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1.Pain
"Stupid girl! Ingrate! Fool! Child of the evil one!"
"No,please stop,please am sorry,I won't do it again mummy..sorry madam Tina please..no ahh!"
Bam!..
I opened my eyes, I guess I had become accustomed with my sorrowful life. Its dream that I wished it would be. I had just got out of a terrible dream and my back ached badly.
The ceramic flower pot had been smashed on me by madam Tina.
"Why me?" I wept
There was no one to blame. I stopped believing in God since I became 13 years. Being 17 years didn't make things different.
"Why is this happening to me? Why? Am I jinxed?"
The tears kept running,cold tears stored now came out rapidly. It was killing me and choking life out of me.
If there was just someone to help..just..
I stared at the mixed drugs on the floor..in 4 days time things would become peaceful for me..I just had to drink them and float away..forever
....
Hi am the girl and I am love lust.
I just want someone to love me and..
My thirst for love is rapidly drowning me.
4 days from now my body will be found dead at home..
Will it?

2.Genesis
Madam Tina said to me once that I had been abandoned by my mother 2 months after my birth at her doorstep. I was given no name after that or I would have been given a name if not for the unfortunate death of her husband and two beautiful kids,the night after my discovery.
Madam Tina deemed me as jinxed and the cause of the death of her family.
After she had revealed this to me at 4 years of age, I still had no name so I was just called "the girl" by madam Tina and the entire neighborhood who didn't care about my nameless self.
Luckily I had a friend who had catered for me during my tiring times until she left for college 2 years ago. She had shortened by name to Irl-"the girl" and it felt nice to be loved even for a bit.
I will become 18 years two days from now and I believe I will be able to apply for a name for myself so that at least when am discovered lifeless in madam Tina's house,I would go with a name.
I kept pondering on what name to choose. I would have gone with Irl but it sounded awkward and reminded me too much of my friend.
The power company helped me by restoring the light and the TV went on and then a name flashed on the TV..

3. A name
"Genevieve"
I didn't bother continuing to the surname. Genevieve seemed nice and okay for someone like me,but then I didn't have a surname and I definitely could not use madam Tina's surname "Edochie".
It would have been easier if I knew what tribe I was from,but no I didn't and no one knew.I didn't know my roots,my people,my way of life..I cried and cried. My chest felt heavy, I was choking.
The air felt stuffy. I knew nothing about me or anybody. My whole life was me existing and not living-not been able to do things I wanted.
"Genevieve Nwosu"
That sounded nice. No need to shortening it. I would die soon in 4 days I would be long gone. I just needed to go to the local government office and register my name, the state didn't matter. I just wanted a name.
I wept bitterly,it was almost morning and I decided to catch a moment of peace.
I closed my eyes and drifted into the dream world.
I saw a woman with a child running and then dropping child in front of a door. She was beautiful with tired yes and then kissing the child goodbye,she left without a word.
Just then something hot landed on my face.

4.Discovery
"Ahh..my eyes oh"
"Shut up your cursed mouth,you stupid thing!"
Silence.
"What is the time?, 4:30am ! And you asleep probably f*cking boys in your sleep. Common get up and start doing your chores,ingrate!"
"Sorry ma"
"Sorry for your head,anu! (Meat)"
Then she left.
Madam Tina had poured me hot water and it had soaked me and my foam. I picked up the remains of my foam,took it outside to dry and then pitifully came in to start work.
I didn't believe in God but whether he existed or not,he knew I was still a full blooded virgin.
"You will be punished!" I said to madam Tina under my breath.

4. Discovery b
"You will be punished" I said to madam Tina under my breath.
Then I picked up my broom and started sweeping the 3 bedroom bungalow that was big enough to throw a party for our street members but still madam Tina would not let me sleep in any of the rooms.
She made me sleep in the kitchen store that was a bit warn courtesy to the stuffs in it.
Hours later.
I pick up the food basket to get fruits from the market for madam Tina. Sometimes I manage to steal some for myself and eat.
Crossing the road I board a bus going to Pami market and while the conductor yells for the fare,a cute guy enters and sits beside me.
"Hi" He says
"Your money ohh!" The conductor shouts.

