Lisa

LISA I am thirteen years old a young girl, facing alot of humiliation, A child with a difference often treated like she was not a part of mother's very existance. simply because she was given birth to at a period when mother faced alot of challenges, a time when mother was pained day and night. Those days like dad would always say took a half part of mother's very existance. Even though he never left her side for a moment. All mother ever wanted and asked for was a complete family and home not a broken or separated family. But what could she have done then? nothing but to put all the blame and Despise on a baby who knew nothing A baby who could not even keep a memory of her first day on earth how innocent could she be?? Because a baby had been given birth to subsequently, bad things began to befall her mother's life and was taken upon her as a fault of existing. Which gave her mother a bad memory. and gave a rise in her future. All she ever prayed for was a loving mother, she wanted parental love and care but she was grateful though because she got that from a father who meant the world and everything in it. He did everything to make sure she smiled, Even though her life craves a mother. But she was always grateful because her father has been there for her. He was a shoulder to cry and rest on, he wiped tears off her face and made sure she never cried. He was her best friend. Lisa was often compared or rather called a disaster by her mom, she's always been disdainful at her, she seemed to be the final win of her broken wounded heart. Even if she had maid it clear a thousand times that she isn't mum would always say she is Lisa always gave in for a second thought if mum had really given birth to her? Yes of course, considering what she was going through immediately when she put to birth a baby and all those things that kept coming became a misery. In a generation where everyone begin to whisper when bad things happens, that the baby is a bad news. At some point the mind set of a mother got ruined with so much hatred and followed others to call the child a bad luck to her humanity and personality. moreover she was pained. she got hurt, shed tears DAY AND NIGHT, she got strucked in a mess of a lifetime. At some point she was not sure if she was ever going to survive it but at same time what has an innocent baby got to do with all of this? I kept asking on and on, again and again if mother hated me so much then why didn't she end my life the moment she gave birth to me? so by this time a history about a forbidden and rejected child who goes down lane looking for a mothers affection won't be created? I got scared so much fears filled in my heart I could never had asked the heavens for a better father, Dad is my companion the only one I can rely my precious soul on. I could say a thousand times that he is my world. CONTENT 1. childhood 2. a flashed memory 3. an argument 4. a day with mum 5. a lovely moment with dad 6. a new friend 7. a ruined plan 8. mission unaccomplished 9. the book 10. a holiday with dad alone 11. mum's journey 12. the divorce 13. my mother's disease 14. patching up things with mum and sister 15. mum's wish 16. the happiest moment no... don't end. CHAPTER ONE Growing up as a child one thing Lisa lacked and needed was a mother's affection. Although she wasn't sure nor hoping that her one dieing wish or her one crazy dream was going to come through, and that was the plane truth. it was written allover because those memories were memorable and they kept reflecting Helena's mind anytime she tries to come in terms with understanding how it was, how it felt like? and what it meant. But learning and trying so hard to get things off her thoughts and not letting the weight of the past hold up to the future it was not easy for Issac because he spends all the time trying to convince Helena to not just care about Isaac but Lisa, yet to no avail he had to give up at some point well not like he had an alternate. it was never funny infact those moments has been the hardest time of his life. very early in the morning, before anyone could wake up as usual Lisa was seated all alone in the cold of the harmattan season through the road side It was in the month of November. Her budging eyes were widly opened and it had the resemblance of her mother's. Those eyes were filled with so much tears in the heart of Lisa was a grief bunch of agony. it had always been there growing bigger, Even though she was just seven she knew alot of things , had alot of experience and knew what it felt like to be humiliated, hated and discriminated. Imagine the type of world Lisa had to face as a child. Even as a child they was alot Lisa was going through, alot going through her mind. she had alot of questions to ask but the answers could only be said by Helena so all hope were lost." when will all this end??" Lisa wondered as the tears in her eyes flowed down her checks profusely she was weeping so sadly and alot of things kept trespassing her mind. for a moment Lisa thought life meant nothing. after all weepings and thinking there was a moment of silent in the