Broken home episode 10 – 11

BROKEN HOME
EPISODE 10
(Progress and Dilemma)

Its been two years,and I am done paying..
I was now working for myself… Working for myself didn’t really make life any easier. It only meant ever increasing responsibilities. I became fully responsible for my upkeep, and that meant I had to work twice as hard, while working on getting the necessary do¢vments that would guarantee my permanent stay as l a citizen. Somehow, the allure of owning a fashion home never left my dreams.
I never Stopped thinking about Grace. I never failed to send mom resources to ensure Grace was in a good school and that she was well taken care of. I also inquired about dad. I was told he came around once, and didn’t take the news of my travelling lightly at all.

“Isoken What did you in God’s name did you send our daughter overseas to do? That girl is too young to travel abroad! What in the hell will she be doing there? She has no handiwork, and no educational decree! Isoken why did you chose to sell my daughter into slavery? your own flesh and blood“ Dad had thundered.

“Well she’s my child And I know what’s best for her” mom replied ever so curtly.

“Ohhh… So you think prostitution is what’s best for her? Dad cried and he walked out?

Thankfully Grace ran after him.

Daddy please stop crying,,,,
“Oh my child… how could she do this?”

“Oh no dad, ivie didn’t betray you. She never wanted to go. You know how mom can be. mom didn’t allow her a moment of peace,she tried several times to reach you, but your calls never went through.

“Oh… my baby” she cried “The last two years have been hell! I didn’t forget you two, neither was I avoiding you. I was involved in an accident on my way to Lagos for business, I have been bedridden. I was referred to Ibadan, and I called your mom several times, but she knew exactly what she wanted to achieve. texted your mom and told her my condition. I though it was only an expensive joke when I heard Bella had travelled, and I wanted to confirm! Your mother has killed me!!” Dad said.
I wept bitterly at all dad had been through. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there to be by his side. I eventually had his new number sent to me, and i called. He was very happy to hear from me. I told him how sorry I was to have gone on a path he never wanted for me.He forgave me and said he knew exactly mom had been the mastermind behind all of it. He then made me promise to quit that illegal lifestyle of mine and look for something different. I knew I couldn’t promise that immediately, but I told dad I was working on it.
Indeed I did not like sleeping with different men for money, but I had to get my documents and all intact before I could register for fashion school. I wanted to start building, but dad refused, saying he wouldn’t want anything to do with my dollars, so that mom could let him be. Mom wouldn’t want dad to be in charge of the building that I knew, so we decided to allow her, but once a while, dad was to see how far they’d corrected..

I was already twenty two,my building was completed, mum and dad sent me pictures. It was perfect! They had the house warming in my absence, and mom and Grace moved in. I had gotten my documents and had stopped my sex work. I was doing legal jobs, even though they don’t pay as much, but it was okay. I also attended fashion school at night and on weekends I was doing very well already too, being that I had ideas from Nigeria. Life was beginning to make sense.
Grace was trying to gain admission into the university. She had written JAMB twice, had passed, but wasnt given her course of choice. She wanted to be a doctor, but she had been given related courses and had rejected them, choosing to keep trying. I always encouraged her as best as I could.
We were doing fine, at least so I had thought,
until one evening i saw a Nigerian number repeatedly beeping my cell. I called back and it was Grace.

“Hello sister Bella” she said in tears.
“Hello my dear. What is It?” I asked, getting jittery.
She could barely talk, but managed to explain to me.
My mom was having her lover live with them, and the guy had raped her! I was very angry. I called dad immediately and told him what had happened, and that he should get the bastard arrested, I was furious, because I was reminded of the past I was fighting so hard to forget. Grace was at her friend’s house, where she made the call. Dad came all the way down with the police, but neither the rapist nor mum were anywhere to be found. Instead, they found a note written neatly on her bed which read;

Grace…
I’m sorry to disclose this like this.
I have gone outside the country with my lover life is too short not to enjoy.
I love my life, and i’m willing to live it to the fullest. If you can’t live alone, you could go live with your dad, or ask your sister to come take you to Europe.
Your mom.

I couldn’t believe my ears when the news got to me! I knew my sister needed me, so I started contemplating coming to visit.
Gracie had started living with dad, as the house was too big for just her to live alone in.
Somehow I was happy mom had left our lives, and couldn’t care any less how she lived her life.
Soon my sister fell sick. She was losing appetite. When her condition only got worse, I asked dad to take her to the hospital for proper diagnosis.