5. Wishes
"Take jare" I say
I squeeze out #20 and give to him and he collects #100 from the cute guy.
"Oga your change!" He shouts.
"Never mind,do keep the change" The cute guys responds
"Thank you ohh!" He smiles and eyes me at the same time..
The bus starts moving and the guy says again..
"Hi"
His voice felt like honey, something impossible, his face felt warm and his looks were to die for.
"Good morning" I say
"Morning, can I know your name?." He enquires(asks).
It takes long for me to answer but after what seems like a decade,I finally reply.
"Ge.. Genevieve"
He laughs, I think it is because he can feel me vibrate and he draws nearer.
"Nice name,Genny"
I smile.
"Am Michael, but you can call me Myc,Mikey seems a bit off so Myc is better"
"Wow,that's nice,well I.."
"Owa oh" a passenger yells.
"I have to go Myc, see you sometime."
"Here take this and call me sometime." Myc says with a perfect angelic smile.
"Sure"
"You no dey drop?!" The idiot shouts
"Abeg oh make I hear"
Then I hear someone giggle..
"Bye Genny"

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6.Desire
I blushed and continued my journey and dropped the card into the pocket of my taffeta dress.
Madam Tina was good for some things and one of them was providing nice cloths for me.
"Mama Eyo!" I shouted as I approached the fruit section.
"Ewo my dear,my regular customer. How are you and your madam na?" She smiled back.
"Fine ohh. Hope you have my regular? No cheat me ohh!"
"How will I do that na? Oya see them by the side after you are done, tell me so I can give you one extra,you know na!"
"Ahh mummy na you be the one ohh!"
Then she left to attend to other buyers. Ever since I was 11 I had been taught my madam Tina on how to bargain for foodstuffs and even fruits. I met mama eyo too and since then had been her regular customer.
"Mama eyo,oya ohh I don carry everything where the jara(extra) dey?" I shouted
And then I turned and saw Myc standing near her smiling at me.
"Myc?"
Today,now,at this place I started desiring one person..
"Myc.."
And then I smiled.

7.Something blue
"Myc how are you here?"
"well i remembered i had to get something from my mum. she likes fruits too and so here we are."
"ohh okay that's nice..well.. um.. i'll try and call you"
"yea sure.. dont keep me waiting tho.."
"my child oya come and take this one..greet you madam for me and make sure you tell her the one i just gave you ohh..she don already pay me so no need.."
"ok ma..let me me going me..greet eyo for me ohh"
"no problem"
i picked up my food basket and met Myc smiling at me.. he was so beautiful..like something that would disappear if you didnt hold it closely..
"let me help you with that.."
"em um sure here.. thanks anyway"
"so tell me about you genny.. i haven't seen you before and i live few streets from here.. shebi you know that golden estate.. the private owned one?"
"yes i do..you..you live there? wow.."
'yes my family and i actually ..i just returned from england after studying law and i'll be going back for my masters in 3 months times so here i am..touring and discovering beautiful beings like you.."
i blushed..
"ohh Myc you are so sweet..but your life might be a bed of roses..mine is just a strange path of thorns..dont tell me to explain because its hard to..just let it be..okay?"
"but genny..i just.."
"no buts please..maybe some other time..right now if i dont get back on time.. well let me just hurry.."
i didnt even notice when we had reached my street.. but the other kids were staring at me suspiciously.. the older woman kept gossiping.. people dont like others progressing much..they never mind their businesses..sometimes i wonder if everyone's destinies were tied together here..well except madam tina who managed to beat whatever charm they were using on others..
"well Myc this is where we stop.." i said as i got to my gate
"this is your house?" he asked
"well yes..i have lived here all my life.."
"but no its not possible.. how come..?"
"what do you mean"
just then the gates flew open and madam tina stepped out dressed gorgeously to attend a meeting..
"nwam! Michael ohh..!"
"aunty tina!" he shouted with his smiling face
"oh no.." i stood suprised..

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8. Past things
We went into the house and madam Tina ordered me to slice pineapples for Myc.
I went on to the kitchen to carry out my duty. I was still thinking of Myc,how his face looked like when he had met madam Tina, how he smiled and laughed.. Like someone watching his favorite show.
I could hear them discussing,it was about the usuals.. Madam Tina asking about how Myc was and other things.. The one that made me pause was when she asked if he has a girlfriend yet..
There was a pause and then I could hear them laughing.. And then madam Tina yelled for the pineapples..
"The pineapples!" I hadn't cut them yet.. There was just there waiting for me.. I almost cried because I knew what would happen to me if madam Tina discovered this.. Death wouldn't be enough to drench the pain she would inflict on me..
"Madam am almost done!" I shouted back
"You better be quick about it!!"
I quickly washed them and took the knife and started I was so in a rush that i cut myself and my blood it just started flowing.. I was stressed out and I just felt like dying.. I stood there and started sobbing.. The drugs wouldn't kill me madam Tina would..
"Michael wait let me check what that girl is doing, you can watch tv" I heard madam Tina say..
I could hear voices in my head screaming at me..
"Take the knife and stab her"
"Tell her that the pineapples are rotten"
"Just kill yourself"
"Run away through the back door"
I didn't bother listening to the them. I decided to wash away the blood and cut the one I could manage to show her before she came here..
And then the door opened and I saw something else..
It was Myc..
The one I desired

