UNHOLY BLOOD

~GiaNina~

"Look Gia, bring the remaining soup from the pot for me joor!".My stepmother yelled.

"Coming ma,".I said turning the meat and chicken stew she said I should watch.

"You can't hear me call you or you're as stupid as your mother nwata nwanyi nzuzu!".She spat at me knocking my head.

(Foolish girl)

I brought our yesterday soup as I handed to her as she took plate as she took some meat from it before signalling me to take it back.

"Ma, what're we using to eat the soup? Should I make eba? Amala? Or fufu?".I asked as she eat the meat greedily.

"Who's the we? Make Amala and make it soft because last week one was hard".

"It was hard and you licked the plate".I muttered to myself looking at the floor.

"What did you just say?".

"I said I'll make it soft for you".I said with a smile as she just hissed.

"Gia, where are my shoes?".My stepsister jasmine asked coming downstairs.

She was dressed in a white body in that just brought out her shapeless curves as she put on lipstick like she's not going anywhere but she dressed like those people in f1 bar.

"I don't know, maybe you should_".

I was interrupted as she slapped me, I held my cheeks looking at her over caked face as tears flowed from my eyes.

"I should go and check abi?  I don't even know your use in this house".She said clapping her hands slowly as she looked at me.

"I'm sorry, what particular shoe do you want to wear Today?".I asked in a sarcastic tone.

"It's me you're speaking English for abi? I want the one that has that pointed mouth that makes me look taller".

I mentally rolled my eyes,that's why I pass her in English as I walked into her room.

"Is it this one?".I asked showing her the heels as she grinned nodding her head.

"Can I go or you want me to do something for you again?".

"Gia!".Someone shouted again as I walked into the living room.

It was my step brothers, Henry and Paul the womanizer and jobless imbeciles.

"Yes,".I asked standing infront of them as their eyes trailed on my body as they looked at my face.

"Help pick the remote joor!".Paul said pointing at the remote on the table that is five inches away.

"Bring chilled pure water for me with some tinko joor". Henry said pointing at a five hundred naira.

"Hm, you're still owing mummy joy two hundred for the snacks for your friends".I said starching my neck awarkardily.

"Why did you not pay it silly girl?"Paul asked throwing a slipper on me.

"Gia!".My step mother shouted again as I ran to her as she looked mad.

"Who do you expect to look after the stew huh? Why are you so lazy ?".she asked pulling my ears.

"Ouch, jasmine and the twins were calling me that's why, I'm sorry please ma".I begged trying escape her grip.

But she punched me right in the guts, I looked at her as she pushed me on the floor"Next time you leave the kitchen without finishing there will be no food for you".she said walking away.

I looked at the soup as it was ready, I went to take some yam powder from the pantry or like my stepmother says roomie for food.

The door bell was being pressed as I opened the door to see it was my father as I knelt down.