Episode 5

"Was it Khan who was texting you during dinner?-" Yasemin asked.

"Yes," he asked me if I hadn't eaten in days-"we both started laughing."

"You ordered food like for a party, he probably thought you were gathering food for the wedding dinner-"

"You should have seen his face when I told him about my pregnancy, that we should get married, talk to my parents, plan the honeymoon, buy a big house, in short, I didn't skip any detail, I would have liked to have a camera to record that moment, his face was a poem-" I revealed.

"I have to apologize-" I was surprised by her confession.

"Why?-"

"I was doubting you, you've been with him for so long, that I assumed in the worst case you were going to forgive him, although I also thought you were going to cry your whole life for him-" she commented.

"You guys have made sure that I see my worth and recognize it, thanks to that, I prioritized myself, also""I caressed my belly-" this baby is giving me more strength than I thought-"I said sincerely."

"I'm very glad to hear you say that, but... Have you thought about how to tell my uncles?-"

"Not yet, but one way or another, I have to do it, maybe I'll be encouraged tonight, or tomorrow after work"

"That sounds good, don't let too much time pass, remember what Aunt is like, it will be worse if she asks you before you are encouraged to speak-"

"That's right, right now I'm more afraid of my parents than thinking about being a mother-" my friend smiled at my words.

"Shall we go for an ice cream?-" she said "" I want to spoil my nephew or niece "" she added and I nodded.

"I accept, although I hope it doesn't feel bad, it's very late"

"An ice cream never feels bad, whatever time it is-"

We went for ice cream and walked around the park while we ate it, then we returned home, Yasemin dropped me off at my house and went to hers, I put my hand on the doorknob and before opening it I inhaled deeply.

I opened it gently, there was no one on the first floor, I closed and secured the door, then I went up the stairs very carefully, I was going to enter my room, but something inside me made me enter my parents' room, it was time to tell them what was happening.

"Daughter? What's wrong-" my mother inquired, who was sitting on the bed reading, my father was facing away, but when he heard my mother speak he turned in my direction.

"I need to talk to you-" I managed to say after swallowing the lump that had formed in my throat.

"Come, come closer-" she patted her mattress indicating me to sit next to her, I obeyed.

"Mom, Dad, I know I'm possibly going to disappoint you, but you are my parents and I owe you respect, also I don't want to betray your trust-" I made a brief introduction.

"Tell us once what's going on""my father demanded."

"Mehmet stop pressuring her-" she told my father, then she spoke to me-"continue daughter""she took my hand and caressed it."

"I'm... I'm pregnant""I closed my eyes so I wouldn't see their expressions of anger, I wasn't prepared to see the disappointment in their eyes, then I felt my mother's hand caressing my hair, then her warm embrace."

"Oh, my child, you will be a great mother, congratulations-"

"Why isn't Khan here with you telling us this news?-" my father asked and I sat up.

"That... That's another thing I should tell you...-" I lowered my head "" you were right about him, he's a wretch "" I said and my father sighed heavily.

"Did you tell him and he ran away?-" I denied.

"I found out he's married-" my mother covered her mouth in shock.

"How? And when did you find out""my father kept inquiring, I had no choice but to tell them everything."

"This morning, his wife is the Obstetrician who attended me to start the pregnancy checkups, she... She's also pregnant, and I realized it was her because of a photograph on her desk, there she was and Khan was hugging her-" my eyes filled with tears.

"I don't allow you to shed a single tear for that unfortunate""my father warned me."

"I don't cry for him, I cry for the humiliation, now what will they say in the neighborhood, what will they accuse me of, and you will have to carry that disgrace-" my father approached and as he had never done, he hugged me.

"Let them say what they want, the only one who has the right to judge us is Allah""my father said firmly."

"But it's a disgrace to our family""I said understanding the situation."

"If you were a bad person, we would accept it, but we know your heart, and I know that many of our neighbors know you, you didn't know that guy was married, so don't carry that guilt""my mother's wise words penetrated my brain."

"I imagine then that we won't have to see his face anymore, although he will have to be responsible for his child, you didn't do it alone-" my father added.

"He doesn't know yet that I discovered him"

"And what are you waiting for to face him? Don't tell me you're going to continue with him-" my mother was alarmed.

"Yes, I'm going to continue with him, but not in the way you think, I want to humiliate him, I want to make him pay for what he did, I just need you to give me a little more than three months-" they looked at me confused.

"Three months for what?"

"His wife is pregnant, she's 6 months along and I don't want to cause any harm to her and her baby, I couldn't live with my conscience if she suffers any setback in her pregnancy""I said sincerely."

"Okay, but don't put yourself at risk either""my dad recommended."

"Anything you need, tell us and you should always keep us informed of what you're going to do-" I nodded, kissed each of them and went to my room, I felt much lighter telling my parents everything.

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