Anne's past

"I am not begging you, this is an order. Dare me and this time (cutting her arm a bit with a pocket knife she had in her pocket) it won't be just this less painful and not only just a cut. (covering her mouth with the tape again and not minding her tears or the blood that was coming from the cut) By the way, in 2 hours we will be leaving your house, I will come and get you later, be a good girl."

Anne was about to leave but then she changed her mind and came back.

"Oh yeah, or better still let me stay here and entertain you, 2 hours is a bit long and I have got nothing to do right now," she said sitting on the chair that she had sat on earlier.

"I am not going to remove the tape from your mouth because you talk too much and you know it. Anyway, thanks for the names that you just gave me earlier, I loved the one where you said I'm a barbarian. I just love the sound of Anne Barbarian as in Barbarian will be my surname. It's so unique right?" She said trying to make fun of what Flo had just said earlier.

All this while Flo was just looking at her with eyes that were full of tears and fear. The events that had happened earlier, were traumatizing, never had she dreamt of meeting someone like Anne. She only thought people like her only existed in movies but she was proven wrong by the person she used to call a friend.

"Sorry, I am asking you questions I forgot that you can't say a word for now. Just bear it, after 2 hours you will be a free woman and also your wound seems to be doing well the blood has stopped so no need to worry. (Going back to the first subject) You know doctor Flo people will always judge others because of what they see and they ignore what they can't see. I can never justify my actions because this is a path that I chose and I am all in, willing to suffer the consequences. However, I was never born like this but I was made to become who I am today thanks to other humans. (Sigh) Since you and I no longer have anything common to talk about, let me touch some old wounds just to kill time," she said leaning on the chair and looking at the ground, seems she was avoiding eye contact.

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The past (Anne speaking)

"I do not know my father; I was born out of wedlock. My mom just came from nobody knows where and left me with one of her sisters when I was three years old and she never came back and up until now, I never saw her again and I don't want to. Life as a small child wasn't hard, I was loved and cherished by those around me. Things changed when I began to go to school, you know everything that has to do with school requires money. Some relatives would help and some would not because they were always complaining about my mum for being irresponsible and adding more on top of a million. Fortunately, those that were kind managed to help me through my primary education and I did my last grade which I came out with flying colors. The problem then came when I was about to go to High School, just as you know, High School education is a bit expensive, the fees, uniforms, and other necessities all require a sum of money. Those that had helped me earlier couldn't keep on doing it because they had responsibilities of their own. Another thing, because I was growing up some relatives were now getting insecure and I was moved from relative to relative. Some relatives were no longer willing to stay with me for various reasons, some would say I eat a lot, to some I was lazy, to some I was very naughty, to some I was seducing their husbands and children, to some I was evil and a witch, to some they were not willing to welcome a b*st*rd in their homes. A lot was said, now some took me into their houses, and if I wanted anything I had to labor for it, nothing was for free be it food, clothes, water, a place to sleep anything you might think of. Other relatives just enjoyed watching me cry, if a day would go by without seeing my tears they wouldn't be satisfied. I ended up having low self-esteem and getting bullied, if I ever tried to complain or refused to get mistreated, they would call me an ungrateful b*st*rd and make me starve until I got to know my place. With time, you know when you grow, things grow too, and some were even evil to the extent of molesting me, a lot happened until one day I found someone to confide in."

"She was a lady from the nearby school, every time I was sent to run errands, I would always bump into her. For some reason, she just happened to like me and I liked her too. That lady was and is a sweet soul, she even managed to notice that something was wrong with me and every time we would meet, she would make sure to buy me something be it food, clothes, or shoes. She was so warm, always smiling, each time I was with her I could feel the love of a mother that I never had. Our relationship grew and I told her everything that was happening to me. She never hesitated to report the issue to the police and the culprits were apprehended. However, I became my relatives' enemy, I had tarnished the name of our family and I was more than ungrateful in their eyes. The lady took me into her home and began to take care of me as her child and I was even enrolled in high school. One day when I was sixteen she asked me to run an errand for her, after doing what I was told to do I got carried away and began to explore the places that were around the area. I used to like the color green as well as nature so much which led me to visit one of the forests, it was never a dangerous place such that even kids would go there to play and come back home safe and sound. I never thought anyone would follow me, I think I was a bit stupid and naive back then. Anyway, as I reached into the deep of the forest someone came from the back and hit me with a log. All I can still remember until now was two people speaking calling me an ungrateful b*st*rd, they hit me and kicked without mercy and left me when I couldn't move or make any sound. Thanks to the heavens after a few hours a man who is now my adoptive father found me lying on the ground covered in wounds and blood holding on with about fifteen percent of my life. He took me to his place and treated my wounds, I was unconscious for three good days, and spent about two months under treatment. I was treated from home by a private doctor because he was scared that the people who had attacked me might find me. With time I was able to stand on my own and do things by myself, but I was like a stray dog, always on guard and never trusting anyone. However, my dad saw me through my battles and never gave up on me. He made sure I got all the necessary treatment, therapy, and counseling. I had found someone to look up to and his love made me stronger every day. He then trained me to fight and other things that you shouldn't know. One day he asked me what I wanted and I told him that I wanted nothing but revenge. That day I saw sadness in his eyes, he tried talking me out of it but I had already made up my mind and I wasn't turning back. He was and has always been scared to lose me, but I told him that I will never be at ease until I pay back my enemies, and he ended up giving up and continued training me and getting me fully equipped for the path which I had chosen. Two years later I came back home, only to find out that I was declared dead and even up until now there is a tomb under my name. The teacher that had taken me in was framed for murdering and kidnapping me and the culprits that she had gotten arrested were released. I was so glad because I managed to take my revenge just the way I wanted, I paid them all back with the same coin that they had paid me but mine had some interest on top. As for the teacher I had to wait for a year and then got her released because I never wanted her to be involved in any of my mess."

End of the past

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"I guess now you can understand that it's not everyone, who can visit hell and come back as angels, some of us came out with a different version and I will always be my enemies' nightmare and the darkest one to be precise. My relatives only had one job and that was to love and cherish me just as they did to their kids and other kids but they chose otherwise and so did I. After taking my revenge I then vowed to protect every boy or girl that would be maltreated or that is treated in an abusive way. My group is full of people who went through a lot and I gave them a chance to have a life that they deserve, though I have to be tough as a leader, I love them and I gave them the justice they were looking for which is why most of them are very loyal. I do not go about killing anyone at will, but for those that want to take or took other people's lives once they meet me, I'm sorry to say that their fate will be decided. That's my story doc, you may think or say what you want but I don't care at all," she said looking at Flo's face, only her eyes were red but they didn't show any form of tears in them. (Checking her phone) Oh, it's past 2 hours already, time flies, let me check if these guys are done," she standing to leave the van.

Flo was more than scared by how Anne narrated her painful story without showing any sort of pain or even shedding a tear. Who would have thought someone like her had such an ugly past?