Naomi
Naomi episode 16
Episode 16(final) NAOMI Very early the next morning after aunt Tracy left the house angrily, daddy came to my room to wake me up. “I’m going to the hospital”. He announced. “Why?”. I asked. “For the surgery ofcourse”. He said. “Oh, Joshua’s. Is it today?. I asked, rubbing my eyes. He nodded. “Let’s pray before […]
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Episode 15 NAOMI Aunt Tracy couldn’t believe her eyes. She as well as I myself expected to see daddy hitting mummy just the way he used to back then. But there he was, holding the baby to his chest and humming silent music for him while he (the baby) was trying to pull out his […]
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Episode 14 NAOMI Earlier that same morning while I was sweeping the house, I had overheard my father and his wife having an argument inside their room. “….that’s not going to happen!”. Aunt Tracy yelled. “What is not going to happen?. My own daughter is not going to live in my house? . Can you […]
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Episode 13 NAOMI After that encounter with the students calling me a rat and running away at my presence, I went back to the office lamenting. Clara came in behind to talk to me. “Nobody is going to talk to me again. Everyone thinks I’m a rat”. I cried. “But I am here with you. […]
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Episode 12 NAOMI With Madam Beatrice still lying flat on the floor after I’ve pushed her down, I turned around and started walking out of the room. All the other offices were already closed for the day. So I met with no one as I made my way through the dark passage. The entrance door […]
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Episode 11 Naomi I was overwhelmed with fear when I spotted the two figures standing with burning eyes in the field. Madam Beatrice saw them too. It looked like they were going to harm me for disobeying them. I quickly ran to hide behind madam Beatrice. “Please, save me from them”. I cried. “Naomi, come […]
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Episode 10 NAOMI Before I could throw the door open, Clara rushed at me from behind, holding me tight on the waist and trying to pin me to the wall. “Bestie, please, don’t do this to me. Madam Beatrice is going to get mad at me if you leave here”. She pleaded. But I wasn’t […]
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Episode 9 NAOMI As madam Beatrice approaches, my heart was beating fast. What is she up to now?. I wondered. I have tried the best I can to stay out of her way. When I say I don’t like this woman, I mean it. “Where are you going?”. She asked. Before she walked up to […]
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Episode 8 NAOMI According to report, Joan was an only daughter. I felt bad…she shouldn’t had died. But then, the deeds has been done. For days, I was mourning her death, skipping meals and giving out my snacks to other students, but before the following week, I was up on my feet again with the […]
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Episode 7 NAOMI I couldn’t believe my daddy finally agreed with his wife to get rid of me. Like he wants to get me out of the house just to make her happy. And I’m sure she was the reason he ended his marriage with mom. She just wants to be the only one in […]
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