"Why am I so unfortunate?!!"
"Why is life so unfair"
Elina began to question God's existence.. How could her life be so miserable?
No one has ever had a miserable life than her.
Elina was the only child of her mother and she had no other siblings due to the continuous miscarriage her mother was having during pregnancy.
Then sadly her mother died due to breast cancer and her father who was a drug addict and an alcoholic, died in a fatal road accident, months after her mother died. Making her an orphan at a very tender age.
She was then adopted by her wicked aunt who mistreated Elina everyday and forced her to do loads of work without Elina being well fed, due to this mistreatment Elina suffered a lot from malnutrition.
Elina's life took a worse turn while leaving with her aunt. Her aunt's cruelty knew no bounds, and Elina faced maltreatment daily.
To make matters more complicated, her aunt had two younger children, whom Elina was tasked with caring for. Every day, she would wake up early to prepare them for school and also walk miles to get them to school.
Her aunt never showed any sign of appreciation for anything good Elina did and always picked on her for even the slightest mistake.
She had also refused to send Elina to school while all her other mates were graduating with degrees, getting good jobs and living a good life.
Elina was falling behind, and the weight of her struggles was crushing her. She couldn't seem to catch up, no matter how hard she tried.
The constant sense of lagging behind was taking a toll on her mental health, leaving her feeling depressed, frustrated, and utterly defeated.
She became tired of her miserable life and was fed up with her aunt's maltreatment, so she made her decision and decided to move out of her aunt's house to live on her own and cater for herself.
"Of course, it is gonna be difficult surviving alone for the first time but I will scale through"…She said to herself as she walked away from her aunt's house, leaving behind a letter for her aunt.
Thanking her for making her life a living hell and also refusing to send her to school as she had promised before adopting her.
Also letting her know that she shouldn't bother looking for her, because she was already long gone and had no intention of coming back, moreover she wasn't a child anymore and she could find her way in the world.
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"Hahaha, her aunt laughed mischievously.
"Such a Brat"… "What made her think she can survive in this world alone".
"I was only trying to help your life after her useless parents died"
"Lmao you think the world would be fair with you Huh?"…
"The world is even more brutal than you think"
"Let me see how long you can survive in this world alone, you fool" her aunt said as flung the letter aside.
Back to Elyn...
There was no time for her to complain about her misfortune and no time for her to pray for good fortune!
She started squatting with people while
working a 9-5 job shift just to survive. But things didn't get better, She got caught up in the endless circle of Working,eating,resting. Having no time for herself or other things.
Pushing through those tough phases, Elina saved up some money and got herself a one bedroom self-contained apartment.
For once in her life, she felt happy with herself for that achievement, Although it was nothing that much but she was grateful that at least she could rest her head in a place that's hers, rented but still hers.
The happiness didn't last that long, when she started finding it difficult to pay her rent when it was due and was about to lose the house.
She couldn't afford to lose that mini space because it would be difficult to find a good one bedroom apartment as cheap as the one she was staying in and also if she does lose the apartment, she had nowhere else to go and she couldn't go back to start squatting again like she used to.
She had to find a way…Anyway possible, even if it requires working multiple jobs or selling off some of her properties, she could get through that but she couldnt afford to lose that apartment.
Elina took in other jobs and sold some of her properties, even some of her own personal items like her new shoes,bag or clothes, just to get the money for the house.
There was no other choice!
She started working multiple jobs, day and night, just to survive and make ends meet.
Working tirelessly day and night, Elina's body started becoming weaker and weaker with each passing day…although she endured and kept pushing, hustling and working hard in other to cater for herself, hoping to scale through like she always did but this time her body couldn't keep up.
Elina came home from her long shift one particular night, feeling extremely sick and exhausted. She collapsed onto the bed feeling extremely stressed after a work load day.
"Working multiple jobs wasn't for the weak". She thought…but she couldn't stop because that was the only way she could survive and keep up with her bills
She tried to make dinner for herself and freshen up but that alone was a whole lot of work.
Tiredly… She managed to take her bath. After she was done she trudged through the bathroom door, rubbing her eyes trying to shake off the fatigue.
She was drained and her body felt incredibly weak. She couldn't wait to lie down on the bed, having longed for rest all day.
As Elina stepped out of the bathroom, unaware that water from the bathroom had spilled on the floor of the room, Making the tiles slippery and wet, and unfortunately for her she was barefoot.
Her feet flew out from under her, and she fell hard, hitting her head on the floor. she found herself on treacherous ground and Blood began trickling from her head and streamed down her face making her lose a lot of blood.
Her body became extremely weak as she struggled to get up.
She then lost consciousness, slumping to the ground.
Her vision began to blur
Suddenly…
Everything then went blank ..
As her vision turned black…