Justified
Justfied PART ONE I clutched my blanket tight to myself, having raised it to my chin. My eyes were wide open despite it being the time when the witches go for their meetings. I was bubbling with anxiety and fear. I closed my eyes and my little sister came to mind. All I had to do to get through this was just to remember that I was making all these sacrifices for Uju. “You either stop being an idiot and let me have it, or I go and take it forcefully from Uju…” I shivered and opened my eyes, tears rolling down. I had no doubt that he would make do on his threat. He was a beast. How long this was going to continue, I didn’t know. I heard movement outside my door, and I curled myself into a ball. I tried to get my breathing under control. Failing miserably. And just as I had been expecting, my door creaked open, and my stepfather popped his head into my room. The moonlight coming through my window caught his face and the sinister smil...