Fatherless
Fatherless episode 13
Fatherless Episode Thirteen-Final Episode After mom refused to pick grandma’s call or even respond to any of her messages, grandma kept calling. I knew she called to blame mom for what she did to aunt Nomvula, but mom didn’t seem affected by her calls. Mom spent the whole night praying at her godmother’s house, which […]
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Fatherless Episode Twelve Mom explained to me through tears, “Nathan, HĪV is a virus that can kiłł. It’s terrible that you have it at such a young age.” I turned to her and asked, “Mom, am I going to diē? Aunt Nomvula used to say I would dīe, either by her hand or naturally like […]
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Fatherless Episode Eleven As I got closer to where Mom was standing, looking at me, I realized Aunt Nomvula was dragging her legs. She wasn’t keeping up with me anymore. Before we entered the compound, she stopped somewhere and called my name. I responded. She said, ‘Nathan, don’t tell your mom about anything that happened […]
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Fatherless Episode Ten I didn’t even let her finish talking, I had already gone inside to grab my clothes. I packed a few things and brought them outside while she stood there, looking at me. I didn’t care to know what was on her mind, all I knew was that I was going home. I […]
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Fatherless Episode Nine The three of them took tūrns on me, passing me to one another until they got tired. Then they opened the door and left the house, leaving me to my fate. I was completely speechless, shutting myself out of the cruēl world I was in. I went to the wardrobe, locked myself […]
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Fatherless Episode Eight I had never missed my father as much as I did when I was at my aunt’s house. I thought about running away, but I didn’t know the way back home. I had slept throughout the journey to Vanderbijlpark, and I didn’t even realize when we arrived there. Aunt Nomvula continued to […]
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Fatherless Episode Seven I asked her after arranging my bags, “Why can’t I stay with you, Mom?” She held my shoulders and said, “Nathan, you can’t stay with us for now. Grandma and I need to fix up some things here at home before you come back. Don’t worry, you will continue your studies here. […]
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Fatherless Episode Six It was really tough trying to convince my mom to leave the house. When she fell, I quickly picked her up and helped her sit on the couch. I asked her, “Do you want to leave me here with no one to take care of me, just like dad?” She held my […]
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Fatherless Episode Five After we managed to enter the house, Mom sat on the couch, folding her arms. She said, “Nathan, see how you’ve decided to leave me. You’ve turned me into prey for your family to pounce on.” She placed her hands on her face and lamented her fate. Dad’s name was Nathan, and […]
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Fatherless Episode Four Soon, Mom came and knocked on my door. She might have noticed my silence throughout our conversation, and I had already fallen asleep while hugging Dad’s portrait. He had lied to me about seeing him when I closed my eyes, because I didn’t seem to see him at all while I was […]
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