OH,Victoria!!!

Chapter 2

Things started to get complicated,Mabel's family was struggling financially and all fingers were pointed to young Sweetie as the cause of the problem. Mabel's old school mate who had become a lawyer convinced them to send Mr.Phil to court and to report him to social welfare. The lawyer,Jayne promised to help them win the case. So,they did all that was required and an official date was set to judge the case. A random person will ask how people who were struggling financially were able to raise money to send a person to court...well it's still a mistery to me too,lol.
Finally,the date was due to judge the case between the two families,but before that,a sample of the child's blood was taken to see if the child's blood matches with the dads,it was a court procedure. At the courtroom,both sides were heard and nonetheless Mabel and her family won the case,Mr.Phil was asked to compensate Mabel and her family at a fixed amount and he was also made to take responsibility of the child and provide monthly money for the child's upkeep.
oh and The court ordered for the child to use her paternal families name.she was named Victoria Obaa Yaa Addae.up to date ,people still referred to her as Sweetie.
             Victoria was sent to an international school "Leaders international school."She won the hearts of the teachers and students,pertaining to how smart and intelligent she was.she excelled in all subjects but maths.she mostly had an average in maths.Her colleagues brought difficult assignments to her and she helped them without hesitation.she competed for her school at any quiz competition and they always took the first or second positions.Back at home,she received lots of gifts from the people in her vicinity because of how hardworking and obedient she was.
        Sooner than expected,Victoria's woes began surfacing. The good things people said about her got in her head and she started acting proud.she could go out without asking for permission from her grandma. Those times,Mabel was very busy with work so she left Victoria in the care of her mum anytime she was going to work. One gloomy afternoon,Victoria as usual was patrolling the environment without her grandmas permission,she was with some group of girls and they were heading to the local market to get cute outfits. Just when they were about to cross at a T-Junction, a black BMW sports car knocked Victoria,she came sprawling on the floor in a pool of blood. Just when the driver attempted to escape,the few witnesses surrounded her car and asked that Victoria was sent to the hospital.The girls She was with were too scared so they abandoned Victoria and left for their respective homes.At the hospital,she received several injections and  the woman foot all the bills.Victoria headed to the phone booth and narrated all that happened to her grandmother.The no-nonsense old woman rained insults on her and asked her never to do that again. A few hours later,Mrs.Brown,Victoria's grandmother came to the hospital,all necessities were done and Victoria was discharged.
            Victoria sprained her shoulder and elbow so she was in a plaster of Paris (P.O.P). When Mabel got home,she was told about what happened to her daughter.
     Oh Victoria!!she exclaimed ,before anyone could stop her,she had run a hot slap across Victoria's face.she reprimanded her and asked her to swallow the tears. This made her cry the more because never had her mommy raised her hands at her before,she vowed never to do anything bad again. The wound died after sometime,but nevertheless,it left her with a scar to remember.
               After this incident,Victoria grew stubborn the more and was forced to quit school, because,her family couldn't stand the disgrace anymore.by then she was at age 13 and was in grade 6(class 6). She was forced to go and live with her paternal grandmother,Mrs.Addae,who already disliked her.
          OH Victoria!OH Victoria,my life is like a story...she sang in her head.
         She realize there was nothing she could do,so,she accepted her fate and was ready for the challenges ahead.
          With all this happenings,there was only one friend she confided in.Her name was Adelaide,her best friend. They did everything together and they almost looked alike. They relied on each other whenever there was a problem.one time,Adelaide mastered courage and told her friend that she was attracted to both girls and boys.she was a bisexual. Victoria was very happy because she felt her friend trusted her so much to tell her something big like this.
            Victoria rushes to Adelaide's house and told her that her parents have made preparations for her to go and live with her paternal grandmother.They all shed  tears Because they foresaw that something bad might happen.Adelaide have her friend a peck on the cheek and asked her to be strong no matter what.She also promised to send her letters.apart from them being bestfriends,they also celebrated the same birthday.And,it was a month more to their birthday,December 4th.
                 Vicky!!Vicky!..Mabel called out. You are wasting your own time,stop shedding crocodile tears and pack your stuffs .its getting late we have to send you to grandmas house before the sun goes down.
              Victoria hissed and murmured something.she took her luggage outside and told her mother she was ready.one look at her daughter and Mabel burst out laughing.
         Mummy,what is funny?Victoria questioned
             Mabel told Victoria not to worry and assured her that she will come for her when she was done with grade 9(form3).
          They got to the Addae residence at 3:30pm. As usual there was a cold reception from Mrs.Addae.she asked a young girl Hanna to show Victoria to the room.
             She had to give the adults some privacy to talk so she left with Hanna,her new found friend .While they were talking,she got to know Hanna was a househelp in the house.
            Victoria came back and realized her mom has left without saying a goodbye to her.she burst into uncontrollable tears. Suddenly,she was startled by a cold water splashing on her face.she rose her head and realized it was her own grandmother Mrs.Linda Oboshie Addae.
         OH!Victoria...are you going to survive?she rhetorically asked herself