BETRAYED chapter 7
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……Looking at mom, Teacher Blessed and I didn’t know what to do,,,
“but madam, let’s arrest this man, let’s try and reach Bella’s father, that man deserve to rot in jail for defiling an Innocent child like this.Teacher Blessed said
what?,no no no,Teacher Bella, don’t let Her father know about this,plea-se
but madam you can’ttttt?,
Teacher Bella, plea-se,she’s my daughter and I know what’s best for her,,, plea-se no b©dy should know of this I beg “mom shouted….
“Okay madam,if you say so,they are your children and I believe you know how to handle everything
thank you, mom said and Left.
……..that evening, after school, mom gave I and Grace the beaten of our lives,,,, stupid children, good for nothing, you two want to disgrace me,you want to paint a bad picture of me outside,you couldn’t tell me what was happening, but you could tell that your useless teacher who knows nothing about life, Mama Johnny c@m£ to plead for her to let us be,before she st©pped,,, till d@t£, I do not know how she handled it like she claimed she would,,, But some weeks later, uncle Clement packed out of the house…
Mother didn’t st©p her attitude, she was even getting worse, she could stay for days without coming home,, dad bought me a phone to always reach him,I couldn’t tell him for fear of mom’s beaten,she had warmed us not to tell dad else she would kill us,dad was trying so much in pla-ying his role as a father, unlike mom, we were dad’s priority, dad tried to make us happy ,he would come be with us whenever mom was away, he would stay with us till 8 or 9pm,before leaving, he was our everything, I told dad I wanted to be learning a skill after school,weekends and holidays,I had come to love fashion designing,,, dad liked the idea, but made me promise it won’t affect my studies,which I did, I was going with my sister, I didn’t want to leave her at home alone ,..
I was 15 plus, when mom c@m£ one evening and said she had a connection on how I would travel to Italy, I looked at her in bewilderment, I was only 15 for God’s sake, and still in secondary school I had told mom,
“and so what?,what’s education when you will be ma-king money, don’t you want us to have a better life she had asked
yes mom I do, but I will become a good fashion designer and make you and dad proud
thank you madam fashion designer, that will take time, travel abroad and make good dollars
I am not going mom, I am sorry to disappoint you.
what are you saying, mom shouted, are you still a vir-gin,why all these drama,,, you are not a baby, go and make good money for us all and that’s not a suggestion, it is finale…I cried that night, I felt helpless, I would have called dad, but mom is now the one using my phone since hers was bad…..
I borrowed Teacher Blessed phone the next day in school, And called dad, but unfortunately his phone wasn’t connecting, I didn’t know what to do,dad happens to be the only one that can save me from mom’s grip,,,I pleaded with mom,yet again, that I have heard stories of those who travel abroad,how they get involved with different dirty deals all Because of money,,mom told me her friend was the one to take me, she would secure a job for me to work in a supermarket and enrol in p@rt-time school program, I am your mother and I know what’s best for you,, if you love your sister and I ,you would school and work abroad,to make us have a better life…
I knew I didn’t have a choice, hence I promised mom I would think about it,hoping to get throu-gh to dad,or that he comes visiting soon,so that I could tell him mom’s plan for me…its been a week and dad’s phone was yet to connect, and he hadn’t come visiting either,,, I was helpless and left at the mercy of mom..
Madam gold would be coming soon,to start processing your papers,and get necessary do¢v-ments in process, mom said, Bella, Bella, you aren’t talking,mom asked.
i looked at her,not knowing exactly how to start
mom,I am not re-ady to travel out of the country, I am still too young,moreover, who will take care of Grace when you are not around ….
Bella you are not too young,you are almost 16,,there are girls less your age who have traveled abroad and have made their mother big women in the society, look at Iya Osas, whose daughter traveled at age 15,less than 3 years,they have built a wonderful building, is it mama Clinton, whose second child went to Europe at age 14,you nee-d to see the kind of house they live in,and the kind of laces she wears,….
