Nkechi heard footsteps retreating. She was shaking. She couldn’t make sense of what she had just heard. She prayed silently that time would move faster. She decided that she would need to leave where she was as soon as possible. She looked round and was thankful that tall flower shrubs covered her. The fence to the next compound isn’t too far but tonight, it seems very far away. She began to crawl slowly towards the fence.
She was about to jump over when her feet stepped on a dry stick. She froze. She waited for a few minutes. She prayed that no one heard that. Her heart was pounding. She was beginning to wonder if her heart and head were in a pounding contest. She closed her eyes, wishing she could still her heart and stop the pounding in her head. After what seemed like endless silence. She made the last move and jumped over the flower fence into the next compound.
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