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I watched as my friend Bita applied finishing touches to her make-up. I was all set up for this place we were both going to, this place Bita had called a “surprise”.

“How do I look?” Bita asked turning to face me. The makeup was too much, the eyeliner smudge at the side of her eyes, the foundation too noticeable, the lipstick nastily applied also but I didn’t want to offend my friend.
” You look beautiful”  I replied with a smile but the word felt stale in my mouth.

INTO HIS GLORY

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I was still very little when my parents were taken away as captives from our land during the war. It remained my elder sister, my twin brother, and me. Not long after they had been taken away, my brother died out of an illness we were ignorant to. We suffered but survived as we only had each other. Another war came and my sister and I were taken away together to an unknown land far away from ours. It was beyond scary but we felt we were safe since we had each other.
In this new land, we were made slaves. We worked for the royals there. They showed no mercy to anyone they termed as slaves. Even to a little girl like me.

Unfinished Business. Episode 5

For the next 3 weeks, Sarah thought of ways to bring happiness to her father, but anytime an idea came up, fear, helplessness, and anger pushed it all down. She didn’t want to feel angry at him anymore, she wanted her mindset and feelings towards him to change but she couldn’t do it on her own. She knew she couldn’t but she didn’t know how or who to ask for help.

Unfinished Business. Episode 4

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No one told me that being the daughter of the most powerful and influential man in the states would be so so thrilling.

Unfinished business. Episode 3

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I can’t believe it. I mean, who does that? Who crashes his daughter’s birthday party just to tell her to make a decision that will obviously not add any good to her life!?

Unfinished business Episode 2

Episode 2

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Sara never suspected, in her wildest dreams, that her dad would ever come back. She was half happy that he hadn’t forgotten her and the other half… the bigger half wanted her so-called father dead. She had already gathered some money and could hire an assassinator to clear him and his entire existence! That was what Sara had in her mind as she felt sprinkles of water on her face. She jerked up and later figured that that was a very bad idea. Pain shot through her body and paralyzed her. She couldn’t feel any part of her body and wondered if she was actually breathing until she heard whispers around her.

“I think she’s responding,” said one

“Is she going to be okay?” said another

“Why did she even faint? What is she trying to show us, that she has hormones that can make her faint when she’s surprised?” said the oldest orphan in that home. Kenny.

She was a year older than Sara and hated her more than anything. She made her life really miserable and always struggled to keep Sara in that orphanage. No doubt, Sara was really pretty, and had a lot of brains and a lot of people wanted to adopt her but Kenny always sabotaged the operation and Sara always remained. Why she hated her, no one really knew for sure, but it was really overrated.

“Move out of the way everyone” said Sara’s father, “ Give her some space please” he sounded like he was really hurt and scared for her and for some time Sara was kinda convinced that he was feeling remorse for what he did but the better side of her told her that a man who could dump a child at the orphanage for his reputation was too proud to even have a little pint of feelings.

“What do you want?” said Sara, finally getting some strength to speak. Her head hurt a lot but she just wanted to get this over with. “Just tell me why you’re here dad?”

“Well, darling”   he said as he took his seat beside me ” as you may know, I’m running for president of the charity homes in the country, and while some journalist was doing some investigation, they found out that I had a… you know, a daughter here. So, I need you to come and stay with me until the election is over.”

“And when the election is over?” Sara said, tears welling up in her eyes “What’s going to happen to me then? Are you just going to leave me stranded with the world against me?”

“Now, now daughter, don’t be rude, I’ll take care of all your expenses and by the time the election is over, I’ll give you a job somewhere low that can fit your… status” He said looking her up and down. With that he turned around and walked to the door. Before he left he spoke without even a glance back at Sara. He said in a stern voice

“You have just three days to make a decision, think straight” and he walked away, leaving Sara in her own worry and hurt.

I know this took really long to update but please do feel free to tell me your thoughts about this part.

Do you think Sara should go ahead with the deal?, and what are your perspectives on her father?

Unfinished BusinessEpisode 1

My mother died when I was just 3 weeks old and then immediately, my father dumped me in the orphanage. I heard from stories that he dumped me there because he wanted to keep his reputation and he didn’t want to waste his money taking care of a child. All the children in the orphanage made fun of me because I was the only one who’s father was alive and lived in the orphanage. They all told me I wasn’t pretty and smart and that’s the reason my father dumped me there. The matron in the orphanage wasn’t even kind enough to hide her hate for me. She thought I was an extra burden, and she always made me sit down to watch my father on TV, always telling me that he did a very good thing by dumping me, always making me feel extraordinarily hurt and angry. I was…Sadmad.

As I grew older, I indulged myself in a lot of activities in order to separate myself from the world. I learnt the piano, saxophone, and violin. I learnt how to sing, draw and dance. I learnt karate and yoga. I know what you’d be thinking… all in one person? Well I used it to get away from all my problems and it worked, at least for the moment. On my 17th birthday, I got a very big surprise. One that changed my life for as long as I can remember. I got a very very big cake that had 4 different flavors. It was beautiful and I almost started crying. But that’s not what surprised me really, what actually did was when the matron said someone should give a toast before I blow the candles and that particular someone cleared his throat. He said

“For a very long time I’ve been dreaming of this day, where I can see you face to face and bark in this glorious creature standing before me. I know I’ve made a lot of mistakes and I beg for your pardon. So what do you say… forgive your old man my daughter?

Conversations grew stale and laughter stifled as everyone stared at me. The air became stuffy and I choked on my emotions. I didn’t know what to feel at all. I knew this day would come but to be really honest, I wasn’t prepared for it and I saw it as a fairy-tale that would never come true. I moved back and I watched as the world turned round until I saw no more.

This is part one of the series.

Be sure to comment your thoughts on this part and do tell what you expect to happen in the next part.

NOTE PLEASE: This is purely and entirely fiction. Any name, place or event that is reflected here is purely out of the writer’s imagination

The Struggle

Carla is a teacher and a married woman. Her husband is having an affair with one of her students and the matter is getting out of hands. She is tired of praying and needs a solution before the situation gets out to all. What do you advice her to do?

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