Read first partDear Taiwo,My mother also did not approve of him. Her complaint was that Kanmi was too old and worldly for me and that he would only use and dump me. I was deaf to all the pieces of advice then. I was young and in love.It however dawned on me when I realised that I was pregnant after Kanmi travelled back to the US. I wrote to inform him, but he denied the paternity of my daughter.He was my first man, he deflowered , impregnated, and denied me. I went through hell, if not for Aunty Nike's support, I don't know what would have happened to Funmilayo (my daughter) and I because I knew my mother wouldn't have been able to support us.All through these times, she never stopped asking her brother to take responsibility of me and my unborn baby and even when I had Funmilayo. I appreciate her for all her support. And thank God, I did not attempt to do anything to the pregnancy because due to the complications I had during delivery which was not due to the fact that I did not have enough attention or good medical care, I lost the ability to have other children.After Funmilayo's birth, Aunty Nike insisted that I should go back to school while my mother took care of my baby. Because I had to work, I studied on part-time basis and I graduated as an accountant. I had my National Youth service, but I ,however, did not practise because , Aunty Nike died in a motor accident.It was a great loss for my family and I lost a benefactor, sister and friend. Her children were still small, so Uncle Tade, her husband ,took them abroad and he offered that I buy the supermarket off. I paid in instalments; that was how I stood up and became relevant.Aunty Nike's husband and two children did not forget me, neither I. They were the first to take Funmilayo and I overseas. But Kanmi never asked for my daughter and I.At a point, I was curious about him, I asked Uncle Tade, but he said he hadn't heard from him since his sister died.All these were yesteryear . Then, what does he want now' My daughter turned 19 recently.She is in one of the private universities studying Law. I didn't know how Kanmi knew about her or where to find her.I got a distress call from my daughter's best friend in school; I rushed to her school and I was confronted with what I never bargained for. My daughter was not in a good state; she had cried herself to a very bad state. The school's counsellor advised that I took her home to sort things out.I did; for over two weeks now all she had asked were questions, but she had refused to answer my questions. Please, I am running out of patience. My reaction could be in two extremes, either I become very hard on her and risk losing her or I break down.The description of the man who visited her in school fitted Kanmi, no doubt it was him. What did he tell her and how did he find her' Please, somebody help me. Funmilayo is my life. I lost my mother few years back, maybe if she were alive, she would have known the best way to handle this situation.Anthonia .
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