Some years back there's one of my cousin sister, who later turned to be my mum and aunty at the same time. My two elder sisters who came to Akwanga to school and later founds out that one of our cousin sister who was wedded newly was staying in Akwanga with her husband, her husband was a police officer.
Where my cousin sister also know that my elder sisters was in akwanga she called them to visit her she gave them the address, so during weekend they visited her, she prepared food for them and my cousin sister tell them she needs some one that she want to stay with just a girl of nine to ten years, my sister's told her that they have a younger sister name Purity but they don't know if our dad will agree for her to stay with someone else.
After they returned to village for Christmas, they discuss it with my mum and my mum meet my dad and told him about our cousin sister who was interested in taking me to stay with her, so lucky my dad agree and he called me and asked me if I will be able to stay with someone else I told him I can, he bless me and told me I should fix a day that my elder sister will take me, I was the happiest girl on earth that day because my dad promise not allow any of his child to be trained by another person but so luckily God touched his heart and he said I should.
After Christmas on the 27 of December 2014 that was the day I left my village and came to Akwanga to start a new life, my mum put my clothes inside big bag, it was not even plenty but I still collect it and change environment. We reach Akwanga and my sister called her she said she was at home, she told her we are coming she said ok, after some minutes we finally reached the area we drop down from the bike I carry my big bag and put on my shoulder, and the funny part of it is that I don't even know our cousin sister that am coming to stay with oooo, but never the less she welcome us well and offered us food we eat, immediately my sister went back to the village that very day.
I celebrated my new year with her and so lucky her husband niece also came for the new year things went normal without any issues. Her husband returned for weekend, I do not even know him oooo but since I came and spend a week without seeing any man entering the room that means this is my uncle I concluded. After new year my uncle returned from work and take me to school inorder for me to complete my primary section I was admitted into primary four, I graduated 2017 that's three years, my dad call my aunty that He want to see me ,we prepared and go for new celebration of 2018, even my dad could not recognize me again I was fat, cute, and beautiful, I was the one that greeted him before he knows me again.
My family were very happy to see me again, we spend one week in the village, my dad gather alot of food for me and Even gave me some money to use it, my aunty too was happy the way my dad welcome us.we returned to Akwanga I was admitted into junior secondary school I spend just to years instead of three years 2019 we still travel to village for visitation that's (February) my dad gave me money to register for junior waec we returned back to Akwanga I do the registration in JSS two I wrote the exam. After one week my sister's gave a phone call to my aunt that my dad was late I was heart broken, my heart was full of pains and sorrows he left a very big space that no one could be able to occupy it, my aunty take me to the village, before we reach the burial has been done already, I spent one month with my family's before I returned to Akwanga.
I was admitted into senior secondary school I spend three years without visiting my family, I finished secondary school 2022 I wrote my JAMB 2023 I got admission into NCE program I resume 2024 I spend five years without visiting my village it was 2024 my aunty allowed me to go for visitation again.
My cousin sister have done what a mother could do for a daughter and her husband have also do what a father could do for a child, they feed me, they clothes me, provide for me, do everything for me they made me who I am today I will forever be grateful to God for bringing them into my life, still on the journey with them, only one thing that will seperate me with them is DEAD but we pray to live long life and prosperity.
