A Strong Feeling of Hope
She felt strange that morning, it was like every other day when she will just open her little kiosk at the side of the road and sell, but this morning was different, she had a strange feeling but she tried to ignore it.
She tried to fight against that negative feeling and she just had it in mind that everything will be alright.
She had gone to drop her kids in the school that morning and had watched her two lovely angels run to their classroom, that was her duty to drop her kids off before resuming at her kiosk to sell for the day.
It was not her desire or her wish to have a shop in such a little place, and it was not her desire to have a place this small. When she started out the kiosk, she felt there will be an improvement as time goes on but the reverse was the case as the kiosk refused to increase.
It was not as if sales were not going on well, but the thing is just that all that she earns from the little kiosk is what she uses to take care of herself and her kids since her husband left in pursuit of a greener pasture.
That is really true oh, she said to herself as she remembered that her husband had been away for two years now, she had not even received a letter from him, she had no idea if he was dead or alive.
Suitors have come to her as well, but she had turned them down with the claim that she is a married woman, people laugh at her whenever she calls herself a married woman and they ask; please who are you married to exactly?
This causes a severe pain in her heart and she will cry silently but she has remained ever strong as she has included the sales of engine oil, roasted plantain and other things to the sales in her provision store.
When she entered the store that morning, she opened the door and locked herself inside as she took some minutes to pray against the feeling of negativity she had in her mind, she prayed to destroy every evil happening that might want to occur to her children or husband (she was not even certain if he was still alive but she kept on praying for him).
Sales moved on well that day, has people paraded her shop continually, that was not even supposed to be a new thing has other women who have the same provision store just like her own has accused her of being diabolical and the reason for that accusation is that she has people who visit her store constantly.
It was time for her kids to return from school and she had pleaded with one of their teacher who lives very close to the house to help her bring them home from school at least that will give her time to stay with her sales.
She saw no trace of the teacher or her kid and she had never for once valued money over her kids so she decided to go in search of them, as she was locking the door to her kiosk, she saw a very neat, flashy and nice car parked in front of her kiosk, she wanted to ask what do you want to buy sir?, when she saw her kids highlight the vehicle alongside their teacher, she hugged her children and they said mummy we......
she cut them shut, don't worry you will tell me all that happened, let me talk to your Aunty first.
Thank you very much I almost got scared as a matter of fact I was on my way to come pick them up myself in school.
She felt someone holding her and she turned only to see her husband, she was frightened but her joy of seeing him alive new no bound. She held on to him for a long time before her children started to explain that daddy picked them up from school and took them to an eatery and that is the reason why they returned home late.
I am sorry he finally said, I am sorry I had to leave you to take care of this two kids alone. I wanted to make something big out of myself. It's okay, she cut him short, I am just happy to see you alive but what really happened?..............
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