The mystery has been revealed

Amanda didn't known how to react at first, she stared at him, and their eyes was fixated on each other for a long time.

She couldn't sit up, she really would have loved to show him that, she didn't appreciate what he just said.

Though he had been indirectly saying it, she didn't think he would have the balls to spill it directly like that.

He was looking at her pleadingly, but she wasn't ready to think or act, she was angry, and she should show it to him.

"what do you mean, by you want me back?

She made sure, that she didn't't look or sound so pleased to hear what Dave had to say. She didn't wait for him to respond to her, for she knows that he would have something to add, so she added first.

"You want me back because your wife is dead or because I didn't cheat on you and got pregnant. I am still pregnant for another man almost due, yet I do not have a name to be placed before my child's name.

This pregnancy is still a mystery to me and I do not have answers for you, so why do you want me back? She was angry, her heart heavy, but she didn't want to sound as angry, as she really is.

Dave didn't know what to say, he knew telling her he wanted her back wasn't going to be as easy as he had planned but he prayed she would atleast think about it and consider him.

"I am sorry Amy, I am so sorry, my family hurt you and I couldn't do anything about it" That was the best he could come up with at that time.

Amanda gave a weak smile, she didn't plan for them to have that discussion, but maybe it was time for them to actually talk about it, instead of pretending and acting like everything was fine, when it really isn't.

"Your family or you? She asked, because from what she knows, it was Dave who hurt her, no one else, if he had stood by her, she would probably be compelled to still be with him, even when she knew, she really didn't love him that much.

What are you saying? she added, wondering why he would even blame his family, instead of taking responsibility for his actions.

You pushed me away Dave, you cannot want me back, it was you who hurt me, not your family". She added, as her eyes welled up, remembering all she went through.

He became silent and didn't know how to start, but he was going to say it now, this was the moment of Truth and if she still hate him after the revelation then he couldn't do anything about it.

"I know I didn't handle the situation well, I should have tried to find out what happened to you, I should have trusted you, but I was too quick to believe the words of others against yours, and I am so sorry, now that I have the information you have been seeking for, I hate myself".

She forced herself to sit up, and asked.

"What information are you talking about? Dave didn't know if he would really be able to tell her the truth, but he was going to try, this could be his chance.

" You were raped and that was how you became pregnant"

He started off well, though he knows he would have to answer the other part of the question soon, he wished they wouldn't come to that, Amanda didn't seem surprised as to the revelation that she was raped, that had been the most logical explanation as to what happened to her, but who did, was the mystery behind her misery. She wiped the tears, as they started dropping, she could feel her heart heavy, and since Dave didn't want to look up at her, she could tell, that he knew who did it, she wanted to guess, who it could be, but she couldn't come up with a name, so she allowed herself, calm a little, before she asked him.

"Who raped me? It came out like a whisper, but because of the calmness in the room, she knew he heard her well. He seem to be having difficulty saying things, but without mincing words, he called a name.

Steven did' She paused for a while, she just got the name she had been looking for, she had been craving to have a name behind her misery, she had been longing to see his face and ask him what she ever did to him, for him to take advantage of her like that.

Now that she has the name, she wanted to know the person, for the name doesn't ring a bell to her.

"Who is Steven?

She sat up in the bed again, but this time, she was trying not to loose it, so she relaxed her back as though she was interviewing him, but she was scared of who the Steven might be.

"The popular one eyed man, the one that killed Sonia"

Now Amanda was shocked, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say a thing, her mouth was still open as tears flowed freely, she only closed her mouth when she tasted the salty substance in her mouth. She had been raped by a criminal, a killer. All the while she had thought that somewhere, somehow Dave was the one who raped her to get even with her for starving him, but with the revelation now she was sure something was wrong with her, how could such a thing happen and she was unaware of it.

Dave could already tell what she was thinking, from the way she looked. She was crying, and he didn't like it, but he just needed to tell her the entire truth, before he would change his mind.

"You were drugged"

He said as if answering her unpoken question.

She needed to know everything, she knew there were other things related to what Dave had to say, she felt the baby in her womb move quickly, she had bonded so much with the baby that if she was hurting, the baby always seems restless. The baby was usually calm whenever she was with Goodluck.

She had even suspected Goodluck at some point with the way he showed her love and all, she really couldn't believe her ears.

"How was it possible that the one eyed man raped me, I don't even know him, I have never had anything to do with him?

Dave hesitated, he didn't know how to say the truth without Sonia, but he knew he could never avoid the truth.

It was a moment of truth