Chapter 35: Blooming and the Gossips

Some months later, it became impossible for Sharon to disguise the fact that she was pregnant. She had been disguising it with loose tops orbaggy sweaters over straight skirts with hidden elastic waist but the outline of the body under her loose clothes became all too apparent towards the end of that month.. By that time she was more than five months pregnant and physically, feeling much better than she had been feeling for a long time. The first four months of her pregnancy had been fraught with sickness, her body hadn't reacted well to her new condition and she had had far too much time from work. Now suddenly, she was blooming - skin clear, eyes bright, hair glossy and full of driving energy. The whispers had began though. First people fell silent when they saw her, exchanged glances whispered, covertly studied her changing figure. Sharon flushed and pretended not to be aware of the stares but in one end, decided it was time to confide in someone, so, she picked Amanda, the share an