School bell rings, it is 7.30am and Rosela, Kwensa, Anuella and their mom Dansanisa are already in the school compound. Dansanisa was also a teacher at Wisdom Expand high school same with their children. In front of the school gate, Dansanisa and the children came out from a taxi. At this point, Kwensa and Anuella are no more talking to Rosela, they two kept malice on Rosela because of the incident that transpare between her and their father, Amunsa.
They strolled leisurely inside the school compound as if they had all the time in the world. It did not even occur to them that the school bell as already been rang when Dansanisa shouted at them."Why are you guys strolling leisurely along with me, forgetting that I'm a teacher and you could be held here for coming late?". Dansanisa said checking her bag to make sure she took her maker along as they left home in a hurry.
She found everything intact in the bag. "I'm talking and you are still walking slow? Come on run". Kwensa and Anuella ran to the assembly hall leaving Rosela behind.
"Rosela why aren't you running to the assembly hall"?. Dansanisa asked with a wired face.
"Mom I can't run neither walk faster, I'd stroll slowly straight to the class instead of the assembly". She said walking as if she was injured by the leg. Rosela was in great pains as a result of the rape.
"Are you sure you are fine?" Dansanisa said giving her a strange look.
"Yes mummy, I'm good". She thought of telling her at that moment but her lips was heavy having this fear that she won't believe her words to that of Amunsa, her monster of a husband.
"Go to the class then". Dansanisa didn't even think deeply on what could have happened to Rosela making her to develop a new walking style. She step on the veranda of the principals office to have her time book sign and also get prepared for lectures.
Assembly is over and the students are matching to their classes. Rosela was already seated in the class when Sandi and Katie walked in.
"Sandi". She said looking at the direction where Rosela was seated.
"What?" Sandi replied without even raising up his head as he was busy opening his bag to check if his maths assignment was intact.
Katie punch him a little on his shoulder for attention "Rosela is already in class".
Sandi on hearing Rosela's name raised his face up "What? This is unlike her". They walk towards the direction of were she was sitting to met Rosela crying.
"Rosela what's the problem, why are sobbing?" Katie asked resting her hands on Rosela's shoulder.
"You didn't even attained the morning prayer at the assembly hall, what's up". He sat besides her. Sandi had this funny feelings for Rosela, he couldn't open up thinking of how Rosela would react when she ears it.
"Talk to us Rosela, we are your friends" Katie said wiping off tears from her face with an handkerchief.
"Please Rosela, talk to us, don't be like this. We are already worried oo" he said.
"Rosela......"Katie called out.
"I'm fine guys. Don't get too walked up about me, just family issues". She couldn't bring up herself to tell Katie and Sandi about what has been happening to her latey, she lied.
"You can't fooled us by telling Sandi and I that you are okay, you....". She got cutoff by Mr Solomon, their mathematics teacher who walked into the class with a long and scary cane. They stood up and greeted him as usual. Mr Solomon didn't even answer them as he kept on pacing around the class wearing a long face. He was so ready to flock the hell out from those who would by any means failed to do his or her assignment.
"I hope you all are through and done with my assignment?" he asked starring at the whole class especially to the direction of Rosela.
Rosela wasn't done with her own assignment due to the incident that took place the previous day. She wasn't even moved by Mr Solomon's big voice and his strokes of cane as she was so ready for his stroke of cane this morning. "What Mr Solomon would do to me is nothing compared to what happened to her the previous day, she thought.
"Start submitting your assignment right here" he demanded pointing his long cane on top of the desk. All the students rushed and submit theirs exception of Rosela. Mr Solomon called on the class prefect, Isreal obana to count and confirm whether the script was complete.
"Sire, the script are not complete" he said still holding the papers standing in front of the class.
"Who has not submitted his or her own"? He asked raising his long cane up. Mr Solomon enjoys treating his stubborn students fockup. He doesn't beat them unnecessarily but to students, they saw it as maltreatment.
Rosela stood up twisting her face "Me sir".
"Ahh! Rosela, why, this is unlike you, what happened?" Mr Solomon asked walking towards the direction of Rosela's decks.
Rosela lowered her face down and lied to Mr Solomon "I wasn't feeling well sire". Considering how she was looking, Mr Solomon believed her instantly.
All her mate including Katie and Sandi were surprised to learnt that Rosela of all people did not do her assignment because of ordinary sickness. Rosela was someone who never joke around with her education, sickness or no sickness, she was always at the top of everyone in her class and bad enough, she wasn't voted for by her mate to be their class prefect.
"I can see that. Have you gone to the hospital?"Solomon's careingly asked.
"No I haven't, its was a weekend. My mom will take me after school".
"Your mom shouldn't have allowed you to come to school today considering your predicament" he said laying one of his hand on the deck.
"I insisted sir, I didn't want to miss today's classes for anything not even my health". She continud lying. Rosela didn't want Mr Solomon to approach her mom on her behalf....
*****Some days back, Mr Solomon asked Rosela out on a date during school hours. Rosela as a young and smart girl of seventh, rejected his proposal.That was the reason for his over caring to Rosela some minutes ago in the class.
