My friends were not getting married and it was only me, so I didn’t like that. So, when I saw my parents preparing the feast, I knew they were definitely going to give me to a husband, so I escaped. I was about 14. The person who gave me a ride, he raped me while we were on the way here. So, I was devastated. I regret coming here and I wish I had stayed with my family because the person who raped me, didn’t use a condom and he introduced me to a broker, who got me this job as a prostitute.
After 15 days I found out I was pregnant. I started getting sick. I struggled as much as I cold and worked as a prostitute until I was nine months pregnant.
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I pray that we will have better opportunities in the future. I pray that I will be free from HIV when I am tested. I also pray that the men who were very rude, who used knives and guns to threaten us, that we will not have these men in our lives. I pray.
Narrative provided by Too Young to Wed
