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Anna,

There was this strange feeling I had as soon as I opened the gate to my house, I felt this sudden sadness in me. I opened the door and my eyes fell on my dad, there was this weak smile on his face which made me confused.

"Good...Good afternoon sir".
"Good afternoon".

My heart was beating fast and I didn't know why. I looked around,  where's Juliet?

I walked into the kitchen and I saw my aunt,  my mom's junior sister Aunty Chinwe, the last time I saw her was four years ago when we still lived at lekki.

She turned to face me and smiled " oh Anna you're back?".

I nodded "what's going on?".

She placed her hands on my shoulders and released a heavy sigh. We walked back into the living room, my dad was standing now. He looked at me" Anna you're a big girl, be strong".

I looked at my aunt who was at the corner of the room. She kept staring at me.

I was confused "I don't understand,what are you doing here? Where's mom? Where's Juliet".

My eyes remained on my father, he closed his eyes for a few seconds and opened them "Anna sit down".

I was angry now "I don't want to sit down! Where is my mummy?".

My aunt burst into tears and I stood on one spot like I was frozen "what happened?. Why are you crying?".

"Anna you're mom is dead" my dad said almost in a whisper.

Anna your mom is dead.

Anna your mom is dead.

Anna your mom is dead.

Anna your mom is dead.

The words kept ringing in my ears but I couldn't come to accept it. I tried thinking of the last conversation I had with her before she died.

It was this morning before I left for Timi's house.

Her last words to me were " one day ill cut those  your legs so you sit down one place, waka waka, come home early oh"

I had laughed and left not knowing it was the last time I'll see her.

Hot tears poured down from my eyes, there was uncontrollably and I was whaling like a four year kid. I kept shouting "my mummy oh, my mummy oh".

I fell to the floor and cried, my dad came closer to console me but I pushed him away. I didn't stop crying for two hours straight.

Soon relatives starting trooping into our house. Relatives I never knew, when we were suffering we never saw them but now that my mom was dead they were all present.

As they left that evening, they patted my shoulders and said "Take heart Ehn, God will provide, God will be your mother"

I didn't want God to be my mother, I wanted my own mother.

She got hit by a truck, that was how she died. They said she was standing at a bus stop coming back from work when the truck hit her and she died immediately.

"Ewoooo, now that she is finally putting her life back together, pieces by pieces the devil took her away" one of her relative had said.

"This death is not ordinary, its from the village" one said.

Some said maybe she wasn't prayerful enough.

My mom who always went to church?

I cried myself to sleep till it was eight pm, then I heard a knock on the door. I was in the living room so I was close to the door. I opened the door and saw Timi, I didn't open the door fully.

"What?" I asked, I wasn't in the mood to even talk to him.

"Can we talk?"

I sighed "This is definitely not the right time, please leave me alone" I slammed the door and entered my room.

I picked up my phone, there was so many miss call from Timi and Becca. I called Becca 

Hey babe

"Hi" I whispered.

Why do you sound so dull?.

I started crying "Becca my mom is dead"

Jesus, Anna what happened?

"She got hit by truck...she...she died instantly" I said in tears.

I wish I could come now but my mom won't agree but first thing tomorrow morning  I'll be there, please be strong for me, what of  your junior sister?

They said Juliet was with my cousins in Ikeja, she didn't know that her mom was dead.

I tried sleeping again but anytime I closed my eyes, I saw my mom. Whenever I opened them, she was in my mind.

My phone ring tone came blaring out again. It was Daniel.

I thought he would act strong being a guy but he didn't, It broke my heart to hear him cry...

My eyes were still wide open by three am, I opened WhatsApp to check my messages. A new message came in immediately from Timi.

Timi: I'm so sorry about your loss

I wanted to ignore him but I felt lonely and i just wanted someone to tell me I'd be fine. I sent a reply

Anna: I still can't believe my mom is dead

Timi: I wish there was something I could do. See Anna I know you don't Care right now but i acted like a fool earlier today and I want you to forgive me🙏🏽🙏🏽

Anna: Please let's talk about this another time

Timi: but there won't be another time

Anna:what do you mean?

Timi: I'm leaving Nigeria tomorrow

I was shocked how? Why? How could so many things change in a day

Anna: oh

Timi: I don't want to go😭 I want to be with you especially now.

Tears started again and I wondered how or when I offended God, I wonder why he took my mom from me and still wanted to take Timi from me.

I stopped my cellular network and closed my eyes again trying to sleep.

I started having  memories of my mom, how she would complain about every food I made. She would always say 'the salt is too much' or 'the meat is too soft.

As I laid in bed that night, I wished I could get another chance to see her, just once.

Just one last time.

A/n

Heartbreaking💔💔...stay tunes for the next chapter, something is coming up!

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