When He Dumped Me With a Pregnancy, I Thought My Life Was Over, Today, My Child Is the Reason I’m Shining While He’s Struggling

 

Campus life is supposed to be the best years of your youth, lectures during the day, love during the night, partying, figuring out yourself, enjoying your 20s and dreams of the future in between. But for me, my second year at university turned into the biggest nightmare of my life.

I was in love. The kind of love that makes you blind, reckless, and foolish. We were that famous couple in campus always together, sharing chips at the mess, holding hands like husband and wife, and even posting matching outfits on TikTok. People used to call us “the campus power couple.” I thought I had found my forever.

But then life showed me fire.

One careless night without protection changed everything. Weeks later, I missed my periods. I ignored it at first, thinking stress was the cause. But the truth could not hide forever. A pregnancy test confirmed it: I was two months pregnant. My world collapsed. I was barely 21, no job, still living on HELB loans and pocket money from my struggling mother in shags.

When I told him, the man I thought loved me he froze. His first words? “Si you remove it.”

My heart sank. I refused because I couldn’t kill my own blood. And that is when I saw the real side of Kenyan men, the kind of men who ruka ball without shame. He started ignoring my calls, avoiding me on campus, and before I knew it, he had blocked me on WhatsApp and Facebook. Just like that, I was alone. to read more click here