CHARLES AND HIS TWIN SISTER(4)
Remember what happened the last time. I don’t want it to repeat itself. Do you want him to know that you’re here?
No I don’t want him to know… Rachael muttered.
Rachael let’s go. We will lîe to daddy that we went to the backyard… Charles told his sister and held her.
Sister Joyce thank you… They both greeted her.
No problem. No problem. You can always come here when you’re having something troubling you. Please you need to go now. Your dad is already losing patience. I don’t want him to continue treating you people like animals. He doesn’t like people advising him.
Charles held his sister and they sneaked to the backyard. His dad was already close to the gate groaning and looking for them before a phone call came. While he was attending to the call the children managed to sneak inside their room. Charles held is broom and began sweeping to reduce their dad’s suspicion, while Rachel quickly held the Klin detergent and rushed over to the toilet and began washing the toilet so their father won’t suspect that they’ve started roaming about.
Their father later came and saw them inside the house as they were busy with their chores. He summoned them to the parlour and asked the two of them to go on their knees and raise up their hands.
Oh so you heard me when I was shouting your names and you refused to respond right? By the way, where did you people run to!!” Mr Iyke bellowed at them gripping hold of his water cane.
Daddy I went to… to…to throw away the dirty I’ve swept at the backyard… Charles cried out.
Daddy, I… Daddy, I… Rachael stuttered through her tears, her voice choked with fear. She was well aware that their father would show them no mercy.
Will you start talking!!… Mr Iyke shouted at Rachael, viciously knocking her hard at the back of her head, the exact same spot that he had been hitting her. Rachael’s body instantly went limp losing cônsciousness and falling to the ground.
Stubborn children. If my parents were not strict with me. You think I’ll become who I am today? You’d have seen me living a wayward life. Very stubborn children. I don’t just know why this children don’t understand simple language. You will tell them something and they’ll be doing another thing…. Mr. Iyke muttered with frustration, fixing his angry gaze towards Charles. Charles nose was filled with catarrh, shivering and weeping, his body was saturated with sweat from enduring the intense heat while kneeling and raising his hands up, exactly as their father had commanded. Charles dared not disobey him. In a fit of anger, Mr. Iyke harshly discarded the cane and stormed off.
Rachael!
Rachael talk to me!
Charles attempted to rouse her, but she remained unresponsive. Meanwhile, his hands ached with weariness and severe pains from the punishment.
Mr Iyke later returned clutching a handful of leaves. Charles had already repositioned himself. Mr Iyke squeezed the leaves altogether and began dropping the water in Rachael’s mouth little by little.
Persistently, Mr Iyke continued the process. ensuring each drop found its way past Rachael’s lips.
“When she wakes up, you people should soak the reaming garri that’s in the kitchen. There’s small sugar. I might return this evening or probably tomorrow morning. If you people like, continue to misbehave. As I’m coming, I’ll buy new water canes. You can get up and take your bath.” He told Charles, retrieving his bag, doned his polished shoes and left the house.
Charles rushed to Sister Joyce room in tèars and it was locked. Madam rice was absent as well and time was was running off. It was almost getting dark. Although some few persons were around but Charles don’t trust them.
Charles returned back and saw her twin sister jolting back, coughing out some waters and panthing heavily.
Rachael.. Rachael… Charles rushed cleaning her mouth with his shirt.
Charles my tommy. Arrgghhhh my Tommy. Charles my tommy. Tell sister Joyce that my tommy is painting me.. Charles my tommy.
Daddy just left and he might return soon. Rachael I’m seeing that you’re not fine. I don’t want anything to happen to you. I don’t want to be alone… Charles cried out, hugging her sister.
Charles held her sister and managed to change her dirty Shirt. He held her, shut the door and sneaked her outside. There are some anonymous persons that Mr Iyke had mounted around to be monitoring them which is why Charles was trying as much as possible not to trust anyone other than sister Joyce and madam rice. The children tried as much as possible to avoid being noticed by anyone around that place.
Charles successfully took her from the compound before Rachael halted.
Charles my tommy… Where are you taking me. Charles my tommy arrgghhhh Rachael cried out and began vomiting.
Written by 👉 Nicholas Stephen.
To be continued.
