It was raining heavily, Betty's mother just died.
Mom! How could you leave me in this wicked world just to fend for myself ,my dad is a drunker and an abuser. What am i going to do?? She cries. My sister is sick and she needs an amount of 50,000 naira for treatment ,you said i shouldn't worry,that you will save money for the treatment since Daddy is unemployed you tried all your best to save 35,000 naira ,eh,how am i going to get 15,000 naira ah mommy you suffered , you died because of depression,stress, physical and emotional abuse from my father.ah God ,why did give me such a useless father, who drinks ,come home ,eat and beat and abuses his wife. I will surely avenge my mother's blood and make you proud Mommy. I love you mom. R.I.P.
Betty gets home drenched she see her father sitting with a bottle of beer, she greets him.
Good evening sir.
Yes , where are you coming from?
I am coming from Mama's grave sir.
At this time are you okay ,you want to be like that your useless and stupid my mother of yours ehn.
My mommy is not stupid and useless; Betty mumbled
What did you say?
Nothing sirĀ
Will you go inside and change what you are wearing,look at her hag, prostitute,ugly as her motherĀ stupid human being .
Yes sir,she said already leaving.
Immediately she enters the room she cries ,she sees her younger sister Belinda staring at her,she wipes her face and says;
BelĀ you are awake ?
Yes sister Beth,i just miss mommy i am having nightmares i don't think I will stay long without mommy and daddy is not helping this matter ,no money ,no food . What are we going to do? She says amidst tears.
Don't cry Bel,please don't cry , mommy would not want to see us like this ehn and it won't help your health don't worry am here i will help you, okay;Beth says as she is crying.
Belinda stops crying and start comforting Beth,they suddenly brought out of the sorrowful state by their father angry voice.
Beth! Beth!!Beth!!! Is something wrong with you?
Sir!!!Am sorry sir.
Did i not tell you to change you are daring me by the time I beat sense into you,you would stop crying,look at her.Would you go inside and change.
Yes sir.
Beth changes her clothes cook and do the choresĀ before she goes to sleep . Tomorrow was monday so she needed to wake up early .
She wakes feeling sore ,she takes a shower, brush, she is standing in front of the mirror with her uniform worn ,her neatly braided her which she just brushed to her well washed and ironed white shirt and her purple uniform material tie and skirt ,her skirt was above her knee by just 4 and a half inches, her perfect shape,no wonder most classmates are jealous of her ,thinking of her jealous classmates Jessica and those gangs made her not want to go to school but giving up at this time won't help especially in herĀ situation she hears her dad shouting which wake's up her sister, her sister can't go to school because of her illnessĀ
She sighed and said this is the beginning of struggle.
Leaves