SERIES::THE MISSING KEY (EPISODE 14)

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Mum was angry, she was also
sad. She was angry at dad and
somehow at herself. Where was
all the love she used to share
with dad? What made her allow
her children to outgrow her?How had she allowed her family
to come to such ruin?This
wasn't the type of home she wished for.

"1:50pm'
Everybody must have taken a
nap. The house was as silent as
the graveyard. Something woke
mum up. She was hearing a
sound; it was coming from
daddy’s study. Someone was
sobbing. Alarmed she stood
up and walked towards dad’s
study. She listened,Yes! the
sound was coming from in
there. Mum softly opened
the door and peeped in. she
was weakened by the
sight of dad sitting helplessly on
his chair shedding manly tears. Dad
was obviously
fighting very hard to
stop the
tears from flowing.
His breath
was hard as he
tried to
control himself.
Mum couldn’t
believe her eyes.
She was
surprised and
touched.
She immediately
understood
why dad was
shedding tears so
she walked in and
held unto
dad. Dad allowed
himself to be
held
as he leaned his
head in mum’s
tummy while she
caressed the
back of his head.
While everybody
was sleeping,
dad had taken his
time to reflect
on his behavior
towards his
family for some
time now. It
all started with the
desire to be
a successful man.
Mum took a seat
and sat beside
him. They both
looked into each
other’s
eyes and began
laughing. Her
eyes were also filled
with tears.
“Why didn’t you
bring me to
order when you
noticed that I
had started
derailing?” Dad
asked softly.
Mum smiled, “You
didn’t know
how scary you
became. I was
busy trying so hard
to please
you all these while
until I
almost became a
slave to your
presence. I was just
simply
afraid of you.”
“Wow! Then my
kids must have
felt worse than
this. I didn’t
even recognize my
own kids.
They were both
different when I
was talking with
them. Do you
know at a time, I
wondered if it
was my little Ada
and John I was
talking to? They are
so
big and matured;
even John’s
voice has changed.”
He said,
there was pain in
his eyes.
“Ha ha, they are
really growing
faster than we
think and we
have neglected
them, thinking
they were still kids.
I know
this is not an
excuse, but I gave
up when I noticed
that Ada had
outgrown me. I
knew I couldn’t
handle them alone
and
instead of asking
you for help I
got into my shell
and allowed
things to continue
to go
bad.”Mum said
regretfully.
“It was all my fault.
I shouldn’t
have left you all
alone to handle
them. God! I have
been a bad
father and husband,
putting all my
efforts in the
office while my
house was in
disarray.” He
stopped and
looked mum in the
eye again. “I
am
very sorry… today I
looked at
my children from a
point of
view I had never
done before
and I realized I was
missing in
their life. Again, you
made me
realize I have been
selfish all
along. Yes, I have
only been
thinking of being a
success
and have stupidly
been putting
my whole efforts in
my work
place and have
neglected my
family.” He said
thoughtfully.
“Mmh, where have
my husband
been all this while?”
She bantered, “I am glad
we have both come to our
senses, I just hope it’s not too late."
"After a long conversation,mum and dad hugged each other.For
the first time,my Dad agreed it
was all his fault. They agreed to
talk to Ada and John respectively. Mum to Ada,Dad to John...
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EPISODE 15