*
Mrs Pola smiled at her sister just as she short
her eyes in death breathing her last breath. Her
sister had left her the responsibilities of her
three children. Before the woman died, she had
made a promise to her to take very good care
of them all just as if they were as. Mrs Pola was
childless herself and this idea had made her
really excited.
Her sister had died of heart attack which started
when her husband had abandoned her for
another woman shortly after she had conceived
twins. She'd faced so much difficulties trying to
bring them up on her own. Her first child
Christian was a very intelligent boy just like his
mother. He had the stature of his father and
looks of his mother. Anyone who ever saw him
saw his mother in him rather. He was a
disciplined and curious lad who was always
ready to learn anything that was being taught to
him. Although he was eleven years old when his
mother died, he was always ready to take up his
mum's responsibilities even though he was
restrained to. His mum loved him to her twins
and knew he was the one who would mould
them them up to be someone in the nearest
future. His sisters Juliet and Janet were still
immature and knew nothing about life yet.
After the grieve, Mrs Pola took them in and
began planning for their future. She wasn't a
wealthy woman. She ran a small kiosk close to
the large market place and due to high
competition she got less customers some bad
days. Her husband who was a taxi driver got so
worried on the poor funding of the family and
knew it would be difficult taking care of all five
of them. When they were just two, he could
manage pretty well but now that they were five,
it was close to suicide itself. The burden seemed
to have weighed him so much that when his
wife brought up the topic of educating them all,
he burst out in anger.
"Educate! You say Educate?! " he had asked.
"Look, Just hear me out first. They are all smart
children. We can admit them into a private
school"
"That isn't a problem at all. I can do that but
sorry, I can't educate all children"
"I don't understand... "
"Christian will have to stay behind and help you
with the kiosk. You need a helper you know that
already"
"How can you think that way? They are all
special to me and we will have to educate them
all one way or the other. I don't need anybody
to help me out. I have Bimbo already"
"You are such a stubborn woman but I won't
listen to you at all. I am the father of this house
And I have made my decision" Mrs Pola rolled
her eyes with a non surprised look.
"Isn't it you before? Of course that's the
decision you will make. I will ensure Christian
gets educated by nook or by crook"
"If you keep insisting on this them you will be
responsible for all three of them. I will have no
hand in their welfare. I am trying to make
things easier but you keep mentioning that good
for nothing child in my ears"
"Christian is not good for nothing"
"You are just like your sister... "
*
They both tried explaining their discussion to
Christian. Mrs Pola expected Christian to argue
against this since that was his right but he
accepted with a cool mind. He agreed to help
her out in the Kiosk with no hesitation. For
months he stayed behind helping them out with
business while his sisters proceeded further.
To be continued....
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