"My daughter?; I'm so sorry? I never meant to leave you in the first place? It's just that I had no choice, please forgive me?
Brinley tremble as she Wake up from the same occuring dream.
Ever since she was seventeenth
,she has been having the same dream about seeing her parents.
Even thou she doesn't know her parents or haven't seen them,but her wish was to spend a Christmas with them.
She got up from the bed and check the calendar? "It was just November... One month to go before Christmas.! She needed to find her parents before Christmas Eve
Brinley went to take her shower after she was done, she cleaned her body and wore her clothes.
She went to the sitting room to start her money chores, "although she woke up around three, she needed to be done with her house chores before seven o. Clock.
"'brinley you had already woken up""? "" How was your night?
"Zoey!! Brinley only friend in the orphanage ask,... as she approach brinley who was already moping the floor.
""zoey you know.... Madam
Alora
very well, if I don't wake up on time and do our ritual given to us on time, we will be chased out of the ophanage, and I don't want that to happen??
I need to be at my work place before seven?
Brinley utter as zoey nodded her head in agreement? Okay? She utter as she exhaled.
"But you're stressing your self too much,? you need to rest., Don't worry I'm fine.
"With that ; brinley cleaned the floor, wash, iron and cook before heading out of the ophanage.
She trick to her work place and exit the entrance as she entered inside the cafeteria.
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Brinley; a girl of seventeen years who was abondone by her parents? Thou she didn't know why they left her, but she have the urge to find them and be with them.
All through her lives , she has been leaving in the orphanage? The only thing left by her parents was a necklace.
So she has decided to look for her parents in american, because where the
Orphanage is located is in village.
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She has to go to the city find her parents? So her aims now was to.... "Look for money? Atleast hundred thousand before she could leave in search of her parents.
She work in a small shop were she sold tea and coffee with her boss.
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Brinley enter the shop as she found customer already waiting?
'"good morning? She greeted them on her ways before putting on her work attire.
""why are you coming by this time?? Her boss ask immediately as he spotted her.
Do you know what's the time, her boss shriek as she give a puppy face? Shuddering in fear
I'm sorry sir? This won't happen again? Please forgive me? She spoke in a low tone as she headed in for work.
""she prepared and Serve customer who was waiting patiently., "Please give me coffee?
A young winkle face looking old men who seems to be on his 70 utter as she prepared his coffee and give it to him.
Time went on until it finally reach
6 o clock
brinley exhaled as she tidy up the shop before going to met his boss.
She stood in front of him, waiting for him to noticed her present...but that never happens as he was so engrossed on his phone.
""sir, she finally utter as she pulling his attention.
I'm done for today... I'll be going home.
She shrugged waiting for him to reply..as he kept muttered for a while before speaking what was in his mind.
""brinley"! I'm sorry but you can't continue working in my shop? I can't have a idle person around me? You're too slow and you don't attract many customers.
He utter as her countenance suddenly Change? She wanted to cry at that moment but she can't as she held it inside her.
""sir... Please? I promise I'll start improving? I'll be going early and I'll bring more customers! Please sir? Reconsider your decision., She suddered as he sighed and went inside his office and brought out a bundle of money.
"" Here,.. here's your money for the three months you've been working for me. He trash the money in the ground as it scattered.
Brinley gently picked it up and arranged the money?
""but sir? This is just twenty thousand naira. It hasn't reached the limit of money we agreed upon?
Brinley utter as he looked at her disgustingly, this is the amount of money you've work for? Brinley eyeid him annoyingly!,. She wanted to slap him but she can't.
She's just a poor orphanage girl,who was trying to survive.
She kindly walk away with tears in her eyes, she needed atleast hundred thousand..... Before she could go to new american and look for her parents?
Her aims was to find them before Christmas.
After Long treck of about one hour? She finally reached the orphanage.
She opened the gate and walked some hallways before finally getting to her quarters.
She entered inside the room and saw her
Godmother
with Zoe and one other girl who hated her with passion.
Good evening ma'am? She greeted with her head bowed?. They usually do that . ..is a way of showing respect
Where are you coming from? She ask as she replied her.....
"I'm coming from work?, So can you explain where you got this money from.
Miss
Alora
utter as she brought out the money! I was told you took it from me....is that true.
Is my money, I had been saving it since? She shrugged as "Emma! Stood in front of miss Emily.
"Ma'am I saw her stealing the money, it's isn't hers, but stolen money. Emma rasped in as she was frozen for a moment.
Unable to retreat what she has heard. Ma'am, she's lying..... It's the little money I had been saving since.
""you're still lying instead of you to admit to your mistake? You're here blabbering your mouth!! Pack your luggage and leave my house.
I can't have a thief under my roof.
"I found you; took you In, gave you food and shelter but you decided to pay me with evil? I think is time for you to leave.
Brinley kneel down pleading with tears all over her face. I did really stole it, it was my money.
Boys take her out of the compound?.
They struggle and jerk her up with forced heading outside the gate as they throw her roughly on the ground.
Brinley gently cleaned her tears and carried her polythene which contains her little clothes.
It was just twenty thousand naira she had, how will it reach her do anything she wants. And to think of it, it's getting dark already.
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