Dari was homesick. She missed her family so much that her heart hurts. this was the longest she had stayed without hearing from her father or seeing the rest of the family.
Dari called her sister Lily and asked her to talk to their father and plead with him to accept her back into the family.The next day she was surprised to get a call from her father himself. It was a short call, he had simply told her to be there on Sunday for her niece's birthday.The rest of the week went by slowly for Dari as she fearfully anticipated the family get-together the coming Sunday. She was sick throughout the week, and always found herself head buried in the toilet bowl retching her guts out it was pure torture.She wondered how long it would take before her boss and colleagues started to suspect something was not right with her.Given the record of them always being all up in her business and the fact that they are physically and mentally incapable of not sticking their nose where it does not belong and minding their own business, definitely it won't be long before they catch on.From the looks of things, Dari suspected rumours of her pregnancy were starting to go around the office. She was starting to get weird looks from her colleagues, and just the other day, her boss weirdly asked her if she was ill.The question had caught her off guard. In the two years, she had worked as an assistant for her boss, she had never asked her if she was fine or made an attempt to show she cared in any way, nor had she passed up any opportunity to demean her.Her morning sickness was starting to affect her job. Lately, she has been making a lot of mistakes at work. Just the other day, she had mistakenly moved three hundred items to work personnel instead of thirty items. She knew she had to get her acts together sooner than later before it cost her her job.Sunday, she went over to her parent's house, it was her niece's birthday and as usual, the entire family were together.It was only a happy coincident that the birthday fell on Sunday, because if it had fallen on any other day she would have had to make two drives in one week to her sister Jenny's house, and then to her parent's house, and she was not if she would have been let in or thrown out.Dari was exhausted. somehow, regardless of the number of hours she spent sleeping, she always woke up tired.When she got there, everyone was already at the house. As expected, she was the centre of attention when she got there. No doubt they were worried about the outcome of her talk with fatherIt was obvious from the way everyone with the exemption of her father hugged her that they missed her as much as she missed them.Afraid the information might get to her father and cause more trouble between the two of them, she had kept the recent developments with her Baby Daddy from them since they were not aware of the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy yet. Besides such information would not help her case with her father. This was her chance to make everything right between her and her father. She was already on thin ice.Just then, the celebrant, her eighth years old niece Megan, ran up to meet her."Auntie Dari, are you having a baby?" She asked innocently with childlike curiosity.Dari looked at her and smiled. "Where did you hear that, my love?""Well, I overheard my mommy and my daddy talking about it last night," she said rather shyly, but I was not eavesdropping I promise ."" I know is wrong to listen to adult conversation if they are not talking to me." she was half scared, not wanting her parents to know she had listened to their conversation."It's okay, I won't tell." Dari smiled at her with reassurance that her secret was safe with her. She watched as her little tense shoulder relaxed after the reassurance."Are you having a baby?" her curiosity was not yet satisfied since her questions were yet to be answered, and she needed an answer."Yes honey, I'm having a baby,"Dari watched as She started jumping up, her face filled with the kind of happiness that could only be seen in a child, it was contagious, Dari smiled as she watched her jumping around, her young innocent face filled with laughter.If only her entire family were half as happy as Megan was after hearing the news of her pregnancy she wouldn't be worried.Her elder sister Lily walked over to her. She was carrying a glass of fresh app juice Dari's favourite." What's with her?" she was referring to Megan, who was still celebrating."Well, I told her I'm having a baby," Dari said, smiling." How are you feeling?" she asked as she took a seat and sat down beside Dari."I'm alright, the morning sickness is bad but I'm alright, the doctor said it will probably end by the third month of the pregnancy."Dari felt guilty for putting her family through this, she felt the tension between her and her father she had no doubt that everyone felt it too, and it made them uncomfortable.Her father and her mother came over to her side."Dari, your mother and I were talking,""About what Dad?" Dari knew something was up from the way they