atmosphere. Lisa paused her tears cleaned her smooth face and all that evaporated into a deep beautiful smile that one wouldn't expect after the amount of tears that flowed like river Niger in Lisa's eye, Her beautiful face had a deep dimple like that of Helena. honestly Lisa took after everything from Helena , the colour of the skin was black like real Africans that they are. The beauty and all you see, Lisa is the carbon copy of Helena. but Helena hated to be told that Lisa was. Anyways it is not like people had a listening ear to that , everyone paid deaf to it. after some time Helena woke up from sleep, and went straight to the kitchen to dish out something for the family. it took her thirty minutes to get done with it . Immediately she woke up Isaac and ivy up from sleep so they can all have breakfast not caring where Lisa was that was when she was done with all the chores. they all had they seat in the dinning table and we're ready to have they breakfast all of a sudden Isaac asked " but wait a minute where is Lisa??" Isaac said " are we having breakfast without her? Helena paused with what she was doing turned and looked at him with a flinched anger and did not utter anything, not a word. but ignorantly began to eat the breads that were already served on the table. Isaac stood up with immediate effect then Scott away looking for Lisa. " is not like we care do we??" ivy asked . out of anger Helena walked away from the dinning table while ivy was busy all the bread and tea to herself " that is what it is when they is no peace in the house what a pity for Lisa" ivy added she. seemed carefree not like it was a torn to her skin. After some time Isaac was walking along the main road , then he sited Lisa from a far distance. from where he was standing he began moving faster to meet Lisa for a moment Isaac was standing right in front of Lisa , her eye were fixed on the ground. she did not raise it up but she knew it was Isaac from the look of his feets. there was never a time that Lisa left and Isaac didn't find a way to bring her back home he knows that if she wasn't at the road side she would be in an uncompleted building those places where her normal hiding places. Isaac squatted in front of Lisa and he held playfully at her hand and raised her head up , and he looked straight to her eye and the tears came again, Lisa began to cry again and affectionately cuddled into her father's arm as if she was never going to let him go . Emotions were lined up between Lisa and Isaac " I knew I was going to find you here" Isaac said. " yes dad you always find me " Lisa said then they started going back home. it was called a home but never felt like one, Compared to what others described a home to be but Lisa's was completely different Lisa said avoiding the sounds of her voice out she was always free telling Isaac all and everything.even as a child that she was There is no place like home people say. but why does Lisa's heart beat in the mention of home " did you say something" he asked? " not at all I just want to be in a better place I don't want to go back to a place that doesn't feel like it " Lisa said wearing on a frowned face " but it's really up to you to make things work out" Isaac said with so much understanding " I just want the best for my family separating you and your mum won't make it any better rather it is going to affect you more. so please don't learn living a life without Helena" I don't really mind dad I have a life but mum is not part of it ". " don't say that " " truth be told mum has nothing to do with my existence " " I am sorry if you feel that way " Isaac and Lisa kept talking until they got home.reaching home Isaac served Lisa break fast and kept giving her reasons why she should never give up on her mum. CHAPTER TWO A FLASHED MEMORY It never stopped coming. the thought were scars that never left my side,it kept a memory lane that had reflect anytime unexpectedly. it was really a torn to my flesh and existance. this was like a notification of agony to my whole life it was really hard and became more harder when I learned that the memory was never going far, even if it went a little far before you realize it would give me one true nightmare, The day that I saw an image of that disaster called a child before me I could not help but cry out my eyes and regret having that dismal. She wasn't really child that had a record of existing. I did not keep a damn record of li Lisa's birth or anything about her. all I knew was that she was a child and Isaac named her Lisa, I hate to admit the fact that she is my blood even if that was it I mean I hated to be told. But I knew that her father had kept all the records after all he knew alot about her and had save at heart. He loved her more and before anyone else. oo what could I have done to Fall in love with the baby girl all the moment and time she came into my life wasn't just the right one but the wrong and bad one. Honestly Helena didn't want a repeated history for her and her children, but her there was no other choice she got use to caring about things that matter. but Lisa was never part of it