CHAPTER TWELVE

“... And mummy left us to the world beyond, how do we cope without the one who brought us to life? Dad's strongest supporter is gone; family of four has been reduced to three, what fate await children with no mother”, I continued my talk

As strong as Alex was, he himself can't hold back his tears, I could see the merciful side of him, his tears reminded me of my innocence won that hospital bed. How I was lost and did not know what to say or do. Seeing dad cry even made it worse, it was so obvious that nature ha cheated on us.

“The doctor walked up to dad and encouraged him to be a man, of a truth, the doctor could feel our pain and empathise with us. We were led outside the house and mum's remain was parked, the end of a journey had come and the rest of us needed to move on”, I continued

At this point, I could no longer hold my tears again, it became a solemn moment in the room. Alex himself could not look up to my face at this juncture.

“So, a burial ceremony was do