How did I get pregnant?

The death of her son was a big blow to her, she could not believe he was actually dead.

"What happened to him? She kept asking, but no one was giving her an answer, she looked around her, still wishing she could get an answer, but the pain in her heart seem too much for her to even think straight at the time. 

The doctors all came up with one thing or the other, they always have something to say, she looked around her, but all she could see was sorry faces.

It is indeed true, her child whom she held a while ago, was dead.

She blamed herself for falling asleep, she probably should never have fallen asleep.

She tried to scream, but each time she opens her mouth, the sharp pain in her stomach would shut her up immediately. She had no choice, but to sob calmly.

 Not wanting to think about what happened in the past, Amanda tries to move on, but she just couldn't get past it as the past reflected her present and would probably determine her future.

She could remember vividly that the moment she heard about the death of her son, she couldn't cry, the pain in her heart was too much, she held her chest as if to calm the ache she felt from there, she tried to scream and wail but the pain from the cut was overwhelming she just allowed the tears that she didn't know had form around her eye drop, she stared at her husband as if waiting for a different answer from him but he only nodded and also allowed a year drop on his Brown T.shirt.

She had heard this type of thing before, she always thought it was unfair if God allows such a thing to happen to anyone,  but now she was in such situation.

This is so not fair, no one should ever go through a thing like that.

She had waited for years, and endured so much, and finally, when she is supposed to enjoy herself, and play with her child, she lost him to the cold hands of death.

She remembered her friend Joy from secondary school whom she recently got in contact with through F******k, she had also gone through the same thing C-section but she atleast went home with her child, she had been sad when she was told she would have her baby through a C-section but now she couldn't even think of the pain because her baby was with her.

She needed a consolation, she wish she could reach out to all her friends, especially her other friend called Joy, she would always know what to say to her, but somehow, Amanda felt she was alone in the world.

She allowed her tears flow freely, she couldn't stop herself from crying, it was just too much, for her to handle.

BACK TO PRESENT SITUATION.

Amanda sobbed calmly not wanting to wake Dave who was sleeping, she didn't want him to start scolding her because since she became mysteriously pregnant, Dave had become a nightmare, he even refused to divorce her just to hunt her and purnish her for starving him all those months.

The child she lost was only nine month old in heaven and here she was already three month pregnant.

HOW DID I GET PREGNANT?

Was the question she continued to ask herself.

She remembered two month ago when she started to feel sick especially in the early hours of the day and even at nights, she was so worried that she continued to take self medication thinking it was malaria or something, but it only got worse.

Dave had forcefully taken her to the hospital for a proper checkup.

"I am fine, it will go away". She told him, trying to convince him, that she is fine, bit he insisted, and made sure, that he didn't go to work on that day, just to take him to the hospital, himself.

" Congratulations Sir, your wife is 3weeks pregnant". The gynecologist said extending a hand to Dave who looked like he  just got the shock of his life, he stared at the doctor's hands as though it was infected with some kind of disease, he looked from the doctor to the hand and then his gaze finally met with his wife and she had same look with him.

After few minutes of silence, Amanda burst laughing and clapping at the same time. But the doctor looked indifferent. This was not April, and he couldn't be playing pranks on them. Or was it Halloween? It would just be too much, if it was any of that.

She couldn't stop laughing, she even held her stomach as she laughed at the doctor, who stood transfixed.

After a while, Dave also joined in the laugh, now the doctor was confused, then he remembered that he had met similar situation, where couples, who have tried for a while get such positive news, never believed it at first. the doctor felt they were trying couple, and wasn't expecting a positive report as it was his first time attending to them, and he didnt know their medical history, so he went further to explain.

"It is ok to be surprised and shocked, infact I get that look all the time from couples who have probably tried for sometime, but I must tell you it is real, and you just need to accept it as God's way to reward your marriage".

Dave's look darkened as he listened to the doctor. his sternly gazed, at his wife and it began to Dawn on him that while his wife was rejecting his advances she was making out, and having fun with someone else, he couldn't wait to hear the rest of what the doctor had to say, he picked up his car keys from the doctor's table and taking a final look at his wife he left without saying a word.

Amanda was as confused but she could only think of one thing at that time so she ran after him but was met with the exiting structure of his Mercedes Benz as he zoomed off.

'Such weird couple's". The doctor thought  to himself and was about to open another file when his door opened again and Amanda walked back in looking Curious.

How the hell did I get pregnant?