I want to sincerely appreciate the leadership of @air-clinic for putting up this contest not just for the SBD reward I believe, but to aid build and develop the writing skills of Steemians.
My story was inspired by the topic given "Stress, the quest to make ends meet", relating to a true life experience of a particular family.
Now the story
An industrious and hardworking man named Mr. Felix was working in a construction company. He was blessed with a wife and they awaited the delivery of their first child.
Months later, the long expected day came and she was delivered of a set of triplet. Now the quest to make ends meet became more of a necessity than the pleasure he always knew it to be.
As a kind man, Mr. Felix was actively involved in the daily domestic chores of his home as there was no housekeeper and this led to his perpetual lateness to work. He was then sacked, after several warnings, with no financial benefit.
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Weeks later, Mr. Felix decided to pick up the pieces of his life and move on. He went into poultry farming but due to his inexperience, he ran into a big loss.
The family's needs kept increasing and the capital was insufficient to satisfy them all.
Now Mr. Felix, having no other option, rented a wheelbarrow to become a wheelbarrow pusher in the market. It was stressful but he had to do it.
Few weeks later, Mr. Felix became diabetic, developed partial stroke as a complication arising from stress and his inability to afford his daily diabetic drugs and finally died within few weeks, throwing his family into pain and penury.
Thanks for reading.
Word count: 284 words
Thanks to @airclinic for this week contest
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