before. Regrets started rushing in again, like a river of cold water making me shiver. I should have listened to my family, now I'm a single mother and my childr

Martin was beside us before we could get into the car "Hey" "Hey, just a minute, Michael, Michelle please wait in the car" I said and I waited till they were in the car before I turned back to face him "Tracy, I heard the news." "What news?" I asked like I didn't Know what he was talking about "Tracy you can't fool me, that news is the talk of the town, I heard it from Mrs Bennet this morning, that guy is engaged to a rich businessman's daughter." "So?" "Tracy let me save you this humiliation, people are talking about how sure they are that your children were birthed out of wedlock." He said and I glared at him "Tracy, I believe you if you say you were married to him before you gave birth to your children, but then he has moved on and forgotten about you now, let me take care of you and your children, let me give them my last name, Let me..." "Please stop!" I said cutting him off "My children are fine, I told you I'm not interested, and I'm not taking the cowardly way out of this, once again I'm not interested and I'd be thankful if you stop asking, if you would excuse me." I said then joined my children in the car leaving him there. "Mum your phone rang while you were talking to uncle Martin." Micheal said playing with Michelle's hair I checked my phone to see that I missed my mum's call and there was a message telling me to see them as soon as church closes. I dropped my phone and I sighed, I was not sure the day could get any worse. "Your grandparents are back and we are going to visit" I told my children unenthusiastic about the idea but the children were busy jubilating. When we got to my parent's, I saw my brothers' cars outside which made me conclude that they are inside with their wives and children. We entered and we all chatted for a while, but I was not blind, I could see th