"Ooooh its so hot "said wilmien with a child like manner waving her hand over her face as the swet runs down her forehead. Her family just moved to another city and getting use to everything especially the heat was excruciating, but it was necessary.
The lived in the back yard of her grandma her mother, father two brothers and a sister her older brother had to stay behind to finish final year at school, which was a little hard for her to handle. New school and new friends was pretty much hard for her to make as for the second semester she only made one friend in her class but it was ok seeing shes going to high school soon. All went silent when she heard her mom talking aloud to somebody. Its her aunt yelling about something her dad did and her mom was just looking not even defending her dad against aunty Melda
What happened" wilmien asks. Mom looking afar did not reply, looking as if pondering as to what was said and deeply hurt by those words. Eilmiens mom was a strong woman with the fighting spirit of a lion the grace of an Angel, with long dark hair covering her face she looked majestic a real powerful lady but at this moment a lot of sadness covering her face.
That night Wilmien was lying awake after hearing alot of commotion the kitchen(mom and dads arguing) again fir the umpteenth time. So that morning Wilmien woke up early just to find her dad had left to go to work already. Her mom in a bad mood makes the whole house fall under a dark cloud, as much as her mom tried hiding shielding them from what "this" was, theu found out her dad was cheating thinking back she remember her dad working late every weekend coming home the early hours of the morning, while her mum was keeping them happy, they use to play games every friday whem all of a sudden that stopped too. Her mom became distant and shielded, laughing and talking but underneath wilmien could see something was never right. She was her moms confidant at that time 1e years old she had to grow up very fast nibody saw that but wilmien remembered all the things that changed.
One friday evening her mom and alder brother home from school went out late that night wilmien sad because they were going to see for themselves if his dad and her husband was cheating, wilmien wanted to go with cuz it was her dad and heroe why would he do that, does he not love them anymore, hoping, praying and believing that all was just a lie and that worked kept him out till late. They never spend time as a family after they moved everybody was just there no more family trips no more laughter and this "news" made it worse,.
Mom and Chad came back, Chad was tall with curly hair and the prettiest black hair and had a manner about him that made you listen when he talked, he too was great, before the move. When he got home after that year at school was done he changed he was not the brother she left there. Like a commander talking to his crew, they were no longer brother and sister no more late nights sneaking chocolates into their room and re- anacting books her read, he use to read books about army fighting and fantasy books and would make up a story for them like a play almost, we would practise almost everyday and when all was good he would host a play so mom and dad could see. Over achiever he is everything needed to be great. They had fun, childlike fun.
Wilmien can hear her mom crying and saying "why! Really with her?! How could you.
Softly and swiftly she walked down the passage her dad standing by the door looking like a child that was just caught stealing sugar out of a bowl.
" You left me here with the kids every night all alone just so!?
Her mom now looking as the world that she tried so hard protecting just came crumbling down. Feeling her pain wilmien walked out and ask" whats wrong eyes squinty like she just woke up (have to make yhem believe that she didnt hear anything)
Why you guys fighting"
Mom walking towards her "go to bed baby, nothings wrong" again she knows that they lying to her.
Went out of sight she heard them talking about "! My dads cheating!"
I LOVE HER "dad said,
Does that mean he did not love mom, me, US?
That night eilmien could not sleep, sadness came over her like wave in a tsunami big in a rush and heavy, no way my family is getting ripped apart, is this my fault, starting to blame herself, if she was better he would have not loved this other woman.
The days after her grandma and cousins that lived in the main house started acting weird and rude aswell.
Mom gave wilmien money to go buy those sweets that she loved feeling all happy skipping down the road to the little old lady who hand made these delicious crumble bars, "frail but a smile that can stop anyone and talking this old lady was a talker she would tell you her life story and thats what wilmien liked because while she was talking she could eat as much of the crumble bars as she would like.
