Diary of a single mother 14.
I went into my room and locked myself up. I have never felt such kind of pain in my entire life.
My body was no longer mine as pain took over it. My head was aching and it even affected my left eye as I couldn’t even open it. I knew something was wrong with me but there’s no one to care for me. This brought tears to my eyes ๐ฅบ.
I was still in this untold pain when Frank’s mother kept on knocking at the door of my room.
“So, you locked yourself in there right?? Open this door before I count one to ten or you are going to leave this house”. She kept on ranting nonstop.
I was consumed by pain and couldn’t even pay any heed to her rants.
I didn’t even know how I fell asleep. I slept for a very long time. When I woke up, I felt a little bit better. I could move my legs freely and open my eyes with ease. I was so hungry because I haven’t had anything to eat the whole day.
I opened my door and made my way to the kitchen. I dished some vegetable soup in a plate. I was dishing semo into another plate when Frank’s mom emptied the plate of soup on my body.
“You must be very stupid to think you can eat my food without helping me out in anyway”. She said.
I was so angry to my bones. I have never been so angry.
“You are a very wicked woman. Your heart is very dark. I pray you don’t die of wickedness”. I charged at her.
She was taken aback. That was the first time I was talking back at her.
“Are you talking to me?”. She asked with her mouth wide open.
“YES! You are a witch! How can you do this to a pregnant woman? Even if you don’t like me, what about your grandchildren I am carrying? You are disgusting…”.
I was still speaking when she started hitting me all over my body. It was really messy.
Thank God for her husband who walked in.
She told him both the things I said and the things I didn’t say.
My parents were summoned immediately for a meeting.
Everyone kept on blaming me for insulting her.
TBC
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