shila is the second daughter of Mr and
Mrs saint
shila has two siblings Mary and nana
nana is the first child of the family.
shila has always been the happiest
child since the day she was born
she has a cheerful smile and always ready
to help
it was on Monday morning shila has
got her self ready for school
mummy ,mummy, am ready
where are you mummy, shila looking
for her mother
dear am here come inside your daddy's
room, her mother reply
shila rushed in
did you do your homework ? Shila's mother
asked
yes mom she responded
okay dear you can start going now, her mother says to her, mother
are you not going to give me a goodbye hug
shila suck at her mother, her mummy look
at her and smile, start going you can see that I am busy
let me get your sister ready , your daddy will
drop her off shila mummy show her the sucks she wants to put on for Mary,
okay mom shila smile and head to school.
shila who just got back home from school
was showing tiredness and dizzy
she was sitting at back side of there home
doing her homework,
shila, shila, shila mom called her name
yes mom am trying to do my homework
shila answer her mother in a low voice
her mom works to her, she didn't care about the look of tired in her face, she said didn't you hear me calling your name
she slap shila, even before
she could explain her self
no mom I didn't ignore you, I was just
tired.
you are tired? what did you do tell me
am asking you, what have you done for me
today, shila mummy says in a disgusting way am I not your mother can't I send you
massage, shila mother scold her
mummy I am sorry what do you want me to do
shila ask her mother,
go and wash your sister's school uniform
and wash yours too
ok mummy, shila nodded her head, few minutes later
shila her you done with the clothes
shila mother asked
yes mother, shila reply
where are you going to, shila mother asked
am going to finish my homework
she answered
book this, book that, you are just coming
back from school her you not tired of reading?
go and wash me does plate
make sure you wash your sister's lunchbox
shila mother says to her
okay mom, shila reply
the next day, shila woke up very late her mother didn't wake her up, she
quickly rush to the bathroom, and get ready for school, before she got to the school, her class teacher miss Nelly was already in the classroom Shila why are you late to school today?the teacher asked ,I'm sorry miss, I feel sick and wake up late
okay submit your homework the teacher asked shila to submit her homework, that was when she remember she couldn't finish her homework yesterday, she started crying
what happened she couldn't explain, she was so worry and nervous, don't tell me you didn't do you homework, why, miss Nelly asked, I forgot it shila answer, you forgot your homework that's laziness, the teacher flog her for being careless and Lazy, shila knows she wasn't lazy, even if i
explain to my teacher she will not believe me
shila says to her self,
I don't know if my Mummy love or hate me
am the only one that treck to the school
nana go to school with the school bus, daddy drove Mary to the school every day
when I asked mother she said nana school is so
far away, and Mary is just a little girl
I'm only two years older than Mary, and two years younger than nana, what so deferent, shila thought to herself while working home alone
when shila got home she tried to explain
to her mother about what happened in
school
mummy do you know I got beaten today?
shila says to her mother
what did you do, did you fight someone ?
how many times have I warned you not to fight at school, shila mummy move close to her
in aggressive way, shila was already shaking no mummy I didn't fight anyone is because you didn't allowed me to finish my homework yesterday
when did I stop you From doing your homework shila mummy asked
yes mom you didn't stop me it all my fault
am really sorry, it won't happen again shila begged her mother
go and take off that uniform and come here
for me, shila mother say to her
okay mom shila nodded her head with a tearing face
are you crying, shila mother asked
no mother, shila reply
did I beat you ? her mother asked again
no mother, I'm not crying
you better not, because If you try it
I will give you the reason to cry, her mother says to her
shila rush to her room and take off
her uniform.
shila was in her room crying for about fifteen minutes.