02/05/2023
The Dr. after announcing the news left and Mastou’s mother joined her in the room.
_Mastou’s mother “Mastou, how can you do that to me?”
_Mastou “mum, what did do?”
_Mother “don’t you know that you are pregnant”.
_Mastou “who? I? pregnant? Mum stop kidding me”
_Mother “I am not joking my daughter. It is the Dr. who told me. For me you were still virgin. I wonder why you did such a thing. I understand now your endless sicknesses these times around. Now tell me the author of this pregnancy”
_Mastou “Mum, we did it only once. I didn’t know that it could lead us to this situation. Unfortunately, now, he is far from me.”
_Mother “you have not answered my question. Who is the author of this pregnancy?”
_Mastou “mum, it is Saïd. Please mama forgive us.”
_Mother “Saïd, you said. Where and when have you done this? To my mind you don’t go out in the night time”
_Mastou “Yes Mum. I am telling the truth.it was the day Saïd spent the night with us. Don’t blame him please. I was the one who pushed him do that. Please forgive me mama.”
With tears in her eyes, Mastou was asking pardon to her mother. Her mother was really disappointed but she could not support seeing her daughter crying.
_Mother “keep calm my daughter. Don’t cry. You said Saïd is the author. Right?”
_Mastou “yes mama”
_Mother “ok. Don’t worry. Everything happening g to us is in God’s plan. Do you have communication with him since he has gone?”
_Mastou “no mum. his mother told me that the director of our school said he is fine. But none of us has his news.”
_Mother “ok. We will go and see his mother for that. If I am not able to accompany you, you will go alone and tell her”
“ok mum” said Mastou.
The following day, my mother was in the kitchen cooking when she saw Mastou entering in the kitchen with a sad face. My mother left everything she was doing and welcomed her. She gave her a seat and took place near her.
_My mother “My daughter, how do you feel today? Your mother told me yesterday that you are sick and you will pass and see me. I hope it is not because of your husband again.”
_Mastou “Mum, I am here just to tell you that I carry four months’ pregnancy cy and Saïd is the author”
_My mother “Are you serious? You mean I will be a grandmother.”
_Mastou “yes mama.”
_My mother “ok. That is not a great deal. And your mother, what did she say concerning this good news? “
_Mastou “nothing, she only told me to come and inform you and together we will find solutions”
_My mother “ok, well. I hope your mother has the same mind like me. and you, what do you think?”
_Mastou “Mama, I want to keep this pregnancy because I am very happy to have the blood of Saïd in me. The only thing that still freaks me is whether Saïd still loves me not because since he has gone, I have no wind of him. It seems he has erased me in his mind. I am really afraid.”
My mother tied to console her by promising that everything is going to be fine.
She called my brother to tell him everything about the situation and asked to see whether he is in contact with me.
Seeing the worthiness of the situation, my brother was obliged to reveal our secret communication channel. Mastou was really shocked by the fact that I had contact with Souhoud and I never tried to get in touch with her.
My brother was really happy. He tried to kid with Mastou by telling him that We have won the match and he is going to be called uncle by some moths.
In New York,
I was in a deep sleep. During that sleep I had a very strange dream. In the dream, I saw Mastou handing me a baby. It was around 3 a.m. I was really afraid, I could no longer sleep.
I thought about the dream all the day. In the class I could do anything because I was really baffled by this dream.
My friend noticed that there was a problem. He asked to know what was not going on well. I explained him the dream but he did not consider it. For him, it is just a dream as the usual ones.
The following night, after having done all what I had to do, I went to bed. But I had difficulties to sleep. All my thoughts were oriented to Mastou. I wondered if everything was ok with her. at a certain moment I felt asleep.
But it was for a short time. The same dream came to me at midnight. In that dream, everything was clear. I saw Mastou leaving a birthing room with a baby that she handed me.
At that moment, I woke up.
I automatically speculated that there was a problem. I was really afraid. I wished I had a contact of an old man in my country to asked for the meaning of this dream because in Africa, every dream has its meaning.
I took my phone I wanted to see if my brother was connected or had let some informations for me.
I was surprised to see that Souhoud wrote two hours ago.
In the message it was said:
“good evening brother! How are you? I hope everything is ok? I just want to tell you something.
Do you know that I have become an uncle thanks to you? And I am happy about that. Mastou is carrying a four months’ pregnancy. She said you are the owner if she is not lying. Anyway in the day time I will get connected so that we discuss the issue properly.”
I was lost after having read the message. The night was long that day. I was really sad not because I don’t want to have a baby but because I destroyed the future of Mastou.
Being responsible of the pregnancy was not a point of discussion because everything was clear. I automatically draw the meaning of my dream.
I kept asking myself several questions. How will Mastou continue her studies with a pregnancy? What will the reaction of her father? And so on.
I questioning myself when my friend came to me.
To be continued…….
