Lara My love

Chapter 53 a wooden box

I forced myself to open my eyes because my phone kept ringing, I grabbed the table next to the bed and grabbed my phone lying on it.

" Hello." Sapaku with a hoarse voice.

" Happy Birthday Sweety, may long life and healthy always. May what you hope God will grant and may you always love me. Wish you all the best sweet heart." Brother Zean said excitedly from across there.

" What time is it, brother?"

" It's 11:45 at night." Zean's voice sounded so enthusiastic.

" My birthday is still tomorrow, brother."

" I just want to be the first person to wish you a happy birthday."

" Hmmm, thanks for your words and prayers, brother, but I'm still sleepy." I answered while continuing to yawn.

" I'm bothering you, aren't I?."

" Not so, sorry." I finally woke up after hearing Brother Zean's words, I was afraid that I would not appreciate his good intentions.

" Sister why haven't you slept?"

" I don't want to miss your birthday like last year."

" Last year instead of brother also giving me a gift, did you forget?"

" Yes, but I'm the last person to say it, right?"

" Sister saying it is more than enough for me."

" What gift do you want?" Ask Mr. Zean.

" you."

" me?"

" Hmm."

" I'm not yours."

" It is also true, then be mine forever sis."

" It is with pleasure sweet heart. Hmm well since it's your birthday so I'm allowing you to sleep again."

" Sister sleep too, it's late."

" Love you sweet."

" Love you more brother."

I threw my body back and got ready to go to sleep again, but again my phone rang and it was very disturbing.

" What else, brother, I'm sleepy." My speech.

" It's mom."

I was shocked and immediately woke up, I checked my phone and sure enough this was a call from my mother.

" Mom." Sapaku with a longing voice.

" Happy birthday and congratulations on the other rank."

" Mom." I cried happily because my mother still cared about me.

" Greetings to your brother, come home if you're not angry." Talk to your mother before she disconnects her phone.

I ran out of the room with my phone. I knocked on sister Ega's room, I was very happy today and wanted to share my happiness with sister Ega. Several times I knocked on the door but sister Ega did not open the door to her room. I pushed open the door to Ega's room which turned out to be unlocked.

Empty, brother Ega is not in his room. Where is sister Ega, has sister Ega not come home?

I barged into sister Ega's room to confirm whether sister Ega was really not in her room.

When I was going to check the bathroom I accidentally saw a wooden box lying under the bed. I picked up the box and took it to bed. I took the wooden box and took out one by one the things inside.

There were only a few photos and a piece of paper folded neatly, I checked one by one the photos that had started to blur.

" It looks like Ega's sister."

Out of curiosity I ventured to open the fold of paper earlier, from the aroma alone I could guess that this paper had been in the wooden box belonging to sister Ega long enough.

I managed to unfold the paper which turned out to be a letter. I squinted my eyes because I had trouble reading the writing on the paper.

"For my son.." I started spelling the writing and it looks like it's from mom. I am getting excited to read it.

Son, I'm sorry. Sorry I would rather leave you.

So far I have no power from where so I can take care of you until you are this big. But now I can no longer bear to hear insults from those around me.

The fact that you were born without a father makes me have to give up my youth to take care of you, I have to forget all my dreams.

I didn't expect you to forgive me one day, but now I have to go and get back to living my life that was stopped because of you.

I do not deserve to be called a mother and I will not regret my decision this time to leave you because from the beginning you should not be present in this world and be a part of it my life.

Look for the man in this picture, he's your father, your real father.

Meet him and ask him for protection now that I can't protect you anymore from now on.

Even though I am not a good mother, I will pray for you to become a great and responsible man, unlike your father.

Once again forgive me.

I cried as much as I could after reading the contents of this letter, I was like I was out of breath and I was speechless, my body was trembling, my body was trembling, I dare not think about who the boy mentioned in this letter is.

The drowsiness that I had been enduring was no longer there, all that remained was the fear that was now beginning to rule me completely.

With a little bit of strength left, I grabbed my phone and immediately contacted mom.

" Hello, what's wrong Ndi?."

" Mommy." I couldn't finish my sentence, I cried before I could ask my mother.

" What's up, speak clearly." Mom's voice sounded panicked.

" Mom, torch, torch."

" Wait on mom, I'm there now."

Mom disconnected our phone, while I was still crying in Ega's room hugging a letter I regretted reading.

I hit my chest a few times because of the tightness I felt was not going away. I wiped away my tears that had not stopped flowing. I really can't imagine what would happen if what I had in mind was true, about who the boy was meant in this letter.

Half an hour passed and I heard a knock from the main door. I immediately put all these photos and letters in the box again. In shock I dragged my feet down with the wooden box still in my arms.

I opened the door and saw my mother behind it. Mom's attention was immediately fixed on the wooden box that was in my arms, mother's face was blasphemous and her eyes were reddened.

" Where did you get this box?" Mom asked, and she took the box out of my arms.

" Brother Ega." Reply staggered.

Seeing my condition, my mother immediately grabbed me and took me to sit on the sofa, she left for a while and returned with a glass of water.

" Be calm first." Mama said while helping me drink.

" Where is sister Ega?" Ask mom gently after seeing me a little quiet.

I just shook my head.

" Where did you get this?" Mother asked as she pointed to the wooden box that was now on the table.

" From Ega's room."

" Indhi has opened the contents?"

I just nodded, confirming my mother's question.

Mother let out a long sigh, like someone who was exhausted.

" Indhi is an adult, maybe it's time Indhi knew the truth." Said mom while stroking my hair.

" What truth do you mean?"

SERIATE........