But mom I want to be a fashion designer, I said
perfect she exclaimed, that’s the best place to learn from the very best, and as for your sister she’s 12, almost 13,she is not a baby,more over if you really Love her,you will travel to Europe to give her a better life,,,,I looked at mom,and it was obvious her mind was mind up,I saved myself the stress ,and lived with my fate..
Days later,madam gold c@m£,she looked at me and said she liked me, don’t worry my dear,I shall take care of you, you will be well taken care of,you will be given a good well paying job, coming directly from madam gold, I thought maybe it won’t be as difficult as I had thought…. But if given the chance I would love to stay back in Nigeria, and be with my little sister..
Weeks later, my papers where re-ady,and I was re-ady to travel to Italy…..
My sister and I wept, we didnt want to live each other, but mom was very happy,she sang my praises,and danced joyfully. soon I was in the car with Madam Gold,driving to Lagos for the journey to another continent….
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BETRAYED..chapter 8
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By Rejoice Igbinovia Aluyi
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……While in the plane, I could ba-rely enjoy the flight ,and the joy of flying in a plane for the first time wasn’t there, I wasn’t comfortable with the journey for some strange reasons, couple with the fact that my sister wasn’t with me….my mind went to Grace, how would she live alone without me, my sister wasn’t use to not having me around, who will be her friend, sister and mother, knowing fully well our Mother wasn’t the best of mothers….
Again my mind flashed to dad, it’s been months and he hadn’t checked up on us, what could have been the reason, what could have happened, was he angry at mom, but even if he was angry at mom, he still comes to visit I and Grace, I prayed all was well with dad.
Again I imagined what my life will be in Europe, how would Madam gold treat me, I pray she doesn’t maltreat me like aunty Sarah did, oh no, she looks nice, I encouraged myself… I tried to relax and enjoyed the journey, I was alre-ady on my way, there was nothing I could do…..
Haven stayed such long hours in the air, we finally arrived Europe. Well it is a beautiful place indeed,,but I somehow felt those who come to Nigeria and told us tales somehow exaggerated things,,it is a beautiful country, but I still preferred Nigeria if I were to chose,,, ,or maybe I failed to see the beauty of the country because my loved ones were all at home in Nigeria..
Some minutes after our arrival, a beautiful white car c@m£ and took us to madam gold house, the house was beautifully furnished, and had about 20 girls living there
Nikky, madam gold called
yes madam, the beautiful girl answered
take this apple to your room, referring to me
apple oya follow me,,,I didn’t know why madam gold referred to me as an apple, I just thought probably she had forgotten my name, I was to share a room with three other girls, ma-king us four….
Find space put your things, Nikky said
is this my room I had ask
no be only your room, this is our room, you are just coming, that makes you a squ-atter, I looked at her, but didn’t know what to do… I was able to secure a space, and then I dropped my bag..I had my bath, I was given a plate of foreign food, I ate and sle-pt….
When it was morning, I observed that only few of the girls were around, others started coming back one after the other…
The girls ate, had their bath and sle-pt, obviously they were exhausted..
Soon it was 8pm, the girls started getting re-ady to go out like the previous night, madam gold asked me to go and change into something finer, that I shall be going out with them,, I did went in and changed, oblivious of where we were going…
What is this you are wearing,Madam gold roared, she had changed into a completely different person, from my mother’s supposed friend into a beast, come on will you go and put on something S-xy and beautiful, she shouted
ma this is my best cloth ma, genuflecting as I spoke
what nons-en-se, do you think We are going to church… She asked
I stood there, not knowing what next to say…
Spicy, madam gold called another girl, get something good for her from other girls,
okay ma,the girl said and left, she c@m£ back later and handed me a bomb sh0t which was more of a p@n-t, And t©p with was more of just a br@.
