BIANCA

Annie slumped on the arm chair in the corner of the bedroom.Everything happened so fast and she was finding it hard to comprehend it.

"You should be happy,Annie "Sandra spoke up as Annie turned to look at her.She was sitting on the edge of the bed, going through her phone.

Annie gazed at her inquisitively,she was oblivious of what she was trying to say.

"Adrian left here healthy and hearty,you...I mean,we should be happy",she said,seeing her curious gaze.

"Yeah but... something happened,he changed suddenly...I felt it!" she retorted, her thoughts racing a thousand miles.

"What do you mean?"she queried as dead silence reigned,causing her body to shake in fear;Annie felt the same way too.

She felt the strange woman's presence around them.She roamed her gaze around the room and then rested them on the frightened Sandra,their eyes locked.

"Is she here?"Sandra queried in mutters,in between breaths as she rolled her eyes in great fear.

Annie slowly nodded in affirmation and then a strong wind blew all over the room, throwing things around.

Sandra clenched the sheets tightly as she closed her eyes tightly, trying as much as she could not to move her body or make even the slightest noise.

Annie closed her eyes tightly,her body enveloped with strong,familiar feelings.She was very sure that it was no longer her imaginations;it was real.

Her mind was not paying games with her,the feelings were real and strong.

"Ganjes",Annie called out and then she was right before her.

Just like before,her long, black veil absorbed every light before she could she steal a look on her face.

She had always longed to know what she looked like but she could,the whole place would be enveloped with strange darkness.

Annie felt her hand on her shoulders and then moaned in sharp pains as her long, strong fingers found its way into her soft skin

She jerked when she heard her laught out loud strangely and then let go of her shoulders, pushing her down roughly.

Annie continued groaning in pains as she heard her footsteps,light slowly returning and her laughter echoing in her mind over and over again.

"Annie....,Annie", Sandra slowly called out as she opened her eyes slowly.Her vision was blurry at first but after a while she could see clearly.

"San...",her voice trailed off as her head ached badly.

"Sorry,Annie. You have to lie on the bed for comfortability",she suggested as she noticed the wounds on Annie's shoulders.

"Ouch!",she groaned in pains as Sandra touched her wounds.

"Sorry,Annie",she apologized as she retraced her hands and sighed deeply while Annie slowly nodded at her.

"Let me help you to the bed",she offered as she brought her hand forward while Annie placed her's on it .

"I will get the first aid kit later",she added as she helped Annie up.

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Sandra watched Annie slept soundly like she had never done in the past few years.

The pains on her shoulders were gone and her wounds had dried up like nothing really happened.

She went down memory lane;she had known Annie for only for four years and ever since then they had become more like soul sisters.

Annie's mother,Bianca was only twenty when she had her out of wedlock;she was just a victim of fake love.

She got married even before she had Annie but the marriage never worked out from the beginning;it was an arranged marriage.

Every effort to keep the four years marriage were in vain so they just had to go their separate ways, leaving Bianca and poor Annie in the streets because her family rejected her.

Bianca's last resort was grand mother, Catherine. She accommodated them and made sure they were fine.

A month later, Bianca got married again but Annie stayed back with her great grand mother because her mother's new husband did not want her.

After Catherine died,Annie had to go back to her mother, seeking for shelter and food but it did not end well.

Her step father raped her countless number of times, threatening to divorce her mother if she told anyone.

Annie complied,she didn't want to be the reason she and her mother would be thrown out in the streets.

Annie endured the cruel sexual abuse for two whole years. She finally opened up to her mother;she could not take it anymore.

To her greatest shock and dismay,Bianca threw her out to the streets without thinking twice....

She accused Annie of laying false allegations against her dear husband and warned her sternly never to come back to her life.

Annie left with no particular destination in mind,she had no one to run to.She had to sleep on the streets for a week,feeding from the little money she saved up while she was with her mother.

She found a job that offered free feeding and accomodation. She was glad that she finally had somewhere to rest her head,feed on good foods and also save up money from her salary

She was mistaken,it was another nightmare in her life.It was a brothel and they were paid to offer sex services to men.

Their movements were monitored and there was no going back because no one was allowed to leave.

Annie worked at the brothel against her will for one whole year and finally,on a lucky day, she sneaker out of the brothel and ran as fast as her weak legs could carry her .

She was exhausted from all the dark side life had already shown her and she regretted her existence.

She stopped when she was very sure that no one would find her and took shelter under an oak tree,planted on the road side.

She laid down,using her hands as support for her head. Tear rolled down her eyes as she recalled everything she had been through in life.

There was only one root cause of her misery and pains; BIANCA!