Singing an old country music song in the kitchen as Amunsa is making lunch for his wife Dansanisa. Cab drove by their game, it was Dansanisa and the kids returning from school. Dansanisa opened the door entrance to a strong scent of fried rice aroma blasting on her nose.
"mmm, where is this good aroma coming out from?" Dansanisa asked.
"What aroma mummy?" Kwensa asked entering the house together with Anuella and also persive the sweet aroma of fried rice coming out from the kitchen. Immediately, Amunsa came out wearing a cooking cap on his head.
"Talaa... Sweetheart I made us lunch" he said stretching his hands and held Dansanisa romantically.
"Wow! This is indeed surprising. Where is the food?" she asked glancing at the dinning table.
"Is in the kitchen... Why don't you guys take a sit and I would be right back in a second". Holding Dansanisa slowly to the dinning table and move backwardly to the kitchen whistling love piano song to Dansanisa.
Some minutes later, Amunsa came out from the kitchen with a big plate of fried rice.
"Walaa..., mmm jommy... This smell nice". He laugh and carefully placed the food on the table.
"mmm, this is awesome daddy, thanks, but I never knew you can cook oo" Anuella saie chuckling.
"Don't ever underestimate what I can do". Amunsa whispered to Anuella.
"I'm vanished, mom please dish out the food already" Kwensa requested removing spoon from the bowl. Dansanisa stood up and started dishing out the food.
"By the way, where is Rosela?
"Ah, there she is" Amunsa pointed through the parlour door entrance.
Noise from the door entrance, Rosela walked in.
"What were you still doing outside Rosela?" Her mother asked.
"Ah, I was saying hi to Mrs Gognant. I saw her going out with her dog" she scratch her head while saying it.
"Alright, join us on the table".
"Mom I should change my school uniform first". Rosela demanded.
"No no, non of us here is changed so sit down and eat" her mother ordered Rosela.
She took a deep breath and sat down "Okay mom".
Kwensa and Anuella looked at each other and bust out in laughter.
"Mummy daughter" Anuella said chuckling."Indeed. I don't understand mummy, must we always wait for her before we do anything or even take a decision?" Kwensa asked scoping rice in his mouth.
"Would you two stop already?Dansanisa got angry at Kwensa and Anuella.
"Why all this attitude towards Rosela?" Amunsa asked.
Kwensa moving his body from left to right on the chair "Dad she lied against you and I so much hate her for doing so".
"Look Kwensa, I should be the one getting angry here and not the other way round. I will still try my best on Rosela to win her love and trust in the end". Amunsa said guessing at Rosela.
Rosela looked at him with so much hatred in her heart."Kwensa, Anuella, you guys should stop this attitude towards Rosela. Just let it go okay, let's go back to the way we used to live before, happily please" Dansanisa pleaded on behalf of Rosela.
"I'v heard you mummy". Kwensa said.
"Anuella?" Dansanisa called her for own responses towards her plead for Rosela.
"I'v heard mummy" she reply.
Rosela lowered her face down, she couldn't even eat a spoon out from her plate of rice that was placed in front of her. She felt bad having her name as a topic on the dinning table on issues that was true.
They kept pushing fault at her on what happened between her and Amunsa.
"It's okay everyone, let's just enjoy this great lunch. I spent so much time and effort preparing it". He said eating.
They all sat in peace and ate but Rosela still couldn't eat a spoon from the rice. Anuella and Kwensa were still very angry at Rosela."mmm, least I forget Anuella, finish your food fast and help me get some food stuff from the market". She said clearing her throat, drinking juice from the glass.
"Must it be me mom, why not Rosela" she twist her face.
"Shout up Anuella, Rosela is your elder sister and you have to accord her some respect okay". Dansanisa yield at Anuella.
Rosela stood up from were she was seated for once since the incident of Amunsa and her took place and spoke to Anuella and Kwensa.
"Look here Anuella and Kwensa, me keeping quiet doesn't mean I don't know what to say or do. I'm just respecting you, do not push me to world.You and every other person in this household can hate me for all I care but I tell you, the truth will always manifest". She said moving away from the dinning straight to her room.
"Like I care" Anuella altered.
Dansanisa sigh "Seriously Anuella all this has to stop. Come on and finish up your food and help me purchase some foodstuffs from the market before night fall". She stood up, went inside to change up to something more comfortable to the working dress she was wearing.
