NOT ME..Chapter 14
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……we arrived Lagos at about 3:30pm,we drove straight to the address Nurse Bola had,,,getting there,the occupants weren’t Lady G and family,apparently they had sold the house and had moved to a bigger apartment,the new occupants didn’t have their new address, we asked around,nobody seems to know their where about,,,only one person we were told could possibly have their new address,the woman that has the supermarket down the road,she and Lady G were good friends,so a lady said,,
We went to the supermarket, and we were told she hadn’t come for two days because of ill health,,,we therefore requested for the woman’s address instead,,,, by now it was already 5pm,we decided to go home and continue the journey tomorrow…. Father wanted himself,mother and nurse Bola to spend the night in a cheap hotel so that they don’t become a burden to Derrick, but he refused,saying his house is big enough for everyone, indeed there where free rooms at home, I asked him if mom will approve of this and he said she wouldn’t mind….
We got home at about 6:30pm,Mom was glad to meet my parents,she told them how well they’ve brought me up,my parent in turn thanked her so much for accepting me into her home and for treating me like a daughter,,, Charity is such a nice girl, anyone can easily love her person,,,, mom showed them their rooms,we had dinner together later like one big happy family… I and Derrick told mom everything, she hugged me tightly and said it is well….
The next day,we all set again to face the woman who owns the supermarket house,,, we got there by 10am,as we went in,the woman called me a name and hugged me,Faith,,, how are you doing my child, she said and hugged me tightly again,,, I knew she was mistaken me for pinky, she probably gave herself Pinky to suit her lifestyle, while Faith could be her real name,,,,i smiled faintly at her,she welcomed us in,and we all sat down,,,
Faith,she said turning to me,where are your parents?, where have you been?,,and to what do I own this August visit,,,, she asked,,,,Ma I heard you weren’t fine,how are you, I asked,,,,my daughter, fever almost killed me ohhh,but am getting better..thank God ma,I said,,,,
Mam,please I am not Faith, I am Charity, Faith’s twin sister,I said, come on stop that kind of joke joor,,,ma I am serious, this are our parent, I said ,pointing to them,,this is the nurse,who sold my sister to Lady G,
Jesus,you don’t mean it,she exclaimed,,, I later told her everything that had been happening,,,, and why we needed to see Lady G and her Family…..
I knew it, I knew it, I just knew something was not right,I knew Gloria and her husband didn’t give birth to Faith,I asked them several times, but they kept saying she was theirs,,,,
Why did you think,they weren’t her parent,Derrick asked,,,,the maltreatment was too much, she was worse than the slaves of the old,she was maltreated like someone who fell from the sky,,I knew deep down my heart no parent would maltreat their blood like that,,, Faith is a good child, despite all they did,she loved them so much,I even secretly advised her to run away,but she refused,saying her parent were all she has,,,,it’s been over three years I heard from them,,,Gloria doesn’t care about any body,not even I her so called Friend, if I do not go to visit her,she can never come visiting, so I had to stop,and stay on my own…
Oyaaa,oyaaaa,father shouted..I am alive,not dead,yet my blood, is a slave in another man’s house, Magdalene, thank you, thank you again,,,,mother and the Nurse were already crying
I was having a mixed feeling, not knowing if I should feel bad for what I went through been mistaken for her,or feel bad that my twin was going through so much pains,,,,
Dad its okay,it’s not time to point fingers,,, please dad,,,its okay..Derrick said.
Mam,please,can you help us with Mrs Gloria’s address,,,of course, why not, I really want Faith out of that house… She gave us the address and we were off to see Mrs Gloria…
Two hours on ,we arrived the address,,,, we got in after a knock, and a woman,suspected to be Mrs Gloria, was shocked to see us all…..Bola,,, Magdalene, faith,she said in a sobber and shameful manner,,,apparently she mistook me for my sister
