DILA'S DILLEMA

Dila could't believe this....the man she loved was HI POSITIVE....what a joke.
She laughed hysterically...
she was a VCT counsellor and peer educator all rolled in one.
Yet she had unprotected sex with Samson. She suddenly became scared....she knew that she needed to go for a test, but the thought bothered here severely. Most of the VCT sites were manned by people that she was well aquainted with. what to do? Dila needed someone to confide in, she thought of her friend and mentor; Mery shege. mery was a very inspiring friend, though opinionated, and perhaps in the wrong proffession, she was loving, caring and veery helpful..Dila could think of no-one else, so she ambled along to the CJCC community center sat in the lobby and drew her breath. she opened the door to Mery's office and waited...
"Hiiii girl"
Mery said with her characteristic enthusiastic hug and double kiss on the cheek..
."you look goood" (the words oozing out in elongated exaggeration)
"welcome and have a cup of tea!!!!" she said excitedly.

As Dila settled she thought to herself...Am I really going to tell Mery about this situation? her thoughts were a twitter!! and she could not make a decision; as Mery prattled on about this and that, the clothes she was wearing, the shoes, the cutex, Dila thought to herself...How we take the little things for granted. Dila was tired about the prattle, Mery noted that and asked
" What is wrooong dear?" Dila just told her..
."please test me" and mery asked her
"why?"Dila responded "
" I will tell you everything after the test is done. so please just do the test for me, skip all the official procedures please."
Mery complied.
Dila was found to be HI positive. Strangely she did not react at all, she said to herself, well its here with me, let me deal with it. ..perhaps it hadn't fully dawned on her, or she was acustomed to the myriad reactions to the news, and was well educated about the condition and its management possibilities. Whatever it was she was calm. she told Mery in crisp news copy fashion what had transpired. how she ran out of the pastors office when she heard the news of Samsons HI condition. She asked Mery to have a counselling session with her.
Mery obliged, and the did a two hour session. Dila spoke of all her fears, how her folks would react,she was now not even sure of the wedding, she did not know whether she was affected by Samson, or whether Samson affected her, who was to blame. she talked about the distant God of the bible, and if he would hear her pleas for help healing and comfort, she talked of her plans to become a doctor, and whether that was the direction to go, she worried about the group that she facilitated in life skills once a month, and what this revelation would do to them, she thought of her little sister who looked up to her, lucca........Dila broke down. At the conclusion of the session, she felt better, she left with a promise to come back in a months time. meanwhile she needed to know what she would tell her folks, as she walked home...she knew that this day and probably for many days, she would not disclose this shameful news to her folks. as she reached the gate to her home, she heard the young men/ boys of the hood whilstling and cat calling her, she did not respond, she was not in the mood. she entered the house, met her Mum, she hugged her and wept.