Love in Bondage

ill go to anyone that opposes me.

d come and gone already and the f

was the only food they would get for the rest of the day, so they struggled;

g his legs and cracking his knuckles. He had marked ou

ka barked with

tion like this and you're talking nons

th a big heart; the generous strict person that acted like a mother. Coupled with that, though she was sixteen, she ha

speech." Phi

head at Phil

ght. How could he be so

aring at her and she st

" Philip sneered,

confused at

Naeto,who was sitted beside

she had spo

ide Naeto, quickly warned as Philip made to

ology, she was not sure. Not like she was afraid o

rytime." Aisha replied, reassuringly,"Besides,

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ver her natural cornrows, "I've always wanted to try c

bawo? My parents would disown

r at their spot, talking quietly. It had been 5 days since Tobi was taken away. Two others had also bee

ate that awaited all of them made he

nt to lose this hair eh?" s

isha joked, "I'm not even bothered ab

es to be precise,with black attac

sced, "Big braids, either black and pink or just plain black or plain purple or blue o

ttered, a slight

m. He glared at her then reached out to pull one of he

their easy rapport; they had been friends already long

shed down her head slightly then turned it sideways. His fingers linger

around the room befor

wo weeks old.

dy be writing exams

ed in ag

o added, a sad s

d then oohed "Oh, I

your WAEC, right

against the wall, "No,

l staye

I think people do it or you'l

tten in Nigeria to gain admiss

oing back home."

nd Aisha stared, shocked at the impu

home. Are you going to kil

tered, his shocked

r Jean trouser pocket. She was blessed that her captors had no

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something to her; it was alm

the Divine Mercy prayer. They rarely said it ba

ful passion, have mercy on

e "Body and Blood, soul and

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?" she asked when she looked up and not

Aisha laughed as she stood up then gave a quick wav

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d time and brought out another property

Ro

ira

s eyes still on her and she felt shy. She shrugged it off. She didn't kn

of MARY, the Mother of GOD, they needed her perpetual assistance and inte

ed, after watching her make the sign of

oked a

sary?" she asked, taking a

00

olic and his father a Pentecostal and that he didn't attend e

d that v

some of

t felt good to have a partner, someone she could relate with. She had hope that th