DEMONS YOU MADE

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Valerie.

I sat on my bed thinking of my relationship with my sister. Dave was right ...what if she had died? Would I just be noticing it now? 

We were pretty much close when we were younger. We did everything together. It was in my first year in senior high that everything changed. Something bad happened to me and even Nessa wasn't there for me at that time and it hurts so badly. I wasn't surprised when mom didn't notice, Mom's favourite was always Nessa, though she never said it but she made it really obvious.

I remember one fateful day when we were about seven or so. Dad bought me and Nessa two pretty dolls. Nessa said she didn't like her own and wanted mine. I didn't give her and she kept on crying. She later told mom and y'know what mom did? She gave Nessa my doll. There wasn't much difference between the dolls but she just wanted mine and she got it anyways. Mom claimed that I wasn't doing well in my academics so I wasn't going to get any. That was so unfair. I remember crying my eyes out but that wasn't where the hatred started. It was just where the doubts began.

The event that made everything so different. That I have nightmares about till date. It's because if a certain Kofi. So let me explain.

Kofi was my sister's boyfriend in high school when we were in jss 2. He was also our senior, he was in SS 2. Imagine the age difference.

They dated for a while and then the guy started showing interest in me when we were in jss 3 even though he was still dating my sister. I didn't like him because he was a player. I knew this ..everyone did..well except Nessa. I don't know if she knew or she just pretended not to.

One fateful day....
I was in the empty music room singing my heart's out when he came in. We were both in the music club and we were made to partner for the school's club week event.

We were singing at first when he told me I sounded like a screaming banshee. I was angry at first but I knew he was just trying to get to me. I knew he hated me but I couldn't care less.

One day while we were practicing alone, he began touching me inappropriately. I slapped him and told him I'd report to my sister. He just laughed and said I would regret it. That no one has ever rejected him and he wasn't one to accommodate rejection well. It scared me a bit but I didn't think too much about it until when the deed happened.

I can never forget that day no matter how hard I tried. Kofi kidnapped me when I was returning home from school. I didn't go with Nessa that day because she left me to go home with her other popular friends. At times, I think it was a set up. Maybe he planned it with Nessa ..ion know.

He took me to a dark room and raped me continuously ...I couldn't do anything because he was stronger. For one week, he continued his wicked act until one day I mustered courage. He tried raping me but I skilfully snatched the gun from his hand and shot him on his left shoulder. I stood up and ran out of the building while he was groaning in pain. His men began their chase. They began firing gunshots at me to stop me from running.

That was when I saw a light. It sounded like a police siren so I tried running to them. But I felt a hand pull me back. ...it was Kofi. I don't know how he caught up with me. But he strangled me. I was choking badly and I was crying painfully. He let me go and was dragging me back to the empty warehouse when I kicked him on his groin. He fell down and so did his gun. This time I picked it up. I remember how my fingers trembled as I held the gun. The tears kept flowing from my eyes but I had to put an end to this. So I shot him continuously till I realised the bullet had finished. The police arrived and took the gun from me. They took me into their van to the hospital.