I sat down on the only green couch in our living room fiddling with my phone, searching for the best app to write my poem. I love writing. I'm a poet. I've written a lot of poems in my poetsbook as I do call it.

It was one of my random now close friend that told me about publishing my poems online,I met on my way to the library to get some books to read. We both came for a particular book,the libary only as one copy according to what the book keeper told us.

I remembered when we both ran to get the book first,of course he is a guy and has that man power so he got the book. I was clearly annoyed and it was all over my face. "You've got no respect for ladies" I said when he holded the book to his chest."Really I've been hell bent looking for this book,since months ago"he said with his eyes brow raised.

After giving him my deadly stares and blocking his way,he finally agreed for us to read the book together. We settled down read the book and share our thoughts. We got so well together immediately and I was comfortable,he is also a poet and story writer also.

We exchanged contacts,I wrote his number on the book I brought with me,I was too shy to bring out my phone due to the bad shape it was, it's ready to go back to factory.

I remembered the look on his face when he saw me writing down his number on paper. I quickly saved myself "It's at home i'm charging it".

I ran out of the libary when I saw I was already late,he was trying to say something when I told him we will talk on phone and I left.

I got home to meet my raging mother passing aggression to my younger sister. My mother has always been like that, always harsh on us, saying we were the cause of her misfortune.

I stopped on my track when I heard my name. I turned back to face the lion herself.

"Where are you coming from???" She asked in a high pitched voice. I wonder what juliet did that provoke her. I searched my younger sister's eye to check if anything is wrong but it was filled with tears.

"Have you gotten deaf and dumb?".

"I went to the library" I said in a low voice.

"Oh you went to the library you are twenty years old and useless isn't it?,check out other girls of your age and see how they are fairing. At twenty you are supposed to be working and not sit down at home looking like a castrated cow. Go get something to do useless bitch!!!" She raged looked at me and my sister with dreadful eyes and left the living room.

My eyes sting not wanting to cry in the front of my seventeen years old sister,I was so lost in my thoughts when I felt a hand hugging me and crying,I looked down to see my baby sister and the tear I was trying to hold came down freely.

"It's okay,it will be fine Julie,it will" I said patting her.

I removed her face from my chest, staring down at her beautiful red face she was hiccupping,I have to pat her chest slightly and take her to sit down brought water for her.

I watched as she gulped down the water,I told her to relax and ask her what happened,"let's go inside our room,she might come back here"she whispered.

We stood up and left for our room,we share same room together,the second room was for our elder brother—Godknows where he is, he left the house unannounced due to the frustration and painful words she received from our mother, it's a year now he left the house. We searched in our possible ways we could,it was fruitless. I really miss my brother even though we argue sometimes.The third room was for our parents.

Although my mum is the one sleeping there and my dad sleeps in my elder brother's room anytime he comes home. Of course,he also ran because of his aggressive wife. My father only comes whenever my mom is not around,he check up on us,eat and give us little money. Dad is a good man but to me he is a coward because he couldn't confront his wife and make decisions not the way round.

I thought fatheaew always the head of the house but my own father is the child of the house,before he escaped leaving us in the hands of our cold,inhuman,aggressive,harsh,raging mother.

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