Finding A Purpose

Finding A Purpose: 1 Hardest But Happiest Days Of My Life

Chapter 1:

By the time I became suspicious it was too late. He was so stubborn and never relied on anybody including me.

My Dad was the best! He provided me with everything and loved me when that lady left me and Dad. I never knew her so I didn't care that I didn't know anything about her because she didn't bother to stay.

Sure my Dad tried to tell me about her when I was younger and I listened but nowadays I always blocked him out because now it was me and him and that was all I needed.

"She's your mother even if she didn't love us enough to stay, because someday you'll wonder what she was like and I want to be the one to tell you".

I remember everything he ever said to me I just didn't know that his time was nearing.

Growing up my dad didn't want to live like his siblings and the way they brought their families up. Life revolved around money and Dad didn't want me to be spoilt and end up the way my cousins are today. Money hungry.

I went to a average school rather then a private, caught the bus instead chaffeur, cooked instead of having a chef, even had to clean without having a maid. I am grateful for him doing that because I now see how money can change you.

I always wondered why he'd do this and now that Im all grown up I see that he only wanted the best for me. I guess he wanted me to have a normal life away from that life he had.

And for that I am very grateful that I've had such an upbringing such as this.

I realised that he was making different excuses that weren't believable and so I decided to follow him one day. Confronted him about why he went to the hospital and thats when he told me he had a tumor that had spread and had only a few months left to live.

I remember crying as soon as I reached my bedroom not wanting to cry and sadden my father even more. I was scared for both of us and wondered why god had decided to take him from me so early.

Those two months were the best we did anything and everything that he's never done before. In the last few weeks the tumor weakened his body to a point where he stayed in bed surrounded by relatives.

I remembered that very night when he wanted to talk to me alone.

Flashback:

"Summ, Im so sorry that I can't be here to watch you grow up, get married or have kids. I guess the Lord decided he had other plans for me. Take care of yourself, learn to love and make sure you follow your dreams. I love you so much".

By then the tears were rushing down my face I'd always been a strong person and crying wasn't familiar to me. But when it came to the one I loved in the entire world the tears didn't matter to me whatsoever.

That was it. He was gone.

Flashback over.

Everything happened pretty quick I chose to go stay with my Auntie Jean and Uncle Sam. They welcomed me with open arms, I met them when I was a bit younger and Dad's sister Jean was the nicest. That's why I chose them and last I heard they didn't have kids so all the more better I say.

Dad had a really big family and so I had a variety to pick from.

Aunt Jean and Uncle Sam lived in Hamilton which was a two hour drive from here. That meant I was finishing my last year at some private school. It's my first time being at one so it's definitely going to be a different experience for me.

I am only going to one because it's a guaranteed entry with the University that I plan on going to. They've got great opportunities from what I've read online when applying. Let's just concentrate on this private school for now I guess.

It's only going to be for two terms and I know that in those weeks it'll be full of extra curricular activities like Camp, Ball, etc. I know that these two terms will pass really quickly.

I'm signing out of Kelston High School today which sucks but there isn't anything left for me here and I need a legal guardian as Im not eighteen yet.

I park my car and head to the Main Office. Somebody grabs my wrist I already know who it is.

"You were going to leave without saying goodbye to me, your bestfriend".

Trust Sean to be overdramatic.

"Of course not, I was going to come look for you after I signed out you egg"

See I just met Sean last year he was new and was alone one lunchtime so I decided to sit and eat with him and that's how we met. He was quiet at first but I remember cracking a lame ass joke and he laughed. He said he laughed because the joke was actually dry!

I met with the rest of my friends and bid farwell to two of favourite teachers. Then that was it. The end of here. I didn't think that I'd be signing out, I've seen all the kids that didn't think they had a chance in school do.

Sean walked me out to my car. He said "it was his last gesture of being bff's" . So I let him.

As I drove away I couldn't help but think of the first day I started there. Scared. Nervous. Wondering what my teachers would be like. If I'd make any real friends. And now I was saying goodbye to all the memories that were created and Im in a way glad that I got to spend them here.

Bring on Wesfield High School.