Novels by Natty felis

"Mummy, I sold all the vegetables," Lily said happily."That's my girl, tell me what happened at the market today," Mrs Sarah struggled to say."Mrs Mary bought tomatoes and she forgot her bag in the market. I kept it safe for her till she returned to pick it up. The old widow with no children kept on cursing and talking to herself. Everyone was staring at her," Lily kept on saying, lost in her thoughts.Cough! Cough! Mrs Sarah coughed hard, her whole body shaking with it. She looked down at her hands and saw blood. She tried to hide it quickly, but Lily spotted it fast."Mum, why are you coughing out blood?" she said, her voice suddenly small and scared."It's nothing, I'll be fine," Mrs Sarah said as she stood up to go inside her room. But everywhere felt blurry, and she fell down."Mummy! Mummy, please wake up!" Lily screamed, tears pouring down her face. She shook her mother's shoulders again and again, her small hands trembling. "Please, please wake up, Mummy! Don't do this! Wake

Five years laterMrs Sophia was in her room, sobbing. In her hands was Ethan's picture. She just stared at it and cried, her eyes red and swollen."Why are you still crying? Your son has died and his body has decayed," Vicky said, walking in.Mrs Sophia did not raise her head. She wanted to be alone."Grandma is coming today. I just wanted to inform you," she said mockingly.Grandma had always favoured Vanessa ever since she found out Ethan was dead. The arrival of Grandma was like a nightmare, Mrs Sophia thought.Later that evening, Grandma Titan walked into the mansion, carrying her bags."Is anyone home?" she asked."Grandma!" Mrs Vanessa and her son Gideon ran to welcome her. She pulled them close and held them tight."Oh, my little baby boy," she said, kissing Gideon's forehead. "The only heir to this family."Mrs Sophia heard the noise from her room. Her heart lifted a little, and she quickly wiped her face and hurried downstairs to greet Grandma too. But Grandma only turned her

She couldn't fall in front of the kids. Mrs Sarah thought as she struggled to keep her balance."Yes dear, I'm fine. Mummy is just tired," she said, trying to hide her pain.She held the old cracked wall near her to support her balance and made her way to her bag.She searched for her drugs and found them. She opened it and saw there were five pieces left. She took one and swallowed it."Mummy, see I dusted this frame clean!" Lily ran inside, smiling as she held the frame above her head."Good girl, go and rest okay," she told Lily. Caleb and Ethan helped her clean the place. It was her father's house. It was small but manageable. They had a garden at the back of the house which had died because no one could care for and manage it. She thought to herself that they could use it to sustain themselves and sell some.She knew living in her hometown was hard, but she had no other options.That evening, Mrs Sarah sat on an old wooden chair and watched her children work. Lily dusted every fr

Mrs Sarah packed her children's clothes and her own clothes into one bag, since she knew today was the day she had to leave the rest behind."Mum, where are we going?" Lily asked curiously."We are going to my hometown," she said, trying to hide the hurt in her voice.Caleb stood behind the door, quietly watching the situation his mum was facing. Ethan stood close to him."Ethan," Mrs Sarah called."Yes ma," Ethan answered as he approached her."Ethan dear, don't you still remember anything?" she asked, trying not to sound harsh. "Your family's name, your town or city where you lived, anything?""Mrs Sarah, I'm sorry, but I can't remember anything," he said, avoiding her eyes.I won't be safe if I go there now, Ethan thought to himself. Aunty Vanessa will know her plan failed and she will try other means to kill me. I have to stay here with them till I'm of age.Just as Mrs Sarah zipped up the last bag, a car pulled up outside. She looked through the window and her heart sank. It was

**One week later**"Mr. Titan, what is wrong with your search team?" Mrs Sophia shouted aggressively. "It's been one week already. I need to see my son.""I'm sorry," he struggled to say. "I didn't want to tell you earlier, but I got news that our son is dead.""Whatttt!" Mrs Sophia said as she slowly turned to look at Mr Titan. "My son can't be dead. No, no!" She murmured She cried and fell to the ground."The search team found his body at the outskirts of town," Mr. Titan said, his voice breaking. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect our son."Mrs Sophia sat on the floor, crying and speechless. She wanted to talk, shout, or say something, but no words came out of her mouth. She just kept shaking her head, over and over, as if shaking it hard enough could make the news untrue.Mr. Titan stood there and watched his wife break apart in front of him. He wanted to hold her, but his own legs felt too weak to move. He knew he had lost his legitimate heir to the Titan group and it broke him.---

"Ms. Whitfield, I'm sorry, please forgive me," Mrs Sarah said, crying on her knees."I gave you one last chance and you used it. You are fired, and don't come back here," Ms. Whitfield said angrily."Ms. Whitfield, for the sake of my children, I haven't paid my rent," Mrs Sarah begged."I'm sorry, but I can't keep you," Ms. Whitfield said, as she went back to her office.Mrs Sarah walked home slowly, her heart heavy. She had lost her job, and now she did not know how she would pay for anything, not even Caleb's hospital bills which she begged the doctor she would pay in installment. But she pushed the pain down. Her children needed her to be strong.When she got home, she went straight to check on Caleb, who was resting in bed, his rib wrapped in bandages. She sat beside him for a while, brushing his hair back gently, before going to the kitchen to think about what to do next.She had barely sat down when she heard a car stop outside. She looked through the window, and her chest felt