Sandi once told Rosela that he saw Mr Solomon with her mother having a very serious discussion behind the toilet. He tried all possible means to catch up with their conversation but he couldn't because of their low tone voice there were using.
****2pm already and school has dismissed. Mr Solomon called Dansanisa and asked her to wait for a bit. They argue on something very seriously, Rosela site their reaction from afar and walked by, Dansanisa saw her coming she immediately change up the story as Rosela asked why they were having such a hug argument.
She covered up and smiles again telling her it was nothing to worry about. Rosela believe her as Dansanisa turns away from Amunsa and went back to the office.
Rosela stood there watching her walk away, she make a move of her own to use the rest room she came out for when Amunsa grab her back to himself with force as she slips and almost fell to the ground.
Rosela flip her hands for him to get off it but he didn't as he kept mm on holding her hands looking at her back side with his tongue sliding in and out of his mouth.
"Have you thought of my proposal already?" Mr Solomon asked lifting up her face from facing down.
"Sir I'v told you, I can't go out with you, it not right and besides, you are married with two kids of almost my age. What would people say about me when they hears?" she said stressing her neck out.
"Look Rosela, forget about me having children of almost your age, I just like you a lot and I want us to mingle together and enjoy ourselves, I will take care of you Rosela trust me" he touched her on the shoulder.
"I still can't sir, I have to be on my way. My friends are getting impatient plus my mom, I think she is probably waiting for me at the gate now" She said and rush off leaving him with no chance of altering a word.
"Rosela, Ro.... Damn it. I will get you no matter what Rosela. He swore returning to the staff room for his briefcase.
"Rosela what took you so long, what was he even asking you"? Katie asked frowning her face.
"Ah! Don't mind that man. As young as I'm and under age for that matter, he has the courage to asked me out, can you imagine that?" She said in a more shock manner.
"What? Is he okay". Katie said.
"Hope you are not going to give ears to him oo" Sandi said feeling jealous.
"Come on Sandi, what do you take me for. I can't do that please" She smiled for once since the whole day in school.
"I hope so". She said.
"Rosela I think that is mom and your siblings standing at the main road. I think you should run along and catch up with them course you took pretty long speaking with Mr Solomon".
"Don't start Katie. Okay I will see you guys tomorrow" she wave at them and walk slowly due to her wound.
"mmmm! We hear you". Sandi commented.
"Sandi whatsup with you, why this cold attitude towards Rosela. Is they something you are not telling me?" She said tickling him.
With a long face. "Stop talking nonsense Katie".
"Ahhhh! I'm not oo" Katie suspected something fishy.
"Stop Katie, stop" Sandi worned while Katie bust out in laughter.
"What kept you so long inside?" Dansanisa asked.
"I was strolling with my friends, Katie and Sandi discussing how the up coming exams would be like".
"Alright, come let's go, we were actually waiting for you" Dansanisa ordered using her hands to stop a taxi.
" Mummy's daughter, so you actually kept us waiting simply because you were chatting with your friends?" Anuella asked tightening her face.
"I wonder" Kwensa added. They hates Rosela because of what happened with their father. They thought she made up the story to get her mom hate Amunsa.
"Don't start guys, we've been on this before. Come on let's go". They all entered a taxi and drove home.
Singing an old country music song in the kitchen as Amunsa is making lunch for his wife Dansanisa. Cab drove by their game, it was Dansanisa and the kids returning from school. Dansanisa opened the door entrance to a strong scent of fried rice aroma blasting on her nose. "mmm, where is this good aroma coming out from?" Dansanisa asked. "What aroma mummy?" Kwensa asked entering the house together with Anuella and also persive the sweet aroma of fried rice coming out from the kitchen. Immediately, Amunsa came out wearing a cooking cap on his head. "Talaa... Sweetheart I made us lunch" he said stretching his hands and held Dansanisa romantically. "Wow! This is indeed surprising. Where is the food?" she asked glancing at the dinning table. "Is in the kitchen... Why don't you guys take a sit and I would be right back in a second". Holding Dansanisa slowly to the dinning table and move backwardly to the kitchen whistling love piano song to Dansanisa. Some minutes later, Amunsa came ou
It's night already and Rosela is lying so weak on the bed. She was hungry due to the argument that took place earlier that day at the eating table. Rosela heard someone opening her door from outside, it was Amunsa again. Rosela didn't even recover from the other day injury that he gave her and he was here to molest her again. She turn and saw that it was Amunsa, her mother's husband. "Why are you doing this to me daddy?" she asked with tears rolling down her chick."Shout up, you murderer. No daughter of mind would stain her hands with innocent blood just like you did". "You and I know that, I didn't do it why are you always using what happens few months ago against me, why"? Rosela asked sobbing. "Udansifo tries to take advantage of me in the past no doubt but I didn't kill him. You yourself told me that you saw everything that happened that evening, why are you suddenly using it against me". "That's your problem madam, you know why I'm here. You rather give it to me peacefully