It's night already and Rosela is lying so weak on the bed. She was hungry due to the argument that took place earlier that day at the eating table. Rosela heard someone opening her door from outside, it was Amunsa again. Rosela didn't even recover from the other day injury that he gave her and he was here to molest her again. She turn and saw that it was Amunsa, her mother's husband. "Why are you doing this to me daddy?" she asked with tears rolling down her chick."Shout up, you murderer. No daughter of mind would stain her hands with innocent blood just like you did". "You and I know that, I didn't do it why are you always using what happens few months ago against me, why"? Rosela asked sobbing. "Udansifo tries to take advantage of me in the past no doubt but I didn't kill him. You yourself told me that you saw everything that happened that evening, why are you suddenly using it against me". "That's your problem madam, you know why I'm here. You rather give it to me peacefully
Rosela barely kept her peace throughout the night concerning what had happened. Rosela knew that she couldn't do anything to Amunsa. She had always, since the first time of Amunsa molesting her thought that if she had the strength that could match with Amunsa, maybe he wouldn't have been making her the subject of his threat and a sex machine. She laid on the bed thinking that if she tries telling anyone, Amunsa would carry out his threat on telling the police about what happens in the past.A knock came through on her door, it's was her mother, Dansanisa. "Rosela, Rosela. Open up." Dansanisa said. "Mom the door is open, come in" She couldn't stood up from the bed to answer the door. Rosela was lying lifelessly on the bed as she didn't eat dinner the previous day, plus the huge incident that happened that night with Amunsa. She opened up and walked in. "Why are you still on the bed?". "Goodmorning mummy" she lifted up her head a little from the bed. "Morning my dear, how are yo
Some minutes later, Rosela woke up to find Amunsa sitting by her side with his face lowered down and eyes closed. Rosela wanted to sneak out of the room, she moved her legs slowly, uncover herself with the blanket she was using and moved her body to the other edge of the bed side, but unfortunately, Amunsa awaken by the sound she was making due to the pains and headache she was feeling. "Oh, you are awake finally, thank God. You should eat your food cause I learnt from your mother that you didn't take your dinner last night". He stood up and brought the noodles near to her. "I will go out now to get you some drugs, I guess that would make you feel better yeah". He opened up the door and went out to get the supposed drugs. Rosela on the other hand was very hungry and couldn't hold back from the noodles aroma, she drew closer to it, grab the fork with one of her hands holding her lower abdomen and start to eat the food without a single thought on her head to whether Amunsa has poison
Taxi drove by the gate, It was 2:30pm and Dansanisa was back from school with Kwensa and Anuella. They came out from the taxi, walked inside the compound to met Mrs Bancog who was being drawn too deep in her thoughts. She didn't even hear them walked in neither did she heard or saw the taxi that drop them. She got startled by Dansanisa's cold hands. She was still in shock concerning what she saw earlier that morning. Mrs Bancog was a bit older than Dansanisa, her age was around mid 50's while Dansanisa was only 40."Are you okay Mrs Bancog" Dansanisa asked taping on her shoulder. She got startled by Dansanisa's tapping. "Ah! Dansanisa, you are back already?". "Yes.... Mrs Bancog. A cab just dropped us not too long ago" she said guessing at her, wondering what could have been Mrs Bancog's the problem. "Alright. Ah! This you dress fine oo, is it new?". "Yes it is" Dansanisa replied. "I thought as much cause I'v not been seeing you wearing it". She chuckled rubbing her two palms.
Rosela lays in her room as if there was no life in her again. She was ashamed of what her step-father, Amunsa always doing to her. She asked herself a lot of questions. "Why is my mother finding it so difficult to believe me as her own daughter? Why is she so blind to notice what I'm going through in the hands of this man? Why is it that when I try telling her the things Amunsa is doing to me, she shout at me and worn me never to made mention of it again? Why is mother behaving this way towards me on matters that concerns my step-father? When did she become like this, when? She wailed while standing up from the be, walked slowly to the bathroom when she heard a knock on her door. She didn't respond as she kept going and enteded the bathroom. Rosela knew it was her mother because she is the only one who normally checked on her since the incident of her and Amunsa took place. She didn't want her mother to see how mess she was. "she won't believe me anyway even if she sees me like th
Exactly 5:00pm in the evening, food and a jug of juice are already being set on the table in readiness for dinner. "Wow! What are we celebrating here" Amunsa asked when he came out from the room and saw the already find set table, when a knock came through on the door. "who could that be?, Are we expecting someone?" Anuella asked arranging the plate on the table. "Yes, Rosela's friends from school are supposed to come this evening to visit her but I don't know if there are really the one knocking on the door". Dansanisa said. "I will go check" Anuella volunteer rushing to the door and saw that it was truly Rosela's friends, Katie and Sandi. She sigh and left the door for them to come in when Rosela came out of her room immediately she heard the door bell from inside. "Katie, Sandi. Welcome to my home" she hugs them. "We heard that you were not feeling well and we decided to come visit you" Sandi said. "You guys have done well, thank you" Rosela thanked them holding their hand
Later that evening, Mrs Bancog came back from her shop to meet Rosela sitting outside of the house. She felt in her heart that something might have been wrong with her. Mrs Cognant walked up to her without Rosela noticing her present. She touch her by the shoulder as she called out her name. "Rosela dear,". she got startled clearing up her eye with the palm of her hands as she lift up her face, looking at Mrs Cognant. "Are you okay?" Mrs Cognant asked with her hands still resting on her shoulders. "Goodevening aunty," she greeted without giving responses to Mrs Cognant's questions. "Evening, but that doesn't answer my questions,". "Sorry aunty, what were you asking me again"? Throwing questions at her, pretending sa if she didn't hear her the first time. "I asked what is wrong with you, why are you crying"? Mrs Cognant asked. She didn't want to give responses but she thought it would be so rude of her to ignore Mrs Cognant. "I'm fine aunty,". Mrs Cognant wasn't comfortable wi
Morning the next day as Dansanisa and the children are already in school. There got separated from each other as Anuella and Kwensa went to their various classes and their mother, to the staff room. Rosela while heading to the class saw Katie and Sandi strolling to the class, they didn't see her coming as she called out to them. "Katie, Sandi... Wait for me". She wave with her hands and run towards them while calling out. Sandi and Katie heard someone calling from behind, they stood and turn around to see that it was Rosela. "Rosela...."Katie called. "Hey guys, whatsup" she said breathing heavy as if she was running a marathon race."You didn't tell us that you are coming to school today". Sandi said guessing at her directly to her eyes. "Sandi...., Don't give me that look please. I didn't know that I would be this healthy and strong enough today to attend school and you should be happy for me". She said giving him a friendly punch on the shoulder as she chuckled. "Of course I'