10: She died two days before.
“I can’t breath well” The frail voice lying beside me had said in the middle of the night. I didn’t have anything to say to what she just told me. I didn’t know if i was supposed to say sorry … Continued
Your Journey Around The World Starts Here
Journey to Nowhere is the story of Maria, a teenage African girl who was deceptively taken to Europe for prostitution.
She was forced to the street few days after she arrived in Italy through the Mediterranean Sea.
Out there in the cold streets of Italy, she met other teenage girls who were also tricked into the same line of work.
Together, they suffered under the rain and sun, sleeping with numerous strangers while they received as low as 10 Euros in return.
The unfortunate thing was the ability of their Madams to put fear into them.
They were told that one deity or the other would kill them if they as much as thought about running away.
As a result, they were subject to all kinds of hardship in Italy.
“I can’t breath well” The frail voice lying beside me had said in the middle of the night. I didn’t have anything to say to what she just told me. I didn’t know if i was supposed to say sorry … Continued
None of the Prison authorities paid attention to my accusations and crying, they simply stood there and waited until four other people came; three men and a woman. The woman had some medical equipments with her. One of the guards … Continued
The tears that suddenly started flowing out from my eyes told them that something was wrong. “Don’t worry, two of you will be free today. Sorry i didn’t come on time, we were searching for The prison where you girls … Continued
“I want to go and look around” I had said to the security man at the hotel gate. “No, no. I was told not to let you go out” He said. “Who said that and Why?” I had asked hopelessly. … Continued
“Did you like the new clothes?” That was the hotel manager. It was the following afternoon. “I don’t know” I said. “But they are nice” He said. “Yes they are nice”. “You will wear one of them tonight to Italy” … Continued
Ayo was the more outspoken among the two girls. “We left Nigeria since last month” she had started. “Today is 14th and it is our 39th day on the road. We spent atleast three weeks in Tripoli alone. The woman … Continued
On our way to the sea, our leader didn’t say anything about the food he gave me for the Ghanaians. I had feared he was going to raise the issue but he didn’t. Not that the Ghanaians were going to … Continued
“My name is Stephen” He said. “Ok, Stephen. Thanks once more for being a gentleman. It is time to pray for now. We will have plenty of time to talk later” I said and smiled at him. In twenty minutes, … Continued
“Pay attention” That was our captain. “This people are the Italian Police. We are in Italian Waters now and we have been captured. They are taking us to Italy. From there, everybody must be recorded and fingerprinted. You must tell … Continued