Everyone Dies

Chapter Five

          "Come on now,for all we know this might be the last game we will play in this lifetime."Henry said urging us to play a game with him."What kind of game is it"Chika inquired curiously."I'm glad you asked it's just a simple game of truth."Henry replied with a smirk."let's just play,what's the worst that could happen."Chika asked with a smile.How can he even smile when he is going through so much pain.After the injury,Chika was unable to work on his own and the injury had been infected due to lack of treatment."Are you okay"I asked again staring at him."Stop asking me that now,I told you that I'm fine so just chill."he said faking a smile."Ok let's play" I said agreeing to play the game Henry had suggested."Okay I'll ask a question and we all have to answer honestly."he said as we both nodded in affirmation."So here goes,What is the most painful memory you have had and you're unable to forget."he asked with a grin as Chika and I stared at each other.This was something we had never dared to asked each other."I'll go first then"Henry continued with excitement written all over."I think this is it,this is the worst experience and memory I've had.You may not know this but I've really had everything I wanted.i didn't have to struggle much up until my parents became bankrupt"he said wearing a long face.But it was true though,just by looking at Henry you would tell that he was a spoilt brat,no a spoilt annoying,rich brat."You call that a painful memory,this is really nothing compared to what I've gone through."Chika teased as we Burt's into hysterical laughter."Okay Mr I've gone through a lot tell us your experience." Henry said sarcastically."Well I have so many bad experience in life but I think the worst of them all was when I stabbed my father to death."Chika said putting us in shock as our mouths drooped wide open in disbelief."You don't believe me right,I didn't do it on purpose neither did I enjoy doing it."he added as I managed to close my mouth."I know I should not pry or try to be too inquisitive about your live but just out of curiosity why did you do it"I asked politely with hope that he wouldn't feel offended.He was quiet for a while as he stared at the clouds with regret all over him."I got back from school one Monday afternoon and met my dad in the living room with a lady I knew wasn't my mum,there were bottles of alcohol on the table with some cigarette packs.The house was in terrible condition,the offensive smell and the smoke that filled the living room.He was so drunk he didn't even see me come in.I ran inside and hid in my room peeping through the small window when I saw my mum walk in,she couldn't control her anger so she bounced on the lady and started beating her while my father retained his position and just watched the drama.After receiving enough beating the lady ran off leaving my father and mother alone.After a while I heard my mum's voice, she was screaming for help as my dad sat on her,beating her to a pulp.That wasn't the first, second or third time my dad had hit my mum but that day was more severe,it was very obvious he wanted her dead.I couldn't just sit there and hide I knew if I didn't do anything I might loose my mum and I had already began to resent my dad.I didn't know what got into me,it felt like I was possessed by a demon as I ferociously stabbed him multiple times,until he was as stiff as a stature,my mum was in shock she screamed loudly alerting the neighbours as they rushed in.Their mouths dropped wide open as they met me with the knife in my hands,my father's blood all over me while he laid in his own pool of blood.No matter how hard I try,I can't get myself to forget what I did.Although everyone including the police said it was an act of self defence and since I was just 14,I wasn't really punished but I still consider myself a killer". Chika said as his eyes turned blood red,I could see the tears that formed in his eyes as it suddenly became watery."So what is your story?Chika asked faking a smile."Um where do I begin,my entire life is a painful existence and I started experiencing my own share of pain when I was four.When I would go to bed on an empty stomach while I watched my father spend the last penny on what he would call tombo bitters,action bitters and Pami.I dropped out of school in my nursery 3 to help my mum hawk on the streets.My mum and I were addressed as jack of all trade but master to none since there was no business we didn't do and there was nothing we didn't sell.It went on for years as I slowly lost interest in school since all my mates were four classes ahead of me already.My mum's last business was Kerosene,she would buy from the black market to sell in cheaper prize and amongst all it was more successful and we were happy until one night when my mum was outside pouring the kerosene into the containers then a man who was passing with a lamp fell down and his lamp flew right towards my mum.Next thing I saw was flames,my mother was lit up as she screamed for help.It was a really painful sight to behold,the man ran away leaving my mum to die while the villagers arrived when it was already too late since my mum was already roasted fish.As if that was not enough I had to watch them dump my mum in the forest because my father refused to bury her.Few years later, after my father had run out of money to drink he started selling me off to rich men in the village who were willing to have me for a night"I said my voice already shaking as tears fell from my eyes."What kind of man is he and why are all father's the worst"Chika said patting my shoulders."It continued for a very long period of time until when I saw my period.I remembered my mum telling me that once the blood comes you are now a woman and if any man touches you,you will get pregnant immediately.The fear of bringing a child into this world scared me,I wasn't ready to be a mother and definitely not out of wedlock so I ran away from home for some months hoping by the time I returned my father wouldn't sell me off anymore."I continued before noticing the tears on Henry eyes."Are you crying?"I asked in shock."What do you expect,your story is really touchy.Any one who doesn't cry after hearing this is very heartless."he yelled before we came together for a hug.We swore to always have each other back at all time.