Ada, my child
Episode 2
Ada’s mother kept coughing out blood, then she finally opened her mouth and said, Ada, my child, please take care of my child.
With these words, she gave up on the ghost and died.
She is dead; I am sorry we lost her, the doctor said as tears rolled down from the doctor’s eyes.
Ada was a kid, but she knew what death meant. She rolled herself on the floor and cried out.
It was a black Tuesday for Ada. In fact, there was no one who could stop her from crying.
Burial arrangements were made immediately. After Ada’s mother was buried, Ada’s uncles and relatives held a meeting with Mr. Peter.
Everyone was sitting around on the couch, and they began discussing:
I want to use this time to say sorry for the pain I have caused everyone. It wasn’t my intention to hit her with my car; it was only a mistake.
A mistake indeed. I don’t know why people like driving anywhere on the street. Look now, you made this little girl an orphan, one of Ada’s uncles said.
Anyway, the deed has been done. Let’s figure out a way out to handle this issue. Another of Ada’s uncles insisted.
I would have taken Ada to live with me, but as you can see, I am poor, and at the same time, I also have my own kids to care for, as one of Ada’s uncles said.
Including me, I can’t even find food for my own children. If not, I would have taken Ada to live with me, another uncle said.
Ada’s uncles suggested that Ada should follow Mr. Peter to the city to live with him since he is rich and can care for Ada.
Mr. Peter remembers what Ada’s mother told him before he died. Take care of my child; that word kept ringing in his memory for like two minutes, then he finally agreed.
And they finally agreed that Ada should go and live with Mr. Peter at his house in the city.
And so it was!
Very early the next day, Mr. Peter took Ada with his car, and they drove to the city.
The city where Mrs. Peter lived was very far from Ada’s village, so they got to the city very late.
On their arrival, the gate quickly opened, and Mr. Peter drove in immediately.
Mr. Peter’s wife, Esther, came out immediately to welcome her husband.
Honey, what took you so long? You said you were only going to stay for two days. But how come you spent almost two weeks there? Mr. Peter’s wife questioned
Honey, it’s a long story; something really bad happened. I will explain everything to you later, Peter said as he opened the car door for Ada to come down.
Immediately after Ada stepped down from the car, Esther looked at her with a dangerous eye.
And who is this little girl you brought with yourself? Esther questioned again.
Darling I told you that it was a long story; for now, let me have my bath. Peter answered
They all went into the house, and, like, one hour later, Peter explained everything that happened to his wife.
Well, Esther wasn’t bothered about how Ada lost her mother or Ada.
She only stood up and left the room.
Peter managed to get Ada food from the kitchen, although they arrived late to the city.
He showed Ada her room, and Ada went inside to sleep peacefully.
That night, while Ada was sleeping, she had this scary dream.
In her dream, she saw herself crying beside her late mom’s grave. Immediately, her late mom appeared to her.
Her mom was about to tell her something, but Ada was woken up by some strokes of the cane.
Tah! Tah! Tah! Wake up, stupid child; you are still sleeping. Ok, you want me to do the housework for you, right? Esther said angrily.
Ada was only a kid; she had no choice but to cry because the strokes were painful.
Will you shut that stupid mouth? I haven’t even touched you, and you are crying. You followed my husband from the village to the city to enjoy life, but I will show you hell till you grow, Esther said with a devilish smile.
To be continued
