"Adorable, Adeola" she heard her voice again as she wiped her face with a big swab of cotton wool. She wished the scar of Soji's finger nails were no more obvious but she had to agree it had healed fast enough after the fight. It was her sister-in-law who had visited and she didn't want her to know that her husband had 'mutilated' her recently. She would be disappointed after the last time when Soji prostrated in her presence and held her feet that he would never 'teach her a lesson' again for checking his phone.
As Clara's voice drew nearer, she knew she had to be fast but as she sprang up from the stool and glanced again at the mirror feigning excitement with a 'yes', she discovered that she couldn't pretend. She broke into tears. Clara finally opened the door and just took her into her arms.
"I knew you would want to cover it. I saw the scar immediately I came in...." Clara finally said. "He beat you again?"
Adeola gave a weak nod. "Clara, I guess its all my fault" She admitted as if she remembered something.
"Now, don't blame yourself for doing whatever you did to deserve this. Soji can not keep abusing you and you end up blaming yourself. No matter what you did, you are not a slave and should not be treated as such..." she murmured "moreover, I'm very sure what you did is insignificant..."
