Insert 01 26 June 2001 one fateful day that changed my life forever, I was only 13years old and living with my grandmother and my 18year old brother who was doing his matric. We lived in a nice and quiet Surburb just outside Roma in Lesotho. My dad was a hotshot business men who travelled all over the world, a strong Sotho man who fell in inlove with a Xhosa girl from rural Mthatha. They got married in the early nineties and a year later my brother Thato was born, they moved to Lesotho, where I was born 5 years later. Now because of daddys businesses my parents were never around, I hardly ever saw my mother and as I was growing, I never had a woman guiding me through the journey of young girls changing body, like the first time I got my period, I was so scared thinking I had done something wrong so I actually ran away from home until the housekeeper found me at friends house just down the street from home. Constancia was our housekeeper and like a mother to me because my grandmother was very conservative about these things. Constancia talked me through the changes of my body and told me not to be afraid, I trusted her so I went to tell my grandmother who just brushed me off and said it happens I missed my mother terribly and wished she would come back and stay with me full time so she could take me to her homeland South Africa, I had never even met my grandparents or her side of the family, when I asked about this my grandmother would say its old people business, stay within your limits young one I couldnt stop wondering about them, I would dream about the day mother would finally take us to South Africa, I dreamed that I would sit on grandfathers lap and he would tell me all the Isixhosa tales of his valley just like he used to tell mother when she was little but that all it ever was, nothing but a dream. In that year mother decided that she was tired of always being on the road, she wanted to settle down and spend time with her children. Father was not too keen about this but he obliged, it was the happiest time for me. My mother was finally coming home, now we could do all the mother and daughter things, like she would teach me how to bake, comb my hair before bed and just all those things I saw little girls do with their mothers on television. My father was a stranger to me, I doubt he even knew my name, he was always away on business and whenever he came home, he brought a lot of presents but to me no amount of presents could ever fill the gap of a fathers love. I loved my mother very much and when she decided to stay at home with us, it was the best few months of my life even though she was so quickly and painfully taken from me. On the 26 June 2001 my parents were both home for those holidays but father was living the next so he and mother went out for date night. We were left alone, Thato and I with Constancia ofcourse, I sat on the couch in the lounge, refusing to go to bed because mother said she would be back soon. After much failed efforts to get me to sleep Constancia finally gave up and left me. I tried to stay awake for as long as possible but I fell asleep on the couch, still waiting for my mother. I woke up in my bed the next day, I checked my bedside clock the time was 9:30am, it was a school day but how come Constancia didnt wake me up? I jumped out of bed and ran to my mothers but grandmother stopped me in my tracks where do you think you are going young lady? To see mommy ofcourse grandmom I replied happily, she had a stern look on her face and my smile faded go downstairs Constancia is waiting for you my grandmother was a cold woman who wore the same facial expression on her face every single day. I nodded and skipped all the way downstairs hoping that mother would be in the kitchen, I entered and Thato was sitting there with his head down, he didnt go to school either... Me good morning everyone! Constancia smiled and greeted me with a warm smile Constancia breakfast is almost ready I sat down and looked at Thato, he seemed out of Me whats with him? I was completely oblivious to what was happening in the moment where is mother? She is usually away around this time Constancia placed a plate of food in front of me Constancia eat your food little one suddenly I lost my appetite as I felt a dark presence around me Me where is mother Constancia? Thato stood up and walked out of the kitchen Constancia Kamohelo, eat your food I was notorious for throwing tantrums so I pushed the plate and it fell on the marble floor and broke, Constancia gasped Constancia o Modimo waka, ngwana o! Me I demand to know where my mother is right now! My grandmother came downstairs Grandmother what is going on here? Me I want to see my mother right now! Grandmother relax Kamo I stomped my feet and screamed your parents did not come home last night I looked at her with sad eyes Me they went back traveling? But how could mother just leave without saying goodbye? My grandmother pulled me to the chair and sat me down Grandmother no, they were involved in an accident and they did not make it I was confused and I could not grapple with reality Me what do you mean they did not make it grandmother? Grandmother it means they are gone forever baby tears welled up in my eyes Me f-forever? She nodded sadly, the tears escaped from my lashes one by one and fell hot against my cheeks, my grandmother stood up and left me crying in the kitchen, I buried my head in my hands and Constancia came to comfort me Constancia there there little one she rubbed my back soothingly. My parents were gone and they were only given to me for such a short period of time, should I blame God for this...??? (The first insert, I hope you guys like it and its up to your expectations. Im a little skeptical about this)
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:28:25 +0000
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