Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:35:24 +0000 MOST children have fond childhood memories about their grandfathers but for 15-year-old Nchimunya (not real name) she has a terrible recollection. Nchimunya only recalls horrific nightmares of frequent sexual abuses by the person who should have been her protector. It has not been easy for her to come to terms with the fact that she was defiled and impregnated by her own grandfather, who was 78 years old at the time. Carrying her baby, Nchimunya sorrowfully narrates her journey through the valley of depression. “My life will never be the same again; every day of my life is like a nightmare, I still can’t believe that the person I looked up to for protection could do this to me. I wish to have a normal life like other children, but I don’t think I will ever get it because the images of my grandfather sleeping with me keep flashing […]
