07/11/2023
NEW STORY ALERT
~~ MY NAME IS DERA ~~
CHAPTER 1
Why did you come back when you're not done selling all these oranges Dera? Tracy asked looking mean.
But mummy, there is no market today and I managed to sell only five oranges. I came back because I am hung..
A slap swept through Dera's face keeping the words from coming out. And the oranges fell from the tray she was carrying.
Tears ran down the cheeks of Dera as she bent down and started picking up the oranges one after the other. And wiping her eyes with the other hand.
If you don't sell all of it no food for you. Don't even step foot into this house till you finish selling all of it Tracy said and walked back into the house.
Dera placed the tray on her head and left the house in tears. She began to wonder why the woman she calls mother always maltreat her and not her siblings.
Many years ago, Tracy had gotten married to Kennedy. They couldn't give birth to any child for 2 years. They went from one church to another seeking for the fruit of the womb. On one peculiar night, Kennedy and Tracy were coming back from night service in their quest to get a baby. Kennedy saw a basin with weird design by the side of the road as they walked home. He pointed at the basin showing it to Tracy who got scared because it was late. As they got closer, they heard the cry of a baby. Kennedy looked and saw a baby wrapped perfectly inside the basin. No one was coming at that moment so he immediately carried the baby and told Tracy that God had finally decided to answer their prayers.
The couples cherished the baby and called her Dera. Two years later, Tracy took in and gave birth to a baby girl. She called her Cynthia. Two years after again , Tracy took in and gave birth to male child. She called him Ryan.
Ever since Tracy gave birth to Ryan, her attitude towards Dera changed immediately. She started maltreating Dera like she was a serving girl.
Dera now at the age of 10
