Hadaya Samatar
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UnBroken
Eva left just in time, as more tears strolled down her face it started to pour outside. She felt she could cry without worrying about other people’s gaze until she gets to her bus stop; partly because of the rain as it would excuse her wet cheeks but also because she’s usually very discreet and can’t be noticed easily. She knew she could always hide well in a crowd, and this crowded 112 bus she was about to embark on was just what she needed. “Here’s the perfect place for me to zone out until I get home to deal with more bullsh*t, I better cover my hair with a head wrap before he calls me a bald headed b*tch again,” she thinks. Unfortunately for her; few stops after she got on the bus, while there was still half of the way up, the bus but needed to stop abruptly and evacuate all the passengers. Leaving her to walk home alone, in this industrial area of the city as the sun was setting. At least she got a chance to cover her half-braided head she said to herself. As a woman walking alone on these streets she felt a bit safer because she was dressed very loose thought she could pass as a man as long as they don't get too close. She’s still scared because it's getting dark soon and this very quiet area felt like the perfect place to dump a body. None the less she refused to let that get to her head, so she flew into a childhood memory to escape her nocturne journey home:
By Hadaya Samatar3 years ago in Humans
unBroken
“Do you really think you can fool me?” Queried Sarah, before giggling and proceeding “You’re funny!” She says as she’s laying down the hair products and supplies they just bought, on the couch. “I know everything about you and I know especially when you’re not being truthful. I know you Eva, I’m your sister, we came outta the same p*ssy I’ve known you your entire life so don’t even try to bullshit me. Do you really think that I don’t notice all the new bruises? You think I don’t see how you flinch every time he reaches for something? Eva! Wake up, this is abuse, you’re being manipulated. You don’t see all the pain he has caused you already what more do you want from him?”
By Hadaya Samatar3 years ago in Humans