Afternoon

"Afternoon, pls go to your room and do not disturb me as you can see I'm watching a movie". She said without sparing me a look.

" Okay" I said

"And Val, do not enter my kitchen if you are hungry you can go and buy food with your money you are old enough to take care of yourself. You are not allowed to enter my kitchen, hor you get that into your little brain?" She said

" What do you mean by I'm not allowed to enter you kitchen, this is my father's house not yours so I can do all I want and you can't stop me.i am not going to buy any food from anywhere I am going to ear the food that is cooked in this house. Just because you're my dad's wife doesn't mean that you can restrict my freedom in this house, I am not a child any more This is my father's house and you cannot change that I'm the daughter of my father. And just because Dad insisted that I call you mother doesn't give you the right to stop me from doing what I want in this house." I said with an angry face.

I went straight to the stairs leaving mother in the living room. Mother stood up from the couch followed me to the stairs, drag me back to turned around and face and slapped me hard on my face.

"You little thing,you think you are now a grown woman, don't you? You even dared to insult me in my own husband's house. I also do not want you calling me mother because when ever you call me mother I always feel like you are comparing me to that disgusting death mother of yours. You think you are now a grown woman and you are free from me never. You can only be free from me if you leave my husband's house because I am fed up of sharing my husband's love with a white like you, do you understand, Valerie Geoffrey??".

" My mother was never a disgusting woman neither am I a *****. You are the ***** and the disgusting woman here. I have never seen a heartless woman like you. What did you say?? Sharing your husband's love you've never loved my dad why do you think you deserve his love, you married him because of his money and now you're telling me to leave. Yes I will leave, I will go far away from you and your troubles not because of anything but because I'm fed up with seeing you ugly face every time I come back here. I am fed up with your pretensions attitude when my dad is not around, the fake love and concern. But I'm not leaving now Brittany. And if you'll excuse me I have better things to do than to talk to you stupid witch. " I said as I turned and started climbing the stairs.

Valerie, you do not know who I am and I will make sure you dad throws you out in less than two weeks time . Mark my words Valerie.

'Oh God,h can a woman be this wicked' I asked myself.

I entered my room and locked the door behind me,fell on the bed and started crying. This woman always insult my mother using the slightest opportunity she get. She always gets to me,she always makes me cry and I hate her so much for that.'I wonder how she treats patients in the hospital'i wondered. I kept on crying till I fell asleep.

It was 5pm when I woke up. I went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. I came out of the bathroom to see my phone ringing.I check the caller and it was my baby.

"Hey babe, how was your flight, sorry I didn't call you earlier. I was at work oh God I'm damn tired right now."

" It was fine. I just woke up from sleep.Urghh I hate this house I just came back from Abuja and this woman has already made me upset".

" Babe don't worry everything is going to be fine and you're moving out right ohh yeah that reminds me did you buy the house?"

" Yeah we bought the house "

" How much did you buy it"?"

"12 million naira babe"

" Oh that's cheaper than the one you girls wanted in Abuja"

" Yup,it is"

" Okay babe let me allow you to rest, I love you and remember to take of yourself don't let that woman upset you hmm"

"Sure , I love you too baby"

'Okay bye"

"Bye"

Beep

I hung up and started dressing myself. Maybe dad is home now I thought

'Okay Val let's go ad tell Dad you are moving out' I said to myself

I went downstairs and found dad watching TV alone

"Hi Dad"

"Hi my princess"

Dad always calls me his princess and it makes me feel special.

"How are you dad?"

"I'm fine as you can see. What about you?"

" I'm perfectly fine dad and I'm so happy I'm back from Abuja, Lagos is way more fun that Abuja. The restrictions there are just too much huhhh".

" Hahahaha you still hate it when you are being restricted huh?"

" Yes dad dad annoying"

Okay Princess, how was school? "

" School was fine ohh God our grad was phenomenal. But dad know that I'm still upset with you cause you didn't attend it. "

" Nobody was there for me. Bro is in America, you said you were to busy to attend it and mother intentionally ignored it".

" Don't say that about you mother"

" She's not my mother, dad"

" Are we still on this"

Anyways that's not what I wanted to talked to you about, I wanted to tell you 8 will be moving out from this house and moving to Lekki cause I'll soon start my service there in a cosmetic brand as a photographer".

" What do you mean moving out?"

" Dad, I'm leaving this house and I even bought a house there,

Well not me alone but with Aishat and temi we will be living together."

" No young lady you're not going anywhere, "

" Please Dad, please" I begged with pleading face.

Sigh" Okay then since you insisted but I'm not giving you a Kobo , so don't expect any amount of money from me."

"But dad I need money right now,and if you don't give me where will I get it?"

" I don't know,you should have thought of that before deciding you'll leave this house"

" Okay Dad I'll look for money and I will never ask you or accept your money from now on". I said crying

" Ohh my little Princess stop crying, just mention any amount I'll give it to you ahhhh"

" I don't want your money father"

" Heyy, stop crying okay please"