Shattered

Twenty

Stop to think...

Just a moment

How your life would have been...

If you hadn't met him...

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Time and time again, I find myself asking this question. Even as I write, I'm yet to find out the answer to that question.

Of all the men in the entire universe...

Why you?

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I opened my eyes and groaned. My head was throbbing like something had clobbered me over the head.

What happened? I asked myself.

I looked around and saw it was dark outside and I was in an unfamiliar place. The walls were painted pink in color and the ceiling had this fascinating ceiling. It looked like tiles but I wasn't sure.

I was lying on a very soft bed with roses on it.

Weird, I'm not in some kind of fantasy land right? This will probably be called, Nuella in wonderland.

I chuckled slightly at my pathetic joke and winced. I looked around and still, nothing seemed to make sense.

I continued my inspection of the room. Nothing was interesting in this room except the television that was turned on and probably muted because I couldn't hear the volume of the television.

The room was small and looked shabby with lots of clothes casually thrown aside. I tried standing up but I felt woozy so I placed my hands on the wall to steady myself.

After a few minutes, I felt like I could walk on my own again, I proceeded to unlock the door.

Maybe I was just a sucker for bad things because I was surprised when the doorknob turned and it opened.

I trudged into a small passage and heard a noise within the area. I tiptoed, for all I knew I may have been kidnapped. I poked my head into the open door and saw...

"Zinny?" I called out loud, not trying to hide the surprise evident in my voice.

She turned and stared at me surprised. "You're awake."

I nodded and she came towards me, "Where is this place and what am I doing here?"

She gave me an odd look, "You don't remember?"

I stared at her curiously, "Remember what?"

"Your dad?"

The single word was enough to make my heart fill up with hatred and anger as I suddenly remembered what had happened before I had passed out.

He had been strangling me? Even when I couldn't breathe he still...he wanted to kill me? He had threatened to kill me...mom and my brother.

Suddenly, I couldn't breathe. It was like I was in the shop all over again, being strangled to death.

"Ella, breathe!" I heard Zinny's voice faintly. It sounded so far away.

I took a deep breath and I looked around quietly, gradually coming back to my normal self.

"Sit." I was gradually lowered onto a kitchen chair with the help of Zinny.

"What is wrong with you?" She asked. I could see the concern in her eyes.

"I'm fine just tell me where this place is and how I got here," I said quietly.

She groaned. "You passed out and coincidentally, I was coming to your shop because I wanted to know how you're doing. Your mom asked me to go with you when you woke up looking disoriented and screaming when you saw your father."

"Where is this place?" I asked again. The room was small, there was no sitting room just the tiny passage that led to the kitchen and the balcony where I saw the open door of the bathroom.

I saw her scratch her head nervously. "Uhm...this place is just your temporary home till your mom arranges for you to leave to Lagos."

I glared at her suspiciously, "Zinny, where have you brought me?"

"Mii...btgrd...lofhhj."

I glared at her. She was muttering and I couldn't hear her at all.
"Speak up!"

"It's a lodge," she muttered.

"What lodge?" I eyed her. Zinny wasn't in school at least none that I know of.

"My brother's lodge," she muttered.

"Did you tell my mom I'm coming to your brother's place?" I asked eying her suspiciously.

She frowned, "My brother traveled. Besides your mom said you won't stay there for more than three days."

I nodded. "Alright."

Suddenly, I remembered something. I haven't heard from Chika since this whole fiasco and if I recall correctly, Zinny's brother is schooling in Owerri so that means I'm in Owerri now.

"Where is my phone?" I asked her looking around.

"Your dad broke it when your mom and he were fighting in the shop. She wanted to take you away but he refused," Zinny replied quietly.

What is wrong with that man?!

"Why wasn't I taken to my sisters?" I asked.

"They traveled and they said you couldn't come," She replied.

I felt so sad. I couldn't call anyone without my phone not even my mom and I was to be here for how long exactly? I didn't want to be here if I haven't spoken with Chika.

Before I opened my mouth to ask for her phone, there was a knock on the door.

"I wonder who that could be," I heard Zinny mutter as she headed towards the door.

She pulled open the door to reveal...

Just great! Talk about complications!

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A/N: I wonder who opened the door?

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