Would you confess to your husband that the son he thought belonged to him after five daughters is not his?
This is one worried woman (Illustration)
"Dear love and gist,
My name is Vivian
and I have been married for 10 years now but there is a burden I have
carried for over four years now and it is eating me deep inside,
especially now that I have given my life to Christ.
I feel an impulsion to confess and divulge the secret to Tony, my husband. The fact is that our only son, after five daughters,
does not belong to my husband. He is the result of a moment of madness I
had when I was going through a lot of stress from his family who were
bent on throwing me out of my home due to my inability to bear a male
child for their son.
I got pregnant
shortly after our marriage and gave birth to a baby girl, followed by
four other girls and all along, Tony's parents, especially his mother,
was on my neck, making life difficult for me. My mother-in-law and her
two unmarried daughters insulted me at every opportunity, calling me a
witch who had eaten all her male children.
Her
older daughter who had been divorced over five times and had come to
live with us with her seven children, on the other hand, made sure I
faced her wrath on a daily basis, even transferring her hatred to my
children.
It was in this state of mind that I needed a listening ear and I found one in Seb,
a male colleague. Seb was always there for me and listened to my cries,
consoled and comforted me every time I cry to him. I did not know how
it happened but after one of such emotional breakdown, I went to Seb's
house to cry on his shoulders again and before we knew it, we made love
that day.
After the sex, he apologized
profusely, saying he did not know what came over him but I told him he
was not to blame as I actually needed the release to get back my sanity.
I did not know that the stolen moment would result in a pregnancy but
there it was.
I gave birth to my son, Kenechukwu,
and Tony and his family were over the moon with joy. But deep down, I
knew that the boy does not belong to him. Even when Kene started growing
up, he clearly exhibited some characters I usually noticed in Seb. The
lucky thing is that Kene takes my features and no one has even
questioned why he does not look like Tony.
I
have not told Seb that he is the father of my son. But now, I am being
torn apart by guilt and feel like letting Tony, his family, and Seb know
the secret that I have been keeping.
But won't that unsettle everyone and crash my marriage?
Vivian."
Dear readers, on Morning Teaser today, we ask: what do you thin Vivian should do in the dilemma she has found herself in?
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