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Ami's POV

Cold water crashed over me, shocking my body awake. My nerves jolted, and I gasped, turning instinctively as my senses returned.

"I told you, she's not dead!" A voice rang out, triumphant, as if proving a point and different touch lights were on me. First, I heard footsteps and then rough hands grabbed me, pulling me up. My eyes fluttered open, and all I saw was darkness aside the touchlights. Then, the roar of passing vehicles hit me, big ones, small ones. I was lying by a busy express road. Panic seized me. "What am I doing here?" My own voice sounded strange, shaky. No one answered. A small crowd had gathered near the roadside, staring at me. The glow of an approaching vehicle cast long shadows, illuminating their curious faces. A man reached for my hand. "Come, let's get you away from the road." His grip was firm but careful.

"Be gentle," someone murmured.

I let them guide me across the street, my legs weak beneath me. On the other side, someone handed me a chair.

"Do yo
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    Mrs. Osagie's POV“What am I seeing?” I gasped, staring at the pregnancy test strip in my hand. My heart pounded as I tried to process the result. It was still early morning when I ran out of my room, barely dressed, and banged on my husband's door.“Darling, wake up! Wake up! Our prayers have been answered!” I kept knocking frantically. Within seconds, the door swung open. My husband stood there, eyes still heavy with sleep.“Look!” I held the strip up to his eyes.His gaze sharpened. “Are you pregnant?” he asked, his voice filled with disbelief.“I can’t say for sure. Come with me, I have another testing strip. You do it yourself,” I said, grabbing his hand. My excitement was stronger than his balance, making him stumble as he followed me into my room. I hurried to my wardrobe, pulled out a new test strip, and handed it to him. He tore it open, and I led him to the bathroom.“Here,” I said, pointing to the container of my urine. He stepped forward and dipped the strip inside and we

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   You need to be documented

    Ami's POVI didn’t understand why the man sitting next to me and the driver took so long to return. I thought they would be back in a few minutes, but as time passed and it reached thirty minutes, I started feeling uncomfortable. Finally, the two men came out of the building, got into the car, and closed the door.“Are you sure you're really pregnant?” the man beside me asked again.“Yes, I am. You have asked me before,” I replied.The driver turned to look at me and asked, “Do you know who the father is?”Before I could answer, the man next to me quickly said, “It’s better if you say you don’t know when we get inside.”There was a short silence before he continued. “We’re leaving you here, but to make sure they take good care of you, tell the woman in charge that you don’t know who the father is.”“Or say that the father denied responsibility, and you have nowhere to go because your parents threw you out,” the driver suggested.“Yes, yes, that’s better,” the other man agreed. “Say yo

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Its an oath

    Ami's POVWhen I heard the word documentation, I thought they were just going to take my name and other basic information. But at the baby care center, it meant something entirely different. I followed Jovita into a small room, much smaller than the others. The first thing that caught my attention was a large red cloth covering an entire wall. Where I came from, such a display usually meant something related to divination. There was only one chair in the room. Jovita sat down and asked, “What has Idara told you since yesterday? This is the first place you should have come before even resting your head. But since you arrived late and came from far, I decided to let you rest instead of stressing you with your pregnancy.” She paused, looked at me, then continued.“Now, back to my question. What did Idara tell you yesterday?”“Ma, she didn’t tell me anything.”“Are you sure?”“Yes.”“Okay then. In that case, I want you to take off your pants.”For a moment, I thought I had misheard her.

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   As if my choice didn’t matter

    Ami’s POVIt happened in an instant. I didn’t know where my strength came from, but the sight of a man trying to force himself on me filled me with rage. Without thinking, I shoved him with all my might. He stumbled backward, crashing against the door with a loud thud. My heart pounded. I expected him to get up and slap me. He wouldn’t have fallen so hard if his trousers hadn’t stopped him from steadying his feet.“What’s going on in there?”Madam All-Weather’s voice rang from outside the room. The noise must have echoed through the house.“Oh, thank God. She’s coming to save me,” I whispered as I felt relieved.But she wasn’t the only one who had heard the commotion. Other pregnant women, including Jovita, rushed into the room. Raphael scrambled to pull up his trousers as the door swung open, his movements frantic and obvious. Madam All-Weather stepped in, her sharp eyes scanning the scene. “What is happening here?” she demanded. Tears burned my eyes as I pointed at him. “Ma, he tri

