“I committed an error.” He got started. That older woman enticed me with promises of a good life, which is why I shouldn’t have followed her.
I added, “You had a good life here.”
I am aware, and I ought not to have left. She did give me a lot of good things, but at the expense of my health, how good were they?
Knowing what he was about to say next, I remained silent.
“I have the HIV virus.” He said that and then wept.
I didn’t think he was sick because he looked sick, but luckily we hadn’t talked since he came back to the house.
He was treated with medication when I took him to the hospital.
However, I was no longer able to live with him. He returned to the village residence of his parents, where he had been thriving. He started a farm and even had a second family.
I put an end to my relationship for good.
Since the majority of women in my community are single mothers, I have been easily navigating my new life as I concentrate on raising my children and enjoying my single life.
