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ing with his twelve years old step daughter. I never really liked the man, which was why I never acknowledged calling him daddy; no matter how m

de!

om." I

tomorrow I'd be travelling and you'll have to be the on

the floor. I don’t remember the

sband with all these clothe

ective of her rapist husband as if I was a competition in her own home. Every time I came home late from schoo

would have defended me by telling mom to ‘listen to herself’, but I was not like him. I wa

embered I was still in the ro

e, "maybe she’ll soon call." So

phone vibrated, i

coming home today?

me to leave but now my Ube

Ok

ittle more, so when I come I'll

ust get h

I went to the bed and s

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g a single thing except for the clothes I quickly put on when he had finished

someone to do this t

exist he would have done something, anything to stop that man from raping me.

ntil one night; I saw a number of girls standing on the road side. A

." I greeted

looked at me from head to toe. "Mtchewwwww.

s came to pick the ladies until it wa

adies going to with

, but are you an A

reject it!" I

er of God." She looked at me

there together, no c

I'm going home

ation and fear that I might die out of hunger soon, "please, I—I don't have anyw

a while. "Are you su

please." I

me for a little while

ot only allowed me to stay one day but a whole week at her place without h

to me since you brought me here. Ple

l my home. I'm just repaying the person who also helped me when I was lik

o her, “please I also

ow I'm a night wor

?" I wondered

releasing her hand from the doo

I could be able to stand on my own. So she took me to her boss that day that enrolled

S

ng the door. I tried ignoring it but it only incr

name as she kept bangin

nd rushed to the door to let her in. I must ha

e," she looked at me with frowned e

m sorry, I slept o

see how many times I called you

she locked the door. When I picked my phone

as she also checked hers. "Th

e mi." I sai

." She said as she fell on the bed without taking off her clothes. A

spital where we were told she'd been poisoned. I thought who will want to kill my mother? As mean as she is to me she

ve to sleep with me. One thing that surprised me was the fact that my mom never was aware of hi

?" I asked him when he

ked while butto

ed my mother. For how long

my eyelids read

as long as I want to have you, I will keep druggi

o eye as I shouted. "I'm going to tell her—you just wait!" My

"You would do no such thing, I'm sure you want to keep living i

nly a matter of time and I would leave this hell hole. And I swear, I will never return back to

s extremely tired she occupied the whole bed le

morning, Toyin was alr

dey go?" I asked her

f." Sh

hat happen

d asked me to come

leven in the morning. "Toyin—you just c

ed. I'll see you when I get back." She said, took her hand b

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th a client or not, I rushed to him without hesitation. For some time now I had asked

ht?" I said after I finished sati

ove eyn gon!" He said

give me money yesterday." I said while I p

y knew I was about to do what kills him; I bent my head to his chest and s

hundred thousand to your acc

awe at the amount

mall? Oya seven

ed such money. Seven hundred thousand naira! Of course I went another round with him for such a hug

he bed, my eyes caught our unfinished glass of wine and had a sip from it. After that I sto

going?" He asked afte

o him who was still lying on the bed, gave him a kiss and

s night with me again. That thing I drank

f, I can’t do ag

then walked to the wardrobe and removed a big brown paper which

chief was my god, I was also a worshipper who needed rest. I knew what the additional

ut thank you for the money sir, I really ap

nted. "Okay, I'm so

drowsy, I was very weak and couldn't move,