My Dreams and Discomfort

I was a very smart, intelligent, beautiful, gorgeous girl when I was young.

At the age of 15 all stages of puberty were history to me as I had passed every single one of them. I was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Narciss who were both custom officers. Mr. Narciss was also a Sorum Bank Manager. This, however, made my step-brothers hate me being the only girl in the house.I got to know later the reason they hated me was because of all the love that Mr. Narciss and Mrs. Narciss showed me.Within my 2 weeks stay with them I had already gotten some admission letters and before I knew it i was already in The one and only.....

The Wealthiest...…

The Finest......…

The best educational sector....

In Nigeria, BLAZERS COLLEGE!! Blazers had always been my most fantasized school. I was hoping that I would find myself here, but based on my parents lack I couldn't. Let me hint you on my parents lack.

My parents weren't even close to being needy not to talk of being poor. When I say lack, I mean lack of a son. My mom and dad always fought, because she wanted a girl and he wanted a boy. But when I came along my father was over joyous on seeing how beautiful and gorgeous I was.That didn't sit well with my mum because he never wanted a girl and now he see me he is all over me.She went on ranting and ranting until my dad had enough.When they got home my dad dropped me in his room, went out and gave my mum a befitting beating till she bled and after that he threw her out.The next day my dad went out to bring my mum in only to meet police officers who beat him, bundled him up and drove him straight to the police station.By the time I was 10 years old I became very inquisitive about the whereabouts of my father and my mum gradually explained to me what had happened that day and I decided to blame it all on my beauty. Discomfort 1! After ten years he just faced trial.Dad had been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment and even in pains he looked at me and blessed me.Because of that, I made a decision that cost me a lot.I ran away.And since then, I didn't hear from my mum again. Few weeks later she found me and you could say that she was really happy to see me.

Being a wealthy girl, I had also fantasized attending Blazers College.

I started attending the trail classes but I was immediately sent away never to return again.

It all started when a girl named Magenta walked up to me to compliment my beauty. Out of pride, I shouted at her saying that she was only jealous because she had a face full of acne.

The teacher corrected me but I was given penalty and that penalty was not favourable for me.Before she let me go she called ma and said,"Oyin(which was what my friends called me for short) your beauty is of God don't let the devil use it to punish you"

I had hissed very loudly and ran home.

On getting home I saw my mother on the floor dead. I screamed and hoped the neighbours would hear my cry and rush to the scene. Eventually they came but only to tell me that my mother was dead. I cried and cried and cried until I could not cry again.

A woman surprisingly came to meet me and offered to take me to an orphanage but I shouted at her in a rude manner. I could tell that the woman was shocked.

Aunt Mariam quickly came to carry me.

I lived with her for 4 whole years before she died.

On her death bed she called me and said "Oyin don't you ever let pride take over because it will cause you pain".

I didn't even care, I just walked out.

I was taken to an orphanage because there was no one to take care of me and I was a minor.

That was how I ended up with Mrs. Seun Narciss.

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So finding myself at Blazers College was a dream come true but it came with a price that I was forced to pay.