I thought of what Josy wrote all night and I realized that forgiveness is really the only way to move forward . I walked into my step father's room and watched the man I had longed for love from for years . There were so many tubes attached to his body and despite that he stretched his arms to welcome me for a hug ." I missed you little fairy." He said with pain laced in his every word. " I missed you too papa." I said ." Dear, I know along the line I have made some mistakes and I'm sorry for that . I look at you and I see the passage of time . My little fairy with a paint brush is now the woman I look at with pride. You are a big girl now and you understand much about life and death. Papa has to leave this world because God needs him. From now on you must be strong enough to look after mummy and your elder brother. I love you and will always do . Please work hard in your studies and do well in your exams. Your mom and brother will continue to teach you when you make a mistake but tha
Months have passed by quickly and so has time . During these five months I have stayed with my adopted family, I have had the best time of my life and created so many memories. My adopted dad came home two months ago because he insisted he wanted to have a feel of home before he passed on . Mum was upset with him because she did not want to lose him or see him die at home . She claimed it will be very painful and that the memory would haunt her for life but seeing how happy papa was she gradually accepted the situation .I was in my room writing down a poem I intended to give to Papa when I heard a loud scream . With the speed of light I descended the flight of stairs to come face-to-face with mum staring at Daddy's closed eyes with her eyes brimming with tears as she stroked his hair to wake him up . He looked too peaceful and quiet his skin looked pale . Mom begged for me to wake papa she continuously said " Riley , your dad doesn't want to wake up . He's mad at me for not bringi
After dad's funeral I decided it was time I continued my studies. During my childhood I wanted to be one of the best doctors and even now that dream still remains . I decided I did not want to continue staying here , because it brought back so many bad memories . Although I had forgiven all those who hurt me the memories were still there . Every where I went held a memory. Today I have decided to discuss with my mom my decision to leave the country to study abroad . I knew it would be tough for her. She might think I'm leaving because of her but honestly I wanted to be away for sometime, to heal ,to start my life again, to pick up from where I left off and to do that I needed to leave here where it all began.I walked into my adopted mom's room and sat beside her ." Mom I will like to speak to you about something. Well the thing is I was to be in the university two years ago but because of certain circumstances I was unable to . I remember dad telling me to do well in my exams and to
On arrival I went over to a hotel for my stay. Things are going to be great tomorrow . I encouraged myself before falling into deep slumber.The rays of sunlight fell upon my eyes as I rose up in discomfort. I quickly checked the time and found that I was twenty minutes late for school. I quickly maintained my personal hygiene as I took my luggages and hailed a cab for school. I was to be placed in campus today which was great news since it would spare me excess traffic .When I arrived in the school there was much agitation among the students , it was the mixture of confusion and excitement. News got to them from different sources on the arrival of a new student. Having a new student in Sky high was no new thing , but a dark skinned in an all white school was what they found weird . The news spread like wildfire during the harmattan. Some students confirmed they saw the new girl but her being dark skinned was excluded by the tale bearers.I followed the secretary whom I got to kno
Well if someone asked me how my college life has been for the past five years I would say it's been hectic. Making room for my friends , making room for my books and above all making room for my family . I can't believe it's left with three weeks for Jessica to graduate and I am happy for her but all the same I'm going to miss her . She even stayed up late several nights to make coffee for me. I'm going to miss the heart to heart talks, the shoulder that is always there for me to lean on and the sister who always have a solution to my problems. Although I had other friends like Brandon, Anthony ,Genevieve and Dave who are always there for me Jessica is really a gold bar that means a lot to me.Today we decided that after class we will have a sleep over since it's really been a long time since we did that and also since we wanted to spend time with Jessica. After my class is over I went to my campus and put the blankets on the floor as I packed the drinks and snacks we would need . A
As the months passed by I realise that happiness is what you make of things not what others say or do to you.. You can be the reason for your own happiness. I looked around me seeing the happy faces of my loved ones standing beside me as I took my certificate and we blew the candle on the cake. I can't believe we've survived 6 years together. Even after Jessica completed school we still continued our friendship and made time for each other. I saw Jessica run to me as she entangled me in a hug . This is my family. A family made up of people who care for me. Get ready mum I'm coming back home tonight.Upon arriving at the airport I picked a taxi. A gentle breeze ruffled the leaves on the maple tree. Sunlight gently bathed the houses around in a warm light. Birds flying to and fro chattered to one another. The taxi parked near the garage . I opened the door with the spare keys I had and took a deep breath. I had arrived. Nothing seem to have changed . The rickety old basketball hoop seem
I spent the entire day unpacking my things and talking to mom . While talking to mom she told me about an envelope she received which was addressed to me. She went over to her room and brought the large brown envelope to me. When she left for me to rest I took up the envelope and opened it . It was a letter from my deceased mother's bankers . According to them they had strict instructions to release it to me on my 26th birthday . It contained a letter from my mom. The letter reads...My dear daughter I love you with all my heart. As you turn 26 years old I believe it's time to know more about your past . Certain details I have kept away from you because I felt you were not old enough to absorb so much .My life is constantly in danger hence my decision to leave this information safe in the banks safe custody to be released to you by my lawyers just in case I don't live long enough to let you know.I met you dad when we both did undercover work with our countries security forces. I remem
I quickly wrote down the address and destroyed it together with the picture as she requested.That night I had trouble sleeping .Numerous thoughts clouded my mind. I had finally come to understand James Panga's hatred for me and reason for my father's behaviour . There was this place I knew I had to visit .I had postponed it long enough. When I woke up the following day I dressed up and picked a taxi to visit that one place . I looked around me with tears in my eyes as I took in the view before me. This was the last place I wanted to be after several years of trying to forget the harsh reality. I looked beyond the cemeteries iron gate to the Stones inscribed as Dixon and Betrice. They bore the inscription a mother and a wife and a son and a brother. I lay down on the ground as I use my fingertips to trace the writings. " Dear mom, I hope you hear me . I know it's been years since you last saw me and I'm sorry for that . I hope my brother is keeping you company and making you smile l