A short story.

by Oluwatoyin Magbagbeola.



An Alarm clock woke Jennifer up as early as 5;00 in the morning. She had it set in order to prepare for the next day. She has an interview to attend, and also she has to get her two sons ready for school. Being a mom is not easy, not to talk of doing all the work alone. Recently she became all alone as her husband left home, he had asked for a divorce, but it hasn't been finalized yet as Jennifer kept postponing the signing. He had had numerous affairs outside of marriage, and Jennifer had forgiven him, but this time she needs to make a strong decision on whether she really needs him, or the children need him. She has tried over the years to make her marriage work, but Chike had chosen to choose the lady outside over her and the children. At first, Jennifer tried punishing herself over the...