INTRODUCTION The story is about a young man who decided to leave his family in search of greener pastures. Just like many have always wished and prayed for a better life, but his own case was a bitter experience. It began on one cool day as darkness began to take is proper place in a town called Bonaberi. Prince will, a young Methodist boy pondering over his life and family in which he was born. As he thought and thought over his life and the humble background family which he was born into, many unanswered questions were raised in his mind and his eyes streamed with tears. Day after day, he quietly tried to figure out ways through which he could bring his family out of this dilemma. Though in this situation, he was proud of his father who was a cobbler and did the cobbling and night watch jobs to train him and his siblings in school. He saw his father struggling with menial jobs to raise them up and for this reason re respected his father as a responsible gentleman. His father managed two menial jobs at the same time just to make ends meet. During the day, he did the cobbling job. Men, women and passersby brought their shoes and bags for mending. He costed them based on the work to be done and sat down for hours to do the job just to get the little money that will enable him sustain his family daily. Even when he felt sleepy and tired, he couldn't because of the workload at hand. It was actually burdensome to him but he had no option since he had no help from anywhere. Each time he looked at Princewill and his siblings he felt the need to work tirelessly so that he can give them the best. What else can he do? The cobbling job is not enough to sustain his family." he thought. He was a man of almost no educational background. He could barely read some few letters in English and his local parlance. He thought of taking a night watch job rather sleeping in the house. After closing from his shoe mending job, he had little time to stay with his family. All he could do was just to go back home, eat and rest before moving to his night duty job. Mr Manfred loved his family so much but had very little to take care of them so because of this he never rested. He wanted his children to go to school and learn what he never learnt and did all to give them the best since he never had it from his own parents. Mr. Manfred never wanted his children to go through the hard life he was going through though he had very little to take care of them. He always thought of how to give his eight children the best. Though he was doing this, at his job site some young men who were ahead of him in terms of seniority, made mockery of him. but it never bothered him. Even when he took Princewill at one of the vacations to work there in order to raise money for his fees and books, he was denied the opportunity. Princewill witnessed all what his father went through and noted. He said to himself " I will make my father great and give him the honour he deserves in this life. Oh God help me.". All these thoughts were within him, he never told his father neither did he tell any of his siblings or family member. So he grew with these thoughts in mind. His mother on the other hand with petty businesses that yielded little or no profit. He watched how his mother will borrow money and travel.long distances to buy foodstuff to come and sell. On several occasions the foodstuff will get spoilt and the family will end up eating them while some will be thrown. He witnessed how his mother couldn't return home because of lack of vehicles to transport the foodstuff she bought. In many instances she returned almost at midnight. Most often Princewill refused to sleep for fear of what might have happened to his mother. He felt for the mother "If not for us, what would mom.be doing with such business, stretching herself to.leave early in the.morning and coming back late at night.". Sometimes Princewill prayed when the mother overstayed "O Lord, provide my mother with a vehicle that will carry her and her goods". Each time his mother travels to towns like Mutegene, Muyuka, Misselele to buy foodstuff, Princewill will not be at rest until she returns. Same thing with the father. Prince has always been a good boy who grew up to.lovenhis family even though they were poor.. He has always been scared each time his father.leaves the house for the security job. "If armed robbers attack.my father's company, would he be able to arrest them? What if they kill my dad? Oh Lord don't allow anything to happen to my dad". All these were his questions and prayers. His father could do any job ranging from packing of waste to security jobs just to make sure the family is sustained. Princewill watched the efforts of both parents and that earned them his love and respect.. And within, promised to take good care of his parents and grows up