- The Prouds 24
Wenonah asked, as if she could not believe what
she heard, “What did you say?”
The slave woman replied, “It seems that you are
pregnant.”
Wenonah smiled widely and felt like a bird flying in
the sky with joy, then she put her hand on her belly, “I shall
go and tell the king the good news.”
The pregnant young woman ran as fast as she could,
with the sweetest smile on her face, until she reached her
king and rushed in without asking permission.
“What is your problem, woman?” the king shouted
angrily. “How could you barge in, the way you did without
asking my permission? And why are running like children?
It seems like I need to teach—”
Putting her hand on her belly and smiling widely,
she interrupted him, “I am pregnant, My Lord. I am
pregnant.”
He stood up and his eyes widened with surprise. It
felt as if his entire body went numb. “What did you say?”
“I am pregnant... and will give you a beautiful
son,” replied the happy slave.
The man smiled with happiness. “Thank God.”
With his eyes full of tears and a smile on his face,
he approached her and hugged her strongly. At last, the
rock that was sitting on his chest had gone forever.
The king and his slave lived happily as they eagerly
waited for their child to be born. Kendrick pampered
Wenonah and promised her a life that no other woman had
ever seen. He promised her servants, wealth, and even to