9.Fire
"Myc I thought my madam is coming here..the pineapples am not done with them..wait what are you doing here?If she gets you here am done for..Myc I want you to.."
"Genny my aunt left a while ago,she seemed in a hurry and still wanted to spend time with me but I told her I'll visit her later tomorrow. Am really happy that i got to see her and.."
He stopped and looked at the blood stained knife..he had this look of discomfort,like as if the blood affected him or so.. you know just like vampires when they see or smell blood..
"why is there so much blood?did you cut yourself?wait let me see it.."
I saw him walk to me..how could someone be so prefect..his legs.. his face..I wanted all of it..and then he took my hands and washed away the blood..he smiled and asked for a first aid kid but I was still mesmerized by his face and I thought I would not breath..the smell of his body sent chills down my spines..if I could just..if I could just..
"Genny?! the first aid kid where is it?"
"ohh yea um the kit..its in the next room but am..am not allowed to use it..madam doesnt want my blood on her stuffs so.."
"i see..in the next room right?"
"yea just by the corner"
"okay..now go the sitting room I'll be back in a while and no dont think of complaining..just sit I'll be back k?"
"okay"
I started to turn to leave for the parlor but I stopped to catch a glimpse of him.. such a strange beautiful being..he threw the bloody pineapples and peeled the remaining parts and kept in the fridge,he didnt see me stare at him but I was already in the parlor when he started to turn. He had brought the kit and requested for my bleeding finger.. carefully he cleaned the wound and wrapped it after doing the necessary things..
I just couldn't stop looking at his face..we watched a tv show and laughed a little until then he decided to leave and asked for me to escort him outside the gate.. we talked about some things and how he cherished madam tina..how he was sorry for the death of her family and how she picked up her broken pieces little by lttle.
"I'll be back tomorrow genny..but before then..I..I like you.."
"Myc you like me?"
"Yea since the bus time..your so nice and cute and sweet unlike girls abroad.."
"Thanks your really nice too"
"Well okay i have to do something now."
"huh?"
Myc grabbed me closer to him I could smell him..I wanted him..there was a feeling I had..something like a burning fire in my mind..i felt hot..i didnt know how i parted my lips but i did and we kissed..Myc kissed me and my mind lit up with fire..
sweet fire..

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9b.fire
After kissing for what felt like forever,Myc bade me goodbye and left for his home.
Immediately he left i entered into the house and started preparing dinner for madam tina and I.. i kept thinking of how i and Myc kissed..how the moment seemed to stay forver..how..
kpokpokpo!!!!
"who is that?" i started walking to the door and when i opened it i was amazed!
"Faith!'
faith is the only one i think cares for me..she gives me things when i need them..thought me how to cope with madam tina..even during my tiring times she was there for me..she was the one that named me"Irl"..something she said she saw in a book or so.. she's my only friend..someone you could die for..i always wondered why she was so beautiful even with the appearances of her other siblings.. she is ebony in complexion and has this cute heart face shape..her eyes always lit up when she was talking about someone or something she loved but today her eyes didnt lit up..she looked horrible and her face was tear soaked..
"Faith what's wrong?" i asked
"its Tony..he died yesterday..he..he left me Irl..we were supposed to..oh Irl.."
she burst out fresh tears and landed on me. gently i took her in and tried comforting her..am 5'7 ft and she's an inch taller but more slender. i didnt find it difficult to take her in my arms..she cried for so long that i felt my heart shred into two..her mascara was running with her tears..her eyes were so puffed up..red cold eyes..
After 30 minutes her tears dried up and i started asking her
"Faith how did it happen?"
"cult clashes in school..i called him to let him know that i had a fever and i couldnt go out because of their fight..we were already warned to stay indoors until they could apprehend them but Tony..i warned him..he said he would get back...that he'd get me some drugs..he never came back Irl.. i met him dead in the hospital..its all my fault..i shouldnt..i shouldnt have called him.. am so selfish..Irl what do i do now?i just want to die..Irl i and tony we..am carrying his child.."
"what?"
"am having his child am two months now and now that he's gone what do i do? i cant get rid of it Irl..i cant believe this happened."
she kept crying more..her tears were cold..i cried for her..i cried for tony..he was a nice guy..everyone in the neighborhood knew him..the elders wanted their sons to be like him..every girl crushed on him even i at one point..poor tony..poor faith..

