Her Mistake - art three

When she got to the backyard to continue her mother and daughter discussion with Aisha,surprisingly, Aisha was no where around the house. She called out for Aisha, but no response.


" Aisha! Aisha! Where could this girl be?" She thought to her self. Severally, her mum called out for her, she even went as far as asking her neighbours about Aisha's where about, but all they did was to give her a depressing look.


She went back inside to search the house very well. Hmmm! It was like an ultimate search for her that day. She had to search every where to ensure that her daughter wasn't playing some pranks with her.


After an hour, Aisha still didn't show up, her mother became more worried than she was .Where did she go to? Her mum knows nothing about her where about, even though she went somewhere, she must inform her mum where she is going to.


Her mum began to sob slowly, and tried waiting a little bit to know if Aisha will come out from her hidding place.Minutes later, Aisha appeared in front of her mum with a swollen red eyes. She was weak and depressed due to the the fact that she has been crying for a long time.


Her mum was shocked and at the same time happy to see the apple of her eyes. She stood up instantly and hugged Aisha tightly without noticing the look on Aisha 's face.


She sensed that her fourteen -year old daughter wasn't happy ,and something must have happened. She released herself from her daughter and held her face. Immediately she held Aisha's face, the tears in her daughter's eyes made her weak. She felt her pains even though she doesn't know what it is yet.


" Aisha ! Talk to me. What's is Making you cry? Did I say something to hurt you while we were talking? Why the tears? You are hurting me my daughter. Say something please ". She said in a depressed tone.


" mum! You lied to me. I heard everything. The man that left the house a while ago is my father right? " Her mum was silent. " Talk to me mum! I heard everything you said with him. Which means I have no father. He doesn't even recognize me as his child. I was happy that one day, my father would come back from his location and stay with us permanently"


Aisha became so bitter inside that she had to let the tears flow freely. Her mum had to let her finish before explaining everything to her.


" mum!why did you hide me from my father? Why did you lie to me that my father was transferred to a very far place, that's why he couldn't see me after my birth. And he even have another wife. Mum, please tell me , what's going on? Tell me the truth. I am hurting inside."


Aisha's mum doesn't know how to start explaining everything to a young child like that. She cleared her throat in order to get a balance in her voice. She looked at her daughter and took her hands. Looking at her eyes made her hurt the more.
"Emm! I am very sorry for lying to you. It is a very long story. I wanted to let you know everything when the time I right. I didn't tell you because I don't want you to feel like you don't have a father...."


" mum! What happened? Tell me".


" please don't get offended, and don't hate me either. " Aisha nodded her head. Her mum continued;" I was abandoned by your father because I didn't give birth to a boy - child for him, which he needed desperately and he had to take in another wife, leaving me behind while I was nurturing you. I had to watch you grow to this extend, and now he came to visit you claiming that he is still your father. Since you were born, this is the second time he is coming to see us; especially you."


As little as Aisha was, she understood her mother's grievances and hugged her, thanking her for not given up on her. She wipped her tears and that of her mother, apologizing to her for making her search for her to the extent of her mother calling emergency number.


Aisha knows now that she has no father but her mum. Her life just began. She have to face the challenges of of not having a father figure all by her self.