So after taking it in a bathroom stall, what’s next for Miss Acolatse?

It was 2:45 am on a Tuesday morning.

Akushika was wide awake as she sat on her bed, soaked in tears.

It had been a few weeks since she had met Drill at the pub, and engaged in that intimate little session in the bathroom. Of course, she had never had any intentions of going that far with him, but… she had been unable to resist that charm of his. She didn’t know what it was, but that charm about him had just excited her. The way he smiled at her, complimented her breathtaking cuteness, eyed her thighs every five minutes and laid his firm, smooth palms on them. It just excited her and made her long for more of him.

And when they met… that unloading of passion!

She hadn’t anticipated getting overwhelmed with such dazzling lip action and being aroused by that sensual touch, but once it took over her being, all that mattered in those moments was getting showered with all that loving. The feel of his lips against hers felt life giving, and she had kissed as hard as she could, milking every drop of passion she could from him.

And of course, that crowning action.

It hurt a bit, but it was nothing like she had ever experienced. What an experience! That definitely had to be one of the most memorable cloud nine moments of her young life.

And what a guy! No wonder he called himself Drill; this was the very special reason for the name. And my oh my, how he lived up to it!

Suffice to say, though, those moments of passion may have been very sweet, but the consequences that followed weren’t the tastiest.

For one, Drill was not following up on his proclaimed interest in her. As a matter of fact, he barely seemed interested in talking with her. He had demanded that they meet up in some corner one evening to have some fun a few days after they met. With her parents around, however, there was no way she’d get permission to step out and meet anyone, and she had to let him know.

He wasn’t very amused by this, and since then, had given her quite a cold shoulder.

Her friends weren’t amused by her little tryst with the guy, either. Celina in particular was quite vocal about it, lambasting Akushika for abandoning her and the others for that ‘strange dude she didn’t have a good feeling about’. Akushika duly apologized and all was forgiven, but subsequent conversations between them and the other girls made her feel that the forgiveness wasn’t as solid as she’d have hoped.

But these were miniscule consequences compared to what she had just discovered.

Sure, she might have gotten home early enough and all seemed in place when her parents arrived, so that wasn’t an issue; Mr. and Mrs. Acolatse were none the wiser about her outing. But a few weeks in, and she started feeling funny.

The sleek, spacious Acolatse living room almost always had its air conditioner on at a temperature of sixteen degrees, and she was used to getting chilled to the bone whenever she was to join her parents to watch CNN. For the past couple of days, however, she felt hot flashes even as she sat in the living room, and it was as if the air-conditioner was useless.

She was also feeling unusually exhausted during the day; it was like her body cells were begging for her to just crawl into bed and sleep all day. It was only when she sat down to question what was wrong with her that it occurred to her.

Protection had not been used that fateful night she let Drill in.

Instantly, terror struck her to the core. Her heart beating like crazy, she shook her head, praying it wasn’t what she thought it was. It just couldn’t be. It was only once, wasn’t it? Surely there was no way Drill was on point with just one shot!

Right?

Calm down, Shika, she said to herself. Just wait for your period to come. That’s the main indicator, right? Just wait for it to come.

The time for her period went and came.

The normal flow did not show up. Throughout the five day period it normally happened.

The trepidation in her system shot up tenfold.

The temperature changes and fatigue didn’t cease; in fact, she started feeling nauseous at the smell of her mother’s food. It was a monstrous amount of self-control she had to employ to fight the urge to vomit and eat the food normally.

At that point, she knew she didn’t have a choice.

She had to get a pregnancy test and see for herself.

After secretly getting herself a pregnancy test kit the previous day, she had stayed awake till her parents went to bed, so she could find out if her worst fears were real or not.

Her heart turned into a boxer undergoing training as it beat against her chest while she made her way to the bathroom. Her brain was filled with prayers and pleas to God for a negative result.

She sat down on the porcelain throne, and did the needful.

As instructed, she waited for a minute. Then she picked up the test kit.

Her heart sank.

