Graffiti

CHAPTER1

*Avanti

Well..... "That shouldn't hurt you so much although you fell backwards" I told my little sister with so much care in the world foe her. She is all that I have got and I'm not ready to lose her and that is why I have to act fast.

Avan..."it hurts so much" she cooed pulling me out of my reverie. She had tears gushing down her beautiful face with so much pain in her eyes and it immediately felt that my heart was being etched at. I really didn't want to see her in any kind of pain because she already had enough to deal with.. I mean kidney disease is already more than enough a burden to bear for a thirteen year old. Although I didn't like tomika when she was born... I mean considering the years that went by before she was born. I reveled in the fact i was the only child if my parents and was treated with so much care and affection. Up until I was brought to the hospital to welcome my baby sister thirteen years ago.. But with time I grew to love and cherish her with all my heart because I mean who would ignore such a pretty and sweet thing like her... When we discovered she suffered from a very dangerous and life threatening kidney disease my love for her grew because I didn't want to lose my only sibling and sister.

Now the problem is the kidney disease is not life threatening at all because it could be cured but only through surgery and an outstanding amount of money was asked for by the hospital in order to commence the surgery. My parents were not wealthy or rich but we were a little over comfortable. At least we ate the daily three square meals and could pay Tomika's high school fees and that was it. I had to work late night shifts in order to cater for basic needs in the family and also meet up with high school fees when my parents couldn't. I ldropped of college long ago due to the fact that my parents couldn't afford paying both our fees so u had to sacrifice for my little sister, I wanted the best for her even if it meant putting myself in the the worst scenario.

But now I couldn't do anything to help her out of this never-ending pain she was in . I had been saving up for her surgery ever since I started working as a barista at a coffee shop not very far from home but this was secret I wanted to still keep to myself. I hated the fact that I couldn't do anything to out my family out of this misery because every night I woke up to pee I heard my mother sobbing and crying her heart out and I could not let her find out that I heard her that would only break her heart more. As for father, he has always been a caring and loving father. He ran a little shop where he sold car supplies.

Although he made good sales, it was not enough to pay for Tomika's surgery and it really broke his heart to watch his youngest daughter suffer in immense pain without being able to do anything. All thes left me with no better option but to find a way to pay up my sister's surgery dues because the hospital were already threatening to throw us out of the hospital.

"Mommy" tomika's voice pulled me out of my train of thoughts...again. My mom all but ran to herbicide side and enveloped her in a bear hug refusing to let gomy father put his hand over my shoulders and I leaned into his warmth feeling tired and worn out. I had stayed up last night ensuring that Tomika didn't need anything while I forced my parents to go home and have rest which they never did. I isibily see eye bags below my mom's eye evident that she didn't sleep at all. My Mon had a rare eye condition which inherited where one eye colour was different from the other. One eye was brown reminding you of hit coffee and the other was green reminding you of nature and pine trees. While mine were bluish grey and Hazel green eyes respectively. If someone asked me what part of my body I hated the most it would my eyes and that's why I always wore glasses because everyone I'd come across either looked at me with disgust or so I thought.

"Mommy... the doctor said I would be okay. Is that true???" Tomika asked which broke my heart. " Of course baby, you would be okay. Okay??? Don't worry about it okay. You are really strong girl and always know that we love you.. Right.,Avan???" My mom could be best at convincing someone. " Yes. You would be perfectly fine" I answered. But in this situation we could only but hope. ....Hope.