Shackles of despair
"SHACKLES OF DESPAIR"
CHAPTER 2
Simca hurried to the dormitory with her friends to pack her bags, they asked her why she was so excited.
"I'm staying with my momma, it's been a very long time"
She said and excitedly and packed her bags and left.
Simca's mum loved her as an only child and always agreed with almost everything she did.
When she hot home she called her mom, and her mom replied from the kitchen, she quickly went and hugged her mom.
"oh how I missed u mom, I really wished to come home all the time" Simca said
"Aww sweetheart, senior senior how's it going na" Her mom teased
Simca laughed"You need to see the way those junior students respect me, I'm like the queen of the school, I'll gist you later, let me freshen up momma" Simca said
Her mother smiled and looked at her "I'm going to the market my darling, there's food there I'll soon be back" Her mom said and headed out to the market.
While she was going she saw Blessing also coming back from school, dragging her luggage along the road dejectedly.
She passed by Simca's mom, which was unusual, without greeting, Simca's mom stopped and called her back.
"Ah Blessing, didn't u see me Abi u don't greet me" She said
Blessing turned and looked at her and greeted her still looking sad, Simca's mother noticed it, she knew Blessing was a good girl so she asked what the matter was.
"Ma, it's Simca, she just changed and now, she's treating everyone badly, can you imagine, she almost beat me to death just because I didn't answer her immediately, when a teacher was calling me" Blessing complained hoping Simca's mom would understand her point buh she was disappointed.
"She's your senior, that's to teach you respect, it's that why you're angry, hm small children these days, back in our times, it was worse, greet your mother for me o" She said and continued walking.
Blessing was speechless, sh thought at least an aged person would understand, but she realized she didn't, she nodded her head and left.
The midterm break went rather fast, and soon Simca was going back to school. She saw Blessing who was also hurrying to school, she called her twice but she didn't hear her, Simca walked a bit faster, and then hit her head.
"You're pretending not to hear me right?, Stupid girl, can't you greet" Simca screamed at her
"Good morning, I didn't hear your call that's....." Another slap stopped Blessing halfway
"So you're saying I'm lying right, please take these bags to my dormitory, when you get there fetch three pails of water, the big ones o, then you can go to ur dormitory" Simca told Blessing who was looking at her surprised.
"Senior I'm in a hurry to my own dormitory, besides, I also need water and need to settle down, if I do yours I won't have enough time for mine, so I can't" Blessing said
She shouldn't have said that because what came next was terrible, right there on the road, Blessing who was sick and wasn't that healthy collected a beating, after which Simca left the bags there and went to her friends place.
Blessing tried to hold herself, she got to school and did Simca's chores before she could finish Simca's, it was already late she had to wait for the next day, that meant waking up an hour earlier than everyone.
She resolved to report to the principal, if she continues this way.
Simca came back from her friends place later and smiled for the job well done, she felt happy, little did she know that it was the beginning of her despair.
Thanks for reading.