Please Come Home.

"Hey baby, Chin up, everything will be alright," Jade my little sister reassured me as she sat next to me trying to cheer me up.

It's been two days since Dave left the house angrily, "I'll be back shortly," that was his last words as he left the room.

"Where could he be? Why can't he just call me and why did he have to switch off his phone?" My eyes were teary as I held onto Jade, the only one I've got in the world asking questions that no one had an answer to.

I grew up with no papa and no mama, rumor had it that my parents were separated a few weeks after Jade was born. Mama died when I was just four years old and Jade was just two years old.

Life wasn't a bed of roses for both of us as we grew up to care for ourselves, when I was 20 years old I met Tarry, the man who became my home and we got married after three years of courting.

"Why can't I just be happy Jade? All my life when it begins to become sweet, it goes sour, just why?" I felt the tears run down my cheek as my head began to ache from the incessant tears since yesterday, "I need my son home, I miss Dave, I want him back, I hope he is safe and I hope he thinks about home." I held Jade closer, as I began to shiver, "Where did I ever go wrong?" I kept asking so many questions wishing for an answer.

"Jade all Dave wanted was for his dad to be home on his 18th birthday, ever since he was 16 Dave never set his eyes on his dad and two days ago, he became an adult with no idea if his dad was alive or not, is it wrong to be married to a soldier? Tarry has never written me letters, neither did he call, the only one who reminds me so much of the love we shared Dave left home angrily, will things ever get better," I was interrupted by Jade "Sis, you're worried over so many things, let's take one day at a time, I have a feeling that Tarry your beloved husband is safe and soon he'd be home and as for Dave? He too will be home, please take it easy and just chin up," she stood up looking all tired as she walked into the kitchen" What should I make you? Cheese and baked bread?"

"Yes please," I muttered, having Jade beside me was the only reason I held on until I heard a knock on the door, "get the door please," my coarse voice echoed from the sitting room and as soon as Jade opened the door, we were all awestruck, "Tarry!!" It was so unbelievable, my face brightened a little as I jumped off the couch and hugged him so closely "Why Tarry, two years without keeping in touch?" He held my waist so closely and looked right into my eyes "Be grateful I am alive, I miss you so much and I miss Dave, where's my son?" How much I have loved to hear that voice but suddenly, I let out a tear "he left home angrily two days ago, because you weren't home to celebrate his 18th birthday,".

Tarry felt broken as he fell to the ground, I am sure he was disappointed in himself and there I saw a hero let out a tear, "it wasn't intentional, he was in my heart all day and all night," Tarry brought out a diamond bracelet and handed it to me, "if he ever comes home after I'm gone for duty please hand this over to him, daddy loves him dearly," this one act brought me so much mixed feeling of joy and sadness if only Dave was here.

I brought out my cell phone and sent him a voicemail, Dad is home Dave, please come home," hoping that someday he'd receive this message and find his way back.

Five hours later, I received a text "That must be a prank, " immediately I put a call across to him " Dad is here son," I gave Tarry a slight nudge as he also spoke to him through the phone.

Dave came home the next day and we all reunited, it was one of the best days of my life, to have a complete family after a long while, Jade, on the other hand, was extremely happy that her sister (I) finally felt at peace knowing my world hadn't crumbled as I had earlier thought.

Even though Tarry would leave soon for another call of duty, I had never been this happy in my life, "Wish me well baby," his soft voice whispered as he held my hands and those of Dave for a few moments. "You'd make it out alive," I and Dave chorused and then I planted a kiss on his forehead finding it so hard to let go of him.