04/02/2023
She was just 12 years old and was a girl on the roadside weeping uncontrollably.
Hey beautiful what is your name, and why are you under this harsh weather crying?
Lost in pain with tears soaking her clothes, she never realized someone was standing before her.
When I tried consoling her was when I realized she was going through excruciating pain, and that was when I repeated my question. What is your name and why are you here all alone crying?
My name is Nnenna, she said in a calm tone. She muted for a while then continued, I lost her, I lost her, and am not going to see her again she burst into tears again.
Then I asked her, who did you lose that was when she raised her head looking into my face with tears rolling down her chick, she replied I lost my mother.
I hold my breath for some seconds trying to find the right consolation word to tell her because I know the pain of losing a loved one. Nnenna I'm sorry about your loss there's no amount of words from me that is enough to heal your pain.
She interrupted, my mother was not sick she was healthy that Saturday afternoon she complained of stomach pain, and the next thing she started throwing up blood with the help of neighbors she was rushed to the hospital.
Where the doctor confirmed she was poisoned and after a while, she gave up the ghost. who did my mother offend, who could have done this to us she continues crying.
Stop crying I know it hurts badly but crying won't bring her back you need to be strong for your siblings, I pray God heals you and fill the gap her death created in your heart we're my words to her.
Indeed death is inevitable. But when cutting a tree that bears fruit consider the birds that feed from it.
Onyinyechukwu✍️