RENAISSANCE

DENIAL

I woke up with the urge to go pee, in the course of easing my bladder at the bathroom, I felt a tasty soar apple in my throat which made me puke on the floor.

My head was pounding like a disco speaker, what's wrong with me? I feel sick in my stomach and tired also, my bones were screeching as if I was having a contraction in my spinal cord.

I quickly brushed myself up and ran out of the bathroom only for me to slum on my bed and doze off.

Knock! Knock!! I heard the sound on the door, "who is it?",

" Is me Desmond, are you OK, is past 12 already and you're still sleeping, I thought I should come to check up on you."

"Oh! Am OK!! I'll be up soon, just dressing up". I said, with some form of anxiety in my voice. My stomach was seriously rumbling like I was deeply hungry and could swallow a full cow if given.

I got downstairs to check up on Desmond, he was already dressed up and eating, I felt elated, I ran to the kitchen to see if some noodles were left, indeed he kept some for me.

"Thanks, D!"

"Don't mention!, am heading to the office, I have lots of stuff to do, please be fine and I kept some money for you upstairs at the bedside drawer, if you need any assistance please do call me".

"Thanks, I will be fine. Break a leg!"

Desmond is a Doctor at the university teaching hospital, he has been off duty for the weekend and now he has to go to work, who knows when he will be back.

I ate the noodles with much pressure, my stomach never got satisfied by it but what can I say, after the meal, I felt the need of eating more of it and so I rushed upstairs to get some money for more noodles I think.

In the event of that, I felt a bit of cram around my lower abdomen as if my monthly flow was about to pop out. Hmmm, that reminds me, am late or so, the feeling of adulthood sets in.

"Am I pregnant? Hmmm, I don't think so, I can't be pregnant ooh, yeah!!!".

I fidgeted around the room forgetting my aim of going upstairs, the thought of Edwin's escapades flashed my memory and kept me on hold of my action at that moment.

The doorbell grasps my attention all the way, I ran quickly to check who was there.

"Hi! Please who are you? And what are you doing in my boyfriend's house,"

"Oh! Am sorry, please is not what you think, am not his girlfriend too, so don't get yourself worked up over anything, am just his.., his. OK, just a family friend".

"Please what's your name?

"Am Cynthia and am Desmond's girlfriend of five years uninterrupted."

"Oh! I see, please do come in, am just preparing to leave actually, so don't stress yourself."

I quickly ran back upstairs to get packing, while doing that my phone rang, it was Desmond

"Great!! Did you call to check up on me? Well, am not dead yet.

But your girlfriend is here Cynthia."

"Who? don't let her in ooo

But, she's here already; I can't stop her"

"Oh!! mmm!!!! OK, no probs, but just try and keep her company".

Just as he was talking I felt the need to go puke again.

"Hello!!! Can you hear me?"

I stumbled on the sink with my last breath.

"Hmmm, what a relief", I said.

I took a closer look at myself in the mirror, the skelter of me talking loud, I can't be pregnant, that is so not true. I thought of getting a pregnancy pill, but no . my mind was indeed playing games with me, and I kind of enjoyed the game of it.

That is so not possible, Edwin cannot possibly get me pregnant when he knows it was just a fling as he would see it, nahhh!