Today is our day.lets celebrate great minds,geniuses,and pengicians. Through The eyes of A child. (brief excerpt from my Novel) Few years later after I graduated from the uvniversity,My elder sister called and informed me;our Dad was dying in the hospital. Chika,Dad is really sick.Theyve put him in intensive care and were all worried about him.We are flying to Lagos to see him this weekend-are you going to come? Ogechi said on the phone. I had known for some time that my dad was living in Lagos,and that he had little fever,but this seemed more serious.Ogechi sounded more anxious,like this might be the last time;wed our dad since we were kids.I was quiet for a seconds and the said, I dont know.I need to think about it. later that day,my two brothers called,asking If I was going to travel to Lagos to see our dad in the hospital because they were really concerned about him. So what was your reply, Obi asked. I gave them the same answer-? Dont know. my brothers didnt understand it either.Obi,I thought I had walked through my confusion,hurt and anger over my dads choice to abandon us at that age we were.I thougth I had forgiven him for choosing to divorce our mum for no good reason and refusing to send child support and making us suffer in abject poverty why he enjoyed a life of travel,entertainment and fine food with another woman....... After much persuation from my siblings,I finally travelled to Lagos to see him that week.When I got to the hospital,I braced my self and went to the ICU room.When I pulled the curtain,I met my siblings sitting right beside dad.my dad was in a critical state,I was told he almost died three times since his admission to the hospital. When I looked into my dads blacke eyes for the first time in fifteen years,I......... more likes and comments for more episodes. Remember to vote wisely (prose categort)
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:07:32 +0000
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