FATED BOND

Daisy’s POV

“Aunty, what the hell are you saying?” I growled, looking at the EPT pregnancy test kit in her hand.

“I know a pregnant woman when I see one”, she smirked. “See?” She pushed the kit to me. “Take it or I would be forced to believe you are pregnant.”

“No.”

“You are pregnant, Daisy”, she grinned proudly.

“Aunt, I’m not pregnant.”

“Haven’t you been having sex?” She questioned all of a sudden.

“I… I.. haven’t, aunt”, I stammered.

“Let’s see what would happen when your father hears this”, she turned back and left me in the bathroom, hurrying downstairs to look for her phone.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“What the hell does this woman want from me? Won’t I know if I am pregnant? There is no baby inside of me, no form of movement. I’m not pregnant”, I said to myself, hoping that was alone to convince me.

When I got home from the airport, I met her waiting for me. I greeted her and went upstairs.

When she asked me where I was coming home, I was tempted to roll my eyes at her and ignore the question.

I was feeling the urge to urinate so I went to the bathroom when she came into my room presenting me with her so-called gift. It was a pregnancy test kit.

I sighed and followed her downstairs. “This woman is a bitch”, I muttered to myself.

The kit was still with her as she dialed dad’s number and put the phone to her ears.

“Aunt, please I am not pregnant. Don’t tell dad”, I begged. I knew dad would be disappointed.

“You don’t want to admit that you are pregnant so I need to tell him so he would know the kind of daughter you are.”

I stared at her as she talked. I was exhausted and I needed to sleep.

“Hello, honey”, she said into the phone with her usual fake smile.

“You won’t believe what I just found out”, she said as I covered my face hoping she won’t say it. I covered my palm feeling the urge to cry or strangle her. I didn’t believe her.

“Daisy is pregnant”, she blurted out and I began to sob, with my face still in my palm.

What is happening? I asked myself. I was confused.

“Hello, honey. Are you there?” I heard her say with a terrified voice. I raised my head sharply with tears streaming down my eyes.

She was with a horrified look as she stood up from the sofa she was sitting on.

“Hello?” Honey?” Hello, are you ok?”

“Hello? James?” She screamed.

****

I didn’t know what the look on aunt Susana signified. She sat down in silence with numbness.

“Aunt, what happened?” I shook her. She didn’t respond and my fears increased. I ran all the way upstairs to get my phone. I got to the room and searched for my phone frantically. I saw It in my drawer and

I quickly picked it up to dial dad’s number, with my heart beating twice its normal rate.

It rang for a while and went into voicemail. I didn’t have any message to leave for him, all I wanted was to hear his voice… to be sure he was fine. I called his number again but it was the same thing.

I called continuously as I allowed the tears threatening to fall to flow freely. I was damn scared of what was to happen.

After crying for a while, with no reason for my tears, I called the number again, hoping for a miracle. Someone picked the call but it was not my dad.

“Dad”, I called.

“I’m sorry. He had an accident. This is the cop.”

“Goodness!” I exclaimed. “Where is he?” I shouted, standing up from where I had been crying.

“I’m sorry to say this”, he said after a moment of hesitation. “He died instantly.”

I felt like the world had come to an end. I couldn’t believe my ears. It was impossible, I thought.

At first, I couldn’t find my voice but when I did, I screamed, “no.” And threw the phone away, rolling myself on the floor.

Aunt Susana rushed into my room. She tried to get me to sit but I pushed her away with my leg as I continued screaming. The pain I was feeling was unbearable.

Dad is dead? I was with him yesterday morning, how can he be dead? Our vacation to Hawaii was the next day, how can he be dead? I kept asking myself.

The news of my pregnancy gave him an attack, I realized. Aunt Susana had succeeded in killing my father.

“Dad is dead, aunt. You killed him”, I bit her on the shoulder as she moved closer to me again. She screamed in pain and pushed me away. She ran out of my room as I continued crying.

I sat there with tears streaming down my eyes, unable to comprehend the fact that dad was no more and there was no more vacation to Hawaii.

At that moment, I realized I was an orphan already, at 16. But I never knew my life was about to take a drastic turn. I never knew everything about my life was going to change forever.

****

It was weak after dad’s death. The home was usually quiet without him. On the day of his funeral, I lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital. I still couldn’t believe he was gone, until when his coffin was lifted to the ground 6ft deep. That was when it dawned on me and I lost consciousness.

I regained consciousness to be met with another news that shattered my world and existence.

The doctor congratulated me and said I was pregnant. “Two weeks gone”, he specified.

It occured to me that the first sex with him resulted Into the pregnancy. And unfortunately for me, I wasn’t sure of his name. I didn’t know anything about him.

But one thing was sure, I knew I was going to give birth to a baby without a father.