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   I will pay

    Ami’s POVIdara’s words cut deep, like thorns pressing into my skin. Without thinking, I stepped away from her. She didn’t just see the hurt on my face, she understood it in the way I pulled away from her embrace. My heart felt crushed. Seeing her a few minutes ago used to be a comfort. Now, it wasn’t. I said nothing and walked out of the room, determined not to cry in front of her again. It was frustrating how easily doubt crept into my mind, making me question everything.As I stepped outside and headed to the back of the house, I noticed something I hadn’t before, a fence, and a small gate. The back of the house was quiet and everyone was inside. I stared at the small gate, my chest tightening with the urge to run. Run far away. Away from Idara. Away from this place. Away from someone I had thought wanted to help me. But where would I go? This wasn’t my home. I didn’t know this state, these people. I had no money to return to my village. And Lagos? That was no longer an option. Mrs

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Nowhere to be found

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   I don't have all day

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    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-15
  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Another hard choice

    Ami’s POV It felt like they were secretly plotting to destroy my integrity. Madam All-Whether, Jovita, and the other pregnant women saw no value in me as long as I was pregnant and living with them. To them, I was just proud and useless. Yet, even though they considered me worthless, Madam All-Whether refused to let me leave the house. She believed I needed to repay everything I had received, especially the food and shelter. At first, she made me wash all the dishes, but since that chore didn’t bring her any money, she quickly decided it wasn’t worth it. She was desperate for cash, and seeing me as a burden only made her angrier. How could she expect me to sell my own child and just walk away as if nothing happened? For me, that would be a decision that would haunt me for the rest of my life.A month after Raphael stopped paying my debts, Madam All-Whether called me into her room again. Every time she summoned me, I knew exactly what was coming. “How do you plan to keep going like

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-16

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   What if the two of you are not compatible?

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Are you still… a complete woman?

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   All eyes on me

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   I will tell her myself if you don't

    Mr. Osagie's POVIt’s been so long since I last saw Solomon. Why hadn’t he come to visit me again? Even during our annual family meeting a few months ago, I reached out to him, but he still didn’t show up. Oddly, my brothers kept asking about him, the same brothers who once saw him as a parasite. I guess they’ve finally realized my friendship with Solomon is genuine.“Are you drinking your coffee or just afraid to put the cup to your lips?”My wife’s voice startled me, making the cup in my hand tremble.“You didn't even notice when I entered the room. What's on your mind?” she asked, stepping closer and sitting beside me as I sighed.“I was thinking about Solomon. Don’t you think it's strange he hasn’t been here for so long? The last time I called him, he said he wasn’t in Lagos.”She only shrugged, clearly uninterested.“Solomon has always been close to me, and I want him to be part of our celebration in the new house on Banana Island.”“Of all people, it’s Solomon you’re worried abo

  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Will my Mum agree?

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Feelings for her

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  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Do you like him?

    Ami’s pov 21 Years Later"Mum, where did you sleep that night?" my daughter, Omosefe, asked. Her eyes were dim with pain, and her expression was full of empathy."I didn't leave my father's house immediately," I replied softly. "I stood outside the front door after your grandma locked it. I thought she would open it later, but she never did. After about two hours, I left and went to Monica's house. She was so surprised to see us that night.""Did my grandma find out where you slept?" Omosefe asked. "She said she would be enemies with anyone who took you in.""Exactly," I said, a faint smile touching my lips. "Very early in the morning, Monica asked me to hurry back home, and I did. When I got to my father's house, I sat beside the door until the sun came up. Your grandma was the first person to open the door. When she saw me still sitting there, holding you close to my chest, she burst into tears. This time, they were tears of regret, tears for not letting me in.'You slept here wit

  • The Tears Of A Chaste Woman   Go back to where you came from

    Ami’s povThe moment my feet touched the ground from the second bus to my village, a strange feeling fell on me. It was an awkward, heavy feeling that made me suddenly sad. Not because of my lost child only, but because I knew what the villagers would think. If I had come straight home when they saw me by the express road months ago, Odion would still be alive. I walked towards my house, driven by the thought of my baby boy. The shame I had tried to escape had cost me a life.I deliberately took the lonely road, the one at the far end of the village. I wanted to come home, but I didn’t want many villagers to see me. Though the sky was growing dark, each step I took made my heart pound harder. The closer I got, the heavier my breathing became. My baby girl rested on my back, and in my right hand, I clutched a bag of clothes. The only money I had left was a thousand naira, and I had been so quick to forget I’d spent some of it on two big loaves of bread.I was grateful that no one seeme

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