Reason to live episode 3

*Reason To Live* 🤰🤱🤰
( A True Life Story )
📖📝📖 Chapter Three 📖📝📖
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“Sorry dear! Are you okay?” Mr. Anthony asked in concern
A single tears slid down my face. Then another, and another until salty stream of tears flowed down my cheeks.
I gulped and nodded my head positively
“I’m… I’m….I’m fine sire. Tha…thank you” I answered
He nodded too and carefully pulled me up and sat me down on the couch.
“Esther, if you kill this girl, I’ll make sure you go to jail! Can you push Mercy your daughter the way you pushed her?
And you know she’s pregnant” Mr Anthony said
“Am I the one that got her pregnant? She doesn’t even know who the father of her baby is. If she hadn’t been a wayward child, then she should be married already!
She got pregnant for another man two weeks before her wedding with the excuse that she was drunk” Aunty. Esther said.

“I am so disappointed in you Esther! Aren’t you a mother? Mother don’t discriminate.
I’m coming back for you” he yelled then he called out” Mercy? Mercy?
“Yes daddy! I’m coming”
Shortly Mercy walked into the parlour, typing on her phone.
“You called me dad” she said
“Have you seen me this morning?” Mr Anthony asked
“No” Mercy answered
“What are you suppose to do? Can’t you greet?” He yelled loudly, making Mercy flinch
“Good….Good morning dad” she murmured reluctantly and continue typing on her phone
“You can’t kneel down? You’re right before me and you’re typing on your phone? What kind of stupid behavior is that? Now give me that phone!”
“What? Daddy you can’t seize my phone!” Mercy protested
“What if I do? Have you forgotten I bought it for you with my money? Are you out of your senses too?” He said
“Daddy, why will you seize my phone? I haven’t done anything wrong”
“How dare you talk back at me? Is this the nonsense your mother taught you?”
“Darling take it easy with this girl, don’t shout at her like she’s your maid” Aunty Esther said
“You are not training this girl at all, you and your mother would destroy each other’s life” Mr. Anthony said angrily
“God forbid! I won’t destroy my daughter’s life neither would she destroy mine” Aunty Esther said
“Don’t say I didn’t tell you, that’s your problem anyways. Now Mercy listen and listen good, if truly I am your father and you want to continue living in this house,
As from today, you’ll wash your clothes yourself! You’ll cook! You’ll clean your room and this parlor.

If I ever see Tiwa doing any of these works, I’ll deal with you and your mother” Mr. Anthony said
“But daddy, how do you expect me to do all of those works alone?”
“Ask your mother not me. I’m going to *work” Mr Anthony snapped and walked out leaving just I, Mercy and* Aunt Esther alone”
Aunty Esther moved closer to me and slapped me hærd on the face.
“Have you *seen what you’ve caused? My husband has never raised his* voice at his daughter! Whether you like it or not Mercy will not do anything in this house!
I feed you, you sleep under my *roof, everything you use in this house is mine! The least you can do is to clean this house, cook and run errands for me and my* daughter but you’re just too lazy! Now apologize!”