were acting."Well, you live a little far from us, and living alone in your apartment, in the condition you are in now, it is only natural that we are worried about you." Her father continued, holding her mother's hand as a show of a united front."We think is best if you move in with us, you need someone to take care of you in your condition, what if there is a medical emergency and there is no one to take care of things or take you to the hospital?" her mother joined in, supporting her father.It was only then that Dari realised that this was an ambush, Lily coming over to her with her favourite juice in hand was to gauge her mood or put her in a better mood if necessary to make her more accepting of whatever they had to say.Her parents had come over when they noticed it was safe to do so, probably after observing for a while, "well played" she thought to herself knowing she has been cornered and the was no avoiding the discussion.Dari knew she had to be careful not to add to her long list of offences."Mom, Dad, I know you are all worried about me, but I promise you I'm alright, and besides that, I can't move in with you even if things are not alright."Dari knew the only way to get out of this was to convince them she was better off remaining in her apartment.She could tell the only reason they wanted her to move in was so they can watch her every move.They had thought this through, putting into consideration every defence she might come up with."Here is too far from my office, which means my stress would only increase considering the traffic and Caroline's house is not far from mine if an emergency was to occur she will be able to help." Dari knew she was running out of excuses."Your Dad or I can drop you off at work and pick you up every day if need be, and Caroline's house being close by is not the same as having someone in the house with you."Knowing her parents, it was clear they would not be dropping their argument anytime soon."Okay, fine, can I have some time to think about it, at least?" It was clear to Dari this was an argument she was never going win, not when she was up against her parents and her siblings.judging from the way Jenny and Jess avoided eye contact during the whole discussion and from the way their Husbands kept the children from disturbing them, it was preplanned.Jess was not the type to keep away from any discussion unless she had been told to.Seeing that she was outnumbered, the only way out for Dari was a promise to think about it and that seems to satisfy her parents, and had no doubt they will keep on pressuring her until she agreed to move in.So they went ahead to cut the cake and present Megan with her birthday presents and watched as she eagerly opened every one of them.When her father did not bring up the issue of the child and the child's father she thought it was over, soon she realised she misjudged the situation and had jumped to a conclusion too soon.Her Father called the adults together. it was then Dari realised it was time to talk about her situation."I'm aware of the tension, Dari's situation has caused in the family, but to err is human and to forgive is divine." He looked at everyone to make sure they were listening, then he turned to Dari."Dari you will be accepted back into the family, if you agree when the child is born he will be given up for adoption".Dari looked from her father to her mother and the rest of the adults sitting, she found it hard to believe they were serious.If she was not ready to abort her child, why do they feel that she would be willing to give up her child for adoption after birth?If they were not willing to accept her and her child then they were not much of a family, and she does not need them.She wanted them to be a part of the child's life, she wanted her child to be a part of the loving family she use to know, but this was not that family.Seeing that her father was serious about the condition he had given her. She looked at her father with tears in her eyes."Daddy, if this is the only option you have given me so I can be a part of this family, then I'm sorry I no longer want to be with a family that still refuses to accept my child my child will be my." Dari was heartbroken, this was the only family she knew after all, she grabbed her purse and left with tears streaming down her eyes this time she left
"What do you mean by I will come to know of your intentions with time? if you are playing at making me nervous you could as well just drop the tactics already," she said defiantly. She continued. "You should know by now, that your tactics don't work on me, not even a bit." That was a big lie. Of course, he made her nervous, his words and the way he had uttered them, and the devious smile that accompanied his statement both excites her and made her weary.There was an attribute to him, something exotic and dangerous. Something forbidding, she was not safe around that was one thing she knew.Maxwell looked at her with a self-satisfied smile on his handsome "Don't tell me you are scared." it was obvious he was teasing her, but it still made her uncomfortable.Not waiting for her reply he continued in an emotionless voice "Anyways, I think we should come up with a working system suitable for both of us. I will send my driver to pick you up tomorrow if you're okay with that." She was s
