After some minutes my mum called me and asked me to return home the next day. I decided not to disobey her. The next used my last money to return to lagos. I got home very late at night. My dad had already gone to bed, my siblings and my mum welcomed me, and she served me my favourite food, Egusi soup and pounded yam.
Early in the morning, my mum took me to my dad’s room, I was surprised but I refused to ask any question. My younger sister Chioma had earlier told me my mum’s plans and I decided to play along. My mum’s knock woke my dad. As we entered the way he looked at me made me to understand that he wasn’t aware I returned home. I was just looking around so confilused. “Oya kneel down and apologize to your dad” my mum said with tears running down her cheeks. Before I could kneel she was already on her kneels begging my dad to forgive me. I was forced to shed tears as I knelt holding the helm of my dad’s nightwear. It was my first time to see my dad shedding tears. “Rise up my son! Rise up my beloved wife! I have changed my mind. I’m not wicked I was highly provoked”: “John go and write the list of things you need for school, I’ll get them for you”. I was extremely overwhelmed with joy as I hugged my mum and both of us hugged my dad.
When I returned to my room I couldn’t stop crying. I never knew my mum loves me this much, I thought my dad was a wicked one. I never knew he wanted the best for me. If he wasn’t so strict on me I wouldn’t have come back to my senses. My initial plans of going to the university was to get a girlfriend. I never knew it wasn’t an ideal one for me. My dad knew if I had continued with that life I wouldn’t get to where he wanted me reach in life.
Suddenly, my sister Chioma noticed me crying as she hurried to inform my dad who followed her to my room immediately. “My son! Stop crying, dress up, we’re going out for shopping now!” My dad said as he hurried to me and hugged me tightly.
I closed the eyes tightly and began to remember my past mistakes and ugly experiences.
I vowed never to love again.
The end.
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