Truthfully, nothing prepares us for the reality that was about to befall us.
Grace was three weeks pregnant!!

Read – Out of the box episode 18

BROKEN HOME
EPISODE 11
(Wasted Effort)

..I just couldn’t believe when my dad told me the result of the test,, I was so confused, my sister was just too young to have a baby,her dreams,her life, all will be on hold, all for the child of a ra-pist,,, I was angry at myself,I couldn’t forgive myself for not being able to save my sister from the clutches of a ra-pist,,,the worse of all was that my sister wasn’t talking immediately she saw the result……

It’s been one week but Grace hasn’t said a word to anyb©dy,,,, my father and I bec@m£ scared,we took her back to the hospital, and we were told she was traumatized,, the r@p£ and pregnancy thing has cost her shock..talking to the doctor on what to do, he said the situation can be managed but no p@rticular drug could make her speak,the fastest solution was to be with those who love her,and been reminded of everything she loves, by so doing her mind will be relaxed and may snap out of the stage…

When dad told me this, I knew it was going to be tough, but I also knew my sister needed me very much,and there wasn’t any perfect time to go home…

I immediately bought a ticket and I was heading back to Nigeria.. Upon my arrival, dad was very plea-sed to see me,I expected my sister to jump on me and told me how much she had missed me,,but that never happened, she was just starring at me…I hvgged her so ti-ghtly, with tears of joy running my eyes,, I had missed her,, my sister had become a shadow of herself,,even in her state,I could still see the pains in her eyes,the pains of BETRAYAL ,I hugged her again and pleaded with her to forgive me for not been there…

Days later,,, dad ,I and Gracie went to my house, I wanted to see for myself, indeed mom has taste,the house was wonderful,,,, I pleaded with dad for us to stay some days before going back to his,that maybe it could help Gracie, since she had lived there for some time,dad obliged….

On the third day after we arrived,,some bank officials came to the house, and told us that mom had used the house as a collateral to seek for a 30million loan,the house and two cars in the compound,, I was shocked to my bones, it felt like i was dying,,,,

No wonder Isoken didn’t go with any of the cars,,,dad said,,,

“Madam plea-se you have 7 days to leave this house,,,”
plea-se what bank is this,,?
City Bank, the officials replied,,

Oh that’s nice,I have an acct with you ,worth almost 20million,which my mom opened for me,plea-se you can hold that money first,and I shall pay the rest in installment…I had said.

“Well madam if the account you are referring to is that of Isoken Osadolor,it has been closed, we were able to give her the loan because she had been an old client she had about 21million naira in the account, but withdrew everything and even requested for loan using her house and cars,that one of her children was sick and needed a surgery service in India”,,having heard this, my little heart couldn’t take it, then I p@ssed out,,,

I was revived, I couldn’t believe my life was a big mess,my mother had gambled with my life, all the years of slee-ping with different men ,dark,brown white,just to make money to take care of my sister and family gone,,, all because I was Betrayed by my own mother, mom told me she was building house else where again,but she never did,,,
get hold of yourself,,, dad said,I am still alive, you will make it again,but this time legally,, your mother was able to use you because I wasn’t around, but never again, you can’t kill yourself, your sister needs you,,only God knows why things turned this way,,,,

Dad was able to cheer me up and encouraged me….
Thankfully I still had some money saved in my personal account, though not as much as the 21million mom took,and to think she even lied with our health, mom is a devil I had concluded, As difficult as it was,I knew my sister needed me more than anything, she was going throu-gh alot…I got Gracie’s things as much as I could and we went back to dad’s place…

..I started taking Gracie to all the places she ever wished she could go while I was in Nigeria,,, she was alre-ady four months gone by then,dad and I didn’t think of abortion,, she can’t go throu-gh that ,we decided she will keep the baby..

I took her to all exciting places,hoping she would see what would make her talk and shout for joy,but that didn’t happen,,I didn’t know what else to do,likewise dad, we wanted Gracie back to her usual smiling and cheerful self..

One faithful day,I had taken her to Kada Cinema to see two movies,,when were we about leaving, we were alre-ady out,I decided to also buy a cup of ice cream for her,i told her to wait for me,I ran in to get the ice cream,,, coming out I couldn’t find Grace ,,,,,But I saw people gathered at the road side,apparently a jeep had hit a girl..
Getting to the scene,it was GRACIE!!

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