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14TH OF FEBRUARY
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The old house stood dilapidated and full of memories.
This was the same house I lost everything and everyone I ever loved.
I lost my virginity, my mom, my dad and uncle Carlos, Everything! within a week...
Now I'm depressed, I'm broken, I'm numb and I don't want to ever get fixed. I want to die!..... Or Do I?
ONE YEAR AGO...
I was to turn 16years old on the 15th of February but that day was the 12th, three days to my big day.
During the day, mom & dad where so busy planning a surprise party for me while I was at school.
I was almost done with senior high school and unlike my bestfriend Adaey I've always told mom that I don't want any parties on my 16th birthday.
Adaey believes that 16th birthdays are supposed to be very special with lots of partying, she also wanted to have lemonade and pizza a LOT a LOT, those where her favorites. But I thought otherwise, I just wanted to watch the recent fast and furious (F9) in a cinema while eating popcorn with just mom & dad.
After school, uncle Carlos came to take me home.
Uncle Carlos is my mom's cousin and he's really nice, he stays at our pool house, one day I heard mom telling dad that he'd move out once he finds a job, from my guess I think uncle Carlos is about 21years.
I really don't know how mom, dad and uncle Carlos could keep this party a secret. I never knew they had such big plans.
On the 13th, uncle Carlos traveled to somewhere very far away according to mom, she never told me where but mom said he'll be back on my birthday or before.
I missed him not just because I had to use the bus till he gets back not even because of the different novels he gives to me everyday he comes back from wherever he went to but because he was like an elder brother to me, I've never stayed a whole day without seeing him not to talk of 2days.
I was so used to uncle Carlos. He has been with us since I was a baby, he took care of me while mom and dad were away and he had never missed my birthdays, never!
After school, Adaey insisted I followed her to her house but since I promised mom that I would come home early & immediately after school, I took the bus home.
It was getting to 5pm, mom & dad still haven't returned. This was another reason why I missed uncle Carlos so much.
At exactly 6pm mom's car drove into the garage then about 4 minutes later dad drove in.
I loved my parents so much, more than anyone in this world, I didn't even really love myself that much and if not for Adaey they would have been my best friends...
I ran downstairs and immediately into the garage, I usually don't let them come into the house before I go to greet them. We would do our usual triple-G hug, Gerald is or was dad's name, mom was Georgia while I'm Gab...
Immediately after dinner, we left to the palour for our chats about what happened at school & work, it's something we're used to doing.
I must have forgotten to lock the doors again because our door suddenly opened, mom & dad hardly take visitors at home and they weren't expecting anyone.
Three guys in red outfits that had mask walked in, I sat while mom & dad walked towards them, they had guns.
In one of the books uncle Carlos gave me, I read somewhere on how silencers where screwed into the barrel of guns to give them no noise, it must have been what they did to their guns because I didn't hear any sound and I didn't see any neighbor come in to save my parents.
One of the guys shot mom and the other shot dad, while one stood by the door. They left immediately, they didn't want any other thing, they never wanted our money, they only wanted my parent's lives.
I couldn't scream, my heart was very heavy with fear and since I was diagnosed to have HBP ( High Blood Pressure) as a kid, I was in great shock, I still sat at the same spot looking at my parent's lifeless body. The time should have been around 9pm.
The next day was the 14th of February it was a Valentine's day, the day for the ones we love. And I just lost mine!
I was still sitted on that same chair, I've been there in shock & speechless for 'only God knows when' then i heard a distant noise coming towards me and gradually drawing me out from my reverie with each sound louder than the former.
I looked up to see uncle Carlos but couldnt do anything to stop the glimmer of hope that grew within me from being snatched away for his eyes were bloodshot, savage and full of danger.
Suddenly, I knew what was going to happen but I couldnt stop it. This isn't uncle Carlos. This wasn't the uncle Carlos i had always known. This is the Devil using his body!
He was filled with rage, hate & pain at the same time. He smelt so much of accumulated liquor and vomit. I had never seen him this way, he was always clean.
He hurt me...
Tomorrow is my birthday and I wish I was dead...
A year to this day, here I am standing in front of that same building, reminiscing!
Mom, dad I miss you...
Uncle Carlos Sorry but I'm not sorry...
