The painful exit

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This life can be so mysterious atimes. Though, the saying that life would not give one what one deserves is true. It's true because I have been a living witness to the above assertion.

Though, I was brought up by a loving mother who would do anything to take care of me and my younger brother. She would not stop at anything to make us happy as she's a loving and caring mother. But even at this, she's a disciplinarian who would not allow the love she has for you to blindfold her act of discipline.

I could remember how she used to love us when she was alive and at the same time, how she used to discipline us whenever we were not listening to instructions.

There's a day I was punished for not doing my own portion of the house chores, also, there's a day I was punished for fighting on the street.

On this particular day that I was fighting on the street, I didn't know she saw me when she's passing by, it was when I got home and in the night that she told me all I had done. I thought it's someone that reported me to her, not knowing she saw it live. I was beaten and afterwards was told the reason why I was punished. That's my mum for you. She would always give you reasons why she punished you.

But even at that, her love for us was immeasurable. She loved us more than her life and maybe that's why she would always make provision for us as and when due. There were times she would not eat, but she must make sure we ate and there's times she would not even put on good clothes, but we must put on good clothes. She used to be proud of our looks whenever we dressed well.

What about our education? She would make sure we attend the best of the schools in town and not only that, she would make sure we have everything needed for our academic pursuit readily available. Though she's not that buoyant financially, she would make sure she get loans to cater for our school fees and all other essentials needed by us.

But, with all her struggles and diligence over us, we lost her to the cold hand of death. It's a brief illness that didn't last up to a week that snatched her away from us.

It's a sad early morning for me and every other member of the family on the 23rd of February, 2011 when the news of my mum's death broke out. I couldn't believe it as she's too young to give up the ghost. But what can we do.when death knocks at her door. It's a very sad day for me and it's like the world was over.

Hmmm, it's so serious for me and this is because she had promised me heaven and earth, but death has made her promise me without fulfilling her promises.

So, not quite long, we laid her to rest, but that's not the end for me and my younger brother as we just started a new phase of our lives. It wasn't easy at all as we have to navigate through the journey of our lives. Though, people promised us heaven and earth, but guess what, they were not there for us when it matters most. Though, I'm not blaming them for not fulfilling their promises as they too have their responsibility to cater for. But we thank God we were able to survive the fear of the unknown that took over us at our mum's death.

Though we have overcome the challenges that came with her death, but yet, I'm not yet fulfilled and this is because she's not alive to reap the fruit of her labor. Not only that, I'm also not happy because maybe if she was alive, life would have been easier for me and my brother than it was and maybe we would have been more than who we are now.

But, we still thank God for his loving kindness and mercy over us, for even seeing us through to this stage we are.

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