Dari Williams woke up with a nagging headache, the kind that makes you want to stay in a dark, soundproof room. Yesterday, her decision to drink herself to numbness seemed like a good decision suitable for her mood, but now she realized it was just a temporary solution to a persistent problem. She was still trying to adjust to the light in the room when she heard the sound of running water. She jumped up with fear and tried to grab the baseball bat she usually kept by her bedside. As a single lady of twenty-three years old, living alone, her security was her number one priority. A gun would have been the best option, but her niece and nephews are usually around most weekends, so a baseball bat was the next best option and she made sure to always keep it just within arms reach.So, it was strange that when she reached out to grab it, and it wasn't there, then it clicked in her head, the missing baseball bat was not the only strange thing in the room, the floor was strange, her books
"Oh, my God! oh my God!! I had sex with a stranger, " Dari said, realising what had happened, "please tell me we used protection at least. " " I don't think we did but don't worry, I'm clean I have no STD," Maxwell said while drying up his body, "listen I will be leaving now, you can order whatever you need, it will be added to my tab, meanwhile I have somewhere to be" "I'm Dari, it's.....' "Listen, Miss Dari, I don't think it's necessary knowing each other names. We might never meet each other again. Names are not necessarily at all," he said, cutting her short. Dari was too dumbfounded to reply to him, she felt his rude behaviour was uncalled for, at that moment she just wanted to leave the room and go far away from the stranger, who she thinks is just a mean jerk. She went ahead to pick up her clothes that were scattered around the room, she was embarrassed to find her clothes laying around, finally, she managed to pick up all her clothing, then walked to the bathroom to chan
Once Dari was outside, she took a deep breath, a sign of relief, to her, it was like she had just walked through fire.Just when she thought her ordeal was over, she saw Michael walking out of the hotel with a beautiful lady.Michael was dressed in a blue suit that looked like it was tailored to his skin. She had almost forgotten how good-looking he was.she watched as his tall frame leaned over to kiss the beautiful lady, who was dressed in a ruched off-shoulder blood-red Armani gown. knee-length, with a plunging neckline. Dari could only applaud her elegance.Dari hid in a corner not wanting to be seen by Michael and his companion. From the corner she hid, she watched as they walked towards a parked BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe the lady entered the parked car and drove away leaving Michael behind.She was hoping Michael would enter the hotel so she can continue with her walk with some dignity, but all hopes of that happening went flying through the window.Michael walked towards her direc
Dari was shocked to hear the words Michael was saying, she was beyond surprised, just thirty hours ago she had seen Michael kissing another woman, and yet here he was professing his undying love for her, she didn't know what to make of anything."I know I messed up," Michael continued " but the past few months without you have been like a nightmare, I felt like something was missing in me, the was a void in me that I could not be filled no matter how hard I tried to fill it." " I tried to replace you by having meaningless flings, but nothing could ever come close to what you and I shared. when I saw you yesterday I realized you were the missing piece."Dari spent the first three months after their break up hoping and wishing he would come back and they will fix their relationship, but he never did, and now here he was five months later and a day after she had just had sex with another man. His actions were too little and too late at this point."It's too late Michael, there is nothing
Dari was confused, she doubted if she had made the right decision, everything in her life was changing too fast, and was not sure If it was changing for the best or the worse.Was her decision to keep the Baby worth losing her father's love and support? thankfully they had driven Caroline's car to her parent's house, because she was not in the state to drive, or she take a taxi to her apartment.She was all tears on the drive home. Now all hopes of her reconciling with Michael were gone, there was no way she could be with him now while carrying another man's child, she would have to cut communication with him.Dari was truly alone now, the only person by her side was Caroline, it felt like the entire world was against her.Three weeks after finding out she was pregnant, Dari booked an appointment with Doctor Thomas, her OBGYN, and Caroline's friend for her first ultrasound. Thankfully, Caroline was coming with her. She was thankful for Caroline's undying support and loyalty. Jenny and
