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My Family by anneabidemi(f): 3:57pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Cynthia is my name. I am twenty-five years old. Or should I just say I will be twenty-five next month. It's gonna be a memorable birthday for me because I will be getting married that same month. I will be getting married to the son of my father's business associate. A US- based rich and handsome medical doctor.The dream man of every single lady. I will relocate to the US after my wedding. I should be happy. But I am not. Not because I dont love my future husband, or because he is not eligible, but because I hate my father. And my sister too, Tonia. Wait. Have I told you about my father? And my sister? Let me just take you through my family. My father is the Managing Director of a Mortgage Bank in Abuja. He is fifty-three. I hate him with passion. I have just one sibling, Tonia. It's just the two of us. She is thirty- two. She is married with two kids. The first is a boy who looks so much like my father. I despise him. Given a chance I could kill him. The second is a cute girl with a permanent angelic smile. I love her so much. My mum is late. She died when I was nine years old. Tonia was sixteen then. Our house is full of activities because of my forthcoming wedding. Everybody is in high spirits. My Dad has ordered the whole world. My fiance arrives next week. My soon to be in laws are all over the town. Jingles are being aired on all radio stations. I hate this so much. I just hate the noise. All my father wants is to impress me. He knows how much I hate him. He knows how much I wanna kill Tonia and her son. He knows how withdrawn I have been since my mother died. He knows how irritated I get when he talks to me since that day I lost my mum. He knows everything. That is why he is happy to see me out of the house. That's why he is bent on me relocating to the US. The only thing people do not know is why I hate Dad and my sister. They cant figure it out. Our neighbours, family friends and extended family too feel the tension between us. I know they all think I am possessed. Or that I am the only one who never came out of the shock of my mother's death. To some extent that is true, because I never did and can never get out of the shock of her death, of the way she died and of the circumstances surrounding her death. Mum died when I was nine and Tonia was sixteen. That fateful Saturday we went visiting grandma. I was to stay with her till Sunday, but I changed my mind at the last minute and cried to follow mum back home. We left only Tonia at home. Few metres to the house mum's car broke down so we had to park it on the road and trek home. It wasnt so far and the weather was cool. The gate was open when we got home. That was unusual but mum thought Tonia left it open when we left. The front door was locked so she used her keys. Probably Tonia was asleep. Mum left for her room, the room she shared with Dad, while I stayed in the living room to watch cartoons. The only thing that gets me so mad till today is the fact that I can no longer recollect the exact words that were uttured that day. All i can remember now is that i heard mum's scream, like she was in shock or something. So I rushed towards the room. There I found Tonia stark naked and mum was on her, screaming, biting and scratching. Dad too was struggling to get into his underwear and trying to restrict mum at the same time. What's happening? He wasn't home when we left. His car was not even in the compound when we came in. Why was he naked with Tonia? It didnt make sense to me. I was a little girl though but I knew the sight wasnt short of disgusting. I ran out of the room in tears. Not because I understood what was happening, but because I hated the screams. Both mum and dad were upset, and I hated that. And mum was hitting Tonia. I couldn't go out to call anyone. We didnt have next door neighbours. I would have to step out of the compound to call anyone. I didnt call anybody. I stayed put at the living room. Suddenly I heard a loud bang and rushed back to the room. What I saw is the reason why I have been mute all these years. What I saw is the reason why I will always hate Tonia and my Dad till the day I close my eyes in death. What I saw is the reason why I will never be a normal woman again. There on the tiled floor was the lifeless body of my dear mother, blood trickling out from a corner of her mouth. Tonia was leaning on the door, arms folded without any efforts to lift the woman. My dad was there too, looking down at the body with a kind of hatred I cant describe. Feeling my presence there, he turned and looked at me, communicating a dreadful message that didnt need to be said in words. I knew that look and understood immediately. Since that day I have been mute. Tonia got married when she was twenty-three. My father shed tears on her wedding day. The whole crowd was moved. What a great affection! She was pregnant outside wedlock though, the reason why the wedding was improptu. Her husband isn't from a wealthy family so the dude was glad that my Dad sponsored the wedding 100%. Her son really looks like Dad. They are the only immediate family I have in this whole wide world. And come next month, they are giving out my hand in marriage. My dear father and my wonderful sister, Tonia. |
Re: My Family by samsondavid(m): 4:41pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Front seat, grab my popcorn and Fanta. Wow!!! Miss Abidemi. Am speechless. Please is it fiction or true life story? #Followinq |
Re: My Family by anneabidemi(f): 4:58pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
*smiles*.... it's a fiction dearie. |
Re: My Family by Ama111(f): 6:27pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
hmmmmmmm,speechless |
Re: My Family by Onemansquad(m): 8:34pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Chai so thr is a movie playin in dis cinema nd nobdy informed me annabidemi ur story is sweet lyk sugar samsondavid pls can i join u lets eat d popcorn 2geda?? 1 Like |
Re: My Family by samsondavid(m): 5:12pm On Dec 19, 2014 |
Re: My Family by Onemansquad(m): 10:51pm On Dec 19, 2014 |
Annabidemi whr ar u nw |
Re: My Family by samsondavid(m): 2:12pm On Dec 20, 2014 |
Onemansquad: Chairman come eat o. Its for everybody. |
Re: My Family by Plaitex(f): 3:59pm On Dec 20, 2014 |
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