TALE OF A CHANGELING

Episode 8

On the second night of a month after his wife's death he took his little daughter standing in the middle of his compound, with tears in his eyes he was looking at this beautiful child he was carrying, as if he was carrying gold and he was meticulous. It was as if the little girl could tell that her father is in pain she smiled peacefully at him and with her little hands, she touched his cheeks that is drained with tears. With the baby's reaction, he couldn't tell if she's indirectly pacifying him by wiping his tears with her little hands, for so many years this is the first time he's been consoled by another person apart from his wife. He smiled at the little child in his arms instead of the baby smiling back she started crying uncontrollably as if her father had committed a crime.

Shhh don't cry my child, I know how you feel right now, you easily observed that my smile to you is fake because my griefs can't be suppressed, am so sorry my goddess, forgive your father. He said calmly to her and kissed her passionately on her forehead.

I can tell that you miss your mother so much just as I do, but what can we do about that? Nothing at all, absolutely nothing. Chukwu Okike has taken your mother away from us my child He said sorrowfully.

It's so unfortunate that you shared in your parent's fortune, you turned out to be like us, he halted and raised his stare to the moon and continued, just like this moon my child, you are so beautiful.

Just like Ugo is the most beautiful among all other birds so are you, my child, that's why under this beautiful moon tonight who is the sole spectator to all that had happened to your family, I your father name you Ugo.