“I’m sorry ma” I murmured quietly
Aunty Esther moved closer to me and slapped me again
I bit my tongue, trying to hold the tears that threatened to leave my eyes.
And that’s when I couldn’t hold them back. First one small crystal bead escape from my right eye.
I could feel the warmth, sliding down my cheek. And rolling off my chin. Then another. And another. Until my eyes flooded with them.
Coming like rainfall. Sniffing every ten seconds, they fell, and fell, and I let them.
“You are spoil brat! You are sitting down on mt couch and you are apologizing? Aren’t you supposed to go on your knees?”
I quickly stood up from the couch and knelt down before aunty Esther and Mercy
“I’m sorry ma” I said in tears
“Apologize to Mercy too”
“I’m sorry Mercy”
“Sorry for yourself. I swear to God if my dad ever shouts at me again because of you, I will kill you myself”
“I’m sorry but I never asked him to shout at you” I protested
“How dare you talk back at me? Even if you are older than I, you have no right to talk back at me”
“I’m sorry” I said
“You better be! My clothes need to be washed but before that, prepare breakfast, I really need to eat and the last time you washed clothes you didn’t wash my under wears properly.
I don’t want any complain today”
“Okay” I said
“You have to finish everything I asked you to do before you eat” Aunty Esther said with a smirk
“But I haven’t eaten anything since last night” I said
“Is it my fault that you didn’t eat? And moreover did I not ask you to eat the left over rice yesterday?”
“You asked me to but Mercy washed her hands in the food” I said
“So? What if she had poured saliva in it? And go and do what needs to be done”
I carefully got up and made my way to the kitchen.
| 6 hours later. |
I sighed and plopped down on the couch. I had just finished everything aunty Esther asked me to do and I was so tired and hungry.
Despite the fact that I was the one that cooked there was nothing left for me to eat.
Though I kept some for myself but Mercy purposely poured it away and said it was a mistake. I leaned back on the couch and reminiced about some of the things that has happened in my life.
🕗FLASHBLACK🕗
“Tiwa” Daniella yelled
“I’m coming” I answered
I stood up and walked towards Daniella’s room. I twisted the door knob and walked in.
“You called me?”
“I’m sorry”
“Idiot I’m hungry, cook Noddles for me” she said
“Okay” I said
I went out of her room and went to the kitchen. About 7mins later, I was done. I poured the Noddles in a plate and went back to Daniella’s room.
*Knock knock*
I went in after hearing a ” come in” from her then I carefully placed the food on the table before her.
“Should I get you cold water or juice?”
“I want cold water”
“Okay” I walked out and went back into the kitchen to get her water.
Shortly, I was back in her room with the cup of water in my hand. I handed it over to her; she took a sip and what she did next choked breathe out of my body.
She poured the water on me!
“How does it feel?” She mocked. Then she added “even if I asked you to get me cold water, is this not too cold?” She yelled
I was about to open my mouth to say something when the door burst open and Victoria rushed in.
“Daniella, I heard you scre-ming what—-” she stared, sounding so frantic” oh my God!” She scre-med when she saw me
“I asked this idiot to get me cold water and she brought a cup of water that could destroy my teeth”
“Is that why you poured it on her? Daniella, Tiwa is our sister, why are you ordering her around like a maid?”
“Hey shut up little sis” Daniella said
“Don’t tell me to shut up! Tiwa is our elder sister. Even if she’s just a year older than you, she’s still your elder sister!
Why are you treating her like she’s not a part of us?”
“I swear to God, if you don’t shut up your mouth, I’ll move closer to you and slap you hærd on your face”
“This is not fair Daniella! Stop treating her like a maid. Do you find it really difficult to be nice? What kind of—–”
“Enough Victoria. Don’t talk to her like that, she’s your elder sister” I interjected
“Aren’t you her elder sister too? But she doesn’t respect you!”
“Respect my foot! Tiwa, clean this mess as soon as possible” Daniella commanded
“What? She’s not cleaning anything! You made the mess so you will clean it up yourself. Let’s go sister Tiwa” Victoria said
“Tiwa if you move an inch, I’ll report you to mom and you wouldn’t like the outcome!” Daniella said
“Victoria, don’t worry I’ll clean the mess I don’t want her to report me to mom”
“But—”
“No buts Victoria”
“Okay thank you”
Victoria hissed and walked out. When I was sure she would have left, I spoke
“Daniella what is my offence? What have I done to deserve this treatment from you? Aren’t we siblings? We are supposed to love and—-”
“We are not siblings” Daniella interjected
“What???? What do you mean?”
“I said we are not siblings!”
“I know you’re saying this because of the hatred you have for me. We are siblings Daniella”
“Whatever, I’ve said my own” she said

END OF FLASHBACK
“Tiwa?!” Mercy called out, bringing me out of my thoughts
“I’ve called your name three times are you ignoring me now?”
“No! I didn’t hear you call me. I was lost in thought”
“Whatever, I want you to buy recharge card” she mumbled as she handed me a $200 hundred naira note
“But it’s raining” I said
“So? I need it right now”
“Please let—-”
“Do you want me to report you to my mom?”
“No”

Tbc