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…
Rosie's Diary
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…