Maxwell looked at her like she was a lunatic and delusional. What she was saying was not possible at all."Miss Dari, I think you are mistaken. if you are truly pregnant, like you said, the child can't be mine." Maxwell spoke calmly, but calm was the last thing he felt.he could not believe that he had to go through this again. He always prides himself to be a good judge of character, but if the events of these past few months have taught him anything, it was that he was a terrible judge of character.It seemed to him that the only area he could trust his judgment was when it had to do with business.he knew that the Magazine feature would make him a target for false allegations and vultures who wanted to get quick cash by coming up with one claim or another, but he never thought they would start coming this quickly, it was barely three days since the magazine came out, and his face made known to the world, before that he was just a name without a face. Dari saw the look of disappoint
"What do you mean by I will come to know of your intentions with time? if you are playing at making me nervous you could as well just drop the tactics already," she said defiantly. She continued. "You should know by now, that your tactics don't work on me, not even a bit." That was a big lie. Of course, he made her nervous, his words and the way he had uttered them, and the devious smile that accompanied his statement both excites her and made her weary.There was an attribute to him, something exotic and dangerous. Something forbidding, she was not safe around that was one thing she knew.Maxwell looked at her with a self-satisfied smile on his handsome "Don't tell me you are scared." it was obvious he was teasing her, but it still made her uncomfortable.Not waiting for her reply he continued in an emotionless voice "Anyways, I think we should come up with a working system suitable for both of us. I will send my driver to pick you up tomorrow if you're okay with that." She was s
Dari looked from her father to her mother and the rest of the adults sitting, she found it hard to believe they were serious.If she was not ready to abort her child, why do they feel that she would be willing to give up her child for adoption after birth?If they were not willing to accept her and her child then they were not much of a family, and she does not need them.She wanted them to be a part of the child's life, she wanted her child to be a part of the loving family she use to know, but this was not that family.Seeing that her father was serious about the condition he had given her. She looked at her father with tears in her eyes."Daddy, if this is the only option you have given me so I can be a part of this family, then I'm sorry I no longer want to be with a family that still refuses to accept my child my child will be my." Dari was heartbroken, this was the only family she knew after all, she grabbed her purse and left with tears streaming down her eyes this time she left
Dari was homesick. She missed her family so much that her heart hurts. this was the longest she had stayed without hearing from her father or seeing the rest of the family. Dari called her sister Lily and asked her to talk to their father and plead with him to accept her back into the family.The next day she was surprised to get a call from her father himself. It was a short call, he had simply told her to be there on Sunday for her niece's birthday.The rest of the week went by slowly for Dari as she fearfully anticipated the family get-together the coming Sunday. She was sick throughout the week, and always found herself head buried in the toilet bowl retching her guts out it was pure torture. She wondered how long it would take before her boss and colleagues started to suspect something was not right with her.Given the record of them always being all up in her business and the fact that they are physically and mentally incapable of not sticking their nose where it does not belon
Dari was having many emotions on the drive home, but of all the emotions she was having, anger dominated all, she was not worried about the test results, she knew the father of her baby was Maxwell, there was absolutely no doubt about that.But at the moment, she wishes it was anyone but him. She has never met a more despicable person in her entire life.His audacity and mightier-than-thou attitude were infuriating and repulsive. He must surely think he was the king of the whole world or he was delusional enough to think they lived in his universe. Either way, he was a lunatic."How dare he, who does he think he was trying to intimidate and bully me, and even offering me money, so I can take back my claim?""What an arrogant bastard," she continued, still fuming.Caroline was very curious about what happened in the office between the two, before they came in, in all the years she had known Dari, she had never seen her this angry, This person seems to get under her skin, she was amused
