PROLOGUE
9 YEARS AGO
It was on a Sunday , it has been cold but never like this . Anashe crawled next to her grandmother who was lying on the floor with a blanket on her but it's not the one that makes one feel warm since it's worn out . Sweat covers her grandmother's face who shivers from the cold , she flaps her eyes looking at Anashe with a smile on her face ...she knows even if she dies today she'll be able to take care of herself .
Anashe : Are you feeling cold l can place my blanket underneath you , maybe it'll be better .
A big heart she carries is what makes her grandmother proud .
Granny: No need for that , there'll be no need to take care of me anymore .
She says brushing Anashe's chick whom her eyes become teary she knows something is wrong .
Anashe : What do you mean l won't need to take care of you anymore ...is there someone else who will ?
Granny : You are a brave girl , l know you will never lose my teachings . I know there's nothing much that'll be left for you but l'll need you to soldier on ... l'll guide you , l promise to watch over you when lm gone .
she then starts coughing alerting Anashe who's heart is beating uncontrollably .
Anashe : Let me fetch you some water okay , just be still .
She quickly turns to the corner where she keeps buckets filled with water and dips the plastic cup in one of the buckets fetching water
Meanwhile her grandmother takes her last breath looking at the corner Anashe is at . Anashe walks back and obviously she can't see that granny is already gone since her eyes are wide open but because she wasn't blinking made Anashe worry
Anashe : granny here take some water . ...
Granny doesn't blink . Tears start to form in Anashe's eyes
Anashe : No wake up ! I can't lose you wake up !
She harshly shook her grandmother but nothing happens she wailed louder as she realizes she's left alone the only person who had her back , the only person she knew we now gone .
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Three days later , Anashe was digging a grave for her grandmother ...yes in the three days she has been staring at the corpse waiting for her grandmother to say it's all a prank until reality hit her .
The moment she feels she's digged enough she dropped the shovel walking back to the place she and granny once called a home . lt was once a home to Anashe because atleast she wasn't alone in that empty house ... atleast that house was warm when granny was alive she was the reason she would go out there and work hard try to make a living and the reason she couldn't wait to get back "home" .
She tries carrying her grandmother and walks back to the grave and carefully places her inside .She starts covering the grave with tears rolling down her eyes and mucus filling her face but that's the least of her worries .
Anashe : Where to from here ? l never thought this day would come ...the day lm left alone with no one to turn to . The day l bury my best friend , my teacher and my pillar of strength .
her voice keeps on lowering as she tries to speak more , she can feel something stuck in her throat and the heavy ness in her heart the pain is unbearable . That day she never slept like the past three days .
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