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nger in the room. I still felt very weak and I found out I was naked t

like my head was going to explode. I could still see the brown paper bag exactly where he had dro

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ers and rushed out of the room. Luckily the hotel in which they lounged was not so far from home, I took a bike to the hotel. While on

or certain that that night he was going to come for me. So I prepared myself for the night. I made up my mind that if anything that night would be the last time he would defile me. I boiled oil in a fry pan and turned it into a s

e black girl. He said when he came,

race myself for what was about to happen but that day I promised to make a difference. Befo

you all these years." Enjoy? I wished I had a knife to stab him. What irritated me the more was

own to his penis, unzipped his trousers and reached for my weapon. Imm

late on his face. He fell on my bed still shouting. I opened the door about to make a run for it when my mother appeared i

" Those were my last words before I left my mom's house. My mother didn’t even stop me from running, she di

n I barged into the roo

e. I can't sta

othes?" I couldn't believe what I saw;

voice was fain

r - please don't tal

elp and some clothes for you." I

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do me like this?" What did I do to the c

" What did I do to God? I

in time Sade barged in with help this time and a white sheet. I heard her shouting

I closed early and was on my way home when I met a young girl crying. It was

her, "what is a small girl like

ed crying

s?" I asked her looking

ied my best so I decided

about "please, I—I ran away f

ked. She didn’t speak but the look in her eyes seemed lik

d. It made me remember what happened at my uncle's and that pastor's. So I made a promise to take care of her and make sure I protected her.

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before she got me a job in a grocery store. Although the pay wasn’t so much at least I felt happy assisting her. She a

room. I came back to my senses and decided to rush

allowed into the emer

my sister i

y here." She said then went i

er how long. But when I got tired of standing I went

stood in front of me, tap

with my hand as though it’ll

. You can go and see her, she might be

airs to room 144. When I opened the door there was another patien

e, she looked pale and tired

d with a weak sm

iend, I said whe

g—I—I don't know what

d was very cold. Toyin's fair skin now looked almost white. I figured she lost a lot of blood, I couldn't

She said. "Wher

I said, picking the bag f

and closed her eye

etting any better. The doctors said they didn't know what was wro

y friend. At least I knew God as a merciful being. In a long time, I stepped my feet into the church, I could not believe myself. I ha

ase forgive me. I'm here today because of my friend and my sister - Toyin. Please

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in Sade's eyes when she saw that I was recuperating quickly since she prayed for me. Maybe it was time that I went back to God.

you o." Sade said moving from

who shared the room with me kept smiling and laughing too. She looked like she was in her late thirties, a pretty smallish woman who already

ty Toyin bye bye." She said on t

outed which made Sade and I laugh.

and I in the room. Sade held my hand

Miss Worry now." I said and laughed at

be coming home to

just happy that we’re both together. "That reminds me

It was full of

to me. We’ll use it to start someth

what of that chief would

have the money, that's what is importa

it was faked though but it just wanted

me. Maybe I should use the money to do something for myself here in Lagos. Maybe get a mall and fill with groceries. Those sorts of thin

she and I would decide on what to do with the eight hundred thousand naira in my bag. I slept with a thankful