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CHAPTER 4: Mama And Brother Died In My Arms

"If I could turn back the hands of time for my father and brother to be alive again. I would have done that. Well I do not have the powers to do so". I was saying this to Ewenam and Mawusi. I could not get a grip of myself. Ewenam would leave the next two days and so I invited my friends to come home so we dine and say goodbye to my brother as he goes back to the boarding school.

They all came including Mawusi. Mawusi came with her close friend Ella (she knew about the plots of Mawusi against my family). After we prepared all the meals, Mawusi quickly rushed home and brought some delicious fruits. We all jubilated but immediately we were about to eat the fruits, I had to step out because someone was at the door. It was Ella. She told me that we should not eat that fruit made by Mawusi. All I said was "why" and she answered because" she had poisoned those fruits". I did not believe her one bit.

Ella continued to tell me this, “she had been trying to kill you for a long, long time but she does not succeed. Why do you think I am here? I came here to stop her from all the bad things she had been doing to your family". I still could not believe her and so I said, “Can you please stop this? How can you say this? I really hate you for saying these things about my friend".

I went back to the room, my mum and brother Ewenam had already eaten the fruits and it was left with a little bit. Ella followed me to the room and quickly took the remaining and threw it away. We all shouted "Ohhh why would you do this"? On this note, I did not even take a bite.

Nothing happened to my brother and mother that day. Two days later, whilst my brother was about to leave home and we were all happy to see him off. All of a sudden he touched his stomach right in front of the door and said "My stomach, Enyonam". My brother fell down with blood oozing from his mouth. My mum and I tapped him severally but he did not wake up. I started shouting help! Help! As I was shouting all I could see was my mother too on the ground with blood oozing from her mouth as well. All she could say was "Enyonam". I helplessly shouted help! Help, until the whole village people surrounded my house to help me take my mum and brother to the hospital. When we got there all the doctor said was "sorry they both did not make it to me".

I deeply cried until I collapsed. When I woke up, the only person I could see there was Mawusi. I cried on her shoulder that whole evening. Reasons why my mother and brother died was still a mystery to me even though I did not take Ella's words seriously. My heart was really down Mawusi helped me in preparing for my mama and brother's funeral.My second brother Sedinam came back so we could do the whole funeral rites after wards he left back to Accra. My heart was very down.

If only I knew my best friend was the killer I would have acted earlier on but the secrets in her heart I would not know.

Luckily for me after everything, a post man came to the town of Dzodze to give me a letter which stated that I have been admitted on a scholarship to Canada to study. I was very happy and jubilated with the devil Mawusi. At least I knew very well the sorrowful days are gone and I would have a better life when I become a Doctor one day.