Mirabel went to work and though she did not really want to leave her mother in the care of that beast of a stepfather, she still asked the three people she worked for as a part time housekeeper if there was an accommodation for a housekeeper who would want to be employed full time.
The first two did not have but the third said they could consider that if it became necessary.For two days, nothing bad happened. They slept peacefully but Mirabel was determined not to let down her guard. She could never trust Ken anymore.She never trusted him from the start but now her distrust of him had taken a more drastic turn.After a week though, Mirabel started thinking that Ken may have decided to forget about his lust for her and focus them elsewhere.That was okay by her. At least she could now sleep at night peacefully and not fitfully. Though the dagger she had acquired for the purpose of warding Ken off in case he repeated what he did the other day never left her body. She knew that she would always be prepared for any contingency.Luckily, her mother had stayed off drinks for a few days and even Ken had been surprised and had decided to see just how long Mira would keep away from alcohol. He was really amused.A day came that Mira was given more in her pay package for work well done. She was so happy that she bought liquor on her way home.Miranda was disappointed when she got home to find that her mother was drinking.'Mum, I thought you promised me you had quit?''Yes, I have but there is a reason for which I am drinking. I am celebrating an increment in my salary', she said slurring her words.Miranda knew that she was getting drunk. She tried to take the bottle from her but she wouldn't bulge. Miranda was hungry. These past few days that her mother had been sober, she had helped prepare the meal and she had had to do other chores and then relaxed to a delicious enough meal but today, she reLuaed that she would have to cook in addition to other chores that awaited her.Ken was no where to be found. That was not surprising since he would play with his girls till he was sure that the meal was ready and then he would come home to eat.He did not take it lightly anytime the food was not ready before he got back. He would yell at everyone and her mother would try to placate him and he would take advantage of that to take her mother and go out into the night to buy anything he wanted as well as spend it on his girls.Miranda had often wondered why her mother tolerated this. It couldn't be that she was totally unaware of his activities.Once when she had said what she thought, her mother had given her a slap and asked her to mind her own business.'Men will be men. Do you think that your own father was any better? Men are made to be promiscuous but that does not mean that they do not love their wives. They are just being men. The people who you should blame are the girls who accept them still knowing that they were married'.She quickly got the food on the fire while she did some of the other chores.Before she was through,her mother had passed out.Miranda dragged her to the bed and covered her with the cheap blanket they had in the house.She fished a little food for herself and dishes out some for Ken, coveted it and put it where his food was kept for him.She was somehow tired that night. She had done more work at the houses where she worked as a part time domestic staff.She could barely keep her eyes open after eating. She lay down and slept when she had kept her plate in the wash bowl.Ken got home and went to where his food was kept. He ate with relish and afterwards,touched Mira and found she was asleep , then he got a whiff of alcohol in her breath and knew that she had drunk and when she did, it was not to take a sip. He was sure that she had passed out.He went to Miranda. He had been impatient for her body since the last time he had tried to rape her but her mother had been alert.He wondered what had prompted her to go back to the bottle that day.This was an opportunity he was not going to allow pass him by. He got himself naked and grabbed Miranda.She came instantly awake but due to exhaustion,her mind was still very foggy.Ken did not say anything but tugged at her dress, trying to undress her. The fog flew from her eye and she stared in horror as Ken undressed her. He had her strapped with his legs and she couldn't move. In her exhaustion, she had not remembered to take her dagger. This would have been a good opportunity to stab Ken to death and she would have pleaded self defence but now she had nothing to defend herself with.She tried to wiggle her body out of his firm grip but did not make much progress.He was already naked and he had got her almost naked as well. She knew that there was no way she was going to escape this time.She screamed but no one came to her aid.He thrust savagely into her. It was just too painful. It was her first time and she was not lubricated.Ken was past caring, nothing was going to stop him this time.He thrust into her again and and tore through the hymen.Miranda screamed and screamed. The pain was excruciating. She screamed till she had no more strength to scream.'Yes, darling,scream in your pleasure. I know you are enjoying what I am doing to you. You have wanted it almost as much as I have', he said groaning loudly in pleasure.'But I must give it to you. You are very tight and sweet'.By this time, Miranda distanced herself from what was happening. Her mind was gone from her body and it was just a shell that remained.She was unaware of what was happening anymore. If he was cutting her to pieces, she was no longer aware nor did she care.With an animal groan, he spurted in her.He looked down and her eyes were glazed as though she had passed out.He was not remorseful. He felt it was his opportunity to have her as many times as he was able.Looking at her and her firm body, he was aroused again and thrust into her again.This time, there was no opposition because, Miranda had escaped from her body so that she would not have to feel the pain or humiliation of what was happening to her.He took her three times that night and he passed out in exhaustion.The next day, Miranda was still in that state, staring off into space. It was her mother who woke first and with a hangover could not believe what she was seeing.She went to the washroom and washed her face to satisfy herself that she was seeing right.She came into the room again and still saw her daughter sprawled on the floor, blood and semen on her thighs, her eyes focusing only in one direction. She was motionless and at first Mira thought that she was dead.Mira went to her and felt her heartbeat. It was very slow as though she was gradually moving away from this world.She looked listless and stoned like a statue, as though she had lost the will to live.Mira needed no fortune teller to tell her what had happened to her daughter.She wept. She knew who had done this. She had suspected this for a long time but had hoped that Ken would overcome his perverse desire for her daughter.Even the other day, when Miranda had complained to her, she had not totally disbelieved her but sh
