Only one
person saw the sadness in her eyes and the pain she tried to hide from the
world - that she felt like she was the cause of her parents unhappiness. Uncle Kingsley,
more of a family friend than an actual uncle, was the one who gave her the attention
she sought.
He was the jovial uncle with a charming smile that lived a few houses away from theirs. He walked with a noticeable limp because he was born with one leg shorter than the other but he was the only one who cared to talk to her like she was a grown up. Who did not look down on her like the others and often brought her treats when he visited.
He was the jovial uncle with a charming smile that lived a few houses away from theirs. He walked with a noticeable limp because he was born with one leg shorter than the other but he was the only one who cared to talk to her like she was a grown up. Who did not look down on her like the others and often brought her treats when he visited.
But
Uncle Kingsley was hardly a saint either. On every visit she made to his house
when she turned nine, he made her stand naked in front of him while he
inspected her body parts.
She knew her mother once told her not to allow any man touch her in the places Uncle Kingsley touched her except he was her husband. But she did not want to lose the friendship of the only person who gave her attention. She always left his house feeling guilty and that was why she never told Aunty Lana about her visits to Uncle Kingsley's house.
******
Awele knew a lot including what had happened to her parents. She knew very well that Aunty Lana was lying that her father would come back because she had overheard her and the gate man, Ekwutos, when they were talking about it earlier. But even her intuition had not seen it coming.
(to be contd)
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She knew her mother once told her not to allow any man touch her in the places Uncle Kingsley touched her except he was her husband. But she did not want to lose the friendship of the only person who gave her attention. She always left his house feeling guilty and that was why she never told Aunty Lana about her visits to Uncle Kingsley's house.
******
Awele knew a lot including what had happened to her parents. She knew very well that Aunty Lana was lying that her father would come back because she had overheard her and the gate man, Ekwutos, when they were talking about it earlier. But even her intuition had not seen it coming.
(to be contd)
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