Light at the end of a tunnel. Short Story

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This is the story of my family and life journey so far. Born into a polygamous family of 12, father, two wives and children. My mother being the youngest and favorite of my father. My mother had two boys and three girls for my father, I being the last born. I never got to know my father because death took him away from the land of the living few months after my birth. From the tales I heard, my dad was known to be a great man, though he had 2 wives, there have always been some sort of understanding and harmony between them. Though my father has a favorite, he has never been partial toward her, he treated all his wives equally I.e what he get for one he gets for the others. Unfortunately, death had to take him away and that begins the downfall of the family. The day my father's Will was to be read was the day it was realized that the other wife had been keeping a facade all this while. My mom who is so trusting of people allow the will to be read and distributed in her absence, leaving the documents to my fifteen years old brother to safe guard. My gullible brother also took the documents been given to him and gave big mummy (first wife) as we always call her to safe keep until my mother return. She made my siblings work as slaves for the 2weeks our mother was away. On returning, my mother asked for the documents but she refused to release it, claiming ownership of the properties and kicking us and our mother out on the street without a single penny or clothing except the ones on our necks. My mom had to make some calls to borrow some money to take us to her hometown. Since then, life hasn't been easy it is by God's grace that we are even able to eat a single meal a day. My mom had to start farming and doing some house chores for people to get paid in cash or with foods. All this were on my mom mental state but she had to gather herself together for her kids. What pained my mom the most was her livestock which were in my father's compound that she wasn't about to take out. We all believed if she had those with her, our lives would have been pleasurable and easier. My mom though reluctant to part with her children, had to send my siblings to her friends and siblings in the city to grow and get educated because she knows that staying in the village will not help them reach their full potentials. She send the little money and food stuffs she harvest every month to each of their guidance. Some of my siblings had it well while some were treated badly by their guidance but they never told my mom about it. I, who was barely a year old a stayed with mom in the village. Now my story begins, one unfaithful afternoon after I clock the age of six, following my daily routine, I got back from school change my clothes, eat the food mom kept on the table for me before she left for farm, do the assignment I could then go out to play with friends. I did everything on my list that day except playing with friends because an uncle from my father side came to visit since my mom and granny wasn't home I entertained him instead, unknown to me that my uncle had other ideas in mind due to the absence of any other adult. No one ever told me what was about to happen was bad and unacceptable, no one told me to never let a guy who isn't my husband between my legs, no one told me to never let a guy touch my private part even if it is someone I feel would never harm me. Silly me stayed on my uncle's lap while he pull off my clothes and touch my body then he lay with me on my granny's bed. This went on for months and he told me not to tell my mom. Silly me never thought I was doing anything wrong, I thought it was a normal thing between uncle's and niece so I never told my mom. It almost led to a situation were I started having this urge to try it out with other things in trousers but God with me, one of my aunt came to the village to introduce her husband to my mom and granny and when she saw me, she spoke to my mom and decided to take me to the city. About a week or two of my arrival in my aunt home, whenever we wash clothes she realized that there is always some sort of discharge on my panties which isn't normal for a child of seven/eight years so she questioned me and I told her all I could remember. She took me to the hospital for checkups and also to a therapist and the word of God was made known to me. All this help me to overcome my sexual urge and I was educated by my aunt on sex and how a girl is meant to be clean until her wedding night. I started going to school, learn how to speak English and made great new friends. All my education expenses was taken care of by my aunt and her husband.
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Today, to the glory of God am a barrister at the age of 27. My elder brother an engineer, the second a musician, my sisters - a fashion designer and a banker respectively. My mom is 78 year old and now living comfortable in the little mansion we built for her. Initially, her mental state was still not stable so after doing some finding, it came to our notice it was due to her beloveth husband property that was taken away from her. So I had to open the case and after going in and out of court, the sentence was in our favor now my mom has the keys to the properties. We help her with renovating the place a little, now she spend most of her time there because she said the house brings back our father's memories. My family and I are doing well to the glory of God, all my siblings are married, some with kids and some still looking up to God while I, the last born is courting and if God's willing, I will be a MRS soon.

Few verses of the holy book was our strength then; (God has perfect timing never early, never too late. It takes a little patience and it takes alot of faith but it worth the wait. I don't know what tomorrow holds! but I know who holds tomorrow! Everything has already been determined for you. So don't worry and don't be too sad. Your provision is with God. All he asks is that you worship him with a sincere heart and a strong intension. "Put your trust in God if you are believer indeed." Q5:23)
Thanks for reading.


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