Society Killed The Teenager√

2.Sudden

"I'll rise up, rise like the day, I'll rise up in spite of the ache.. I'll rise up with you"

Vera's POV

"why you wanna try me, yeah try.. Try to destroy me, destroy meeee"

I love Tems
I live for Tems

Her songs get to me deeply

"you wanna lock me away, I'm winning, you wanna come to my face I'm shining,... We're not the-we're not the same no noooo.. Why you wanna tryyyyyy mee"

I continue while I pack my new books into my bag
I go to my tiny mirror and take a deep breath
"I will be fine"

I guess I didn't introduce myself on our first encounter..
Well..

My name's Adedayo Vera
I know.. I'm a Nigerian!
Not happy but I gotta deal with that shit
I'm 12 years old
Just in Jss2 going to Jss3 in another dumbass school
And i-

"Titiiiiiiiii!!! Are you done dressing up?! How many years will it take you to just wear your uniform? Mtchewww! Stupid child!"
And that's my dad..
The devil himself
I hate him
Can't say I like him
He never said he's proud of me..
So why should I be proud of a fucking devil as a foolish father? Each time I asked my mother why she married him, she just said her stupid culture forced her
I mean my stupid culture.

And yeahh.. My Name is also Titilayo

"I'm coming!" I yell back at him

I grab my new bag and run out of the room immediately. Before I knew what was happening, I got slapped in the face, it was like slippers on the cheek.

I started weeping

"Have I not told you to be calling me sir each time you want to answer me?" he says kicking my stomach

And I hadn't eaten yet

He wants to kill me

"I'm sorry sir" I say between sobs

"your brother has been waiting for you in the car since! Do you think he's as useless as you are? He's not your driver!"

"But sir I've not eaten" I say
I wish I hadn't said that
It'll make things worse
Shit.

"Get out!" he yells at me
I stand up running away for my life

Rot in hell. I mumble under my breath.

***
"Do you have everything for school today?" Dayo, my brother asks as his eyes are glued to the road

He's the only one that actually cares about me

My younger brother's in America living his dreams while I'm here like a fucking slave

I don't respond, I just nod

My tummy still hurts

" look Vera... What Dad is doing isn't fair and I know that too well. I've tried so many times to beg him to stop what he's doing to you but still he continues" he pauses

He looks at me and continues

"I wish to help you but I can't" he says

I nod again
I'm hungry

Suddenly, his phone rings he searches through the dash board to take it

"What's Mrs Robert calling me for?" he says to himself

She's our neighbor
He picks it

"hello?"

There's a slight pause from the other end of the call

"whattt???!!!!" Dayo yells

He lost control of the wheels, luckily he parked to a safe place

"what's wrong?" I finally ask

He rubs his temple constantly and bangs the steering wheel violently

I hope no one died

"Dad got shot my some armed men and bled to death" he says

For some reason, I didn't look sad
I was still.. I was..
Happy?
Not happy that he died
But the fact that he's no more, I'm free

I didn't want to show any emotion, I just stared at the window glass

Vera, you've gotten freedom

I say to myself.

"we're going back to the house" my brother says and starts the car

I start packing my hair up

"Don't pretend like you're not happy he's no more" Dayo says

I pretend like I didn't hear him

I kept saying:

Finally, Vera you're free.

I know right??
Too sudden! I just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.. He pisses me off!
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