Rosey's Reminisce
Playing in the playground giggling and chasing butterflies while holding an ice cream. I hear my mother's voice calling out for me.
Come Rosey sweet, it's getting quite windy we should go home. " OK mommy" Rosey replied, running towards the bench her mama was seated on. She immediately enveloped me in a sweet hug and kissed my forehead.
Don't ever forget Mama loves you, my sweetness. Her delicate soft face, I could listen to her soothing angelic voice everyday. She held my hand, and we started walking.
The warmth that radiated from her motherly aura made me feel safe, the way her eyes sparkled when she looked at me with adoration and love. I knew no one would dare harm me in her presence.
Rosey
I'm brought back to my senses by an abrupt violent shake, a realization hit me I zoned out. I look up and see Britney, the smile on my face wiped immediately. Jeez! what is wrong with this girl she just won't let me have peace.
"What are you dreaming about slave"? Britney hisses. I really don't want trouble. Excuse me, I need to finish cleaning before I get late for school. "Oh, of course poor Rosey, you have to go to school so that you can get a useless job to survive. Oh, what a tragedy. I, on the other hand, get to marry the most eligible billionaire bachelor, " Britney retorted with a smirk on her face.
I really couldnt care if she was marrying the president. All I wanted was to finish school and apply somewhere very far and leave this nightmare life to study abroad. I'm turning eighteen in two months time and I'm in my senior year.
I quickly start cleaning. I don't need my stepmother to find reasons to make me quit school. She already made it very clear should I start lacking on my chores, she would cut school without thinking twice.
I managed to clean the whole house except for my father's room. They know I have to go school, but they demand I wait for them to wake up and clean the room before I go to school. I've just finished making breakfast.
The table is laid out perfectly. I keep checking the time and pray they wake up. I have an important test I can not miss today. I really can not trek to school that would make me late by over an hour.
I finally decided to ask Britney, uhm is mom and dad awake yet? she looked at me with a disgust on her face. " do you see them here weirdo" that makes me stop asking any further question.
I'm fidgeting on my sit I keep checking the time and looking at the stairs, It's already 7h30 I'm supposed to be seated in class. I know if I leave without cleaning their room I'll be in trouble and I really can not endure any more beating from my dad.
I'm getting restless and can not sit down anymore. I stand up and start pacing up and down, that irritates Britney she takes her plate and goes to her bedroom. I nervously climb the stairs to try find out if they're not up.
I come to a halt when I hear some disturbing sounds coming from the bedroom and I already know what those are. Although I am only 17years old and still a virgin I've walked on a lot of students doing the deed in the school toilets. I've also walked on Britney, legs up screaming like a maniac a number of times when I'd come back unexpectedly early.
I immediately decide to go back downstairs looks like I'm going to miss the test. 30mins later I hear footsteps and I immediately know it's them I quickly run and grab the cleaning equipments, they go to eat breakfast and I run upstairs quickly.
Upon entering the room, the gruesome hideous scene before me has me gagging so badly, three condoms with semen, some kind of s*x toys and underwears on the floor and bed. I quickly wear my cleaning gloves and start to remove all those condoms and toys while trying so hard not to throw up.
I manage to clean and change the bedding. I still need to wash the dishes before I go. Strict rule, I once made a mistake and did not wash the dishes because I was late for school. I was made to skip school and work for the whole week. I now make sure never to repeat that mistake.
I check the time it's eight twenty and I'm very nervous , I run down stairs to wash the dishes. Luckily they all finished eating I collect all the plates and make a quick run to the kitchen. I quickly wash and clean the kitchen again.
All is done I run and get my bag in my very small bedroom it's already five minutes past nine I'm feeling sick to my stomach the test has started. When I try to run to the door Marinda stops me and ask where I'm going. The question confuses me because they know where I'm going. I look at her and at my school bag, hoping that is enough to answer her.
" Oh no dear, you're not going to school today, we have very important people coming to visit us today and I need you in the kitchen" Miranda mentioned with a smug. B..but I did all my chores please I have an important test today. I promise to come home straight after school I'll skip work today.
My dad immediately stood up and slowly walked my direction, I already knew what was coming next because of the cold chilling look he gave me. He stood infront of me and slapped my face so hard that I tumbled beside the door. " Do you f*****g think your stupid test is more important than Britney's wedding" He retorted.
I immediately shook my head vigorously looking down tears streaming down my face. I dare not look at him otherwise I'd get a beating of my life for thinking that I could challenge my father by holding eye contact with him. I sniffed rubbing my cheek still looking down.
" Now get the f**k up and go to your room, Marinda will call you when she needs you" He snarled loudly. I immediately jumped up and ran to my room. I couldn't believe I was missing such an important test.
I didn't tell my father and Marinda that I was chosen to participate in a bursary competition that would settle my education and give me work after graduation. I didn't tell my parents because my father doesn't believe in me and promised one of his drunkard old friend to marry me off to him when I turn 18.
That competition was supposed to be my ticket out of this nightmare life I'm subjected to. The bastard would make some disturbing remarks about my body whenever he'd come visit my dad. That eventually gave my father ideas, he offered me to the friend for money.
I cried myself to sleep having lost such a big chance at changing my life I couldn't allow myself to get married off to a useless drunkard who was only after my virginity.
I'm woken up by a loud bang on my bedroom door, I quickly get up and open. I find Marinda arms folded. She looks at me with a disgusted face from bottom to top and orders me to the kitchen.
I follow her and find all kinds of ingredients on the kitchen counter. " chop chop now start cooking, our visitors will be here in four hours" She ordered me while walking out of the kitchen.