Chapter 2
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“ No prince, you can't marry her, I heard that she has a incurable disease, I don't want you to be a window before you even enjoy your marriage ”.
The young man said, he stood at the side if the beggar like a guard.
“ Ayo, don't say nonsense, how can you believe rumours and don't call me prince anymore, mostly when that miss is present , you can call me Emeka and you will have to act like a beggar like meor else hmmm”.
the beggar or should I say Emeka stood up from the ground, yes he can walk if that's what you are thinking, he left with the pitiful young man following him.
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It was in the evening Chioma finished harvesting the Yams, she did not expect that the Yams this season would be this plenty but she still have to finish harvesting all today because if it is left for one more day it will re-germinate or farm rats will eat them.
when Chioma got home, she found her step mother and sisters waiting for her outside the house, she knows what is coming and quickly tried to explain why is came back late.
“ mother, the harvest this season was more than last season, that is why i am late, I will go and prepare dinner now”.
Chioma was carrying a heavy basket full with yams on her head and bundle of yams in each of her hands.
“ How dare you come back this late, I don't care to know what your excuses are, are you going to kill us with hunger?!”.
Rosemary angrily walked to Chioma, she gave her two slap on her cheeks.
“ I came back this afternoon and made lunch before going back to the farm, I thought it will be enough until tonight”. Chioma felt the pain on her cheeks.
“ how dare you talk back at me, I will teach you how to speak, come let's beat this b***h up”.
Rosemary and her two daughters rush to Chioma and forcedly push her and the things she was carrying to the ground and beat her up.
Chioma could only bear the pain and wait for them to stop, she has already known the crying will not make them stop, this is like a daily routine in her life for the past six years since the death of her father, her step mother turn into a different person ever since.
After Five minutes of beating, Rosemary and her daughters finally stopped.
“ you witch, go to that kitchen and make us dinner all less you should forget about eating in this house for a month, I give you thirty minutes ”
Rosemary said and took her two daughters with her inside to rest, they must be tired after beating Chioma.
Chioma stood up with difficulty, she ignored the pains and blood coming out of the wound on her hands, she quickly pick up the shattered yams in the ground and carry them to the kitchen, she knows that her step mother will really starve her for a month if she is one minute late, she has done that to her before, she has to go to the forest and pick wild fruit to eat then.
After Chioma finish cooking, she serve her step mother and sisters their food and wash the plates when they finished eating, she wouldn't be able to eat tonight because she already take breakfast this morning, which she did not eat and gave to that beggar.
She could only sleep with hunger and the pain in her body made it even worst, she wanted to fetch some water to wash away the dirty and dried blood from her body but her step mother never allow her to use the water at home for her personal uses, even if she want to bath, she would have to go to the river, her step mother said that she was wasting the water.
Chioma lay on the mat, the coldness make her wound hurt, she cried until she fell asleep from the pain.
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