16/08/2025
Tittle: SEPARATED
Authoress: Juliet C.A
Chapter Two
Juliet's pov
"Na wa oo,Madam e don tey oo, you don forget your mama and papa for here. since wey you comot for here, we no dey see you eye,e no good!" Kunle, the gateman rambled as I got down from the car.
(Madam it has been long, you have forgotten your parents. since you left here, you have been scare. It is not fair)
In case you don't know, I don't live with my parents. Yeah! Independent me! I live with Lucy in our apartment. Keyword 'our'. I don't plan to live with my parents forever. Oh I mean my foster parents. They were the set of people who took me in as theirs. Okay! Okay! I know you are confused. I will explain. Our parent died when we were little. Our?We? Confused right? Well I'm actually a twin. I could still remember that after our parents died, things were really tough. None of our relative were willing to take us in, so we started living with our aunt. Was she even worthy to be called an aunt? That woman is a dare devil, you can even call her the devil's incarnate. Like, she almost had our heads. She was too abusive, aggressive, a real sadist I must say. If not for the fact that My sister and I were able to muster courage and left her house, I don't know whether we would have seen today. At that time we were just 10years old. You can imagine how tough it was for us.
FLASHBACK
15 years ago
"We need to leave here right now" Julianna suggested.
"To where exactly?" I asked as my eyes turned watery.
"See, we have to leave here before that woman kills us" She said as tears began to fall from my eyes.
"Now is not a time to cry, if you are crying what then should I be doing. We are in this together we need to act fast before she gets back" she cooed.
" Are you sure of this?"
"Where are those those little brats?" my aunt's angry voice rang in the doorway.
"She is here, let's hide"
We quickly hid behind the door and as soon as she went in, we quietly slid out and that was the beginning of our homelessness.
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" Now that we are homeless, are we going to sleep in the street?" I asked terrified.
"Don't worry, we will survive" she assured. We moved to the side of the busy road and slid under the tables in front of a closed store. After some time, I dozed off and Julianna laid beside me. We continued living in the streets until one night, a fight broke out in the neighborhood between some group of thugs. The sounds of gunshot resounded on the air. People ran for dear lives. My sister and I were not exempted, we ran as fast as our legs could carry not even knowing were we are heading to. That night was a night was never going to forget. That was the night my sister and I missed our path till this present day.
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I sat down on the pavement beside the roads. I couldn't even tell where I was but I knew it was a busy market. I sat there my heads buried between my knees. My stomach rumbled in hunger, I had not had any meal in days. My eyes were bloodshot from crying too much. I was running a high temperature due to staying out in the cold open market all night. I felt a subtle tap on my shoulders, I raised my heads up to see a beautiful lady maybe in her early thirties, staring at me.
" hey! Why are you seated here all alone?" she asked as she squatted to my level. She looked really kind and harmless. I stared at for a couple of seconds and turned away. I was not going to be deceived by any kind face, it was all pretense. This was exactly how my aunt was when my parents was alive not until they died and she turned into a beast. She noticed my actions and turned my face to her.
" hey! I am not here to here to hurt you, okay? What is the problem?" .
I still ignored her. A man came down from a car parked by the corner and walked towards us.
"Honey, what is with you and this your obsession with kids? It's obvious she does not want to talk to you" He said trying to pull her up.
"My... my... Sis..ter" I tried to speak.
"Baby wait I think she is trying to say something" she said squatting back to my level. She touched my arm and she suddenly flinched.
" O my God! Your temperature is high" she said her voice laced with worry. She turned to her husband, " Baby, we need to take this girl to the hospital" she tried to pull me up.
"Wait.. What? We don't even know who she is" he objected.
" I'm taking her to the hospital now , you can wait for me at home" She helped me up and lead me towards the road. The man shook his head and sighed, I am sure he knew he couldn't change his wife's mind.
" Bring her to the car, let me drive you there" he said.
FLASHBACK ENDS
Today that Kind lady and her husband are now my foster parents. After that incident, they found out about my situation. They made sure my aunt was sent to prison for child abuse. They tried all their possible best to find my sister but all to no avail. They adopted me legally as their child since they had none at the time. They tried their best to be good parents and I am grateful for that.
"Kunle, you won't understand" I told him sincerely, work has really been hard on me as I am just trying to build my career as Lawyer.
"Understand bawo, you no say na all of don dey this house, since when you dey small. E get wetin you no go fit tell me" he said cocking a brow at me.
( Understanding is not a problem, we have all been living together in this house together. Is there anything you can't tell me)
" Kunle, it's work related, you can't understand" I said with a sigh , well this is our gateman for you always inquisitive.
" Is mom and dad in?" I asked immediately changing the topic.
"Oga and madam dey inside , even sef small Oga dey inside" he said with a toothy grin.
" You mean Charles is home?" I asked and he nodded .
"He didn't tell me he was coming home" I said more to my self as I strutted into the mansion.
"Mom! Dad!" I called as I walked into the living room . I spotted mom sitting on the couch. I walked towards her.
"Hey Sweetie! Come here " Mom said a smiled greased her face as her hands hanged in the air waiting for a hug. I leaned in and hugged her.
" I have missed you" I said as I leaned away
"I missed you more"
"This house now feels lonely. You have decided to leave your home and go stay in that hole." She whined.
My apartment? A hole? Mom is just being overly dramatic. Like, everyone knows that my apartment is one of the best.
" where's is dad?" I asked though I could already guess where he could be.
"He is in his study"
I guessed right!
I rushed towards the stairs.
"And where do you think you are going" mom asked and I paused.
"To see dad of course" I replied
"No! Don't disturb him, he is really busy right now"she tried to stop me.
" I will just say Hi, I promise I won't disturb him" I said in one breath and scurried off before she could stop me.
Not as if dad would chase me away if I go.
I approached study and held the door k**b. Just as I was about to turn it, I froze. Am I hallucinating? I know that voice. I can recognizing that voice anywhere and anyday.
Who is my dad speaking to in there?
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