CHAPTER ONE

Title: I AM ANNAH

It's past 5am. Quiet asleep and breathing evenly. It's cold outside as the wind blows through her window. "Hmmmmm", she makes while asleep.

flashback:

"Dad, dad, dad, no please stop! you are hurting me. Mum, mum". I begin to yell as tears keep dripping from my eyes.

"You such a useless girl, shut up " Dad yells. I am running for my dear life from dad whips as I find myself rush through the streets at night. "Come back here". Dad yells again and keep chasing after me. A sound screeching. "Oh no!, dad be careful". I yell as I watch the big bus knocks dad down. "No!, dad, dad". I run back and find him in cold blood . I wheep so bad. The bus was gone

Present

"Annah, Annah, wake up!". I scream as mum finds me wheeping so bad. " What's wrong Annah?".

"Mum, I had a terrible night mare again, it's dad". I say as tears keep rolling down my eyes. "I wish I could stop the bus. It wasn't my fault mum, it wasn't my fault I promise" I try so hard to catch my breathe as tears keep rolling down my eyes. " Dad has never believed in me. He hated me so much. I am trying so hard with school and doing odd job mum. I promise I can push through. I know we try so hard to afford for my classes at Cutenberg but certainly things are going to be fine". I keep crying as mum pats my back as I lay on her chest.

" it's ok Annah, stop crying. Everything will be alright. Just do your best and I promise to do mine. I know it wasn't your fault the accident happened. Oh! how I miss your father so much. Wish things didn't turn out to be this way. Remember you the only one I got. So please have more of faith and hope, we going to be fine and you will pursue your dream as a nurse okay. We might be poor but thing will be fine eventually ".

I nod as I listen to mum's even breathing as she tries so hard to withdraw her tears. But I know she is hurting

"Okay mum".

It's past 6:30am. I can't sleep no more. I wake up and clean up the house. I look up to the loop holes in our corridor. My heart is heavy inside. Suddenly I smell mum's most delicious fries in the kitchen. "Mmmmm" fried pancakes. How I love them so much. So I join her as we finish up and then sit down to eat. I love mum . She is all I got and one day I will make her proud. I say this deep within me as I stare at her while we eat.