© CHUKWUMA ABUNDANCE
The old house stood dilapidated and full of memories.
This was the same house I lost everything and everyone I ever loved.
I lost my virginity, my mom, my dad and uncle Carlos, Everything! within a week...
Now I'm depressed, I'm broken, I'm numb and I don't want to ever get fixed. I want to die!..... Or Do I?
ONE YEAR AGO...
I was to turn 16years old on the 15th of February but that day was the 12th, three days to my big day.
During the day, mom & dad where so busy planning a surprise party for me while I was at school.
I was almost done with senior high school and unlike my bestfriend Adaey I've always told mom that I don't want any parties on my 16th birthday.
Adaey believes that 16th birthdays are supposed to be very special with lots of partying, she also wanted to have lemonade and pizza a LOT a LOT, those where her favorites. But I thought otherwise, I just wanted to watch the recent fast and furious (F9) in a cinema while eating popcorn with just mom & dad.
After school, uncle Carlos came to take me home.
Uncle Carlos is my mom's cousin and he's really nice, he stays at our pool house, one day I heard mom telling dad that he'd move out once he finds a job, from my guess I think uncle Carlos is about 21years.
I really don't know how mom, dad and uncle Carlos could keep this party a secret. I never knew they had such big plans.
On the 13th, uncle Carlos traveled to somewhere very far away according to mom, she never told me where but mom said he'll be back on my birthday or before.
I missed him not just because I had to use the bus till he gets back not even because of the different novels he gives to me everyday he comes back from wherever he went to but because he was like an elder brother to me, I've never stayed a whole day without seeing him not to talk of 2days.
I was so used to uncle Carlos. He has been with us since I was a baby, he took care of me while mom and dad were away and he had never missed my birthdays, never!
After school, Adaey insisted I followed her to her house but since I promised mom that I would come home early & immediately after school, I took the bus home.
It was getting to 5pm, mom & dad still haven't returned. This was another reason why I missed uncle Carlos so much.
At exactly 6pm mom's car drove into the garage then about 4 minutes later dad drove in.
I loved my parents so much, more than anyone in this world, I didn't even really love myself that much and if not for Adaey they would have been my best friends...
I ran downstairs and immediately into the garage, I usually don't let them come into the house before I go to greet them. We would do our usual triple-G hug, Gerald is or was dad's name, mom was Georgia while I'm Gab...
Immediately after dinner, we left to the palour for our chats about what happened at school & work, it's something we're used to doing.
I must have forgotten to lock the doors again because our door suddenly opened, mom & dad hardly take visitors at home and they weren't expecting anyone.
Three guys in red outfits that had mask walked in, I sat while mom & dad walked towards them, they had guns.
In one of the books uncle Carlos gave me, I read somewhere on how silencers where screwed into the barrel of guns to give them no noise, it must have been what they did to their guns because I didn't hear any sound and I didn't see any neighbor come in to save my parents.
One of the guys shot mom and the other shot dad, while one stood by the door. They left immediately, they didn't want any other thing, they never wanted our money, they only wanted my parent's lives.
I couldn't scream, my heart was very heavy with fear and since I was diagnosed to have HBP ( High Blood Pressure) as a kid, I was in great shock, I still sat at the same spot looking at my parent's lifeless body. The time should have been around 9pm.
The next day was the 14th of February it was a Valentine's day, the day for the ones we love. And I just lost mine!
I was still sitted on that same chair, I've been there in shock & speechless for 'only God knows when' then i heard a distant noise coming towards me and gradually drawing me out from my reverie with each sound louder than the former.
I looked up to see uncle Carlos but couldnt do anything to stop the glimmer of hope that grew within me from being snatched away for his eyes were bloodshot, savage and full of danger.
Suddenly, I knew what was going to happen but I couldnt stop it. This isn't uncle Carlos. This wasn't the uncle Carlos i had always known. This is the Devil using his body!
He was filled with rage, hate & pain at the same time. He smelt so much of accumulated liquor and vomit. I had never seen him this way, he was always clean.
He hurt me...
Tomorrow is my birthday and I wish I was dead...
A year to this day, here I am standing in front of that same building, reminiscing!
Mom, dad I miss you...
Uncle Carlos Sorry but I'm not sorry...
© CHUKWUMA ABUNDANCE
