"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH, believe me I am not mental , I am totally fine", screamed the young woman. Her skin as pale as a ghost and her sapphire, blue eyes sparkling luminously, as tears swelled in her eyes , like a pond. But little did she know, that her whole life was turning upside down, as she was going to spend the rest of her life in this … mental hospital.
The young women's name was Nerissa Otieno. Since day one , life had always given her bad luck. The only treatment the hospital gave treatment to their patients were injections. The injections were not so good , it would make the patients feel dizzy and uneasy, as well as unconscious.
After living in the hospital for a few months, Nerissa found out that she was pregnant with a baby girl. Finding this out she was unhappy ,as she knew that her daughter would never be able to lead a normal life as other children and that she would have to face most things without any guidance of a parent.
Trouble was the only thing, that was in Nerissa's life. Since she was a child, Nerissa was very different. Her mother barely cared about her and had always given her scraps to eat for dinner and lunch. In school she was a very intelligent child and use to standout a lot. In school ,she barely had any friends as she used to behave differently and was a bookworm. The most unusual thing she was interested was in guns. Guns was her thing, most people thought that she was a psychopath. She was an expert in guns and she was mostly interested in sniper rifles as they are really powerful.
When Nerissa turned eleven years, her father passed away. By hearing the news, she was devastated as her beloved father was the only one she could turn to as he really cared for her. Nerissa's father was her bestfriend.
One day, after Nerissa came back from school she heard the fact that her mother remarried to an alcoholic man. The man was brutal and hated Nerissa ,so did, Nerissa. The man would abuse her and beat her up whenever he saw her. Her mother started taking drugs too. Nerissa was in a horrible state she had purple bruises all over her body as well as scars.
The man would always curse at her and say awful things to her , in fear she would never say anything back , but now she had enough. She thought it was time for her to stand up for herself. She answered back, "I have had enough of this now you pig", cried Nerissa. The man in disbelief ,as well as her mother who was shocked didn't know what to do to her.
Her step father, dragged her out of the house and slammed the door behind shouting, "NO ONE EVER TALKS TO ME LIKE THAT".
Left alone in the streets, was Nerissa all alone. She felt miserable and bitterly cold. she knew this was bound to happen, that is what she at least would expect from her useless mother and an alcoholic step-father. She now knew that it was time for her to change and that Nerissa would have to step into the real world without giving up. The only problem was she needed a job and who would hire an 11 year old.
Thinking deeply, she thought she would have to do something ,not just anything but something extraordinary.