TALE OF A CHANGELING

Episode 13

Omali after thinking for a while looked at her granddaughter and could see the curiosity in her eyes, she felt bad for her, she held Ugo's hand and said softly Don't worry my child I will tell you everything that you want to know, she looked closely again into her eyes and could see that the curiosity had changed to excitement, she smiled and began.

Many years ago, I lost my father who was a great native doctor and was left all alone in this world. I was very close to my father, he loved me so much that he hardly leaves my side, we were always seen together, to the extent that he started teaching me a lot about herbs and how to save people's lives, I was so glad to learn from him.

One day my father came back home with a strange woman whom he said is his new wife, I felt so bad hearing that especially for my mother who couldn't give my father a male child, but still I understood why my father did that, he needs an heir, a male child who will take over his place as the chief priest whenever he's gone, my mother and I accepted the new woman as part of us, we thought that she will be accommodating but it turned out that she was a green snake in green grass.

That woman did a lot of bad things to us, first I lost my beloved mother and later on was my father, he died when I was only ten

Omali paused for a while as she broke down in tears. Mama, please wipe your tears Ugo consoled her and wiped her grandmother's tears.

Omali gathered her courage and continued.

While my father was on his sick bed, I cried continuously to him, I told him;

Father why are you planning to leave me? You said that you will never abandon me, you said that you will always be there to protect me, then why are you planning to leave me?

Please father do not leave, don't abandon me in this cruel world, I can't survive alone, father don't go.

Omali raised her eyes in tears and said to Ugo.

My father didn't listen to me, he left me all alone, he abandoned me, my lovely father died!!! He died!!!!!! Omali exclaimed bitterly, Ugo's heart was in so much pain she couldn't control herself anymore she cried uncontrollably as well.