Just The Beginning ?
Episode twenty seven
Vee
” How could you lie to me Rita? I trusted you! ” I tell her really dissapointed and angry. ” I considered you part of my family! ”
” Am sorry vee, I didn’t mean to. ”
” But you still chose to! ” I say in a low but angry tone.
” I have a very good explanation for this, believe me, ” she says almost in tears.
” Really now, more lies! ”
I really despise liars and I hate it when people try to make a fool of me. This is one of the reasons that I don’t trust nobody.
” Am telling you the truth this time. I was in trouble and that’s why I had to lie, to save my life.The guys that shot Maya were after me. ”
” Wait, what?!
” It’s true. Maya saved me by taking the bullet meant for me! ” She says sobbing.” You don’t know how bad I wish it was me that got shot and not her, am sorry vee.
I don’t know what to think about all this. All along I thought all this was my uncles doing but it turns out, it’s not.
This means that he still has no clue where we are!
” Look Rita, am not happy that you lied to me but you shouldn’t wish that on yourself and why would anyone want to kill you anyway? ”
” It’s a long story. Please, just give me a chance to explain everything. ”
She might have turned out to be a liar but I have learned to love her and so I decide to hear her out.
” Okay….am all ears.”
“My mum died when I was five years old and my Dad took me in. I am a product of betrayal since my Dad cheated on his wife with my mum and that how I was conceived, ” she says her voice breaking. ” Living with my Dad was not easy simply because his wife despised me and he was never around to protect me from her insults. She did everything to make my life hell in her house and I never complained. I mean, I did deserve it since my mum ruined her happiness. ”
She stops talking for a second and a small smile tugs on her lips as if reminiscing about old memories.
” But there was one person that gave meaning to my life and it’s my big brother, ” she continues. ” He was always there for me and even fought with his mum, whenever she mistreated me. I really miss him. ”
” Why didn’t you ask him for help ?” I ask.
” I didn’t want to put his life in danger and also didn’t know how to tell him that his mum was behind all my problems. ”
” What do you mean? ”
” She sold me to a br©thel vee, ” she says trying her best not to break down and I feel sorry for her.
How could she do that to her? This world is full of m©nsters!
” She did that a few months after my brother moved out of the house ,” she continues. “The people she sold me to are very dangerous. They have so many young girls in there, who were forced into pro$titution and I was very scared. Luckily for me, the bosses son fell for me and never let anyone touch me. He treated me so well and I decided to win his trust so I could find a way out of that he..ll hole and i did,” she says and I don’t dare interrupt.
For such a young girl, she really has been through a lot.
” I completely won his trust in no time, that he even took me out on dates. I decided to escape on one of those dates after excusing myself to the bathroom and luckily I managed to. I’ve been running and hiding from him for a month now and today, his men found me. They barged in the house and asked me to go with me but I refused and that’s when they got angry and shot at me but Maya got in my way and got shot. I really don’t know why she did that, i should be the one lying in there and not her. Am really sorry, ” she says breaking down again.
” It’s not your fault, ” I say giving her a hug. ” Am sorry for all that you’ve been through. ”
” So does this mean you forgive me? ”
” Of course. You only did what you had to survive and I get that. How did you manage to escape from them. ”
” After Maya was shot, they tried to drag me out of the place but suddenly the cops walked in. Am still not sure who called them or how they got there so fast but thank God they did, ” she says sighing softly. ” They took me as a hostage and threatened to kill me if the cops didn’t let them go. Maya was still bl eeding out and I knew I had to do something so I hit hard, on the crotch with my elbow and he let go of me, howling in pain as i crawled over to Maya. The police took this chance and shot them. ”
” Wow! That was crazy and you acted so bravely. ”
” I had to for Maya plus my brother had taught me some self defense.”
” Your brother seems like a very nice guy anyways, did you tell your Dad about this already? I mean, you can’t be in the same place as his crazy wife again. She’ll surely find a new way to hurt you. ”
” I can’t vee. I already ruined their marriage by just been born. I can’t do that again, especially for my brother’s sake.He really loves his mum and this would break him.
” Whatever happened was not your fault, you are the victim here and she has to pay before she does something way worse to you. ”
” I know but now is not the time for that and by the way, I’ve already sent some one to take our stuff from your house. We are going to be living in my brothers house from now on. ”
” What? I can’t stay at your brothers house. I really don’t want to be a bother, ” I say shaking my head.
” What bother?You let me stay in your house for free and your sister literally took a bullet for me! You are my family and where I go you also go. Consider this as a thank-you for everything you’ve done for me. ”
” Am sorry but I wasn’t expecting any kind of payment when I let you stay with us. I appreciate what you are trying to do but you know I’ll have to find a new place to stay sooner or later. ”
” Okay, but what about the night? ”
” I’ll be spending the night here. Am not leaving Maya alone. ”
” Okay… am also staying,” she says and am glad that she is.
I’ll need some company anyway .
We spend the whole night with no news on Maya and am hoping they’ll be some good news today.
” Hi Ava, ” A middle aged man says approaching us, his eyes on Rita and I Swear he looks so familiar.
Wait a minute, isn’t this Nicks Dad?!
Rita runs to him and hugs him tightly.
” Am good Dad, ” She says breaking the hug. ” This is my friend violet. ”
Dad? Whats going on here?!
” Hi, it’s nice to finally meet you, ” he stretches out his hand to me and i greet him. ” Thank you for taking care of my daughter. ”
” It was my pleasure helping out your daughter, Sir. ”
It’s definitely him! He doesn’t know me but I’ve seen him a couple of times, at the club. How is it that he’s also Rita’s father? and why did he just call her Ava? ”
Am so confused right now!
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