Maxwell looked at her like she was a lunatic and delusional. What she was saying was not possible at all."Miss Dari, I think you are mistaken. if you are truly pregnant, like you said, the child can't be mine." Maxwell spoke calmly, but calm was the last thing he felt.he could not believe that he had to go through this again. He always prides himself to be a good judge of character, but if the events of these past few months have taught him anything, it was that he was a terrible judge of character.It seemed to him that the only area he could trust his judgment was when it had to do with business.he knew that the Magazine feature would make him a target for false allegations and vultures who wanted to get quick cash by coming up with one claim or another, but he never thought they would start coming this quickly, it was barely three days since the magazine came out, and his face made known to the world, before that he was just a name without a face. Dari saw the look of disappoint
Dari was confused, she doubted if she had made the right decision, everything in her life was changing too fast, and was not sure If it was changing for the best or the worse.Was her decision to keep the Baby worth losing her father's love and support? thankfully they had driven Caroline's car to her parent's house, because she was not in the state to drive, or she take a taxi to her apartment.She was all tears on the drive home. Now all hopes of her reconciling with Michael were gone, there was no way she could be with him now while carrying another man's child, she would have to cut communication with him.Dari was truly alone now, the only person by her side was Caroline, it felt like the entire world was against her.Three weeks after finding out she was pregnant, Dari booked an appointment with Doctor Thomas, her OBGYN, and Caroline's friend for her first ultrasound. Thankfully, Caroline was coming with her. She was thankful for Caroline's undying support and loyalty. Jenny and
Dari was shocked to hear the words Michael was saying, she was beyond surprised, just thirty hours ago she had seen Michael kissing another woman, and yet here he was professing his undying love for her, she didn't know what to make of anything."I know I messed up," Michael continued " but the past few months without you have been like a nightmare, I felt like something was missing in me, the was a void in me that I could not be filled no matter how hard I tried to fill it." " I tried to replace you by having meaningless flings, but nothing could ever come close to what you and I shared. when I saw you yesterday I realized you were the missing piece."Dari spent the first three months after their break up hoping and wishing he would come back and they will fix their relationship, but he never did, and now here he was five months later and a day after she had just had sex with another man. His actions were too little and too late at this point."It's too late Michael, there is nothing
Once Dari was outside, she took a deep breath, a sign of relief, to her, it was like she had just walked through fire.Just when she thought her ordeal was over, she saw Michael walking out of the hotel with a beautiful lady.Michael was dressed in a blue suit that looked like it was tailored to his skin. She had almost forgotten how good-looking he was.she watched as his tall frame leaned over to kiss the beautiful lady, who was dressed in a ruched off-shoulder blood-red Armani gown. knee-length, with a plunging neckline. Dari could only applaud her elegance.Dari hid in a corner not wanting to be seen by Michael and his companion. From the corner she hid, she watched as they walked towards a parked BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe the lady entered the parked car and drove away leaving Michael behind.She was hoping Michael would enter the hotel so she can continue with her walk with some dignity, but all hopes of that happening went flying through the window.Michael walked towards her direc
"Oh, my God! oh my God!! I had sex with a stranger, " Dari said, realising what had happened, "please tell me we used protection at least. " " I don't think we did but don't worry, I'm clean I have no STD," Maxwell said while drying up his body, "listen I will be leaving now, you can order whatever you need, it will be added to my tab, meanwhile I have somewhere to be" "I'm Dari, it's.....' "Listen, Miss Dari, I don't think it's necessary knowing each other names. We might never meet each other again. Names are not necessarily at all," he said, cutting her short. Dari was too dumbfounded to reply to him, she felt his rude behaviour was uncalled for, at that moment she just wanted to leave the room and go far away from the stranger, who she thinks is just a mean jerk. She went ahead to pick up her clothes that were scattered around the room, she was embarrassed to find her clothes laying around, finally, she managed to pick up all her clothing, then walked to the bathroom to chan