Breaking free

Chapter one

Layla's pov

I woke up to the sound of my alarm ,yawning,I went into the bathroom to perform ablution and take my bath..after bathing and performing my salat,I went into my siblings room to wake them up from sleep and prepare for school..around 6:30am I had already finished cooking breakfast for my family,I swept the house and did the dishes..my stepmother is asleep and will wake up around 12pm ...literally I do all the housework in my house because my stepmom dislikes me a lot and I don't know her reason behind her hatered for me.
After having our breakfast,mallam Ado our driver was already waiting for us in the car..
At the school gate I saw my best friend Meera standing by the gate obviously waiting for my arrival,we headed straight to the assembly ground ,me being the head girl and also a leader I have to make sure all students were at the assembly ground during assembly,After the assembly ,we went straight into our classes and our maths teacher arrived .....I'm very good in mathematics after about four hours of classes it was finally time for break ,we headed straight to the school cafeteria to buy some food for us to eat..meera suddenly asked me..How are you doing?obviously am alive and healthy I answered ,meera is the only one that knows the way my stepmother maltreats me at home after my siblings of course.my father usually travels from one business meetings to another.After my mother's death my father did not take it too well and have been working his head of ,to the extent he no long stays at home ,but sends monthly fees to aunty for food and other necessities..are you okay Layla,meera tapped my shoulder bring me back to reality,and I smile and quietly change the subject because I know my best friend ,we can spend our entire break time talking,have you heard the Waec timetable is out? an excited meera asked me and I said no,let's go to the school's library and check,after checking the timetable we went into the principal office and informed him about the timetable he asked us to print for every one in the class,after the break was over ,each student went back to their classes.

Alhamdulillah..so this is the first chapter ..how was it..like and comment.Until then bye