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Author: Ataima K
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Anita who got used to sulking as she had nothing to do,felt her life no longer had purpose.

She had come to the home where she was abused growing up.

Nothing had really changed,especially about her parents; they had made it their daily routine to abuse her at every chance they got.

Her mental health had deteriorated as she began to see herself as babes they hurled at her.

They saw her as a disappointment who failed at life because she hadn’t gone according to their plan for her.

Her parents had wanted her to practice law after she graduated with a degree in law which they forcefully imposed on her.

Her parents, mostly her father, were hell bent on making her become the lawyer he couldn’t become back then.

Her father had come from a poor background and didn’t have a strong financial backing to see him chase his dreams of becoming a lawyer.

He wanted to leave his dreams through his daughter who had no interest in law.

He had gone the extra mile to work to send her to a private school
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    Anita paid at the counter and ran home holding the book in her hand.She had been excited seeing her book on the shelves in the store.Filled with excitement and not knowing how to contain it she barged into the house with the book in her hands, she showed her parents the book telling them that the store had it on display.Her emotions had gotten the better part of her; she didn’t know how she had forgotten to call Rio to show appreciation for what he had done for l.Her new found happiness was short lived by her parents,they had found nothing special about her seeing her book on the shelf.Her father, who had gotten angry that she still showed interest in her worthless dreams as he called it, yelled at her and cussed her out for thinking she could attain the height of a bestselling author with a two-dollar book.Anita,not minding what he had said, still had traces of a smile on her face. She couldn’t get angry at the words her parents hurled at her. She had developed a self defense

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    Anita, angry and frustrated, headed for her room and slammed the door as she got in.She sat on her bed with her head in her hands, as if a veil had been removed from her eyes she raised her head up and reflected on everything that has happened in her life.She realized that her parents had done nothing but control her all these years.“Damn! How could they?” She asked as he boiled again,with her hands on her cheek where her father had slapped her.She had been tempted to return the slap but a voice in her head told her to go to her room.She had a whole lot of emotions and pain buried deep in her, the destruction of her book only brought out the beast she had locked up.Going back down her memory lane, she remembered everything her parents had done to her, how she was treated and how they had chosen the kind of life she was to live,dictating what she should wear, what she should eat.She remembered how her parents had deprived her of food on one occasion, she had sneaked out of the h

  • His Lustful desires   48

    Anita had finally arrived in New York,she had not informed anyone of her return, not even Gracie, her roommate. She had the plan of taking them by surprise.Walking through the passage for arrival,she went through the exit. Her driver stood by the side of the exit with her name he held up in a placard. She had made arrangements with an auto company who helped to pick people from the airports and drive them to their destination.Seeing her name on the placard, she waved to the driver who walked up to her and assisted with her luggage, throwing the luggage in the trunk of the car when they got to where he had parked it.As they drove past some tall buildings, she poked her head out of the car to feel the gentle breeze which blew.Nothing had really changed since she left,it was still the same as she had left.As they drew closer to her apartment, the smell of freshly baked bread made its way through her nostrils.“Hmmm” she said as she took the smell in.The pastry shop which she had l

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    Anita had made up her mind to live her life as she did before she met him,forgetting everything that had connected them both together.She had cared less about the money that the book had generated.Her dreams were finally accomplished and couldn’t help but be happy.She had wanted her books to be on the shelf and they were already there even on more shelves than she had hoped it would.Her social media page grew as she gained new followers everyday who loved her genuinely. She had created a channel for herself talking about herself and where she drew her inspiration from. She answered quite a number of questions on a daily basis mostly about the books she had on sale. A book fan club had been created by one of her loyal followers, they had debated about some characters in the book arguing which was their favorite and why another character didn’t deserve to die.She had been overwhelmed with joy at first when she saw it. She had never expected to get reactions from just two of her bo

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    Rio who felt complete again after he had seen Anita again.He had never imagined he would set his eyes on her again after he had tried to reach out to her but all had proved abortive.He had forgotten he was in a public place and kissed her.“Damn!” He said with a smile that had covered his face, he was in love and his eyes had shown it.He decided to set up another meeting between Anita and his mother. He wanted his mother to see the sweetness he saw in her and for them to get along with each other.Anita who listened to what he had suggested, not buying the whole idea doesn’t contribute. She had not mentioned what his mother had said to her the day she came to look for him to announce her arrival.Rio, maintained his words on her meeting with his mother but she refused. She knew his mother didn’t like her and she wasn’t ready to force herself on the woman.Her visit to his house had always ended up making her cry and she wasn’t ready for that again. She had started her life afresh d

