The diary of an African Woman by Delight Mukozho (fantasy novels to read txt) 📖
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She made her way to her room and once inside she locked the door and cried herself to sleep. Sometime later a knock on her door woke her up. It was her mother asking her to come to come for supper. Slowly, she followed her mother to the dining room. She was surprised to see almost all their relatives there. They exchanged greetings but the mood in the room was not at all festive. It was as if everyone was waiting for the inevitable to happen. She wanted to bolt out of the room and go see her father but her mother gave her a knowing look and she forced herself to sit at the table but she had no appetite. Her mother took a tray of food to her father. When she returned she was still picking at her food. At least her mother was smiling and the plates on the tray were empty. That was a good sign, so her mother had said. She tried to force herself to eat but she could not bring herself to. After some time they cleared the table.
As she was doing the dishes she heard her mother scream and instantly everyone knew what that meant. Slowly, tears trickled down the girl’s face and she sat in a corner and began sobbing. How could this be? If only he had said something to her when she last saw him. She cried so hard that her head was aching. She did not even know what was happening around her. She just sat there looking into space. Her world was shattered. ‘Oh, God why did this have to be?’ she cried. When the ambulance came and the paramedics were removing her father’s body she nearly fainted when she saw them carrying her father’s body to the ambulance. When she saw that her mother had collapsed she knew that she had to be strong for both their sakes. She went to her and the two women embraced and cried in each other’s arms.
On the day of the funeral, the weather was just bad as if to compliment the mood of the mourners. It was cloudy and misty and the birds of the air were silent as if they too were in mourning. The body was carried to the chapel. When she arrived at the chapel she was surprised to see a lot of people there. It was to be expected because her father had been loved by all, but still she had not expected to see the whole community there. The service was conducted amidst a series of sobbing and heart-rending sounds. Her mother sat by her side crying silently, her heart went out to her mother and she hugged her closely. She was forcing herself to be strong but she felt as if she could crumble any minute but she knew that she had to be strong for both of them. The service ended and it was time to say goodbye to her father for the last time. She did not want to see him but she had to say goodbye. She and her mother were the first in line. Slowly, they approached the coffin. Tears streamed down her face when she saw her father’s face. He was so peaceful and seemed so much at ease. “Goodbye daddy,” she said quietly and kissed him lightly on the forehead. She could not take it any more and she rushed outside. With a tear-stained ace she looked up to heaven and whispered, “Please Lord, take good care of my father.”
Once at the cemetery, her mother wailed and collapsed as they lowered her father’s coffin into the grave. People had to hold her to stop her from falling into the grave. The girl fell to her knees and started sobbing. This was it. This was the end of a very important chapter in her life. Try as she might, life was never going to be the same ever again. She thought how bleak like was going to be as she watched the men pour earth on the coffin. This was an end and also a beginning for her. “You have always been a special part of my life. I will cherish every moment we shared. I am going to miss you dearly. Goodbye daddy, till we meet again.” With those words she rose to her feet, placed a bouquet of roses on the grave and walked way.
ThirteenShe was only thirteen when she started going to high school
Fresh from primary school or grade school (whatever you call it)
Thirteen, I say
Thirteen is the beginning of teenagehood
The time when “problems” commence
She was only thirteen
She was just a teenager with a lot to learn about life
She was still very innocent,
Still very naive,
Still in need of good counsel and guidance.
In this new environment she felt out of place
She felt awkward,
Somehow she felt that she did not fit in,
Everything about her seemed out of pace,
Her clothes, her hair, the way she walked and talked,
Everything!
It seemed as if no one took notice of her
She who had craved attention all her life
All she wanted was just for someone to notice her.
In her quest to get noticed,
In her quest to fit in she fell into the wrong hands
She befriended an older girl who was in her final year.
To her this girl was her ticket to achieving her goal,
She was her ticket to being noticed.
Because heads turned when she entered the room
Even when she passed by
This girl had everything she wanted
Great hair, great clothes, and most of all people’s attention.
In her bid to fit in she was taught to steal
To steal clothes
To steal money for clothes
To steal everything
She was taught to take drugs,
Cocaine, marijuana, you name it
She was introduced to sex and all the bad stuff.
She was just thirteen and all she ever wanted was for people to notice her
Sadly, she was so consumed by what she thought was what she wanted
What she thought was” hype”
To the extent that she failed to see how her life was slowly crumbling down around her
Too bad, she lost everything good in her life.
All her good friends
Everything that had meaning fell beyond her grasp
Yet she did not notice this
She skipped classes in the name of fun
She took her only chance of being somebody in life for granted
In the end instead of gaining she lost everything
Her life was cut short
Yet she was only but a babe,
She was just thirteen
She had her whole life ahead of her
Unfortunately, her life was cut short because of her naivety
And in the end she lost out
All she had done had been for nothing
All she had done in the name of getting noticed had been the cause her downfall
At a tender age of thirteen she destroyed her life instead of building it
How sad, she was only thirteen years old
She was just a mere child.
All because of one man
She was a bubbling and cute little baby
She turned into a sweet little girl
She grew up into a beautiful young lady.
She had a bright, blissful and fruitful future ahead of her
She had so many hopes and dreams
She had many set goals to achieve
Her whole life was laid out right in front of her
It was all in the palm of her hand
Unfortunately, all this was taken away from her
Taken away by a cruel and ruthless human being
She was raped!
Raped, I say!
Raped by a heartless man
A man with grey hairs
A man old enough to be her grandfather
A man with no shame
A man with no dignity
Why?
All because of lust
All because of lack of self-control
Consequently, her life was brought to a halt
All hopes and dreams were shattered
Her life was ruined
She began having endless nightmares and sleepless nights
She ate little and her health diminished
She began hallucinating
She became terrified of the opposite sex
She screamed at the sight of any man
She was never the same again
She drifted into a world of her own
She lost herself and we lost her too
She had been given a scar
An irreparable scar
A scar she was to carry for the rest of her life
All because of one man
Eventually, she could not take it any longer
She chose the easy way out
She took her own life
And we lost our sweet little baby
Our sweet little girl
We lost her all because of one man
A man who failed to control himself
All because of him our little girl is no more!!!!
THE END
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