All Chapters of Beneath The Scars: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

After dad's funeral I decided it was time I continued my studies. During my childhood I wanted to be one of the best doctors and even now that dream still remains . I decided I did not want to continue staying here , because it brought back so many bad memories . Although I had forgiven all those who hurt me the memories were still there . Every where I went held a memory. Today I have decided to discuss with my mom my decision to leave the country to study abroad . I knew it would be tough for her. She might think I'm leaving because of her but honestly I wanted to be away for sometime, to heal ,to start my life again, to pick up from where I left off and to do that I needed to leave here where it all began.I walked into my adopted mom's room and sat beside her ." Mom I will like to speak to you about something. Well the thing is I was to be in the university two years ago but because of certain circumstances I was unable to . I remember dad telling me to do well in my exams and to

Well if someone asked me how my college life has been for the past five years I would say it's been hectic. Making room for my friends , making room for my books and above all making room for my family . I can't believe it's left with three weeks for Jessica to graduate and I am happy for her but all the same I'm going to miss her . She even stayed up late several nights to make coffee for me. I'm going to miss the heart to heart talks, the shoulder that is always there for me to lean on and the sister who always have a solution to my problems. Although I had other friends like Brandon, Anthony ,Genevieve and Dave who are always there for me Jessica is really a gold bar that means a lot to me.Today we decided that after class we will have a sleep over since it's really been a long time since we did that and also since we wanted to spend time with Jessica. After my class is over I went to my campus and put the blankets on the floor as I packed the drinks and snacks we would need . A

I spent the entire day unpacking my things and talking to mom . While talking to mom she told me about an envelope she received which was addressed to me. She went over to her room and brought the large brown envelope to me. When she left for me to rest I took up the envelope and opened it . It was a letter from my deceased mother's bankers . According to them they had strict instructions to release it to me on my 26th birthday . It contained a letter from my mom. The letter reads...My dear daughter I love you with all my heart. As you turn 26 years old I believe it's time to know more about your past . Certain details I have kept away from you because I felt you were not old enough to absorb so much .My life is constantly in danger hence my decision to leave this information safe in the banks safe custody to be released to you by my lawyers just in case I don't live long enough to let you know.I met you dad when we both did undercover work with our countries security forces. I remem

I went home feeling relieved. At least now things were falling into place . I quickly sent a message to Josy who constantly stayed in touch with me that I finally did it . I smiled when she replied" I'm sure you did great." I texted back saying "yes I did and guess what I met someone today"" tell me about it " she texted back I laughed at this as I left her in suspense with a thought of visiting her tomorrow.One bright morning a middle aged gentleman stepped out of prison carrying a back pack. He had a blank look on his face as he shaded his eyes with his left hand against the light. His original prison sentence had been cut short as a result of a pardon by the president who visited the cells a few days ago. He had fought hard in prison to overcome drug use. He sat on a bench near the roadside. As he sat quietly he thought about his life over the span of eleven years.He recollects lovely moments spent those early days with his wife whilst working together with their country's secre

After the church service was over I walked over to the Catholic father to greet him and inform him of my arrival back in the country . He inquired how things went by over the span of my 6 years absence and also informed me of a middle aged man who always came to ask for information about me . He further explained that the man had just been released from the jail where he normally went to preach and had come to see him for shelter . He explained how miserable the man looked like one guilty of a crime which can not be forgiven . He said he spoke to the man and inquired the source of his misery and the explained to him in every detail from how he left his family to how he met Josy and again met the man whose daughter he had mistakenly killed .. He was able to get into contact with Josy with my help but now all he wants is to find his only family left. The reason he is still alive ,the reason he choose to change ,the reason he stopped doing drugs ,his daughter his everything. He c