Unnamed: A Girl-Child Story

By Iretimide Esther Osunyikanmi

The protagonists father refuses to name his daughter on the day of her naming ceremony. The child is kidnapped together with her parents. Her mother gets killed in the process. Thereafter, the protagonist suffers different types of abuse. Unnamed is an attention-grabbing story that tells the deep sorrows of a girl-child, which sometimes leads to vices like lesbianism and robbery. Parents, never transfer wrath on an innocent child. Dont abuse that child!

Iretimide Esther Osunyikanmi is a student of Preston International School, Akure, Ondo State. She hails from Ile-Oluji in Ondo State, Nigeria. Unnamed: A Girl-Child Story is her debut book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jun 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504994101

Iretimide Esther Osunyikanmi

Iretimide Esther Osunyikanmi is a student of Preston International School, Akure, Ondo State. She hails from Ile-Oluji in Ondo State, Nigeria. Unnamed: A Girl-Child Story is her debut book.

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/02/2016

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CONTENTS

DEDICATION

Acknowledgements

Prologue

Chapter 1 Misery

Chapter 2 Narrow Escape

Chapter 3 The Intruders

Chapter 4 Fainted

Chapter 5 Cornered

Chapter 6 The Big Beautiful House

Chapter 7 I Have No Name

Chapter 8 Unhealthy Relationship

Chapter 9 Eunice’s Account

Chapter 10 Eunice’s Account

Epilogue

DEDICATION

To all girls, for being vessels unto honour, and to all the girls who have been abused and neglected.

Be not overcome of evil, but over-come evil with good. – Romans 12: 12 (KJV)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All glory to God Almighty, the Alpha and Omega, for His love and support at all times.

To my parents, Dr Pius Osunyikanmi (the greatest dad) and Dr (Mrs) Adebukola Osunyikanmi (the best mum). I love you both.

To my baby sisters, Olamide and Olumide Osunyikanmi. You mean so much to me.

To Mr Jegede, my literature teacher. You are appreciated, Sir.

PROLOGUE

This is the life I am condemned to live, a life of abuse, street harassment, bullying, neglect, and practically anything a girl suffers in a deranged society. I am a twelve-year-old girl who suffers in her own home. My dad relentlessly beats me and drops me at his friends’ houses to be taught a lesson, which always leaves me bleeding profusely. You might be wondering what my name is, but that is the problem. I have no name. On my christening day, my dad, my mum and I were kidnapped. My mum was killed in the kidnapper’s car. My dad was confused and angry, so our relatives advised him not to name me yet. According to our culture, it is believed that, he who angrily names a child will happily kill them both. (Eni to ba fomo loruko pelu ibinu, a pa oun ati omo re ni).

CHAPTER 1

MISERY

My back ached and twisted as my father whipped me for supposedly being the reason he lost his money while gambling. He whipped and whipped me ceaselessly.

You child born of ill-luck. See what you have caused me? I lost my wife because of you, and now I have lost my money! he shouted.

I was used to my mother’s death being blamed on me, but at that moment, I shed tears. I was outraged by the fact that my dad would beat me even when