Rosie's Diary

I opened my mouth to speak but no word came forth. It was as though something either got my tongue or I had a lump stuck in my throat. To…

He took me to the woman who owns the supermarket and she immediately liked me. She asked where I live and I told her I lived in the same house…

My plan was actually to get a job without Aunty Florence knowing. She also leaves very early for work like her husband. If I leave home after they’re gone and…

I must’ve run like three streets away from ours before I finally stopped and sat right in front of shop that was unopened. There was a dusty looking bench in…

To say I was totally confused would be stating it mildly. I didn’t understand what was going on. I didn’t have the foggiest idea what Aunty was talking about. How…

Aunty Florence looked up sharply at me. That jolted her back to reality. She was scared I could go suicidal. “Look, Rosie, don’t you ever think about doing anything stupid…

I thanked him and he went inside the room with his wife. He called her Flo, short for Florence, I guessed. Hummnn..he really seemed like a nice and friendly man.…

Aunty Florence’s house was a nice place. It was a very quiet and peaceful neighbourhood. There were no crowded houses like the many I’d seen on our way to the…

I was still looking around, taking in the tough and dirty looking young boys that littered the place. There were young girls too, everywhere, selling stuff and playing around with…

Finally, we were ready to leave the following morning. And it was going to be very early. I could scarcely sleep that night. Sleep totally eluded me. There was a…