Trapped with a beast

Chapter2

My pain

It was on a Sunday morning. I was

Standing close to the window admiring the atmosphere .

One could begin with the dust and heat.

One might even begin with the smell of rotting mangoes tossed by the side of the road where flies hummed and green-bellied lizards bob their orange heads while lottering in the sun .

At that moment, I was lost in thought just gazing in a particular direction . Not knowing what was happening until

When my mind flashed back to what had happened earlier I began to cry . How can people be wicked, especially your close ones while I would be forced to get married to that man that has no sympathy for women because he is rich .

I can't imagine my worst nightmare coming to reality, I said to myself while I was still crying .

No it won't happen I must fight for my right no matter what it is .That wicked uncle of mine cannot decide my life for me .

Slowly I cleaned my tears from my eyes while I managed to gain confidence. I went straight to my room to gaze at my mirror

It was one of the things that kept me calm when I was sad since when I was little .

I derive lots of confidence while staring at the mirror . I told myself Vanessa you are a strong lioness that cannot be easily defeated, no matter what happens. I would fight for myself no matter what happens.i can't be forced into something I don't like

Immediately a thought ran through my mind: how will you be able to overcome all this when your only hope is no more .Who will assist you in this fight with your uncle and your stepmom?

I burst into tears immediately, this time with full force. I cried so much knowing fully well that my only strength was my dad but he passed on some years back.

My dad was a very nice man .He was very tall and handsome,dark in complexion and hardworking.he put his best in what he did and made it have a positive result

According to him then he was every woman's dream. He had everything a woman will ask for in a man

He was more than what I could ask for.

In fact, he was the best dad ever .

He died after my mother passed away in a car accident,leaving me,

My elder brother and junior sister were three .

Life was just so unfair .

Despite no mother, my dad still cater for us

In fact, he was two in one. He showed us fatherly and motherly love

He made sure I and my other siblings were always happy .

We were still like a complete family even if we had no mother as at then .

My dad had a*****e where he sold electrical stuff and other things.

He struggled to meet our needs. He made us live like we were rich.

My other siblings and I enjoyed our lives then.

Not until he took numerous steps to getting a new wife .

Since it was what he wanted, we were happy for him .Not knowing he was going to marry a witch in human form despite all her efforts to make my dad dislike us . My dad showed us more love .

He did not take us for granted, no matter what he heard about us .

He was planning on sending my elder brother to a higher institution when he passed away .

He was a lover of education.

He promised to send me and my other siblings to university .

He wanted the best for us then .

I was happy to be blessed with such a loving and caring father then.

Even my friends were jealous of me because of the way my dad treated me and my other siblings .

Indeed, life was something else when I was in college back then. I had already planned my life as a lawyer , so life was good .

My elder brother's dream was to become a doctor and my younger sister's dream was to become a nurse.

I can remember when my elder brother Samuel would tell my younger sister flora

He will say when I eventually become a doctor I will employ you to work as a nurse in my hospital .

And Flora would disagree that I wouldn't work under you because you are good at cheating someone . And we all burst into laughter .

After the death of my dad we got separated.

My stepmom made it clear . I can't take care of the three of you with my precious son .

So two have to go for one to stay.

Have spoken to your uncle to come pick flora and Samuel.

So better start preparing .

We were powerless then and could not stand for each other .

So we had to obey her,and we went our separate ways

My elder brother had to go live with one of my uncles far away . Same with my sister

And I was the one left here with my stepmother .

Since they left, I have only spoken with them once.

And till now I haven't heard from them.

I just hoped and prayed they were alright .

My dad's death took away those dreams of ours and gave us the opposite side of life.

Leaving us with pain and no hope. I would agree life was tough without him .

Everything was hard, even eating a 3 square meal was so difficult .

The unbelievable part was that those people my dad called family members did things to make them happy and turn their backs on us . When he was no more

In fact, there were mostly concerns about his properties. After sharing my father's little property, they gave us peanuts and went their separate ways .

It was like a dream even till now.

I still find it difficult to believe that he is no more if he was alive. I won't be forced to marry an old wicked man just because he is rich .

I was still crying when I heard a knock at the door.

I quickly cleaned my eyes and looked at the mirror if my face was ok but it was still convincing that I had been crying, so I quickly used water on my face and cleaned it with a cloth.

I quickly rushed and opened the door but what I saw kept my eyes and my mouth wide open in shock, for a while I was shut of words.