Days passed…
But something inside me had changed.
Fear was still there.
The case was still open.
My name was still being whispered in places I couldn’t hear.
But there was one thing I couldn’t ignore anymore.
My daughter.
Olerato.
Every day I thought about her.
Wondering if she was okay.
If she was growing.
If she would even recognize me the next time she saw me.
That thought…
It hurt the most.
Because what is a father…
If his child doesn’t know him?
One morning, I woke up with a decision already made.
I’m going to see her.
No excuses.
No fear.
Just me…
And my child.
I didn’t tell anyone.
Not even my mother.
I just left.
The journey felt longer than usual.
Not because of distance—
But because of everything that was waiting for me on the other side.
Rebecca.
Thi
