IN The DARK (A Story Of Love, Betrayal And Survival) - Season 1 - Episode 20

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IN The DARK (A Story Of Love, Betrayal And Survival) - Season 1 - Episode 20

As soon as the workers were sent away,new workers were employed by aunty Nike(uncle mike’s wife). The first day she came, she respond casually to my greeting and she parade the compound,showing each of the workers their duty post as if the house belong to her. I watched her through the window from my mom’s room,i could not help but remember my mom,she would not have been doing all this if mom were to be here. Mom where are you? I need you now more than before. Death why my mom? I wept. The following sunday, uncle mike moved in with his family. I came back from church (i realised i need God now than ever) and met a full house.


Uncle mike was in the living room, i greeted him and headed to my mom’s room. I was about opening the door when i heard someone say “where do you think you are going?”. I turned back and saw aunty Nike,i greeted and told her i wanted to stay in my mom’s room.
She laughed and said “which room? You this spoilt rat, dont you know that this is the master bedroom? All your late mom’s leftover have been taken care of. This room now belong to my husband and i, in you miserable life dont you ever step your foot in that room” she ended her speech and walked away.

Aunty Nike’s words were so painful and unbelievable. They did not allow me to see the last of my mom, how can they deny my seeing the last of her personal belongings? Those things are suppose to be my last hope! I could not bear not seeing my mom’s belongings,the scent from her clothes brings me to believe she is still around,even if its one i need to get her dress. I made to open the door to mom’s room without realizing that Aunty Nike was still watching me from behind. She rushed towards me with full speed and landed a slap on my cheek. I saw stars,my eyes turned red blood, i was yet to recover from the shock when she pulled me by my hair and she dragged me to the living room. “Mike come and see this stupid girl o,she want to enter the master bedroom,our room! for relaxation” aunty nike shouted. Uncle mike stood up and asked if his wife already told me that my mom’s stuffs were no longer there.
She replied yes and he said “So after telling you that your mother belongings were burnt, you still have the mind to go into my room? The next time you disobey my wife you will starve to death,ok?” uncle mike thundered. I noded and he left with his wife. I fell to the ground and for the first time i did not weep for mom, i wept for myself. I wept for the sweet days have had and for the awful days am about to start,all i could say was “why me God?” I questioned my creator. I was still crying when i felt a tap on my shoulder,i looked up me and it was Lizzy,uncle mike’s daughter. She pulled me up and led me to my room. She la!d me on my bed and left. After her departure, I stopped to cry and gathered enough strength to get my phone and i dialed Kelvin’s line. He picked immediately and he asked if i was ok and making use of his advice.
I brooke into fresh tears and told him about the afternoon’s incidence. He consoled me over the phone and told me to forget getting mom’s personal belongings. He said my lock chain is available when ever i miss my parent. Kelvin told me to resume my jamb coaching the following day and make a beautiful future out of my life.
We talked for a while before i ended the call.

I gathered enough strength to get food,since nobody cares if i have eaten or not, i eat whenever i do not have the strength to cry anymore. The following monday,i woke up early and dressed for school. I was fully dressed by 7:00am,so i went to the dinning room to get breakfast. Aunty Nike came out of the kitchen and asked me to follow her. She went into the kitchen and pointed at a big bowl filled with dirty plate and asked me to do the washing. I almost cried and complained of been late. She slapped me, saying i should never defile her orders. With tears i started to wash the dirty plates and minutes later i noticed someone beside me, she took the plates and started to help. Again it was lizzy. It was 8:30am when i finished with the plates with lizzy. I hurried to the living room where my uncle was sitted,greeted him and asked for a driver to take me to school,he laughed wickedly and said “young lady i did not employ a driver for you,from now onward,you have to trek to school” i could not believe my ears,i explained to him that my school was a thirty minutes drive from home talkless of walking. He frown and shouted “do not disturb me! Am not forcing you to go,if you cant trek, go and help my wife at the super market. Now get out of my sight!” I picked up my bag and went into my room and wept for my life again. I remembered kelvin’s words and brought out my chain lock, i looked at our family picture and i summon the strength to make my parents proud,where ever they are. I took from the money kelvin gave to me and hurried to school with a heart filled with determination to succeed.