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BATTLE FOR LIFE
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I blinked as I regained consciousness. I had hit my head hard, or had someone hit me? Then I realised I was holding a bloody knife in my hand. Fear gripped me, my heart skipping hard. I looked around me and observed I was in the middle of a dark forest, I could only see this as the moon was shining brightly. I couldn't recall what had happened to me, my memory blurred with vision of a man covered in blood, gushing from an opening in his abdomen and from his head. I screamed out in horror as the picture became realistic, I moved back with shaking legs until I was stopped by a wall. Thinking it was a tree, I quickly turned myself in its direction and to my horror, there stood the man I thought I had killed. I cried out again and started running in a direction I had no idea about. Hot tears streamed down my cheeks, fresh energy and determination seeped through me I thought of my life, my parents and my siblings. " I can't die now", I kept reminating this in my mind as my weak legs carried me to a destination I couldn't decipher.
I kept on running and running until my legs ran out of energy, I dropped to the dirty forestland and wept bitterly.
" How had I gotten myself into this". I looked around me abruptly as I heard something or someone moved. I tried to get back on my feet, but my legs gave up, whooping down to the dirty grasses, the heavy movement got nearer and my chest heaved in and out in utmost fear. I was scared of dying, I was too young to die. I just didn't want to accept this fate.
" Maybe, this is my fate", I thought as I tried to crawl back, but was too late as a hot slap landed on me from behind, I cried out in pain and looked in his direction. There stood my nightmare, the man who had destroyed every bit of happiness God has allocated to me, the man who shattered my dreams and ambitions, the man who made me vision less. Anger surped through me, I was angry at him for ruining my life, I was angry at myself for being so weak, I hated this weakness. I was still having these thoughts, when I felt myself being dragged by my hair, along the rough surface of the forestland, I felt pain but I didn't cry. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of seeing me in that state. As if observing my reactions, he stopped and kicked me in my stomach, I bit my lip in pain and anger as tears forced out of my eyes, he chuckled as he saw my tears.
" what do you want?!!, haven't you had enough of me?!!, what exactly have I done to deserve this from you?!!" I shouted back at him. He looked suprised by my words but within the span of a minute, a frown replaced the suprise, right there and then, I knew I was doomed. My heart and mind became alert as I saw his facial expression, it was too familiar. I tried to run, but I couldn't, I sighed out and resigned to fate. I knew exactly what will happen and prepared myself for the worst. My clothes were shredded to pieces and my pride was taken all over again, I wept, screamed and shouted in agony but no one was of reach. Tired of everything, my eyes silently gave in to darkness as I heard the man shouted out an abusive word before being pushed off me.
Everything was black, my eyes remained closed no matter how many times I tried opening them, I couldn't move my hands and legs but I could hear people talking and chatting. " Am I dead" I thought. Before I could ascertain my situation, I felt two warm hands engulf mine, owning to past experiences, I flinched and the person quickly removed his or her hands. " She should come around very soon "another voice...
I blinked as I regained consciousness. I had hit my head hard, or had someone hit me? Then I realised I was holding a bloody knife in my hand. Fear gripped me, my heart skipping hard. I looked around me and observed I was in the middle of a dark forest, I could only see this as the moon was shining brightly. I couldn't recall what had happened to me, my memory blurred with vision of a man covered in blood, gushing from an opening in his abdomen and from his head. I screamed out in horror as the picture became realistic, I moved back with shaking legs until I was stopped by a wall. Thinking it was a tree, I quickly turned myself in its direction and to my horror, there stood the man I thought I had killed. I cried out again and started running in a direction I had no idea about. Hot tears streamed down my cheeks, fresh energy and determination seeped through me I thought of my life, my parents and my siblings. " I can't die now", I kept reminating this in my mind as my weak legs carried me to a destination I couldn't decipher.
I kept on running and running until my legs ran out of energy, I dropped to the dirty forestland and wept bitterly.
" How had I gotten myself into this". I looked around me abruptly as I heard something or someone moved. I tried to get back on my feet, but my legs gave up, whooping down to the dirty grasses, the heavy movement got nearer and my chest heaved in and out in utmost fear. I was scared of dying, I was too young to die. I just didn't want to accept this fate.
" Maybe, this is my fate", I thought as I tried to crawl back, but was too late as a hot slap landed on me from behind, I cried out in pain and looked in his direction. There stood my nightmare, the man who had destroyed every bit of happiness God has allocated to me, the man who shattered my dreams and ambitions, the man who made me vision less. Anger surped through me, I was angry at him for ruining my life, I was angry at myself for being so weak, I hated this weakness. I was still having these thoughts, when I felt myself being dragged by my hair, along the rough surface of the forestland, I felt pain but I didn't cry. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of seeing me in that state. As if observing my reactions, he stopped and kicked me in my stomach, I bit my lip in pain and anger as tears forced out of my eyes, he chuckled as he saw my tears.
" what do you want?!!, haven't you had enough of me?!!, what exactly have I done to deserve this from you?!!" I shouted back at him. He looked suprised by my words but within the span of a minute, a frown replaced the suprise, right there and then, I knew I was doomed. My heart and mind became alert as I saw his facial expression, it was too familiar. I tried to run, but I couldn't, I sighed out and resigned to fate. I knew exactly what will happen and prepared myself for the worst. My clothes were shredded to pieces and my pride was taken all over again, I wept, screamed and shouted in agony but no one was of reach. Tired of everything, my eyes silently gave in to darkness as I heard the man shouted out an abusive word before being pushed off me.
Everything was black, my eyes remained closed no matter how many times I tried opening them, I couldn't move my hands and legs but I could hear people talking and chatting. " Am I dead" I thought. Before I could ascertain my situation, I felt two warm hands engulf mine, owning to past experiences, I flinched and the person quickly removed his or her hands. " She should come around very soon "another voice...