Mirabel had not wanted her mother to leave but she understood that she had to and had made no comment. She was afraid of staying in the house alone but she could not go anywhere because the pain in her thighs and vagina was excruciating.Now that she was getting over her shock,her body was no longer numb, she had started feeling the pain and knew that she could not possibly walk well without everyone guessing what must have happened to her and she didn't want to be a laughing stock.If only her mother had agreed and they had left,this would never have happened. She was still pondering on all this with tears streaming down her cheek, when Ken came into the room.Her heart skipped a beat, once she head his heavy footsteps. She had assume that he won't be back till night of that he had become remorseful and had run off.Mirabel could see that she was sadly mistaken.'Oh, darling,you have had your bath? That's good. You did not go to work but stayed home to wait for me? You enjoyed the ex
'You beast! You monster! You took advantage of my poor innocent daughter last night and left her to die. If I had not woken when I did and taken her to the clinic where I could not even pay for her treatment because you stole my hard earned cash and yet you have the heart to still do this to her? She was supposed to be your daughter. You were supposed to be a father to her, not her rapist'.'Her father? Are you delusional? Was I the person who made you pregnant before you gave birth to her? How are we then related? Daughter indeed.Did she tell you that she did not enjoy every moment of it? Do you know how hard she screamed with pleasure last night? But no, how could you? You were drunk and had passed out and could not hear your daughter's scream. Someother you are.And today, she did not even svream because she had hot used to it. Go to her, she is merely pretending because she heard your voice.She delibrately stayed home so that we could be alone and continue what we did last night
Mirabel slumped on the floor from the exertion of stabbing Ken with all her might.It was such a brutal attack that the whole of the dagger was buried inside of him.She did not regret what she had done. Ken, that beast had had it coming for a long time now. If she had not killed him, he would have ended up killing her and her mother. Though she did not feel that she had done anything bad ridding the world of such a beast as Ken, she knew there were consequences.Her mother ran to her and wrapped her arms round her as though to protect her from the sight.It is already too late for that mum, Mirabel thought to herself. You should have been more protective of me by paying more attention to me but you trusted your dear husband more than your daughter. This is the outcome. Now, I have lost my childhood and have become an adult overnight. An adult with a criminal record. Not just any record but a record of murder. Will I ever be the same again?'It is okay, my daughter. You do not have t
Mirabel started living with the MacDonalds. She was in charge of the housekeeping. She did the laundry, the scrubbing and general cleaning.She made sure to do her job without complaints because she did not want to be found wanting.That MacDonald s were happy with her, especially the wife. She loved the fact that she was hardworking and was not prone to stealing like other people they had employed did.Mrs Emily Macdonald had set alot of traps for her but in each of those cases, Mirabel had come to her with the supposedly missing items which were either jewelries or money.'Ma'am, I suppose this jewelry belongs to you?'The first time Emily had been shocked be ause coming from the poorest and filthiest part of Soho, Miranda was supposed to have taken the jewelry and found a way to pawn it for money or something but she was here returning the jewelry to her.'Eh, yes. Yes it is mine. Where did you find it?' Emily asked.'As I was s rubbing the house just now, I found it under the bed.
Since she had to go back to work the next day, she got her mother ready and they went to the doctor's.Looking at the woman, the doctor already had a fairly good idea what the problem was but she did not want to alarm them unnecessarily. Other ailments had been known to exhibit same symptoms though she was almost 90% that the woman was suffering from a heart disease.She took samples from her fir the test and asked them to come back the following day for the results.'Doc. could you not get the results ready today even if it is by evening, so that we can start her treatment immediately?''It does not work that way Miss Cole. Getting the results by midday tomorrow is fast enough but I shall advise that you allow your mother to rest more. She should not be allowed to put herself through undue stress. Anything that would give her shock should be avoided. She should be surrounded with things that bring her happy memories. I would have prescribed some drugs but since the results will be o
Mira went to see her daughter. The Macdonalds were not home but that was just as well.Mira needed time to convince her daughter of her bubbling health without someone interfering.'Mum, good day, you are here. Where is the result? What the doctor say? I have been restless since morning'.Mira laughed merrily and stopped as soon as she felt like crying because she knew she was about to lie to her daughter and that she might be leaving her soon, all alone in this cruel world.'You worry too much about everything.The doctor said that there was nothing to worry about. She said the weight loss I'd genetic. Come to think of it, I remember my mother losing weight consistently' at this age but she never fell ill and she continued to be healthy though I must tell you that it bothered us at the time but there was really nothing to worry about".'But mum, I thought you said that your mother died of a heart disease'.'Yes but that was later when she started taking some substance she was not sup
Mira took in gulps of air, her chest heaving.Mirabel did not know what to do, she s reamed.'Mother what is it?'She could not leave to call the doctor now, she had to stay with her mother to stabilize her in any way possible.Mira's chest kept heaving in her attempt to get more air into her lungs so that she could spend more time with her daughter. She still had alot to tell her.Suddenly, she stopped heaving and fell flat on the bed, her eyes rolled upwards of, a drop of tear rolled down her cheek.Mirabel could not believe the evidence before her. She bent down to check her heartbeat and felt nothing. She placed her hands in her nostrils but felt no air.'No, no no, this cannot be happening. Mother cannot leave me this way'.Mirabel screamed. Then went numb.'Of course, she is just sleeping. She will wake soon and ask me for something or the other', she told herself.She started cleaning up and arranging things. She covered her mother up very well and lay her right on the bed.As