Life behind the smile
252 Words
Mommy Mommy Come across the road. "I'm coming katrientjie". Those were the last words I heard from my mother when I was 12 years old. Before she layd lifeless on the roof of a car. While her family stands in front of her terrified.
I had to take a few steps away. Everyone in the small community of Vlottenburg knows that HIT and RUN is what happens to us most of the time. But I never thought that I would surrender my mother to death in that way.
My Dad walks Closer to me he gives me a tight hug but No words Come out I knew my life Will never be the same again without my Koepai.
People stood and talked, some said my mother threw herself into the car. But I saw how the Car hit her, I could feel the wind from her shoe flying past me and ALL that came out at that moment, "daddy Mommy was knocked by the car".
My brother Luwayne kept quiet we didn't hear any words from his side. I was there at the moment when they did put my mommy in a body bag and drove a way with her lifeless body.
While everyone was standing there and talked about what happened I was standing there with no tears just fear and sadness knowing I'm the only one who knows what happened. Cause I saw how she got hit. My daddy and his family were talking about what is gonna happen now
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