MY ONLY WISH
My name is Christopher, Tony my friends call me Chris, I'm 19years old. I lost my mother when I was 5, and the only one I had was dad. He worked at a shipping company 8hrs a day and came back home everyday to take care of me. My mom died of cancer leaving us behind with broken hearts. My dad so much loved my mum that he couldn't remarry again even though he was attracted to his secretary...
For 10 years dad was my mother, brother and my friend,I called him "all in one" and a day never went by without me thanking God for him. But my dad got into trouble at his work after he refused to take bribe from a renown business man in Town for a favor which he didn't tell me what it was and I didn't ask because I knew my dad won't keep anything from me unless it's necessary to do so.
But I got Disturbed when he came back from work few days later with swelled face. When I asked him he said he was beaten up by some men in connection with the deal he rejected at work the previous week. I was so angry and sad I cried myself to sleep.
I woke up the next morning and noticed he had fever but he kept telling me he will be fine. I had to go to school because I had exams coming soon so we left while he struggled and went to work again.
February 20th 2017 marked my 15th birthday.
I woke up early that morning by then dad was fine and he prepared my best meal which also was his best From the time he met my mum. He song a song which he used to sing to my mom on her birthdays. Afterward promised that he will take me out after school so that we can celebrate.
Little did I know that I was having the last meal with my daddy.
While we walked out of the house as usual, he told me to be careful the way I move around because it's not really safe. I asked him why he was saying that,he said "i will explain things to you when you get home after school but if anything happens to me, go to my room and get a letter from this old shoe under the bed". He then held my hand and said, "You should always be strong, never giving up on life, else life will give up on you and son, never make promises you can't fulfil" then he hugged me and we went our separate directions.
I had a fun day at school, with gifts from my friends, and the best moment which ended my happy days was when I got a 30 seconds kiss from my crush Audrey, which was Disturbed by my friend Mike who came with a call from the Principal's office. I left and on my way students were being sympathetic to me, I thought I had gotten into some kind of problem. Got to the office and met my Dad's Secretary talking with the principal but on sight of me, the stopped talking and she immediately stood up and hugged me. I was wondering, calculating and thinking what could be the problem b cause I always stayed out of trouble to make my father proud but what could it be? It possibly can't be the kiss because she seemed to have been around before that. "Then what is it" still thinking to myself when the principal broke the minutes of silence, Tony, you'll have to go with Miss Jennifer to the house, you can come back to school again anytime you want.
I was worried and asked if I had been expelled but he said "no son, you just need to take a break I promise you". Then I tried to argue "But today is just Monday, how..."
Miss Jennifer then took me by the hand and said "...let's go Chris, I'll explain everything to you when we get home".
Then I thought dad had planned a big week for my birthday..
We got a taxi and in the taxi, an old woman asked the driver, "I heard a worker at the shipping company have been shot Death, then to cover up, miss Jennifer said "won't it be nice to celebrate your birthday at this play ground today?" Pointing to a newly constructed play ground in town and I said yes with a smile then I noticed she wiped tear from her eyes when i asked she said she's having problems with her eyes
While we were almost home, I saw a crowd of people around my house just then the driver said "that's where the man was killed" and i started thinking that it could be my dad because but tried to suppress the thoughts because I didn't want anything like that in my mind. I then asked Jennifer "it's my Dad right??" "Tell me!!!" And the response I wanted to get from her was a NO but instead, she was silent and tears ran down her chick... She started sobbing and Immediately, i opened the door of the moving car, before the driver could even stop, jumped off and ran into the house pushing anything and anyone out of my way while screaming Dad!!, Daddy!!, Daddy!, Nooo!! Nooo!! Where's my father!! Just as I got into my room, Jesus!! My All in one was laying Dead in his pool of blood on the floor, with his face as to say, "it's okay"
I tried to touch him but I was held back.
My dad is gone. My world is crushed...
My heart is broken. I couldn't reason again, I felt like I was dying, couldn't breathe, and could not speak... Then I woke up few hours later after dreaming of my dad telling me that he is sorry he left me without saying Goodbye, he said I should be strong and never give up in life. Then I tried to hold on to him but he pushed me away.Continue Reading
To be continued...
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