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\u201cHang in there, baby, almost there,\u201d she told me, wiping the sweat from my forehead.<\/p>\n

The baby was born silently, with my fists clenched.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you going to name him?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChidera,\u201d I whispered. \u201cBecause what God has written, no one can erase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life was a battle. Chidera and I shared borrowed mattresses, cold nights, and hungry days. When he turned six, he asked me:<\/p>\n

\u201cMom, where is my dad?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe traveled far, son. One day he\u2019ll come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd why doesn\u2019t he call?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe he lost his way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHang in there, baby, almost there,\u201d she told me, wiping the sweat from my forehead. The baby was born silently, with my fists clenched. \u201cWhat are you going to name him?\u201d \u201cChidera,\u201d I whispered. \u201cBecause what God has written, no one can erase.\u201d Life was a battle. Chidera and I shared borrowed mattresses, cold nights,…<\/p>\n

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