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    Stacie had been shocked when she heard Rio giving the housekeeper instructions to get Riley ready for an outing.She recalled how she had begged and bribed her way into his heart to get him to take her along for a wedding function he had some time back.But now he had wanted to take her out without pressure from anyone, happy and shocked by his request, she smiled and went to assist the housekeeper who had a hard time deciding the perfect cloth that would suit Riley for the outing her father had planned to take her with.Stacie who had jumped in the room to help pick out a perfect dress for Riley as she loved to dress her up.Mimie, who lived under the same roof with Rio, had been observant of his new behavior. He went out more often than usual. He had preferred the solace of his room before, he locked himself in and never bothered to show his face to any of them.He smiled and seemed a little bit playful the past few days.She knew something had been amiss and suspected something h

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    Stacie had dropped open her jaw when she saw Rio walk in with Riley’s hands in his.She had found his new character strange as he had never wanted anything to do with her.They had entered the house arguing about music.Rio, who acted like a child and wasn’t ready to let her win the argument, kept on going back and forth.Riley, who loved long talks, wasn't ready to drop the arguments either.Stacie had found their attitude surprising as she had never seen both of them have a word, he had only responded to one of her greetings with a nod which she had taken as an improvement back then.Her joy knew no bounds as she couldn’t hide her happiness as the both of them chatted their way inside the house ignoring the looks they got from their family.The housekeeper was not left out as she had froze seeing Rio hold his daughter. She was also aware of the cold treatment Rio meted out to his daughter since her stay in the house.She had been hired barely a year and she knew of the lackadaisical

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    Rio had gone to the police station to rant,he was angry with the way the police had handled the case. They weren’t really putting in their best to find Anita.He shouted non stop at everybody who was present causing an unnecessary scene at the station He began to throw things,breaking anything he could lay his hands on.The police had tried to calm him down,two of the officers had held him down to prevent him from destroying their properties but Rio broke free from their grip and continued destroying everything he could lay his hands on.He had anger written all over his face, he paid no attention when they had tried to calm him down. They had tried talking to him,but he gave them deaf ears.It had been days since Anita went missing and he had gotten no news about her. They had always said the same thing when he came over to the station to make enquiries.He had become impatient as he couldn’t keep up with their words that didn’t produce results.Thoughts ran through his head every

  • His Lustful desires   74

    Anita yawned as her stomach rumbled. She had been tied to a chair in an empty room,she was hungry and tired.Her stomach made more noises, she had not eaten anything. Her kidnapper finally brought in food as she requested.Anita had begged her non stop for food or water as she felt light headed and could pass out anytime due to the weakness of her body.Anita had been in her apartment, holding the dress she had planned to wear. She had wondered how the look on Rio’s face would be after she sent him a teasing picture of her dress.She had been busy reflecting on how her life had changed for the better,she couldn’t believe she was getting a new house of her choice when she heard a knock on the door m.“Who’s there?” She had asked from inside “Delivery, you have a delivery ma’am”The voice answered from outside the door.She had not placed an order on anything and she wasn’t expecting anything from anyone. She had assumed it was from Rio as he had spoiled her silly gift since they got b

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    The police had drawn their suspect list as they had two names on their list.They had worked with the testimonies that Rio and his family had given.They had made Mimie their number one suspect as they had quite a number that testified against her.Gracie had given them enough reasons why she had kidnapped Anita.Mimie had seemed desperate with all that had happened,she had endlessly not given up on throwing herself on Rio who hadn’t failed to put her at her place every time she came.Dragging your fellow woman to court had been the least expected thing from Mimie because of a man.Rio had constantly told her off as he would never be interested in seeing someone like her.Stacie,Rio’s mother, had explained how she had manipulated them on different occasions, making them do things against their will.She had once threatened to drag them to court accusing them of being responsible for her disability.Mimie and Anita’s parents were the names on their lips as they had seen every reason t

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