I didn’t know the man I was supposed to marry. The thing that scared me the most was sleeping together.
The person who forced me to marry was my mother. I don’t know the reason why. I said, “I won’t stay here, I will leave because you’re forcing me to marry.” So they said, “When you leave, don’t ever come back.”
After three months, I became pregnant. I am 7 months pregnant. My body has aches and pains. When I think about it, I become upset and angry. I have fear because I have never given birth. This is my first time, so I don’t know how it’s done.
Before I got married I thought about school a lot. Now I can’t go back to school. I can’t run. I can’t play and I can’t do my chores. The dream in my heart is to continue school, become a doctor and help my friends.
Narrative and image provided by Girls Not Brides. Original video ‘The Child Within’ by Camfed.
