I’m a girl of 32 years based in Wa I was raised here(Wa) a place I call home.

Life hasn’t been easy for me, my father is in to Petty business and grabs any little opportunity that can bring inn money to support the family, he married two women and these two women Including my mother reside together in same house, these two wives of my dad struggle to support the family, a market woman my mom is, she travels to most of these Popular market Communities in Wa to buy stuff in bulk in order to sell.

My dad produced 10 Children in the marriages, my mother was the second wife and Produced 4 Children, we all relied on my dad who made not up to Ghc15 daily.

This compelled us to strive on our own in order to support our mothers, sometimes I fault my father for marrying two wives with many children even without any good source of income, but who am I to question his decisions, that’s his personal life, I also have mine to live.

After Junior High School, I couldn’t further to senior High School because I was admitted to offer Home Economics, the prospectus alone were worth a plot of land excluding the fees, I stayed home with a grade of 18 by then.

Men kept disturbing because I’m the type with a huge ass, some were so much interested in that and I knew, but I thought the best thing to do was to grab the cash and make good use of it.

An elderly man aged 47 from a Section of Wa expressed interest in me, he had a wife already with three children but assured me he wanted to get Married to me, he promised to rent a room for me, I agreed and he did, but I wasn’t so much interested in his marriage pledge because I knew our men, they act gentle at the beginning till you get inn, so I agreed to his proposal.

He rented a room for me, the room was well equipped with toilet and bath, he bought a Television, a high density mattress, a fridge, some necessary room logistics and the game started, he started well but wasn’t readily available due to his marriage. Some days on, I went to the market and met with a guy, he portrayed wealth and Expressed interest in me, he said he was a student at Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University Formerly Wa Polytechnic offering Dispensary Technology, we became friends and at a point he wanted it extended so I thought of an idea, I planned to chase him away with my room rent so I told him my rent was to expire in the next Month, to my surprise, he opted to pay and gave me an amount of Ghc2,800 to Renew the rent.

I saved the money and got a plot of land at Ghc2,000 by then. He visited me at home and we started the real issues, he was such a caring guy but i made sure I scheduled our meetings in order to avoid a ‘crash’.

The two relationships went on smoothly with lots of money coming inn. In a period of 6 months, I was able to complete 2 rooms with a toilet facility, I adviced my mom to move there for the sake of peace. She opposed the idea suggesting it isn’t a healthy practice for a married woman.

I thought of school again, I discussed it with my partners separately and they both agreed to Assist, before then a friend advised that I register for the November/December Examinations in Sunyani because there was a probability I would be successful there.

I consulted the Institution in Sunyani and made the necessary payment of Ghc2,400 by then.

I had to travel for 2 months, so I went to Sunyani and Did my part, few months later in December 2016, Results were released and I passed.

At the Internet Cafe, i met a guy who assessed my Results and told me he could assist me get an enrollment into the Nursing College, He took my number and bought a form on my behalf, everything was arranged. I went for an interview in one of the Prominent Health Schools back in the Region and went through successfully, I was given an admission and was to pay fees per semester. My first fee was a little over Ghc2,500 with the exception of other Logistics.

He promised to foot the bills till I leave school but then wanted to be my partner before it can be possible. Before that I showed the admission letter to both partners I had and the Student Partner I had, he congratulated me, he promised to give me a part of the money and supported with Ghc1,000. By then he was due for National Service and was posted to a Hospital in the Ashanti Region, he left and we were still in contact.

I agreed to date the third man, he paid the fees, my first man equally paid and suggested he would continue if I agree to get married to him, I was left in delima but kept assuring him I would but needed time. He couldn’t Insist much.

The new catch paid for two semesters, by then my rent back in Wa was due but I preferred that the old partner of mine renews the rent alone so I told him. He renewed the rent but kept reminding me of his request(marriage).

My new catch also insisted I get pregnant to prove my love for him, i knew it was a bait just to have me pinned down, so I deceived him I was pregnant in order not to lose the opportunity he was giving.

He was excited and gave me more money for upkeeps. I saved more money.

One day, we won’t for clinicals and he visited me at the facility, a friend who was also a nurse saw him with me and later called me to question what I had to do with the man, I told her the man was my partner for over year. She expressed shock and revealed to me that the man was HIV Positive, I had the shock of my life at the moment and couldn’t believe it. I thought of all the moments we shared at home, she urged me not to reveal it anywhere.

By then, I couldn’t sleep, I was lost in thoughts, I couldn’t also tell him the pregnancy was a prank so I told my friend the whole story, she gave me clues and got me a fake medical report that stated that I had a miscarriage.

I couldn’t dare to go for a test. I thought of breaking up with him out of fear but thought of the school fees, later in the week we were paid some allowances, I saved something, so at a point in time I called my new Partner and suggested we go for a test since were planning to get married, he Suspected something fishy and swerved out of the topic but I revisited it.

This got him upset and as a result he left my room. I called him several times and he never picked, he said I didn’t trust him. He stopped calling me and stopped paying my fees, at that point I was convinced it was true.

So I took a decision to go for a test, I went for the first test and it was Positive, I couldn’t believe it, I went to a different Facility out of the Region and it was Positive as well. By then I knew life had become limited for me, I begun regretting a lot of things in the past, I felt sad and blamed myself for accepting cheap forthcoming opportunities in exchange for sex.

I didn’t want to destroy any home by then so I Stopped calling my first Partner and relocated without his notice, I changed my contact number. I focused on my Education and used my allowance to fund it.

I sent a text to my third partner to inform him that I was aware he had the virus, I also told him I was infected as well, he called after a day and we met, he Apologised to me and felt Sorry for infecting me, he Apologised, I was so upset but blamed myself for being selfish at a point. We went to a counselor and he told us we could have children even with our status.

We took a decision to get married and I got pregnant, we had a baby boy but I have never been happy till this day.

Source: Upperwestmedia.net