Crush Girl

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

Mary

I arrived home and my eyes met with a loads of clothes outside, I understood I’mmediately that my aunt had packed it outside for me to wash.

She does not even pity the condition I was, I’m three months pregnant and she want me to wash all her clothes , plus that of her children.

This is not fair.

I went inside and changed into a mufty.

I was not the kind of child that gets home and meets food on the table, I will have to cook by myself.

School is tiring already but I have to do all house chores if I did not want problems with her.

I went to the kitchen to start cooking but my aunt showed up behind me.

I turned and quickly greeted! ” Good afternoon.”

“Hum!” That was how she reply my greetings.

That kind of reply is for someone that is believe to worth nothing.

I had gotten used to it anyway.

“Did you see the clothes I packed outside?” She asked.

“Yes….but…”I said and she walked to me with a devouring look.

” But what?” She asked, her face was turning red already.

I wanted to tell her the cloth was much and that she should consider my condition but I have lernt to keep quiet when necessary.

To avoid a hot slap on my cheek, I said; “Nothing.”

“Better!” She walked outside.

I sighed and continued my cooking

After I was done cooking, I ate and went ahead to start washing the clothes.

I watched my aunt’s children play around. Those who live the most miserable life are those without parents.

Parents are there to nurture and to guide,once they are gone, it’s over.

After washing many clothes , I became very tired.

Even if I was not pregnant, I could have got tired with the number of clothes that I washed.

I rested on the wall tiredly, the sun of the evening shone directly on me.

The house was not fenced just like other houses in the estate, there were limited lands so people couldn’t build a house that has enough space to be fenced.

Street passer bys could see me as I wash but I care less, everyone in the estate knows about my horrible predicament already.

I was sweating inside the sun and was tired. My aunt could have given all these clothes to a dry cleaner, I do not know why I had to do all these when she have money in eccxces to pay dry cleaners to wash the clothes.

“Are you resting or what?” I heard her voice behind me and I adjusted from the wall slowly.

“Anty, I’m tired.”I said as I cleaned the sweats on my head with my hand.

She walked to me like a lion ready to devour again and bent her head to me.

” You are tired of washing my clothes? How many clothes have you washed, you lazy girl?” She asked and carried the soapy water.

She poured it on my head.

It was like I drowned as I hurriedly struggle for breath.

“I give you two hours to complete washing those clothes.” She said and walked inside.

After I opened my eye, my eye met immediately with someone familiar, I rubbed my face but didn’t see the person again.

My body was wet and I cried bitterly, I felt useless, weak and horrible.

My face met with the person again and this time, I fixed my eye on the person, it was Arthur’s bodyguard.

Huh! how do she get to know my house?

She must have seen what my step mother did to me?

Oh no! I did not want anyone to know I was being maltreated, I have already accepted my fate.

I thought she would come to me but she walked away instead.

Did Arthur send her?

My days! she would tell Arthur how molested I was by my aunt and I will look more repelling to him.

I continued washing the clothes with the little strength left in me.

My strength got exhausted and I could barely see anything again, with my eyes still fixed on the clothes inside soapy water, I fell.

It was the last thing I knew.