Story of a Survivor - Season 1 - Episode 8

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Story of a Survivor - Season 1 - Episode 8

There is a lot the world offers for you to
grab but it will not come to you by lazing about
in a wretched Batcher waiting on Charity!

Someone out there is enjoying your father’s
sweat all in the name of one barbaric culture!
This same person caused the death of your
mother. Today he lives in your house with his
family, he runs your father’s Company, he drives your father’s Cars, he spends your father’s Money while you sit here like cowards, drinking Garri, wearing outdated Clothes, and looking so ugly and unkempt! Your only Brother is now a slave in his father’s house, I drove by the house
yesterday and I saw junior sweating and cutting grass under the sun while Amaechi’s children were inside the House probably drinking Juice from your refrigerator!

At this stage none of us could bear it. I had not
cried for a very long time but that day tears
flowed freely down my face as the reality of our situation dawned on me. Pauline and Silvia my two immediate elder Sisters ran out of the house screaming while Mrs. Joana rushed in and embraced Caroline crying and pacifying. From that day I resolved to take Mr. Chinedu as my mentor, he brought out the beast in me; he woke me up from my sleep and gave me the zeal to succeed in life at any cost.

Please call Pauline and Silvia back in! He
commanded his wife. He continued: Another
truth I will tell you is that the day you receive
your Mother’s Money, you are no longer entitled to live here! The Army will send you out of the Barracks; they may give you three months grace at maximum, so note that you may need to rent an apartment from that money before anything else. You cannot come to live in my House because there is no space there. Madam Joana once again ran out the room crying. Leave that Woman he said, she cries over everything, if you kill a Mosquito with your palms and my wife sees
the blood from the Mosquito you killed ,she will
begin to cry so don’t mind her.

Crying is her hobby he continued, and I can see here that all of you are taking after her! Is she you Mother?

Yes Sir! My Caroline cried. She has been a
Mother to us! She is our Mother! He let out a
sadistic laugh. You Girls don’t get it yet, but that is by the way he said.

Now listen to me! You must strive to conquer
your foes! You must lick your wounds, allow it to heal and continue the hunt, for this world is like a jungle. I want you Girls to open your eyes and see the opportunities around you, take your destiny in your hands and bring shame to your enemies. I will always be behind to advise and
encourage you but don’t come to me for Money because I have my own responsibility in my house.

That day Mr. Chinedu gave each of us Fifty
thousand naira each. He told us the story of the ten talents in the Bible before they left our
Batcher.

THE BEGINNING OF STRUGGLE