The Vicious Cycle: A Short Story

3. The Vicious Cycle

So one morning, Mum waited for him to go away in the morning, then she went on a bus back to Shashemeny with the kids! Mum went back to town with her sister and started working, and she and her children were safe at last, but after a while, Mum thought her body shape was starting to change. She feet dizzy or weak and was putting on some weight.

She asked her sister if she had noticed her weight change. She said, "Yes, but I thought it might be just because you are not under as much pressure, as you used to be."

Mama said, "Ok, if you say so," but again, a couple of weeks later, it was getting worse and worse. She was worried enough that she felt she had to try and explain it to her sister again. By this time, they

Mum never showed any interest in him though. He knew she was pregnant and that she was not with her husband. When the man found out she was pregnant, he said to himself, "This is wonderful! I might get a chance to be a father after all," but he told Mum's sister that he would never say a word because he didn’t want to make her uncomfortable.

Auntie really wanted Mum to be with this man, but she never said a word to her about him either. He told Auntie not to, hoping that one day she would understand and show interest on her own. He came and played with the kids at Auntie's house and bought them candies and treats. He was a humble and kind person who loved children.

Mum was getting close to giving birth. The good thing was that she was not alone now, since she had her sister and her daughters. They were 19, 14 and 11 years old. As I've said, one of my brothers was already in the army and two of the other boys were living with Dad's girlfriend because she still couldn't have all of her children with her, all at once, since there wasn't enough space at my aunt's, and they were going to

Auntie was so mad. She actually couldn’t believe that Dad had done this!! She said to Mum, "I told you not to come. Look what is happening now," but Mum didn't think he would do this either. It was the most embarrassing moment of her life.

Mum was thinking of how she was going to explain herself and about the pregnancy too! She had never thought this was coming. After a big discussion, everyone agreed that Mum should go back home with her husband! It didn’t matter what she or her sister said because everyone else had already made a decision anyway, so she had to go back to her old life!

No one even said anything about her being pregnant. She was so depressed, and she didn't want to go back again! It was only after she got home that Dad asked her how she got pregnant or where it had come from.

She said, "This is your babe," but of course, he disagreed completely! She kept explaining herself, again and again, but he never believed her!

In fact, he said, "I known all about your lover! I know who the father