Lo and behold, there were two lines. A positive result.

It was a long walk back to her room, where she broke down in shock and fright.

How could this be real? She was actually pregnant?

There was nothing worse than the fact that her parents would bring the house down on her once they found out. Considering how tight and rigid they were, this news would not be welcomed in the least. She knew the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah would consider their plight a mere drizzle compared to their wrath.

What to do?? They’d definitely rip her apart the moment they discovered she had taken seed. Yet to abort the child didn’t feel like a good idea. She didn’t feel comfortable with it at all. It was a mistake, all right, but to get rid of a precious life? It didn’t sit right with her.

“Well,” she said to herself, still sobbing, “I need to let Drill know about this. Maybe he’ll know what to do.”

Reaching for her phone, she searched for Drill’s chat, then typed in a simple message.

Hi. Can you please call me when you see this? We have to talk. Very urgent.

***

“Huh? You say what? You dey preg? That be why you call me come here?”

Akushika faced him as they stood by the roadside leading to the main gate of the University she attended. He had not been very enthusiastic about passing by the school to come and see her, but her insistence that this was too important to be done over the phone forced him to show up. Even as they stood there, he looked ready to bounce as quickly as possible.

“Yes, Drill. I’m pregnant,” she replied firmly, staring him in the eye.

He shrugged nonchalantly. “Ok. Cool. So who be the father?”

She looked at him in shock. She had only been intimate with one person, and that was him. How could he make this statement?

“Hey hey hey hey hey, make you no give me that look!” he snapped, peeved at her expression. “Don’t come and tell me that it’s me! Please. I’m not the father of your baby. Whoever it is, go and look for the boy and pin it on him. Don’t come and disturb my life!”

She was stunned. “But-but Drill,” she began, “I’ve never slept with any other man besides you…”

“Oh shut up! You dey lie! Ah, this girl paaa. So you want to tell me you were a virgin until that night? After that hot dress you wear? After the way you allowed me to come onto you? You think I’ll believe I’m the only guy who has blazed inside? You are mad, you hear! F**king mad! My friend, go and search for the father and leave me be.”

“Ei, Drill!”

“Fiww, Drill! Kwasia girl! Get out of my face before I slap you!”

She looked at him, frozen in horror, before an attempted swipe at her face had her running quickly from him.

“Kwasiasem kwa! You girlies dey open your legs give different niggas by heart. You finish aa, you dey come pin pregnancy for another innocent nigga ein top. Stupid girl!” she heard him snarl as she moved away.

***

Akushika sobbed bitterly as she lay on her bed, confused and hurt.

She had heard many stories of guys refusing to accept responsibility for pregnancies they had had a hand in, but experiencing such a thing was another feeling altogether. And it really hurt. Especially as she remembered his nasty words.

“I can’t believe he insinuated I’m a whore,” she sobbed, wiping her eyes. “Me? A whore? Unbelievable! He’s the only guy I’ve ever even kissed, much less did the do with. God, I can’t believe this. What am I gonna do? What the hell am I gonna do?”

Indeed, she was in a really bad place. She had a baby inside her, and it was no good news. She had purchased another test kit, hoping maybe the first one was a fluke.

No such luck. It returned a positive result.

There was no doubt about it, Akushika was pregnant.

And the guy who did it had flatly denied responsibility.

“Herh, this guy. After drooling over my thighs and saying all sorts of sweet, sweet things to me, now he’s looking me in the eye and-“

“AKUSHIKA ACOLATSE!”

Akushika sat up, alarmed by her mother’s piercing voice. Not the first time she had heard her mother calling her by her full name. And she sounded quite angry. What was…

Her eyes widened. “Jesus! I forgot to discard the pregnancy test kit! Oh my God!”

She rushed to the door and saw her mother emerge from the bathroom, looking as furious as could be.

Her heart sank. Oh no…

In Mrs. Acolatse’s hand was the pregnancy test. Proudly giving notice of the positive result.

God help me. I’m dead meat.

Oh boy! Akushika is definitely in hot waters…