Ma, I can’t put this on, I am almost n-ked,,,I politely declined
but that’s the idea,you should look almost n-ked, totally n-ked if possible, so that good men will st©p for you…
Men, men, I don’t un-derstand ma, what are you talking about, I said
yes,men,,good men, you are a proustite, and so are others, you sleep with men to make cool cash, you have to give your best,so that they keep coming for more,,and you are to pay me the sum of 9million for everything I spent bringing you here….
What, what are you talking about madam gold, this wasn’t what we bargained for,you told I and my mom that I coming here to work in a supermarket, that was why my mom allowed me in the first place…..
Supermarket…….. Madam gold bur-st into laughter…. The one your mother or your father owns here right,,,my dear st©p the acting, you may not know, but your mother knows, I told her everything you were coming here to do, and she agreed, i am not one of those sponsors who lies and deserve girls here, but i am different, I tell you just the way it is,if you can no problem, if you can’t ,no problem…
But ma,I can’t do this, plea-se I beg of you,I am just a child,,, I pleaded,
my dear Bella,am sorry there is nothing you can do about it,my money can not go to waste,,,, she said…
I shall pay you ma,plea-se I shall look for a job, and pay you every kobo you spent on me,,,,I said
so you think this is the street of Benin that you will be walking anyhow looking for job, who will give you a good job without your papers and educational qualifications, by the way why all these drama,you and I know you are not a vir-gin.this isn’t your first time,I mean,if someone was able to repeatedly have you for free and you didn’t speak out because you enjoyed it, why won’t you allow those that will pay good money have you.
When she said that, I felt dead, I couldn’t believe mom told her about the r@p£, even ma-king me the guilty one….I starred at her as she kept talking…
Bella, you wouldn’t want to fall on my bad side, I will frustrate you, kill you and nothing would happen, you wouldn’t want to mess with me,,she had said….. I could see the seriousness in her voice and eyes,I nodded my head affirmatively that I un-derstood all she had said….
So just relax and sit, you are my VIP, new ,young and fresh, even though you are no longer a vir-gin, that place is still fresh because it hasn’t been used so much,,,, come here she said, unZi-p your short let me see your vjj, referring and pointing to my pri-vate p@rt,,,
excuse me ma
excuse you what, she said, the client coming for you, is one of my VIPs customer, he likes there neat and clean
but ma, trying to remind her that there were people there, two guys and a girl, and so she said, pu-ll off joor, I slowly did, feeling so ashamed,,,
Good job Bella, you pas-sed, you are a very neat girl, she said smiling..
Minutes later, a tall hvge man c@m£, and I was asked to follow him
woow madam gold this is new and fresh, he said
Andy I told you I have a special package for you, specially designed for you,VIP
sweet potato, no problem, let me go and do justice…
Carry go, she’s yours..
We got to a room I supposed is his,he quic-kly undressed himself, and was doing same to me, my head taken me back to the night uncle Clement deflowered me ,the pains and all, It was affecting me psychologically,
plea-se Sir, I can’t do this, plea-se, plea-se,,,
Oh the stubborn ones, just how I like them, he said smiling to me,,,he dragged me to the be-d, r0ûghly re-moved my clothes, held me by my hair and was f0rç£fully having his way.
Although I was not a vir-gin, but its been two years after uncle Clement deflowered me, my b©dy system was still not so open, did I say I felt pain the day uncle Clement defiled me, ohh it was nothing compared to what I felt that day, I died and c@m£ back to life,,,
I cried,I cried,I cried until there was no tear left in my eyes,I wished I was never born,I hated my very own life… My pleads and tears fell on deaf ears,there were actually sweet melodies to him.. It’s been more than 50 minutes, this man was yet to get off me,I was almost dying,I couldn’t breath well, the pains from him pu-lling my hair was one, his weight on me was another, and his r@p£ was the worse, I was helpless and knew I could die if I didn’t do anything,,
I cried for help, but nob©dy c@m£, luckily for me,I was able to reach for a bottle of wine and hit it on his head,,,,he screamed in pains,fell off me,and blood was gushing out,,,,
I got up from the be-d in panic, not knowing what to do next…
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