Having considered all that,the only easier option to me was to painfully pay that money then I could go back to my life. I wished that the world would open up and swallow me!

I gave all the money that I had saved up to Seline and we agreed that I would be paying her the rest of the money in monthly installments . We made a written agreement then I was released from the cell.

As I walked home, I tried to figure out what I would do,how I would handle the situation but I could not come up with something,I had already quit my job and had already lost a whole academic year. As all this thoughts run through my mind,  I felt like I was carrying the whole world on my back!  I regretted and cursed that day,I wished I hadn't decided to go to the bank,I regretted trying to help the lady holding the baby! I swore that I would never help anyone else in my life! But everything was already done crying or regretting would not help me so I decided to face my problem head on .

When I got home I went straight to bed. The next day in the evening I went to the night club I was working in and tried to ask the manager if I could get my job back , I even explained what had happened but it was too late they had already hired someone to replace me but he promised that he would inform me incase they had a vacancy.

For the following two weeks I tried to find any kind of job that I could do but I could not find any so I decided to go back to my old workplace and volunteer that way even if I was not getting paid I knew in the process of serving the guests,I would get tips plus the free meal at least I would be able to survive for the time being as I continued my search for a job.

I become friends with one of our frequent customer. He was really nice to me and always left a reasonable tip for me . That is how I was able to pay my rent at the hostel . I tried to save too but the money was too Little. The end of the month come and I had not saved enough money to pay the monthly installment to Seline. I gave her what I had which was three quarters of the agreed monthly installment I was so happy when she accepted to take the money even if it was not enough and agreed to be patient with me . This went on for five more months,I could not manage to pay the exact amount agreed upon for the monthly installment  even then,I had managed to pay most of the money I just needed two  more months and I would be able to clear the remaining amount but Seline got too greedy and impatient and took me to court.

She reported that I had taken a long time to pay her money back so she could not trust me and demanded that I pay the remaining amount of money immediately . With the help of the corrupt officers,they fabricated evidence  to show that I had violated  the agreement ,I tried to defend myself but I had no evidence,When the judge asked about the house help,they claimed that they were still looking for her. With enough evidence against me and having no evidence to defend myself,I was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

No words can explain how much pain I felt or how much I felt wronged! I felt so bitter. Two years in prison, without contacting my parents who knew nothing of what I had done or what was happening to me ! I knew my disappearance would make them devastated but I could not master the courage to tell them. I called the manager at the night club and informed him I would no longer be coming to volunteer and explained what had happened.

That was my last call to make then I was lead to the prison bus. There were other people who had been sentenced on that day. We reached at the prison in the evening . It had never occurred to me even once that I would ever be imprisoned. On that day,I clearly saw my end.