THE BEGINNING OF A CONSCIENCE

Miss Katya screamed and gave her two resounding slaps in annoyance without even knowing she did until the deed was done.

The wailing of Chloe brought her out of consciousness, she was sorry for her action. The maids and securities ran in to inquire what was wrong.

The securities on hearing that Miss Katya slapped Chloe was annoyed. They locked her up in a bare room full of urea, after beating her up.

She wasn’t given water and food until the next day. Daddy was annoyed the moment he was told. But he won’t see her because it was already late before he came back from work. I pitied her, she had suffered so much.

The next morning, after much relaxation, daddy ordered the guards to take them to her. We accompanied him with two guards who were holding wire whips.

As the door opened, I could see that she had been beaten. Her hair was roughed. Blood clotted from her nose and mouth. They had already changed her room before dad could be able to visit her.

We entered the room. Her face gazed at me, she pleaded with her eyes for me to save her. Tears fell down my face.

My Daddy slapped her and also instructed Chloe to slap her before telling the guards to whip her.

When they had whipped her the fifth time. I couldn’t condone it anymore. I ran to her. The sixth cane settled on my back. I wailed. I was dragged forcefully from her because I swigged at her. The guards preceded with the whipping, they whipped her until she lost consciousness.

“Send her body home,” I heard dad say.

“No, don't send her home. Take her to the hospital,” I screamed

“No, she slapped your sister,” dad said. I nodded negatively.

“No, I am the one who slapped her not Miss Kayta,” I said

“Daddy, she is lying,” Chloe said.

“Daddy please, I am the culprit,” I said.

“Okay, give her first aid before you drop her home,” daddy said. He left for his place of work.

“Why did you lie?” Chloe asked as daddy's car drove out of the compound.

“You knew that she didn’t do it intentionally, but just wanted her punished anyhow,” I said.

Chloe hissed, 

“Whether intentionally or not, she has no right to slap me,” she said.

“You caused it, if you don’t deliberately step on her feet, all this won’t have happened,” I said.

“It is none of your business, ” she said In anger.

“It is my business because she is our tutor and I have a conscience,” I said.

“When do you start having a conscience?” She asked as she smirked.

“Just now,” I said. She hissed and stormed out of the room.

Throughout the whole day, we don’t talk to each other. 

We are like cats and dogs, as we stayed in our room after school. I didn't see Nimbi that day because of this rift.

To claim it all, our everyday gist and exercise weren’t done.

A knock on my door unconscious me. I went to the door. I opened the door.

Who was that? 

What did he want?

Lily started having a conscience after meeting Nimbi.