Chapter 2

Later that day, Peace’s uncle came to pick her up and took her home. She was deeply upset, not only about the situation at school but also with her father. When her father finally came home from work, he didn’t even ask about what had happened at school. He acted as if nothing had occurred, ignoring the distress Peace had gone thrOugh.

Feeling overlooked and unsupported, Peace made a difficult decision. Despite being a good student, she dropped out of school. She waited, hoping her father would find a way to pay the school fees and allow her to return. But as days passed, her hope began to fade, and she was left uncertain about her future.

Like this, 6 months passed, and the next academic year came, and her father still didn’t find a way to get Peace back to school. But he paid the full fees for her sister, and they also joined her younger sister in school too. She is the only one helping with her sister to get ready for school and hoping everything will be clear, and she can go to school. She learned to do all kinds of household work. Even though she was just 12 at the time, she could cook, wash clothes by hand, and do all the other chores in the house.

And also, she was not very connected with her mother or her sisters. She only spoke with them when needed.

One day, her relative borrowed her sister’s bicycle, and Peace went to fetch it, worried that her sister would have trouble going to school the next day without it. On her way back, Peace accidentally fell and hit her head, causing a serious wound above her left eyebrow. She lost a lot of blood. When she returned home and told her parents what happened, they didn’t offer any support. Instead, her father coldly said, “This is your prize for not listening to us,” and punished her by not taking her to a doctor.

The wound was deep and dangerous, but her father’s indifference only made it worse. The next morning, her mother took her to the doctor, who treated the wound and patched her up.

This incident left Peace with a deep emotional scar. She found it hard to trust her father after that day, and slowly, she began to distance herself from him. Eventually, the pain of being ignored and punished in her time of need turned into hatred for her father. Till today, she still carries the scar on her face as a painful reminder of that moment.

Her mother worried about her future and fought with her father. But her mother didn’t get any positive response from her father. So, her mother took the initiative and joined Peace in a public school that runs under government funding.

Even though she lost a year Of education, Peace finally got a chance to continue her studies.

But her father didn’t like that Peace was studying in a government-supported school, so he didn’t care much about her education. He only gave her money to buy school supplies, nothing more.

Peace completed her higher education there with merit and earned the first place in the school. It was a crucial time for her, but her father was still not there for her. However, when it was her sister’s turn, her father was there to check the results and even prepared delicious food to celebrate. He thought Peace wouldn’t excel because she was studying in such a shabby school, but to his surprise, Peace excelled in her exams with excellent scores.

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