, if they make you their topic, that makes you a celebrity. And you're no failure" he said, always the calm one.
"I use to be the golden girl, the teachers always brag about me and how bright my future is, the student hated me for it, now they will see a reason to mock me if I don't attend" I said, he chuckle
"So you want to attend the party" he asked
"Yes....no,
" yes, no, which one do you want" he asked, I just frowned. "When is it" he asked.
"Sunday" I answered.
"Its still Tuesday, so we still have time to think about it, first what's for dinner" he asked, and I started crying, I forgot to make him dinner. Why am doing all this to him.
"Let me guess, no food" he said scratching his head I just nodded, "k let's get something to eat outside" he said with a smile and I just nodded, "wipe your tears heavy" he said and I smiled.