It was two days to Christmas and we were finally released from the office. Since I was not resident in the state, my boss was kind enough to ask me to take till 3rd of January before resuming, while the others were to report for work on 27th of December and proceed for another break on 31st and resume on 2nd January. He gave each of us a gift bag containing a 2Kg bag of rice, tin tomatoes, a bottle of vegetable oil, some cubes of seasoning and a cash amount of five thousand naira. He had always been known for his generosity.
I packed my bags the following day and headed home to Akwa Ibom state. One thing I was grateful for; I didn’t have to explain an unwanted pregnancy to my parents and siblings. I was planning to tell them about the incident, but at my own time.
My parents hated night
