Betrayed By The Alpha

Chapter Four

As I woke up the next morning, I went straight to the kitchen, I saw the plates we used last night and decided to wash them.

“you shouldn’t have stressed yourself” I heard a voice say, I turned only to see Fatima at the entrance of the kitchen.

“It's nothing ma” I replied with a smile.

She wasn’t actually a bad person. She seems nice so I decided to be nice too. She came to join me as I wash the plates.

“So what’s your plan now that you have relocated to Canada,” she asked,

“I want to continue my education,” I said. She smiled and asked which course I wanted to study.

“ Medicine and surgery” I replied.

“ do you have any school in mind,” she asked.

“not really. Any good school is fine ma” I replied again. She nodded.

“ We would go to a cyber café tomorrow so as to get an application form” she told me. I was happy so I thanked her.

Just like she said, we went to a cyber café and bought the application form online. The owner of the cyber café was a woman in her late 20s. She asked me some questions as she fills the form for us. She requested some documents which we weren’t with so Fatima called Eucharia to get them for us which she did. Soon, she was done and we all returned home.

A week later, I fell sick. Eucharia asked me to go see a doctor but I refused saying it was just a fever as my body is always heating up. She went to the pharmacist and got me some drugs which I took immediately. The drugs seem not to work. To crown it all, I started vomiting too. Gradually, my body started to change too. My n*****s were prominent suddenly.

“We should run a pregnancy test on you,” Eucharia told me one day. I knew it would come to this but the fear of being pregnant didn’t allow me to suggest it. I was making out with Caxton without protection but now he has a Luna, what if I am pregnant for him too? That would be the end of my world. My dreams of becoming a doctor might not be achieved too. Taking care of a child is a big responsibility. Where would we get the money?

“We don’t have to” I tried convincing her but seems her mind was already made up cause she ignored me. Returning home the next day, she bought the test kit and we did the test. The result came out positive, I was pregnant;

Caxton’s baby.

“I'm terminating it. No two ways about it” I told Eucharia angrily.

Why would she tell me to keep the pregnancy?

“ Hilda the baby could be a blessing to us. You should keep it. What if you lose your life trying to abort it” she tried to convince me not knowing I have already made up my mind. Why would she call something that will mar my future a blessing?

“ God forbid, I won’t lose my life. I'm not going to abort it with pills, I'm going to go to the hospital for the abortion. That way my life will be safer” I replied to her.

“Well, I can only advise you as an elder, Keep the pregnancy. It won’t stop you from your dream of going to the university” she said again. Seems she is determined to have me keep the pregnancy but I really can’t

“ Eucharia try and understand. I already lost Caxton to another lady. I'm still trying to recover from that, so I don’t want anything that would remind me of what happened in the past. I already relocated here to start my life anew. Keeping this baby would make my decisions Insignificant. Don’t you understand?” I replied amidst tears. I started sobbing. This is too much, I already thought my life is getting better before this pregnancy popped up.

“Since you have decided to abort the baby, let’s go to my cousin’s hospital tomorrow. He would do a great job” she said finally, leaving me to cry my heart out.

We went to the hospital the next day a she promised. We were asked to take some tests in order to know how long I have been pregnant and also the conditions of the baby. As we were about to go to the clinic, Eucharia’s cousin came to meet us. He was really handsome. I never knew he was the director of the hospital until I continued to see people bow to greet him. That was when I started to observe him but I didn’t actually want to look at his face.

When we got to the clinic, the test was conducted immediately and the result was released a few hours later because the director brought us in. Normally, the result would have stayed longer before we can access it. When Charles, that was the name I heard Eucharia call him; saw the result, he asked me to follow him into his office. I was shocked. I waved at Eucharia asking her to come with me.

“ I need you to come alone” This time, it sounded more like a command.

I followed him into his office. It was really big and well furnished. He offered me a seat and I thanked him. There was another adjacent to the room. He got the seat and placed it beside me. I was a little scared. He was looking at me with emotions I couldn’t place my hands on.

“Hilda right?” he broke the silence.

“yes,” I nodded also.

“Why do you really want to abort these babies,” he asked

“I have my personal reasons doctor” I replied looking away from him. Then his previous words hit me. Did he say babies? So I am carrying twins? I decided to ask him.

“ did you say babies doctor? Am I carrying twins?” I asked “ You are carrying triplets Hilda”

His reply shocked me and I almost fell from my seat. The word “triplets” kept echoing in my mind. I was still eighteen even though I would turn nineteen soon. I knew I was too young to become a mum to a child. not to talk of triplets; three children. I knew I won’t do a good job. I find it hard to take care of myself, how will I take care of three children? “ Doctor I can’t even take care of myself, now taking care of three children?” I said almost in tears.

“ I did a bad job with myself. Isn’t it clearly written? The evidence is right in your front. The worst thing I can do now is give birth to three children and not be able to take care of them. Eucharia must be really disappointed with me. I have already disgraced her enough. Taking care of me must be hard already. Now, I want to add more responsibilities” I was talking to myself as I was lamenting. Eucharia has been more than a mother to me. She had to get a job to feed and clothe me. As I relocated, she left her job and followed me here. She hasn’t even found another job and then this pregnancy showed up.

“what if I take responsibility?” I was jerked up from my thought by his unexpected words.

“what do you mean by taking responsibility?” I asked curiously. The fact that I am pregnant doesn’t mean I should get married to anyone. Is he trying to take advantage of me? I looked at him in disgust.

As if he was reading my mind, he drew his seat closer.

“ I'm not asking you to marry me, Hilda. Just let me help you take care of them” he said and smiled trying to reassure me. I was confused. Why will he want to be in the life of children that isn’t his? I knew I really needed help but not from him I guess.

“Please doctor, I appreciate your concern but I really need to abort this pregnancy. Please help me” My mind was made up. I don’t think I would like to see my children suffer in this world. "I'm not yet ready doctor, please. I'm confused right now. I don't know what to do, this is more than me".

“ Let me help you, Hilda. You can leave whenever you want to” he pleaded with me. I thought about it. I don't think I have a choice right now. I have gone through everything he said. This is the best choice, at least for now. I can't really think of a better one. What should I do? I have to accept.

“Help me” I finally said. "Now you are talking", he did while nodding his head several times.

My name is Ngwu chinecherem. I'm a Nigerian, I was born in Nigeria and I have also been here for years.

I'm twenty three years old currently. I'm a medical student, currently doing my clinical studies in Nigeria.

I hope to become a successful medical doctor one day. I love writing. I have a passion for it. I have done so many writing jobs. I write novels, I have written on genres like werewolf, billionaire, billionaire romance, mafia, mystery and thrillers. I'm also into ghost writing. I have also written different articles. I hope to put a smile on the face of every one reading my book.