Danisa dated a guy, Hlamulo, for almost eight months. Hlamulo was from a poor background, but both he and Danisa finished matric. Danisa had the privilege of going to university, but her boyfriend didn’t because his parents didn’t have enough money to pay for his tertiary education, and he didn’t manage to get a bursary in time even though he had passed very well.

When Danisa went to varsity her boyfriend didn’t fold his hands, he started sending CVs everywhere, hoping to be employed. He always promised Danisa he’d marry her one day and move out from their village, Botsoleni, and stay at Phalaborwa where there is peace and good service.

The first month at varsity, Danisa met a handsome guy, Thabo. The guy flirted with her and she didn’t even bother to tell him that she had a boyfriend. As time went on Thabo started sending Danisa flowers and presents. Then one day Thabo asked Danisa to come over for dinner at his place and she agreed. Things went according to Thabo’s plan; they ended up sleeping together that night. When Danisa returned to her room in the morning she found three missed calls on her cell phone. She didn’t even bother to call Hlamulo back because her mind was still on Thabo.

Months passed like minutes, and Hlamulo was worried about his girlfriend. He felt like she was ignoring him. He tried to call her several times and all he wanted was to tell her that he was permanently employed at one of the top companies in the country and he was in a good position because of his matric results.

One day over the weekend, Hlamulo decided to visit his girlfriend at her campus to find out why she was ignoring him. When he arrived, Hlamulo spotted Danisa sitting with Thabo and his friends. Danisa refused to go with Hlamulo and she pretended that she didn’t know him. Hlamulo was so disappointed, he just turned back and left. Later that day Danisa called Hlamulo, but he didn’t answer her call because he was badly hurt.

Danisa and Thabo’s sexual relationship without protection continued. Then one day Danisa realised that something was wrong with her. She asked Tamia, her roommate, to accompany her to a nearby hospital where she discovered that she was three months pregnant. She called Thabo and he just hung up and she blamed the network. She decided to drag herself to Thabo’s room to tell him she was pregnant with his child.

When she arrived at Thabo’s room she found Thabo and his beautiful girlfriend having a special time together. She was so disappointed, but there was nothing she could do because even Thabo acted like he had never met Danisa before. She was chased away like a dog. Danisa spent weeks and weeks crying and blaming herself. She was not even attending daily classes.

A few months flew by, and Danisa was seven months pregnant. She had failed all her modules and dropped out of university. On the other hand, Hlamulo was married to someone else and he had a daughter with her and he had built a big beautiful house and everything was smooth for him.

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