I am in deep trouble. I never intended for things to turn out this way. I joined this church last year. A friend invited me and I only planned to go there once because this friend kept inviting me and at a point I was tired of him. So I went. It was a normal service and after everything I was very glad I went. So the next Sunday I was there again. Truth is, I didn’t go because of the preaching. I had noticed this beautiful woman and I wanted to get to know her. She always sat behind the pastor and my friend confirmed that she was the pastor’s second daughter.
I realized she was very quiet. Even to the extent of going straight into her father’s office after service and not talking to anyone. She was part of the protocol team. So I decided to join that department to get to know her. It was easy for me to get her number. She didn’t mind at all and I had this masculine charm. We started a casual friendship. We would call and check up on each other and talk about how our days went. But as time went on, the conversations became longer and longer into the middle of the night. We started talking about very sexual and intimate things.
She told me about how her father’s strictness and how his over-protectiveness had affected her relationship with men. Her dad had sacked all men away from her. Male church members didn’t see her as a love interest because of her dad. She even told me that I was only able to approach her because I was new in the church, but her dad will push me away soon. I told her I wasn’t going anywhere and I wanted to be with her. We started dating. It was all secretive because although she was 25, her dad had a lot of authority over her. So we tried not to draw suspicions at church. We started having sex. She would visit me, watch movies and then get intimate. It was normal for me because that is how relationships have been with my past girlfriends. But she always felt guilty after the sex and we vowed many times not to do it again until I married her.
But we couldn’t stay away from each other for long. I was the only person she could be herself with and I offered her refuge away from her dad’s stern eyes. She kept coming to me and we kept enjoying ourselves. Until one day she called out of the blue and told me she wanted us to break up. She didn’t take my calls and she tried her best to avoid me at church. On one Sunday, I decided to speak to her no matter what happens. I planned to follow her and talk to her. After service, I told my friend to take the lead home after church because I was going somewhere. I saw her leaving the church building towards the offices and I followed her. She rushed and entered her father’s office. I also hurried in.
Her dad was speaking to church members when the service was over and there was no one there. She told me to leave the office. But I refused. We started talking. I told her I wasn’t giving up on her. I wanted to be with her. I was willing to face her dad. Before we realized we were kissing. I wasn’t prepared for sex so I didn’t bring a condom. We had sex in her dad’s office. The scary thing is that someone could have easily walked in on us. But in those few minutes of passion, we weren’t thinking of it. I should have bought the after pill for her. I don’t know why I didn’t do that. I didn’t expect pregnancy to come out of that one time we didn’t use protection.
Now my world is falling apart. She is pregnant and I have to think quickly. I don’t want to introduce myself to her dad this way. It will be obvious that we were fornicating and her dad will not allow us to marry. I want her to abort this one and later allow me to officially introduce myself to her dad. I want to cover her shame. The church will judge her for getting pregnant before marriage. But she doesn’t want to abort the baby as she says it is a sin against God. I am in a dilemma.