Grandma's promiseUpdated at Dec 17, 2024, 07:38
Lunathi's childhood was marked by uncertainty and hardship. He grew up in a small, rundown shack with his grandmother, who had selflessly taken on the responsibility of raising him. Despite their poverty-stricken circumstances, Lunathi's grandmother did her best to provide for him, often going without meals so that he could eat.As Lunathi grew older, he began to wonder about his parents. His grandmother had always been evasive when he asked about them, and Lunathi couldn't help but feel a deep sense of loss and abandonment. He longed to know why his parents had left him, and whether they were still alive.One day, Lunathi's curiosity got the better of him, and he approached his grandmother with a determined look on his face. "Gogo, tell me about my mother," he said, using the affectionate term for "grandmother" in his native language. "Why did she leave me? Did she go to work like you always say?"His grandmother looked at him with a mix of sadness and fear in her eyes. She knew that she couldn't keep the truth from Lunathi forever, but she was scared of how he would react. Taking a deep breath, she began to tell Lunathi the story of his mother's disappearance, and the circumstances that had led to his being raised by her instead.