"It has never been easy for the two of us. When I finished college I pleaded with mama so that I can work and make more money for us. It took her a very long time before she finally agree to it."

"So I got a job at Specter club as a bartender, we both worked really hard to make ends meet."

I was still focused on my two pairs of eyes, I continued....

*flashed back*

That day when it was still cold in the early hours of day, just around 6:30 AM I was beneath my woolen blanket receiving the warmth it could offer at the season. I was tired from the extra work I had to do to get paid.

Then I heard a resounding blow on the door

Bang!.....bang!!......bang!!!.....

I got up immediately, turned to my side and couldn't find mama. She was not back from her shift at work.

Could that be her? But she wouldn't knock that way moreover she have her keys too.

I still heard the heavy knock again, who could that be I thought to myself,

I quickly grabbed a dress that was close and put it on, picked the keys and went towards the door.

When I held the knob I opened the door i saw some hefty men in their numbers like gangsters, looking furious with arms, my heart quivered and trembled Immediately I sight them.

I just recognized one of them whom is called ghost at the specter clubhouse where I worked, he has been known for his notorious and terrorist activities he have always wanted to have me at the club but I was so stubborn and refuse to let him have his way.

I quickly Jammed the door to turn the knobs on, but his mighty hands held the door from closing he push the door hardly on me so I fell to the ground.

My heart began to beats faster in fear, I was thinking the wrong i could have done to ghost that he has come with his gang to attack me, I thought I have paid him the money I leaned and everything has gone back to normal.

I loosed focus as i felt goosebumps on my body while I crawled backward, he sneered taking gentle steps before me and his gangs behind him following the same steps with him, about four of them.

I must be in a very big mess now, but I need to run away, but the only way I can run from these men is to use the back door. All I need to do is to get to the kitchen and use the back door and escape, I suggested.

So I stood up quickly to ran for my life, but I wasn't good enough to surpass their speed, I was stopped by one of them.

"Not so fast baby girl"

One of the men said as he smirked at me trying to stop me and they all came at me

"Oh my God" I bit my upper lip and clenched my teeth in anger.

The only thing i found that was close was a knife, I quickly grab a knife from the table and pointed it at them, when I made advancement at them, from the side the other man took hold of my hand and clinched it so hard that the knife fell down. he quickly grabbed my long hair from behind and held it like he wants to pull out the strands out of my scalp, I screamed out of pain, he crushed me to the wall and called out to his boss.

"Boss...." He gave him a sign language, that gangs like them give to each other so that third party wouldn't understand

My airflow was restricting "y...you're hurting m..me", I struggled to say those words out.

Ghost with his huge musculatures came close to me, clapping his hand modestly,

"Well well , you think you are smart isn't it?"

He took his eyes and looked at me from my head down to my feet lustfully, he looked all over me until he me my eyes, he took closer steps towards me his lips was very close that i felt his hot breath on my face he used his index finger to move the hair covering my eyes behind my ear.

"pretty angel.....you think you're smart enough uh..." He sneered.

He sniffed and smelled the aura coming from me "ummm" my heart still beat faster in fear, he brought out his tongue and gently rubbed it from my temple down to the neck still looking into my eyes, I felt a thunderbolt in my entire body, he was so disgusting, but he continued, he slowly traced his lips down my collar bone and narrowed it to my upper breast, my heart sank into my stomach and my legs weakened.

I whispered and sob "p...please....d...don't hurt m..me" but he erotically gazed at me and sneered while he proceed and brought out his hand and traced it round my breast then moved his hand down to my shoulder to pull down the dress I wore, my heart trembled, I begin to trace my hand behind me until I found a flower vase that was closed, gently as he was pulling down my dress I swiftly took the flower vase and strike it on his head, he held his head

"arhhhh" he screamed

When I took a step to run he grabbed my leg and pulled me down on the floor letting my entire face hit the floor. On my chest he began to drag me and I was already bleeding from my nose.

"Bastard"!!!!!!!

He squatted down before me and slapped me, he pulled my hair again from the back and spat on my chest, I felt like an object, a mere instrument. I cried, his men stood and watched us, still waiting for their boss to tell them the next step and how to deal with me.

Not knowing that mama was closed to the house, when she heard a clashed sound and their voices, she quickly ran towards the opened door, she screamed when she saw the men, one of them pulled her in and slammed her down on the ground,

"Mama!!!"..... I stretched out my hand as if I want to hold her but I couldn't meet her grip, I was still weak on the ground,

Ghost pulled mama up by her shirt to her throat and her air flow access was restricting already,

"This is your mom, isn't it?" He simpered. Mama was choking.

"Please d..don't hurt her......." I pleaded

"Haha haha...." He sneered and picked up the knife from the ground and pointed it at her.....

"No....no....no....no please d..don't do that p..please." I pleaded, but he wouldn't listen. He drew closer and pierced it into her chest.

"Noooo!!!!!!!!!" I groaned, tried getting up but his men held me down tightly and I couldn't move.

" uh..uh..uh.." Mama gasped, blood gushed out of her mouth, blood spilled and circulated round her body on the ground. I pushed them away and went towards mama, I took her head into my hand, she was still gasping, she took her bloodied hand and touched my face, " I.....l.love....you" then her hand gradually fell to the ground.

My eyes were heavy and i felt a boiling pain in my heart, just one blink a river of emotion poured out like acid burning in my heart, I hysterically wailed....

"M...mama........!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"N.no..no..no..no........................" Mama lay cold on the floor flooded with blood, the ghost and his gang walked past me and made their way through the door.

Ten minutes later....

I was still holding mama by my hand, and I was clouded with tears, before one of the men in the community walked in and saw the blood on the ground.

"W..what have you done?" I looked up to meet his gaze.

I shook my head "n..no I didn't do anything"....

"You killed her!!!! You evil child" so he called out to some other men, who troop in to accuse me too.

I stood up in rage looking bloodied, "no am innocent...." But they seems not to understand, they team up against me like they've always done and dragged me to the street to be killed,

I screeched and shouted

"leave me alone"!!!!!!

"Somebody help me!!!!!!"

But to no avail, tears ran down my checks as I was been dragged, they pushed me to the ground my head hit on a stone and began to bleed, i became weak from all the tortures, bruises everywhere on my body, I saw many of them as they chorused in chastising me.

"Evil child!!!!!"

"Witch!!!!!!"

"Bastard!!!!"

Tears trooped down through my cheeks,

Just through the crowd, on the highway I saw a car coming, put all the little strength I had at that the moment and head towards the road, the crowd followed as I ran towards the car, then car on a high speed came to halt as I stood in front of it panting,

Turning back to see the crowd behind chasing me with weapons, I shouted for help.....

"H..help.....me......please!"

(faint breathing....)

The accelerated car came to a halt and the tires screeched in front of me. I felt dizzy, my vision was blurry and I could only see a glimpse of a man.