FREEDOM

chapter 9

"Am home!", Kent said as he closed the door behind him. He looks around but there was no one in the sitting room or the dining room. As he proceeds to his room,he hears a faint shout coming from Sasha's room.

Walking towards her room,he opens the door and behold,Elizabeth was with a long cane in her hands and Sasha had bruises all over her body. It seemed like she had fainted as she didn't move again.

" what are you doing beth?",Kent shouted. He runs towards her and picks up Sasha.

"What did you do to her?", Kent queried.

" I only taught her a lesson. I am her mother and I have every right to discipline her",Beth remarked.

"Really? Is this discipline?. Is beating a child for every mistake discipline?", Kent asked in a high pitched voice.

" yes it is Kent. Sasha disobeyed me today so I dealt with her. I don't see anything bad in that ",Elizabeth retorted.

" wow beth!wow". If anything happens to Sasha?Kent said as he drags Elizabeth out of the room." I will show you a side of me you will never want to see again. I promise! ",Kent remarked before closing the door on Elizabeth's face.

Kent goes to the toilet and removes the first aid kit from the medicine cabinet. He runs back to Sasha's side and he begins to apply antiseptic, hydrogen peroxide and penicillin to her wounds.

Tears rolled down Kent's eyes as he treated his daughter. " I should not have let this happen to you dear",Kent said in between sobs.

"Forgive me dear! Forgive me", Kent said as he clutches Sasha to his side.

The night went bye with tears. The stone's cottage remained silent. All that could be heard were the sounds crickets made,the chirping of the birds and the hooting of the owl.

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Three days passed away in a jiffy. Sasha's body had healed. Also, Kent had not been on speaking terms with Beth.

This action of his was paid dearly by Sasha,as every mistake of hers incurred her mother's wrath.

Elizabeth removed Sasha from her second school and decided that she will be home schooled. It didn't bother her because she felt she did not have anything to live for. She is forbidden to see her best friend, her friends from both schools and to top it all,she can't go out without her mum.

A knock on the door caught Sasha's attention." Sasha go open the door! ",Elizabeth shouted from her room." Alright mother", Sasha replied.

As she opens the door,she is shocked to see a an unfamiliar woman. She had a plastered smile. She wore a white shirt with blue pencil skirt and a blue jacket. "How may I help you mam?", Sasha asked.

" am miss Erica potter"the lady said."am here to see a Mrs Elizabeth stone". "Is she home?" The lady asked quizzically.

"Yes she is home!", Sasha said.

" you can come in",Sasha offered.
"Thank you dear", miss potter said with the same plastered smile.

" mum!sasha shouted. "Am coming,Elizabeth replied.

Within a minute,Elizabeth appeared in a pink and white maxi dress." Ooh miss potter you made it!",Elizabeth said with a smile.

She and miss potter hugged and Elizabeth sent Sasha to bring a cold drink for their guest. After serving the drink,Sasha proceeds to leave the room,but is stopped by her mum.

"Where do you think you are going?", Elizabeth asked.

" am going to my room mum,Sasha replied.
"No you are not dear!. This lady came here because of you!", Elizabeth indicated.

" why? ",Sasha asked concerned.

" well!she will become your home school teacher",Elizabeth remarked.

"Nice to meet you mam", Sasha said with a faint smile on her face.

" we will have fun together", miss potter said sounding overly excited.

"Well it is settled then. You will start tomorrow", Elizabeth said.

Miss potter did not stay very long. She left immediately after Elizabeth decided that she should start her job tomorrow.

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Hey guys. Thanks for following the journey of Sasha. This is not the end. Well, it is actually the end of Sasha's childhood. I promise the next chapter will be interesting. Keep reading and don't forget to vote.

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