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Conceived and Concealed I was not overly worried about not having a baby immediately after I got married because I had had a revelation where I was pregnant with twins. Two years after marriage I was 40. I asked God for a 40th birthday present- my own baby. I missed my period and excitedly went for a test and it was positive, was quite happy. Some days later (Aunty Flow-the monthly visitor) showed up. I got confused   and then I went for another test and it came out negative. I decided to do a scan. The scan results showed I had ovarian cyst in one of my ovaries. I did the scan in June, my birth month; this was definitely   not the birthday gift I envisaged. I started to read and ask questions about cyst, got a lot of conflicting answers. I decided later to just put my trust in God. The month of August arrived and again  I missed my period  but I didn’t bat an eyelid, I consoled myself with the fact that  if truly I was pregnant, symptoms would show up. That August, I felt con

The story goes that Miss Jay and I met on the first day at Nursery and hit it off at once, we ended up attending the same primary and secondary schools. Went to separate universities but always caught up during the holidays, strangely met while on National Service in the same city and ended up living together in her family home. From when I knew my name,Jay has been a constant.From our friendship, our parents and other siblings became friends.We laughed, cried, fought, quarrelled and shared secrets. It was and still is a beautiful relationship. In 2004, she met this bloke and by March 2005 they were headed for the altar. I was busy as a bumble bee before, during and after the wedding prep. It was a glorious day, with exhausted feet I went back to my parents’ home hoping to get some much needed rest before leaving for the city.Early the following morning. 5:30am, mummy comes to my room “ Moti ,daddy wants you”. Oh no, not one of Daddy’s early morning talks, it means am in trouble!