Chapter two
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Here in Uganda if your not strong enough .You can't survive. When I turned 8 years old I was able to make my own money . I became a maid in someone's house working in secret cuz my dad was no longer giving us something to eat but he wanted us to stay indoors . When he went to work I could also go .
My boss lady could give me breakfast and lunch
and in the evening she could pay me 1k I mean one thousand Ugandan shilling but I was happy to have it cuz it would feed me and my siblings.
When my dad found out he punished me but I still went there cuz I couldn't live an empty stomach.
In days of studies I could go to school read my books cuz I had dreams I wanted to become a doctor . Every teacher loved me and I enjoy it but I struggled to keep it that way.I hard to study hard not to disappoint them At break time children could give me eats in return of answers and at lunch those who didn't want posho could give me.
And when it was time to go back home I could do my homework there at school cuz at home I will be busy with house chores . I know your all wondering where are my siblings . They didn't want to work I always did my brother's homework after chores .
I was looking for love and care so I had to be obedient to anyone I thought would love me
when I arrive at home i fetch water then I wash our uniforms . After that I could wash plates then cook After doing all that I had to do my brother's homework then go to bed That how my daily life went .Untill my dad got married to a women who wanted us dead. She did everything to make our dad send us away but thank God it didn't work.
After everything this woman did to us I decided to go tell my mom (step)I told her about everything we were passing through and she decided to take her son so now we remained two alone .
This woman used every chance to tell me Brian's mom wasn't my real and my real mom threw me away and didn't want to see me that could always make me cry and I believed her .
After sometime I decided to become a born again
I went to church I prayed and prayed but nothing changed . I made a big decision that I was going to run away from home . I met this good hearted woman who treated me like her daughter I lied to her telling her I had no where to go but later I told her the truth and I asked her not to take me home but she had no choice so she took me back.
I found my dad furious.The lady asked my father to forgive me but he didn't .He beat me for five full hour I could sit and even got sick but he didn't treat me I asked God to take me but he didn't
I cried for his help but no where to be found. I got a lot of bruises that they took long to heal
Hatred started building inside me I cried to God to give me back my mom but he didn't .I did that every day but nothing changed as if God finally heard my Prayers and bought COVID-19
and we were taken to my aunt's place I met my mom there and found out that I had a little sister
I was so happy . But my joy didn't last my aunty mistreated is no breakfast we just have to work until lunch hours to have something to eat. And we eat once per day. At night we could go sell chips me and my sisters serving .
No sleeping before midnight and remember we wake up early.
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