ill be back soon" my aunty said as she stepped
scream shivering. I walk slowly up the stairs to her roo
face," I thought I ask you t
t's why I couldn't clean your room on time" I knelt
mediately" I scramble to my feet as I
n later used the mop to clean. And I arr
person in the sitting room. I quickly fold her clothes neatly into her
tables when I heard her scream my name, I
m. She was talking to a man in his mid-twenties, with long brown h
get juice for Lorenzo here" S
kitchen wondering what I h
n years old. Since then, I've been living with my aunt Clara. When my parents were still alive aunt Clara
e in there" Tiana's loud voice broke me from me thought as I
in the process. I don't even know what Tiana sees in all the men that she broug
g the tray with the wine on the cent
reat an important guest in my mom's house" She
her confused. She wanted juice and tha
have to tell you that you are a slave in this h
t--
d give it to Lorenzo here like the perfect maid t
enzo was smiling and smirking like the idiot he is, than
aining him right?" I said as I folded my hands together glaring at her. If it was any other person I would hav
talk back at me right?" She sc
slapping me on my face. The slap was nothing compa
ed me to do while Lorenzo smirked triumphantly at me. I igno
our presence here disgusts me," She said as I stood up and went
will be back. I quickly walk to the sitting room and
iling to myself happy that I won'
the laundry done before making dinner when
as she descended the stairs. Lorenzo has gone. I didn't
id to her immediately I saw her. She has changed her dress again, this is the third dress
using the washing machine to wash clothes, why don't you use you
turned to walk out of the room
and she treats me this way. I wish my parents were still alive then we w
ad of clothes that Tiana said I should wash with my hands. I quick
o sun dry them and went into the kitchen to get
car drove into the garage. I heave a sigh of reli
ouse as I rush to meet her " this stupid girl ar
ng. I just hope I wouldn't be receiv
She hisses as she opens the car
he house," She said
r?" She asked me wal
aunty " I replied o
my mom so much. I can't remember the last time I was hugged, I
bag of groceries dragging it behind
igeria after my parents died in Atlanta. I'm just like a nobody amid people, nobody wants to relat
ice calls out to me as I quickly dish the food and set t
heart pounded in my chest cos I already know what she wants to say. I rush
ice laced with love for her daughter. The love th
he tears poured down her eyes. I mentally rolled
creams as she slaps me wi
ing to the kitchen to wash my eyes, she sl
you in and sent you to school and now you have the gut to talk back to my daughter. How dare
e probably have begged God to take me along with my parents. Some
na was busy pulling out her tongue at me, mocking me while I looked on ig
s my bag with clothes in it. What is she plannin
down with another of my bags. That is when it finally
o that again I promise you" I begged h
use today, I cannot train a child that wi
only one I know in Nigeria please" I pleaded with her as she put al
house, you were with nothing today you will be leaving with nothing too," She sa
would get to this level " Are you happy now?"
he has torn my visa some years back when I planned t
saw her descending the stairs " Aunty please
house these minute you disgust me. You murderer " She screams
gasping at the closed-door contemplating whether she should open it for m
you a house, it will be better if you go find somewhere to sleep for tonight
no destination in mind but the determina