Rosela barely kept her peace throughout the night concerning what had happened. Rosela knew that she couldn't do anything to Amunsa. She had always, since the first time of Amunsa molesting her thought that if she had the strength that could match with Amunsa, maybe he wouldn't have been making her the subject of his threat and a sex machine. She laid on the bed thinking that if she tries telling anyone, Amunsa would carry out his threat on telling the police about what happens in the past.A knock came through on her door, it's was her mother, Dansanisa. "Rosela, Rosela. Open up." Dansanisa said. "Mom the door is open, come in" She couldn't stood up from the bed to answer the door. Rosela was lying lifelessly on the bed as she didn't eat dinner the previous day, plus the huge incident that happened that night with Amunsa. She opened up and walked in. "Why are you still on the bed?". "Goodmorning mummy" she lifted up her head a little from the bed. "Morning my dear, how are yo
Some minutes later, Rosela woke up to find Amunsa sitting by her side with his face lowered down and eyes closed. Rosela wanted to sneak out of the room, she moved her legs slowly, uncover herself with the blanket she was using and moved her body to the other edge of the bed side, but unfortunately, Amunsa awaken by the sound she was making due to the pains and headache she was feeling. "Oh, you are awake finally, thank God. You should eat your food cause I learnt from your mother that you didn't take your dinner last night". He stood up and brought the noodles near to her. "I will go out now to get you some drugs, I guess that would make you feel better yeah". He opened up the door and went out to get the supposed drugs. Rosela on the other hand was very hungry and couldn't hold back from the noodles aroma, she drew closer to it, grab the fork with one of her hands holding her lower abdomen and start to eat the food without a single thought on her head to whether Amunsa has poison
Taxi drove by the gate, It was 2:30pm and Dansanisa was back from school with Kwensa and Anuella. They came out from the taxi, walked inside the compound to met Mrs Bancog who was being drawn too deep in her thoughts. She didn't even hear them walked in neither did she heard or saw the taxi that drop them. She got startled by Dansanisa's cold hands. She was still in shock concerning what she saw earlier that morning. Mrs Bancog was a bit older than Dansanisa, her age was around mid 50's while Dansanisa was only 40."Are you okay Mrs Bancog" Dansanisa asked taping on her shoulder. She got startled by Dansanisa's tapping. "Ah! Dansanisa, you are back already?". "Yes.... Mrs Bancog. A cab just dropped us not too long ago" she said guessing at her, wondering what could have been Mrs Bancog's the problem. "Alright. Ah! This you dress fine oo, is it new?". "Yes it is" Dansanisa replied. "I thought as much cause I'v not been seeing you wearing it". She chuckled rubbing her two palms.
Rosela lays in her room as if there was no life in her again. She was ashamed of what her step-father, Amunsa always doing to her. She asked herself a lot of questions. "Why is my mother finding it so difficult to believe me as her own daughter? Why is she so blind to notice what I'm going through in the hands of this man? Why is it that when I try telling her the things Amunsa is doing to me, she shout at me and worn me never to made mention of it again? Why is mother behaving this way towards me on matters that concerns my step-father? When did she become like this, when? She wailed while standing up from the be, walked slowly to the bathroom when she heard a knock on her door. She didn't respond as she kept going and enteded the bathroom. Rosela knew it was her mother because she is the only one who normally checked on her since the incident of her and Amunsa took place. She didn't want her mother to see how mess she was. "she won't believe me anyway even if she sees me like th
Exactly 5:00pm in the evening, food and a jug of juice are already being set on the table in readiness for dinner. "Wow! What are we celebrating here" Amunsa asked when he came out from the room and saw the already find set table, when a knock came through on the door. "who could that be?, Are we expecting someone?" Anuella asked arranging the plate on the table. "Yes, Rosela's friends from school are supposed to come this evening to visit her but I don't know if there are really the one knocking on the door". Dansanisa said. "I will go check" Anuella volunteer rushing to the door and saw that it was truly Rosela's friends, Katie and Sandi. She sigh and left the door for them to come in when Rosela came out of her room immediately she heard the door bell from inside. "Katie, Sandi. Welcome to my home" she hugs them. "We heard that you were not feeling well and we decided to come visit you" Sandi said. "You guys have done well, thank you" Rosela thanked them holding their hand
Later that evening, Mrs Bancog came back from her shop to meet Rosela sitting outside of the house. She felt in her heart that something might have been wrong with her. Mrs Cognant walked up to her without Rosela noticing her present. She touch her by the shoulder as she called out her name. "Rosela dear,". she got startled clearing up her eye with the palm of her hands as she lift up her face, looking at Mrs Cognant. "Are you okay?" Mrs Cognant asked with her hands still resting on her shoulders. "Goodevening aunty," she greeted without giving responses to Mrs Cognant's questions. "Evening, but that doesn't answer my questions,". "Sorry aunty, what were you asking me again"? Throwing questions at her, pretending sa if she didn't hear her the first time. "I asked what is wrong with you, why are you crying"? Mrs Cognant asked. She didn't want to give responses but she thought it would be so rude of her to ignore Mrs Cognant. "I'm fine aunty,". Mrs Cognant wasn't comfortable wi