h up the house chores, make breakfast, and also prepare for work. Though her legs felt so weak from sowing throughout the night; she had sl
egin her chores. Lola's routine every day was the same. First, she sweeps all the rooms in the house without waking her stepmother and stepsister
about to head to the kitchen whe
e up late," Bella sai
s a lot of work to do; she needs to make breakfast, finish up B
," Bella said, pulli
arly to be unreasonable. I have
. She had not expected Lola t
m unreasonable?" Bell
Lola defended. "Though
d me unreasonable. Mother! Lol
trouble. "I only asked you t
is a liar?" Her stepmother, Mrs S
lf would not be a bad idea. A slap landed on her face before she cou
hing wrong,"
eply; there wasn't any need for that. "Is breakfast ready?" Mrs So
up, Mother. I told you she is too lazy. You sho
nyone was lazing around, th
t me to beg you before you head to th
t," Lola mumbled, head
n the house?" Bella yelled a
Why is Bella asking he
ing me!" Bella whi
hey weren't. Lola shrugged, going about her business. Written on the timetable placed on the wall was bacon and egg for breakfas
eath. She could remember vividly the reaction of Mrs Sophia and Bella when her aunty brought her. Her father was the only one who was happy to see her and he treated her so w
e with breakfast. There are other house chores to do and all you can d
o the house chores, make breakfast, and also go to work early to m
e asked Bella who seemed adamant a
ve you fifty ce
cents? Are you crazy? It's a h
know I do not have
I am not going l
too muc
our hands? Get extra men
la,
hat the time is saying. Do you? Do you not have a
sacked if I keep doing all the house cho
or your misfortune?"
misfortun
ob after you showed up wit
b before I came. Ho
d after you
she would not stop blaming herself for her father's death. If only she had not run out of t
a word. You killed
Instead, she began
the house after you ar
do that." L
washed?". Lola nodded. "A
touches an
ietly. "And for the money, it's fifty dollars or nothing. You give me that this night or you face the consequences.". When Lol
ssed with gritted teeth. Bella stopped moving and turned
bout to hit
you are m
e you try
firmly. "I have been
d better be saying the truth.
and whined a little. "Stop be
ted more money or reported her to her mom and she would h
ible so she can finish up Bella's dress before leaving for wor