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I was in my final year in the university and I needed money to sort
out some things in school. I called up my mother as usual and she
asked that I ask my father because she was broke as at that time. I
knew my father well not to speak about issues like that with him on
phone, so I went to his office. When I got to his office, his
secretary allowed me into his main office and I met him and my
mother's close friend in a warm embrace.
I was shocked, because the woman in question was supposed to be my
mother's very good friend and whenever mum and dad had any issue or
quarrel, mum would always call her and sometimes she comes home to
speak with my father or both of them.
What I saw couldn't be interpreted to be just a friendly embrace,
because, to a large extent, I was no longer a baby. Both of them were
really embarrassed and my father gave me what I asked of him and even
more without any argument.
I left immediately, when I got into the secretary's office, she asked
me if I saw my mother's friend. I answered yes and she said I should
do something. I understood her very well, but I was still shocked by
what I witnessed in my father's office to say anything.
My mother called me later to ask if I got the money and I told her yes
I didn't tell her what I witnessed because I couldn't tell her on
phone. I wasn't too surprised that my father came to see me at the
hostel later on in the day.
He told me he wanted to take me into confidence. He confided in me
that he was having an affair with my mother's best friend who happened
to be her chief bride's maid at marriage. And unfortunately, the
relationship has produced a son, which my mother was unable to give
birth to.
At this point, I was shocked and I asked if my mother didn't bother to
ask who the father of her friend's only son was. He said they had both
worked out an explanation for my mother, because her friend travelled
to the United Kingdom when she became pregnant and her explanation was
that she met and dated a man over there who rejected the pregnancy and
the baby.
I was shocked, I broke down and wept, because I realised that my
father really betrayed my mother. She is a woman anybody would admire
and she has put in a lot to hold our family together. Her offence
according to daddy and his family is that she was unable to give birth
to a son. In fact, her friend's son is older than my mother's last
daughter.
I was lost, confused and sad, immediately; I made up my mind to tell
my mother. In fact, I planned to go home in the morning and tell her
all I heard. It was as if my father was reading my mind. Immediately,
he begged me and made me promise not to tell my mother what I knew as
he would make amends.
I was boxed into a corner, I couldn't refuse, I promised I won't tell
her. My father and my mother's friend became extraordinarily nice to
me. I didn't like the betrayal, but I had no choice.
One day my mother came home and called me to her room. She demanded to
know the secret I was keeping from her. I told her I kept nothing from
her. Earlier in the day, she visited her colleague who was ill and was
in a spiritual church. There she was given a message concerning her
home and she was asked to speak with her first daughter which happens
to be me, so that I would tell her what I knew.
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I refused to tell her. She eventually found out and confronted me with
the fact. I didn't confirm or deny it. She confronted my daddy. It
took some time, but this eventually led to their break up. My two
younger siblings went with my mother, but she refused to take me with
her. It also took time before my father believed that I wasn't the one
who told my mother.
I still feel the burden of the guilt. Although, I pleaded with my
mother and she forgave me, but our relationship did not remain the
same. As her first daughter, I missed her love, comfort and all a
mother is to a child. I am married with my own family; I desire to be
closer to my mother. This also affected my relationship with my
siblings.

Augustina

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