Reason To Live (Chapter Three)

🤰🤱🤰 Tiwa

After about 30 minutes of walking around in the rain just to get recharge card for Mercy, I finally made my way home.

*Knock Knock*

No answer

I knocked the door twice again but still no one answered then I did what I had to do, I called out Mercy is name.

“Mercy?! Mercy?!! Please open the door!” I yelled as I continued to bang the door but still I got no reply.

I was about to knock on the door again when it suddenly opened

“I heard you shouting what happened?” Mercy questioned rudely

“So you heard me?”

“Mercy this isn’t nice! And you know it’s raining heavily”

“So? Are you allergic to rain? Is it not water that falling from the sky? What if it’s fire?”

“Mercy can you please tell me what I have done to you and your mom to deserve this ill treatment from both of you?

You were so sweet and kind when we were much younger, what happened to you? I am certain that you—”

“Story for the gods!” Mercy said

“Just put yourself in my shoes Mercy and I pray you’ll realise that what you’re doing to me is not human. Let me come in”

“Come into whose house? Your father’s house?” Mercy said

“Why are you doing this? Have I not suffered enough in your hands already?!” I yelled, tears threatening to fall down my pale cheeks.

“You’re yelling at me? How dare you? This us my father’s house remember? I decide whether you come in or not” Mercy said

“I know it’s your father’s house and I have no right to tell you what to do but please pity my condition and let me come in.

Can’t you see that I’m shivering?” She eyed me maliciously and opened the door widely for me to enter.

“Thanks” I murmured quietly as I embraced the warmth that welcomed me.

“Idiot, did I not send you on an errand? Where’s my recharge card?”

“I’m sorry, have it” I murmured and handed it over to her.

“Why is it wet?” She asked

“Really Mercy? You just asked me why it is wet? Really? It’s raining for crying out loud!” I yelled in frustration.

“You should have protected it from getting wet idiot!” She yelled back

“And how do you expect me to do that? Command the rain to stop falling? Like oh! Dear rain stop falling.

I don’t want Mercy’s recharge card to get wet” I replied sarcastically

“You are—” she started but Aunty Esther’s shrilling voice cut her off

“What’s going on here!”

I opened my mouth to say something but she placed a finger on her lips which means I should keep quiet.

Then she spoke “I’m talking to my daughter not you. Tell me what Happened Mercy”

“Mommy, I asked her to get recharge card for me and she spent over an hour before she came back into this house” Mercy lied

“No ma, she’s lying! I didn’t—-”

“Will you keep quite? Shut up your mouth and let Mercy talked!”

“Despite the fact that she came back late I didn’t get angry but she insulted me mom this girl insulted me! She called me a witch,

A spoilt brat and all sort of names and to crown it all, the recharge card I asked her to get for me is wet! How does she want me to use it?”

“Don’t mind her dear, she’s the witch and trust me dear I know just how to punish her” Aunty Esther said with venom laced in her voice

“I trust you mom” Mercy squealed excitedly and you just stood there, dreading what her punishment would be.

“Oh Lord, please take control” I silently prayed

“I heard that Aunty Esther said, smirking.

“Heard what?” I asked, confusion evident on my face

“I heard your prayers, you said ‘oh Lord, please take control” she mimicked and my eyes widened in surprise.

“Was I that loud?” I asked

“Yes and im not sorry to say this, your prayer can’t be answered because I am in control of your life!” She said with a wicked grin on her face

“Just because you feede doesn’t mean you’re in control of my life. You didn’t create me and you definitely can’t control my life” I argued

“Just wait and see”

“Mom, what are we going to do about my recharge card?”

“Oh! She should get another one for you, with her money of course”

“That’s sounds like a good idea”

“But aunty Esther, it’s raining heavily and I don’t even have any money. The fact that the card is wet doesn’t mean she still can’t use it” I said

“Oh you’re telling her what to do? You’re dictating for my daughter in her father’s house?” Aunty Esther said

“No ma, I was just—–”

“Shut up! If you know you still want to stay in this house, you must get another recharge card for her and I don’t care if you have money or not!

If you like beg for alms or steal just don’t steal Mt money” she said

“Please aunty Esther, don’t make me do this, please pity my condition” I pleaded, tears streaming down my face

“Pity what? Excuse you? Am I the one that got you pregnant? Or is it my—-”

“Mom, this is what I warned you about! I told you not to take this girl in now she’s giving us headache” Mercy interjected

“I bought her in so that she could assist us in the house. You know run errands for us, do the house chores and cook.

I never knew she was going to be this lazy. Don’t worry okay? She’ll get a new recharge card for you whether she likes it or not”

“Aunty Esther I swear, I don’t have any money!” I pleaded

“I don’t care! Now get out and don’t come back into this house with the recharge card”

“But—”

“I said get out! Leave now before I do something you’ll hate for the rest of your life!” She yelled angrily and I quickly scurried away.

To be continued