Dear Anita
Dear Anita episode 12
Dear Anita Episode Twelve- Final Episode When I moved to the hotel, I didn’t say anything to Barrister Nathan because I didn’t want to say anything mean about his mom. He has been a great help to me. While I was in the hotel, he called me and asked why we just decided to move […]
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Dear Anita Episode Eleven I woke up in the hospital, and the doctor said I have stressed myself a lot and need rest. Since the court hasn’t declared me guilty, my lawyer said I can go home and come to court when needed. I was released to go home and heal properly. Liam couldn’t even […]
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Dear Anita Episode Ten I wasn’t comfortable inside the cell, because the floor was freezing cold and I was running a temperature. I called the prison warden that was guarding my cell. “Sir, please, I’m running a temperature and the floor is too cold for me. Could you please get me something to cover myself?” […]
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Dear Anita Episode Nine In the morning, the officer in charge of my cell came and opened the cell, and I got up from the floor, ready to hear what he had to say. “Hey, commot”, he said as he flung the prison door open, “you get visitor”. He carried me to the waiting room […]
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Dear Anita Episode Eight After the encounter with the police,I quickly packed my things and Liam’s things preparing to run back to Lagos. I woke Liam from his sleep and we took the first bus at 6:00 am back to Lagos but we stayed in a hotel. I couldn’t go back to the house because […]
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Dear Anita Episode Seven Enugu wasn’t a great place to be compared to Lagos and I found it very difficult to adapt, that was the second time we visited Enugu. The first being when we were still kids and grandma was still alive. We would visit during Christmas where everyone had come home. I really […]
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Dear Anita Episode Six When Mr. Bentley left the house that day, mom was really trying hard to make me happy. It was like I wasn’t a disappointment to her anymore. She even tried talking to me, but I just ignored her. Mr. Bentley used to come visiting almost every day, and Mom was always […]
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Dear Anita Episode Five I refused listening to her by going out with the politician and because of this, she threw me out of the house that night. I didn’t have anywhere to go and I didn’t know anyone that could be of help. The night was freezing, and when everyone had gone to bed, […]
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Dear Anita Episode Four When I woke up, I was really hungry. I had no choice but to go to the kitchen to search for something to eat. If I stayed angry, I wouldn’t eat for the day, and she just wouldn’t care. I went to the kitchen and opened the pot. She had prepared […]
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Dear Anita Episode Three Sleeping with our neigbour was one of the worst things she could do to me. That day, I came back from school and Liam wasn’t yet back. I was hoping to come back to lunch but they was no lunch. I dropped my school bag then headed to the bath room […]
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Dear Anita Episode 2 Liam finally came back as I was about taking snīper to end it all, he rushed to where I was and poured the substance. “What are you doing? please stop this, he screamed”. I stood face down I couldn’t even look at my brother in the face. Where is mom and […]
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Dear Anita
Dear Anita Episode one My name is Anita,I am just 18 years old but I have had several traumatizing experiences at my tender age. My mom and I live in a one room apartment with my step-father and my younger brother Liam. When dad left mom when she was just 2 months pregnant. She had […]
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