10.tales
I stared at poor Faith on the sofa,she had manged to sleep after consoling her. It was 4:30 pm and i had finished my duties,what was left for me was to turn on the generator because the light company had failed like always.
I had to wake her up before madam tina gets back from the meeting.she might probably bring a friend or two to discuss about some other things because she hates staying out late at night and is always back from wherever she goes to before 6pm except on saturdays in which she goes out with aunty patricia to God knows where. Aunty patricia is her friend who has refused to get married and prefers to be single. she is kind and noisy but is beautiful too. The last time she went out with aunty patricia,she came back home with a man and locked her room. I could hear faint sounds but i didn't bother going to check up on her because of the strict orders i was given in which i was not to disturb her till later in the night for dinner.To my amazement that day,madam tina came out to cook a delicious meal of yam pottage even after i had made boiled yam with fried eggs. After she made the pottage,she took out some for her and the man she came with and even asked me to eat out of it. I was so happy,seeing the dried fish and everything made my head bounce..i never felt so satisfied in my life. To cut the story short,the man later left after asking madam tina about me..i dont know what she said but i know he will be back this saturday,probably when i am found lifeless here in this house.
Several tears splashed on my face as i remembered the drugs i was going to take two days from now..my whole life i just wanted to be happy but it felt impossible..
"Faith..Faith wake up..come your mum might be worried about you..come and start to go ohh" i mumbled to her
She stood up and yawned..her eyes were so beautiful..if i was a man i would kiss her..kiss all her worries and tears..just if..
"Irl thanks for today and am glad i have you..i had this dream and i couldn't believe but i was with Tony and we were happy. I had this child in my arms and we were just..never mind i decided on keeping my baby..he'll always remind me of Tony..i'll cherish him forever..*smiles*i know it's a boy..i'll let my mum know too..killing it wouldn't be the best..my mum can explain to my dad and after giving birth i'll still continue schooling. Anyways i just want to let you know that i will be going back to school next week and oh yes i have something for you but tell madam tina ohh..make she no come think say na guy give you.."
She paused a bit and continued
"i love you Irl"
I stared at her and her face lit up with smiles..her eyes were beautiful again..i stared at the gift she brought from her handbag..it was a smartphone..a samsung s5..it looked beautiful and no one but her gave me gifts..
"Thanks Faith..thanks a lot hopefully when you get back we'll talk more..well hopefully.. anyway i love you so much,i forgot to tell you too that i'll be going to register for a name..i chose Genny..do you like it?"
"yea it sounds beautiful..but Genny..you'll still be Irl to me anyway..so till next we meet..ahh your phone *laughs* has my contact stored in it already and i have already registered a sim for you too i used my name if you dont mind..Irl take care and always remember that even if you feel alone i'll always be one call away..okay?"
"yea sure..bye faith"
"bye Genny.."
And then she left..
i stared at the phone..i felt bitter sweet.. i dont know why i started crying but i kept crying and i cried till i remembered the generator i was supposed to turn on..i wiped my tears and went to turn it on.After pulling severally,the lights came on and i walked inside to meet madam tina with the some of her friends as usual.. i greeted them and bought madam tina's dinner at her request and served the drinks to her friends..i remembered the phone and went to display it to madam tina while she had just finished dinner..she started at me and asked who it was from and i told her..she smiled..she always liked Faith i know she wished she was me..she sent me off and after talking with her friends,she told me to lock up the doors and we both went to sleep..it was late at night when the light company brought back the light and i went out to turn off the gen..i laid on my bed and tried to sleep..
I stared at my drugs and sighed..
"I hope tomorrow turns out nice"
That night I saw Faith showing me her baby boy and Myc smiling at me..i didn't forget the woman i saw too in my dreams..

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10b.Darkness

I woke up after something heavy landed on me. My eyes spread wide open to see Madam Tina furiously staring at me. She had something in her hand,"if i could only see what it was" i said to myself.
I got up and finally my vision cleared.
Phahh!
I received the dirtiest slap from Madam Tina,my face was customised to her slaps and beatings but no not this slap,this deadly slap sent shock to every part of my body and then my eyes burst out tears,my eyes were probably bloodshot. I could not speak,i just stared at Madam Tina with wet anger until she raised her hands to my face.

