As she picked up her daughter from school, Mary Moraa, looked distressed, not knowing where she could raise money to maintain the lifestyle she had introduced to her.
"One thing about getting used to being treated in a life you cannot afford, you'll get comfortable and never hustle as much," she said as we walked towards her newly rented apartment along Jogoo Road.
25-year-old Moraa had for the better part of 2022 commenced on a journey of dating a married man who financed her expensive Instagram lifestyle.
However, this year in August, the 'blesser' cut short the relationship, saying he wanted to focus on his wife and family.
"As much as I was used to getting dumped and moving on from one relationship to the other, this one got me unaware. I actually mourned the relationship, I couldn't eat, sleep, and in many instances, I could experience loss of air," she narrated.
Before moving to Jogoo Road, to an apartment she could afford, the single mother of one stayed at a lavish apartment along State House Road and could get anything she asked for, including school fees for her 5-year-old daughter.
"My child schooled at one of the international schools in Kilimani, she could get all the toys and dresses she wanted, as my blessed had promised to take care of her until she finishes her studies."
Moraa noted that she didn't see the breakup coming as she was always in good terms with her blesser.
While dating, they would constantly communicate in matters of their relationship, adding that at no point did her blesser express dissatisfaction with the relationship.
However, after the breakup, her lifestyle took a turn as she could not afford what she previously owned.
"When I tell you I don't understand how things change, I mean it. The little things I could afford in August, I currently can't. My collection of makeup and perfumes are now finished,'
"I can't even afford three meals a day, as we speak, and I have a child," she continued.
Moraa said her greatest regret was being comfortable and not looking for work as a backup plan when she was being financed.
"I had great opportunities to look for employment and become independent even as I was being financed, I couldn't save from the amounts he was giving me as my family still depended on me."
When asked whether she had reached out to the father of the child for support and upkeep, Moraa says the 'baby daddy ' blocked her when he discovered she was doing better in life.
"My ex-boyfriend also cut me off, I understand because, at the time, I couldn't allow him to see our daughter because I didn't want to sabotage my relationship with my blessed," she said.
At the moment, Moraa says she now survives on well-wishers such as her friends and family, and on many occasions gets food from her neighbors.
