Episode 6
821 Words
Angela: You don't have where to go but how will I help you don't be afraid I am harmless. Since you say you can not go back to your society, then you can stay with me until you are okay.
Cynthia: Thank you ma
Angela: Are you hungry, by the way my name is Angela.
Cynthia: Ok ma thank you for your help and support.
[Cynthia was seen cleaning Mrs Angela's house, while her children were upstairs playing games and the rest]
Prince: [Shouting] Cynthia, Cynthia where is this ungrateful fool
Cynthia: [Frowning] Prince why are you calling me name, what did I do now?
Prince: I just hate you, go far away from my house or else you will regret it shapeless girl. You don't even have trash, I don't think the person that give...
birth to you don't have trash too. OOOO no wonder your father divorce your mother.
Cynthia: [Slap on prince face] are you mad to talk about my mother like that.
Prince: [He use his leg and kick her in the face then she screams.]
Angela: What is going on here
Prince: [Crying] Cynthia slap me she called me a bastard.
Angela: What, Cynthia explains yourself
Cynthia: [She explain's everything to Angela, then she even swear that if she called him bastard let her die.]
Angela: [With an angry expression on her face] Prince why do you treat Cythina this way? Are you feeling jealous because Cynthia came to this house you know I love you.
Prince: I am sorry mom for lying to you I will not do it again. Cynthia I am sorry I will not insult you again please forgive me.
Cythina: Okay
[Light faded].
[Cynthia went out of the house with two bags of dirt, to throw in the waste bin. Some other neighbors that was male was mocking her because she refuses to be his girlfriend.]
Wisdom: This girl have you look at yourself in the mirror, is it because am asking you out that why you are doing fine girl for me.
Cynthia: Please stay away from me, am begging you.
Wisdom: What do I want from you, you are really shapeless, I can not imagine myself having sometime to do with you.
Cynthia: Please mind your business.
Wisdom: Shapeless girl, the person that will marry you ehh, he will not even joy yourself.
Cynthia: You better stop bodyshaming me because your not the one that create me.
Wisdom: Stupid girl, even me that is a boy have gnash more than you, or do you want me to remain my...
butt for you.
Cynthia: [Walking away to the house] You better know how to talk to someone. You should have shame.
[Light faded]
[Cynthia was seen inside her room thinking how she will go back to the village, she not want Aunty Angela to pay her transport for her. She remember the little money she have been saving from her school money]
[Four years later Cynthia was in university because of her Aunty Angela, Cynthia was still worried about her mother. So she decided that she will go back to the village]
Cynthia: Mommy... mommy
Mother: Who is that.
Cynthia: Mommy it is me Cynthia
Mother: My daughter is dead long time ago [Crying]
Cynthia: It is me Cynthia am not dead let me explain everything to you
[Cythina mother hugging her]
Mother: They lied to me, that you ran awaywith a man. They even lied that you were used for ritual, and they cannot find your dead body.
Cynthia: It's all a lie, they are wicked people.
Mother: But we thank God that you are back alive, and that woman that save you, she's really good.
Cynthia: Mama we thank god oooo.
[Light faded]
[Two weeks later Mabel was arrested for prostitution and sentenced to ten year in prison for committing murder, stealing and killing one of her client. And Wisdom was sentenced to death for raping a eleven years old girl to death.]
Mother: So Cynthia how are you coping with all this insult that your friend have been giving to you.
Cynthia: [Smiling confidently] Mommy I overcome every insult, mommy I learnt one thing.
Mother: And it's what
Cynthia: No matter how you look or your bodyshape...you should be happy with yourself and if anybody bodyshame you. You should just ignore them and believe in yourself because you are not going to remain like this forever.
Mother: Word, am proud of you my daughter
Cynthia: Mama just look at me, am shapeless again have I not have body and my breast have reduce. All those people that normally call me shapeless girl in school. They are the one asking for my hand in marriage, mama I don't want to get married now.
Mother: Take it easy, God have really see us through, all the holy should be given unto him.
Cynthia: Yess oooo
[Light faded]
THE END
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