"What is this?!" she shouted

I looked at her hand,it was the drugs i was supposed to take tomorrow,my death day,the day i would float away,the day my tears would dry up,the day..
Tuwaii!
My ears recorded the sound of another vicious slap and i felt my face melt..it was the same spot that she had delivered the other slap.."why me?" i thought. She kept on asking what the drugs were for and i could not even stammer a reply.
i know that she knows what they are for because once while cleaning up her room i saw something of a nursing degree certificate in her room,it was beautifully decorated.. "Edochie Valentina Obioma bestowed on this day with so and so.." my mind did not wander far when i felt something hit my hand sending me to the floor..i crashed on the floor and i felt my nose bleed..blood pouring out it..my head was running in circles..i was still on the floor..i felt my vision blurring out,my breath becoming short.
Madam Tina was hiting me,kicking me with her legs,my tummy,my head..my entire body was on fire..i didn't stop the tears..they flowed freely..she kept saying things about how i wanted to kill myself and let the neighbors put the blame on her..i couldn't say a word. My mouth was bitter and my lips were salty with tears.

"Let me die already am tired of leaving anyway"

And then darkness came upon me and i could feel my heart stop..
i could feel my life slip away..it felt like dying a thousand times..and then all i could think of was why i was even ever born..
Peace came upon me..

11.Dark Stories

(19 years ago)

Day:30th April 1998

"Well congratulations,you are a week gone.it was hard to find the fetus but after checking properly we found the baby after sometime we will be able to determine the sex of the baby..now make sure you eat lots of fruits and vegetables and also take proper exercises,come for check up every.."

I was not even bothered about the information Dr.Paul was passing to me,i kept thinking of this new being in me..my child.How was i going to explain to my parents,what would they think of me?i had a promising future at Silver Flag school and as the head prefect i was not expected to have this child,this thing would tarnish my image,it would degrade me in the eyes of many..but we only had sex twice..and after that promised not to have sex till we were married..i rubbed my tummy,i stared at Dr.Paul. He was still giving me more information on how to take care of the baby and this and that until i my lips parted

"Dr.Paul i don't want this child"

He stared at me. His face a mixture of displeasure and pity. He dropped his glasses,went to this mini fridge brought out two bottles of water,sat down and breathing out loudly,gave me a bottle to drink from.

I looked at the bottle and then watched him drink his. He is just 32 and after graduating from medical school and completing his masters abroad in Canada came back to continue his pratice.

I had a past with him,something that would have become a future if not for the pressure from my friends to get a boyfriend after he left me to study medicine abroad.

I waited two years for him and heard nothing from him.i finally gave up waiting and accepted Amadi's request..the health prefect in our school.
Paul came close to me and lifted my shameful head..his eyes were more gray than brown and i felt them penetrate and read my inner thoughts..He stroked my hair..my long soft hair,the hair i was supposed to braid today but i had lied to my mum about going to a salon so as to come and confirm for myself if I was pregnant..

He kept stroking my hair and i dropped a tear..

"Paul i dont want this child,please do something about it..my whole life will go down in flames and.."

My tears started dropping..a lump gathered in my throat suffocating the air and i could not talk or breath..i just kept sobbing and it reduced to tears.

"Tell me what happened Chi and i'll see what i can do"

I managed to clean my tears and started narrating my ordeal with Amadi..how he had promised to marry me and have children..

"The first time was during food and nutrion period when everyone was at the kitchen in school.i was down with a fever and Amadi offered to take me to the sick bay as my boyfriend and the school prefect,after checking with the school nurse,she requested that i rest there and made Amadi watch over me while she attended a meeting"

I paused and watched Paul's reaction..it was still the same..pity.I sighed and continued

"Amadi laid me on the bed and sat by me.he was really nice and i dozed off,just then i felt something hard squeeze my breasts..i..i thought i
was dreaming so i ignored it..it was a nice type of feeling anyway..but then something touched my legs and i opened my eyes and found
Amadi's hand over me..he was smiling and the way his face was i couldn't explain.i didn't do anything i just stared at him,i never asked him to
stop because i was enjoying what was happening..then he unbuttoned his shirt and i saw how beautiful he looked..i sat up on the bed and touched him too..he smiled and then started opening my shirt and then he kissed me..i said nothing but i responded and i felt no shame..i liked every bit of it..He pulled my bra away and my twins stood erect..he circled them with his fingers and drew me closer..our skirt and trousers were the only walls left..then he laid me gently on the bed and kissed me all over,my body was all warm and i was happy..he sucked life out of me and pushed me in him..it was the same the second time but that time i pretended to be sick and we did it all again.."

He looked at me and touched my lips and hugged me and then he whispered..

"i'll marry you"

I cried

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