We were not safe!
Claris Atieno

It was on Friday morning in the month of May 2020.

All schools had been closed for over two months because of the Corona virus.

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I was doing house chores when my friends visited me.

They helped me to finish the work I was doing.

2

Afterwards, we played outside our small house.

We lived in a section of Kibera where houses are close together.

3

The man next-door was living alone since the Corona virus broke out.

His wife and two children had left for the village.

4

Children went in and out of the man's house frequently.

The man invited them to watch Television and to eat sweets.

5

One day, I noticed him watching me as I washed utensils outside our house.

Another time as I played with my friends, he mentioned my name.

6

As I watched TV in the house, he jumped on me and began touching me, "I love you," he told me.

I pretended that I needed to use the bathroom.

7

My two girlfriends refused to listen to me. They went to the man's house and received 300 shillings each.

I decided to report the man so he was arrested. I felt safe again.

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We were not safe!
Author - Claris Atieno
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Language - English
Level - First paragraphs