Fall to Rise

Thirty

This Christmas was so much interesting and lovely to my family now that they had the money to celebrate. Kaffo had been of so much help to my family financially and I was grateful for that but not my hand in marriage.

I was still hurting from the deception I had gone through from my family.

But with my coming back, everyone pretended as though nothing bad had happened before.

No apologies sent. Even mother!

For Lue, all he talked about was Frayer this and that.

That evening after all the enjoyments and all the domestic work routines, Lue and I walked around our village. We hadn't had ample time to talk alone except for now.

No more prying ears to be in fear of.

We walked past the market, observing the new developmets Kaffo had done to the village of Akwolle district.

"Ama you know that I love Frayer but I can't be able to marry her," Lue began.

"Do you love her?" I stopped facing him and waiting for sincerity.

"Yes I do," with confidence.

"Then that's your answer. Be with the person you love, I know right now father is pressuring you on many things. But Lucha do not be like him," I adviced.

"I am not like him. You don't have to worry Ama," he replied. " I just meant financially, I won't be able to take her as my wife."

I knew his pain.

Frayer was of another class and it frightened him. At some point I'd wished Lue could have relocated to the city near his college but so bad, he had so many responsibilities at home.

Like looking after mother and father.

Which he was doing a great job at now that I wasn't around.

"And I brought you here to talk about Kaffo?" Lue asked and I inhaled not feeling like talking about this "I don't know what to say."

"How about you break it down because, Ama am worried father is going to scold you for not having made any plans yet like children."

"Lue!!!" I was shocked he could say this.

"Am sorry I just mean,I think you should leave to the city by tomorrow before Father starts asking questions again."

I understood him. He didn't mean bad.

The same thought had lingered through my mind, what I'd come to say when father brought that up especially now that I've lived in the city for over eight months without any plans of children.

Yet in actual sense Kaffo had abandoned me. This was to my own benefit and now I had to continue the same lie to father?

But I kept asking myself, had Kaffo intentionally planned this or he had just forgotten I'd existed.

I don't need to know.

Where I am, I was happy.

"But I can't leave today, it'll be suspicious. Maybe in a weeks time, you know."

"Okay your right. Father will wonder, why the rash so suddenly."

"But Lue I am in much more trouble, " I said catching his attention. "I love someone else but,,,"

"What! Wow awesome and who could that be?"

I heard never confinded in him about my feelings for Caleb in fear of making anyone know.

But now that two people already knew, Lue deserved the truth too.

"Don't be so happy because he doesn't love me back," I said stopping in my tracks, closing my eyes and exhaling.

"Oh dear," Lue grabbed me in his arms. I missed this comfort, from my only brother.