CHAPTER TWO

Along the darkness she wanders, a world of unknown she covers distance in a destination she knows nothing about, she walks for a long time without fully getting to her senses.

The darkness was so peaceful sge wanted to become one with it, disappear into it so she would be able to cast away my worries.

For awhile she trots on until a shrilling loud and annoying sound Pierce's through her comfort waking her in a start.

She looks around trying to grasp her situation when she realizes that she was only dreaming.

The day was still very dark outside but she had to be awake now because no one else would.

She needed the silence to concentrate on her work today. She turns off my alarm reading 3am in the morning, she prays and thank God for the day, goes to her bathroom washes her face and brushes her teeth.

She didn't have the time to take a bath so she went to her desk and does a 10mins review on her notes, trying to see if she could remember what she studied on the topics yesterday.

When she was confident in her self she makes her bed and cleans up her room, opens her windows and then leaves her temporary Haven, it was time to begin her chores before her parents woke up and put her in a tough spot.

She cleans every corner she knew in the building except her brother's room since she had no access to it.

She checks the time seeing that it was a little bit past 5am she went to the kitchen and began making breakfast.

The moment she was done she took her share then fled to her room before anyone caught her.

Dropping her food on her desk she goes to take her bath and after began studying and having breakfast.

The only time she would need to leave her bedroom would be when everyone was done eating and she had to do the dishes.

In that moment and in that time she was so focused on her work that everything became still and quiet, at this point she couldn't hear or think about what was going on or how fast time flew except her notes in front of her, she scribbles on her notes for so long she didn't hear her door open and her mother walked in staring at her with annoyance as she studied.

"Marielle!" she says loudly causing her to jolt and turn to her mother in surprise

"M-mother good morning" she stutters

"why have you been ignoring me?!" she yells

"I-i haven't"

" oh really? then why didn't you respond all the times I called you?! "

" I'm sorry ma I didn't hear you"

" of course you wouldn't, you're deaf now"

at that Marielle remains quiet

" you think just because we're in the States I wouldn't beat you? don't forget that you're originally a Nigerian before a citizen of America and I'll raise you the way my parents raised me" she says walks up to Marielle pulling her by her sleeves roughly she takes her to the kitchen

"Now clean these dishes, don't make me any angry than I am right now" she finishes and walks away.

Marielle takes a deep breath then began doing the dishes, leaving temporarily she takes her plates from her room then comes back to the kitchen to clean everything left undone there by the time she had finished with everything the time read 8am when the library opens and with that she leaves the house with her bag to the library.

putting on her headphones she waits briefly for the bus at the bus stop when it came she got in, grabs a seat then listens to her music till she arrives at the library.

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Marielle

I greet Sonny the librarian which she returns with a smile, I grab my favorite corner and I begins her study session.

Five minutes into it I sighs and lean back into my seat staring at the ceiling.

"I'd sure be great if I could know everything, then at least I'll know what I'm missing" I whisper to myself as I shuts my eyes close

"I might be able to help you" a sudden but familiar voice says to me causing me to quickly open my eyes, only to see John's face so close to my own as he stares down at me, I was so surprised I bet my eyes were the size of a tennis ball as I quickly tried to move away only to hit my face to his

"argh!" she cradles her face in her arms the same time I heard John cuss

"I'm sorry" he says holding his mouth, I must have hit him there with my forehead

"I'm sorry too" I say smiling at him which he returns

"why are you hear by the way? don't you have class? " I say lowly to him

" well I don't usually have on Thursdays so I decided to come to the library today in hopes that I'll hang out with you" he smiles

" har har, if I didn't know you any better I'd think you were charming" I joke

" well I am, you're just blind to fall for me" he says causing me to laugh softly

" so you want to know everything right?"

"oh that ignore that, I was just saying nonsense" I say dismissing him as I began to go through my notes again

"you forgot your note with me so I wanted to return it yesterday after you went home" he begins to explain causing me to turn to him only to see a look in his eyes that caused my heart to stir in a not so good way.

pity? genuine sorrow? what is it that he's about to say that makes him give me such expression I think to myself

"Okay" I say watching him warily

"The door was unlocked so I went in and overheard your parents conversation" he finishes watching me for anything which I replied to with a horrified expression as I recall the event of yesterday I drop my face in my hands in utter embarrassment

"how long has it been going on?" he asked softly which I chuckled too

" three years or so" I say letting out an exasperated breath

"why didn't you tell us?"

"didn't see the need to announce my problems" I say nonchalantly

" what if I said I can help you?"

"how? not like you have influence or relatives with top notch educational influencers that could make my burden lighter" I turn a page

"well I can't do that but I can help you know everything" he said lowly and Seriously as he watches around in case someone was listening to their conversation, I gave him a ludicrous look

"look I can't here, don't want to risk it since there are too many people about" he says with such seriousness I was a bit baffled

"will you come with me?" he asked giving me his hands I was so surprised I didn't know what to think at the moment so I took his hand

"sure" maybe if I hadn't agreed, who knows, I would have at least prevented the incident from happening.

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