She Found Solace

was going to that house. She couldn't call it home, she could never call it home, home was where you

r work every day. She had honed a very important skill, to be aloof. Of course Tope was a shy kid growing up, that might have changed as she grew

ept was a sham, a fantasy, steeling her heart to fail to believe in the concept, well

ened the gate and walked in. As usual, no one even bothered about her, nobody cared if she came b

at could stop her from getting abused, making excuses and avoiding the situation. When she came closer to the front doo

volume to avoid suspicion, It was the sound Tope hoped someone would be suspicious about and come in and save her from the mani

he next task she was about to execute. She took slow steps away from the front door and headed to the back of the house, she had th

door to it's frame didn't make any loud annoying noise. She smirked at her victory, she was able to enter

she rummaged through the freezer till she found a fruit juice. " This ought to do for the night!", she thought as

making sure the hinges didn't make the usual annoying sounds, she closed the door behind her before lo

olested for the day. You would be surprised because Tope had more to survive in her room for two weeks straight. Sh

ope ate half of the sliced bread, deciding to take the remaining later. When she finished chewing, she cleaned h

t she at least got to some level of education before she fled. She smiled at how well she had advanced, further t

a Chinese series which she was glued to. When she watched the last episode updated by the site, she looked at her account balance and broug

fore closing and hiding the journal. She prepared her things for the next da

aid her prayers, asking God for another day to not see the menace that plagued her peace, the man termed as her father!. She freshened up soon

iends, she could only be there for herself and that was exactly what she did. She sighed as she got out because she knew the whole family would be there. Nor

use came down tor breakfast before they went back to have their bathes. Tope took off her bag, hanging it

looked to see the woman who conceived her calling out her name. " Tope dear, your principal called me yest

ur final year, thats good baby, how come you didn't tell me?", Tammy asked, Tope rolling her eyes at her

eir phones, " so, I thought about your university, how about you and your dad go to live with your paternal gr

ontinued with her food, passing her mother an awkward smile, "she needed to speed up her plans. Despite the rag

r. "It's okay, I can walk!", Tope said to Tammy for the first time in two weeks, " alright then, I'll send you money to get a cab!", Tammy said before Tope nodded. T

a huge amount of money, "well, well, well!!", she sai