Tears of a child - S01 E05

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Tears of a child - S01 E05

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

Some hours later, I was fetching water in to the big drum when I heard aunty Amara’s car horn, I quickly ran to the backyard to hide myself .

She drove in to the compound, I was peeping at her from the backyard as she carried emeka on her back to the room.

I hurriedly ran in to my room and remain quiet. I was inside when I heard Chioma asking her mother aunty Amara how her trip to the hospital went .

Aunty Amara remain quiet as I didn’t heard her answered to her daughter Chioma .

” Where is that idiot boy?” aunty amara asked, shouting to the top of her voice .

” The last time I saw him, he was fetching water outside the compound. Am sure he is still fetching water outside” Chioma replied .

I was inside listening to there conversation.

” Call the idiot boy for me . For making me spend a lot of money in the hospital , I will make sure I show him some pepper so that he won’t try such next time ” aunty Amara spoke wrathfully .

Chioma left the sitting room to the compound to look for me but later came back simply because she couldn’t find me outside.

” Mother , I can’t find him outside ” Chioma said to her mother Aunty Amara.

I wanted coming out from my room to the sitting room , but I thought of the beating that I will receive from aunty Amara so I kept quiet and remain inside my room covering myself with a blanket .

” What do you mean you can’t find him? ” Aunty Amara asked .

” I have searched everywhere in the compound but couldn’t find him nor his shadow around the compound” Chioma replied.

” Biya , where is Ada ?” Aunty Amara asked Chioma.

Immediately Ada walked in to the sitting room.

” Biya, Ada have you seen that idiot boy?” Aunty Amara asked .

“Aaaaaaaah, mother , that boy is just four years . You should treat him with love. Beside you said he is your sister’s son, so he should be treated as a family as well ” Ada replied to her mother .

” How dare you speak to your mother like that ? Come here!!!” Aunty Amara shouted to Ada with anger and landed two dirty sound slap on her face .

The sound of the slap created a new fear in me , as I began to pray to the most high silently in tears .

” The next time you tried to raise your voice at me again, I will not only slap the devil out of you , but I will make sure I kill the devil in you . Will you disappear from my front before I land you another slap” she sparked at Ada like electric light .

“Grandma, why did you brought me here to wallow in the hand of a woman that never care for my well-being? Grandma why? ” I thought to myself in tears .

I was in thought shading tears when I heard aunty Amara telling Ada to check me in my room .

Ada walked in and found me on my bed crying .

” Why are you crying ? She asked .

” I am not crying ” I replied .

” You are crying , tell me what is it?” She asked one more time .

I raised my head towards her as she wiped away the tears from my eyes .

” Talk to me Ben , you know am your sister and will do anything to help you in my power ” she added.

I looked at her in the eyes as tears continue to dropped from my eyes to the bed and said ;

” Why do your mother hate me this much ? Is it because I don’t know my biological parents?”

My question touched her as she kept quiet couldn’t answer to my question . I looked at her in the eyes as tears slowly dripped down her chin.

” Have you seen him?” Aunty Amara shouted from the sitting room.

” Mother wants to see you . She has been looking for you all over . Go and answer to her , no matter what ,don’t be afraid the Lord will surely see you though ” she spoke in tears .

I walked out of my room, leaving her behind as I slowly walked to the sitting room in fear to meet aunty Amara. When she saw me, she sparked;

” So you have been inside all this while that I have been looking for you? You this boy you must be a spirit . No wonder your parents didn’t take you along with them ”

I was touched with her words as a child . I shade tears as I stood in front of her .

” I haven’t even lay my hands on you and you have start shading those corocodile tears . I won’t touch you because if I should use the anger in me right now on you for making me spend too much money in the hospital , hmmm, you won’t live to tell the tail. For making me spend money, you will fast in this house for 7days . No food for you till I decided ” she spoke and walked out of the sitting room to the kitchen.

I watched her dish food to her children and left me in hunger .. I was in tears as I watched emeka garnishing a chicken laps to himself alone ..