Before you tell to look at life from another perspective, I want you to have a glimpse of my story.
Who I am?
Growing up from a very wealthy home, I am affluent and going through my college was just as easy as you could think. I use to travel all round the world as long as my mind crave for it.
Every summer is just as sweet as you could think.
I am from a family of four. My dad, my mum and my younger sister. If you say the apple of my eyes, that is Amanda, my younger sister. I don't think I will live if she is no more. Some of my friends has even alleged me of dating my own sister.
The love and compassion is not one sided, I could remember her boyfriend, Charles, who left her because she think there is something fishy about us.
Who will not think so?
Or how would you explain to your sister's boyfriend why you are picking up her call late in the night.
Though, it is weird but that night was a coincidence because Amanda was very tired that day after having an all day party with Charles and few of their friends. Earlier, she had invited me for the party but I have another hangout with my friends and I am the brain behind the hangout so it will not speak well of me to leave them unattended to.
After the party, Amanda was with me in the living room before she went into her room forgetting her phone behind.
Her boyfriend later called and that was when I noticed that she forgot her phone. Knowing fully well that Amanda will be in another realm dreaming by that time, I decided to pick up her call since I know it is her boyfriend that is calling her.
At least hearing my voice should indicate to hike that she is back at home but the story changed the following and that was how they broke up.
I felt bad and happy at the same time because I can't withstand my sister getting married to someone that cannot trust her but I feel bad that I am the reason behind their break up.
That's was just a little scenario of how close we are.
The beginning of a dilemma.
It was on a Christmas eve while my parents are going to celebrate the season of festival at our village.
As usual, I and Amanda have travelled to Paris and we are meant to come back by January but little did we know that we will be back before the end of the year.
On their way to the village, they had a fatal accident which claimed both their life right on spot as we were told.
We boarded the next available flight back to Nigeria and we were welcomed by a sad moment in an atmosphere fill of agony and gnashing of teeth.
I walked in forcing my legs to coordinate and align with my brain but it seems they are too heavy for me to carry. I was helped into room where they were both laid and all I could see was a dream caught short.
I and Amanda spent the night in that room before they buried the following day.
After three months of my parent's demise, the family member agreed that our uncle should take charge of the company's affair till I am done with my college but the whole story change within a year.
We were paid an unsolicited visit one morning and they said, they are bank officials and the house has been used as collateral for a loan. It all sounds like a joke until we received a quit notice six months after.
I went straight to our uncle and for weeks, I was unable to see him. The secretary keep telling me that he is busy or not around or in a meeting. When I could not bear it again, I went to the family head and all their efforts prove abortive that was when it dawned on me that our uncle who is meant to be in charge has taken over the whole asset and affairs of our late parents.
A new life.
This is not the life that we envisioned but we have no other choice. I keep working day and night to make sure my sister and I were able to eat but as much as I tried, I was not able to come up with 3 square meal for both I and my sister so I have to sacrifice mine for her.
I never gave up on life but it is not as we use to live while our parent were alive.
5years has passed and we are in the season of light as others will call it but it was season of darkness of us since every Christmas eve is our parents remembrance and that remind us of how we have once lived life compared to how we are living life now.
A new dawn
I was going home from my 5am to 9pm job on the 24th of December which is the remembrance day for our parent when a car parked beside me and was asking for directions but I was too disturbed to even look at the person place and the person was also reading from his phone but behold, when he looked at my face for the first time, he shouted, Fred!!!
I looked up and for the first time in 5years, I felt that joy and happiness again.
He said he is not going to where he was going but I should take him to where I am living.
As expected, we did not pass that night in that room but he said we should go and lodge in a nearby hotel.
We spent the whole week just as we ought to live but it was like a different lifestyle for us.
After the whole season of light, Patrick announced to me that I am officially his partner from now onward and that was how our season of darkness turned to season of light just as how it is suppose to be.
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Till I cross your path again, I am like a ready made pen in the hand of the creator. I am
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