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Pregnant hooker a surprise hit at business centre
16 May 2013 at 05:36hrs | Views
A pregnant prostitute has become a surprise hit with mostly truck drivers in the red-light district at Cross Dete business centre along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway.
The woman declined to give her name saying she was in a relationship with a Hwange-based boyfriend.
"My boyfriend works in Hwange but these days we are not in good books because he was not sending me money for preparation for his baby. He says he does not earn much but I don't believe he can't afford to send me at least US$50 a month," she said.
The hooker said she was into sex work even before she fell pregnant but wanted to stop when she found out she had fallen pregnant. However, she claimed that since her boyfriend couldn't look after her pregnancy, she was forced to continue working.
"I am not proud of what I am doing because I am putting my baby's health at risk but I have no choice. I thought I could stop when my pregnancy started showing because I feared that men would not want to hire me. But to my surprise men want me more than when I was not pregnant. I have always insisted on condoms and I always go for HIV tests so I know that I am negative. I am doing everything in my power to ensure that my baby is safe," she said.
"I have US$200 at home and I am not going to put it to waste. I am hoping that my boyfriend will have a change of heart but if he doesn't I will be forced to file for maintenance after I have given birth to his child," said the five-month pregnant prostitute.
In separate interviews, the men who were observed talking to the pregnant hooker admitted that they paid her for sex.
A Zambian truck driver, who called himself Mr Phiri, said he found sex with the pregnant woman satisfying as she was surprisingly energetic and flexible too.
"I was somehow afraid to sleep with her because she is pregnant but my curiosity got the better of me. I heard people saying sex with a pregnant woman is better but I had never experienced that because my wife had a low libido when she was pregnant. I am happy to say it is true that sex with a pregnant woman can be good, it was good."
Another prostitute who identified herself as Portia said the pregnant sex worker was making more money than anyone else.
"I usually make about US$50 a night but these days I make half because clients even my regular ones want to have a taste of a pregnant prostitute. She is my sister so I cannot get angry with her. There is no rivalry whatsoever between us. In fact all of us (prostitutes) are happy for her because her boyfriend works in Hwange and does not send her money for preparation for his baby. Here we assist each other, we are sisters," said Portia.
The woman declined to give her name saying she was in a relationship with a Hwange-based boyfriend.
"My boyfriend works in Hwange but these days we are not in good books because he was not sending me money for preparation for his baby. He says he does not earn much but I don't believe he can't afford to send me at least US$50 a month," she said.
The hooker said she was into sex work even before she fell pregnant but wanted to stop when she found out she had fallen pregnant. However, she claimed that since her boyfriend couldn't look after her pregnancy, she was forced to continue working.
"I am not proud of what I am doing because I am putting my baby's health at risk but I have no choice. I thought I could stop when my pregnancy started showing because I feared that men would not want to hire me. But to my surprise men want me more than when I was not pregnant. I have always insisted on condoms and I always go for HIV tests so I know that I am negative. I am doing everything in my power to ensure that my baby is safe," she said.
In separate interviews, the men who were observed talking to the pregnant hooker admitted that they paid her for sex.
A Zambian truck driver, who called himself Mr Phiri, said he found sex with the pregnant woman satisfying as she was surprisingly energetic and flexible too.
"I was somehow afraid to sleep with her because she is pregnant but my curiosity got the better of me. I heard people saying sex with a pregnant woman is better but I had never experienced that because my wife had a low libido when she was pregnant. I am happy to say it is true that sex with a pregnant woman can be good, it was good."
Another prostitute who identified herself as Portia said the pregnant sex worker was making more money than anyone else.
"I usually make about US$50 a night but these days I make half because clients even my regular ones want to have a taste of a pregnant prostitute. She is my sister so I cannot get angry with her. There is no rivalry whatsoever between us. In fact all of us (prostitutes) are happy for her because her boyfriend works in Hwange and does not send her money for preparation for his baby. Here we assist each other, we are sisters," said Portia.
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