EPISODE 2
I couldn't stand the pace when my classmates ignored me because of what Anna told them I was doing – she told them I was bed-wetting.
"How will I face this?" " I asked myself with my face buried in my hands." How would I condone this?"
No one could come close to me, I was like a pin at the bottom of a river.
Instantly, a teacher Mrs. Seyi came in and started teaching about personal hygiene.
Her class was always fascinating, so I listened carefully to what she was teaching.
Directly, she said " There are some students here that are still bed-wetting"
My heart plummeted inside my belly immediately after she said that.
Everyone's eyes were on me.
They laughed and I felt like crying.
"Why are you all looking at Mezuo?" Mrs. Seyi asked.
She got no response.
"Mezuo, are you still bed-wetting?" She asked me.
I was lost for words. I couldn't say anything because I was abashed.
"Yes, she bed-wets, her dad told me so," Anna said. "He also showed me her bed".
The class burst into laughter.
I was shattered in the heart and tears welled up in my eyes.
"Shut up! You all" Mrs. Seyi roared.
"Mezuo, how old are you?" Mrs. Seyi queried me.
"I'm twelve" I replied with a sad tone.
"It's a phase dear, some adults do bed-wet" she consoled me.
"She is going through a lot, don't make jest of her" she added and continued her lectures.
I was a bit relieved when Mrs. Seyi comforted me because I felt suicidal – I wanted to put an end to these mockeries and hearing her words changed my mind.
When the school dismisses, I ran home immediately because I didn't want to be bullied.
I saw my mom and dad fighting in the compound with people surrounding me when I got to the house.
Knowing fully well that a bad tree does not yield good apples.
People were watching them disgracing themselves.
I was down in the dumps and had to run back because I will be beaten to a stupor if seen by my dad.
I went under a tree scribbling my pains and sufferings on paper.
I stayed there till evening so that my parents would stop fighting like cat and dog and cool off.
I headed home at 6:00 pm that day.
When I got home, I saw my mom's eyes black with her clothes and hair unkempt.
I walked up to her as she was sobbing uncontrollably.
"What happened to you, mama," I asked her feignedly.
Mama stood up immediately and carried a bucket beside her and pour it on me.
She poured it directly into my eyes.
Dad came out immediately and stripped me naked.
My eyes were gloomy – I couldn't see.
Ojukwu applied a freshly pounded pepper on my vagina and flogged me endlessly.
To be continued...
