My Pride 6
CHAPTER SIX (FINAL CHAPTER) It kept ringing in my head. My fiancé . She was so proud to call my Chinedu her fiancé. I scoffed at the idea that I still felt Chinedu was mine even after being married to another man . She was definitely mocking me. I couldn’t help but imagine if life would have been different being married to him, perhaps I would be pregnant with my second child now. Immediately I got home, I ran into the awaiting arms of mom and wept. She held me tight and consoled me, every anger or decision she had made to scold me, washed away. My hurt was deeply rooted in the fact that Chinedu was getting married to my friend. “She’s getting married to Chinedu” I whisper in-between sobs. I raise my head to meet the puzzled look on mom’s face. I searched her eyes for answers but she pulled my head down to her chest and rubbed my back in a soothing form while I offloaded more tears; the sound of my cry, coming out in hiccups. When I had finally quieted down. She sa...