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instructor, Jude, commanded

to move. We were carrying bags of packed sand from a

her from six in the early hours of the morning to past twelve noon. It was torture and hell

are part of the warriors undergo. For them, they are being tr

d fell on my face while the bag of sand

are here for a joke?" The instructor approac

and I haven't had a rest. I have been made to work at the pace of men more able bodied than

scoffed ang

never allow you rest! Now get up and do

d to.force myself up and summound stre

instructor continued to yell

.legs anymore but I dare not pause nor try to take a rest. I still continued but with a red

was glad, at least I could take

up and join the others for the next

ly eaten once the whole of the previous day and had nothing

anted. My father hates me and it breaks my heart each time I remember it. My father cursed me without hearing my own side of the story. Whatever h

wouldn't listen. He didn't trust me even

ng errands for my father's wife, but none ev

with pain and my whole body ached to a point of no stopping.

as the pain I felt in my heart was painful enou

to see a bottle of water b

o horrible," Helen, my best fri

le, "Silly you

le, asssh, sometimes, I just wish we can sh

"He is still my father

silly face

s lips. "You girls stop now alright. lily,

d gulped down the

said who was shocked with the way I g

gh of relief and

f here," Helen said with a disgus

ly," Marcus complained to

You guys wait up!" I yelled and r

ill be eighteen and become free, aren't yo

f days and would be free too but I was even more excited that I would me

appy... I mean I a

ate been chosen for you?

to tell you but guess wha

guessing, you know that," I co

w. Take a deep breath, ta

ow!" I yelled, ti

ere girls," Marcu

now mister, now

has been cho

ll me, is he handsome, is he tall? Is he.

turned sad

I was worried that I might have asked a w

d makes an irky sound with his nos

ill your soulmate and the moon goddess has chosen him for you. Wha

ough space to whine all you want. Bye!" Marcus waved us bye and left, leaving me w

m, don't you think?" I tried to cajole

another mate!" She s

d that is only one except in some special or rare cases when some people are lucky to have been born and have two mates. I shrugged as I thought about it, she c