The Girl.

Reminders

Back at the orphanage , Tabna couldn't sleep in her dormitory because the television in the next room where the kitchen was, was loud , Manuel was busy preparing dough for baking his cakes , Tabna stepped out of her bed and went to the kitchen .

"So you too couldn't sleep ?" He asked upon seeing her coming in .

"I can not sleep when that TV is so loud and besides am not yet used to these mattresses, tell me ,do you usually bake when you can not sleep ?"

"I usually concentrate when everyone is asleep , i have a feeling that my art work comes out well when there is less noise ."

"And do you usually turn the TV volume up? Cause it's definitely contradictory to what you're saying,  would you please turn it off ?"

"But I like what am watching ."

"Unfortunately , I don't , I hate news , I hate politics and i hate anything to do with the guerrillas."

"Okay I will turn off the TV as it seems really  making you uncomfortable from what I see , but promise me you will go back to bed and sleep ,don't give me that that the mattress makes you feel uncomfortable." He smirked.

"Alright and as long as you allow me to have a glass of water from the refrigerator."

Manuel turned off the TV , Tabna went to the refrigerator , got a five liter jerrycan , poured water in a glass ,drunk it and went back to bed .

The next morning Tatiana called for Tabna , Tabna was to meet her whole family today ,immediately she rushed out of bed , went to the bathroom to wash her face and when done , she went to father Riva's office , the doctor was talking to father Rivas when a nurse came in and told them that the girl's family was already at the Orphanage and they want to talk doctor Tatiana .

"Let them in ." Tatiana ordered the nurse .

The nurse showed them their way inside and inside they were welcomed by Tatiana ,the priest and Tabna , Tabna looked more excited, apart from knowing about the death of her brother , she never thought of having other siblings , seeing them was something worthy celebrating .

"This is Nina ,your youngest sister ,she's only 13 years old, that's Monica one who is older than Nina , she's 15 , if you remember very well , the day you disappeared , I was pregnant with her  and that's your father Miguel Bustamante , hope you still remember him ." Tabna's mother introduced them to her one by one as Tabna hugged them .

"Of course I do remember my father mother and I'm very glad that I have two beautiful sisters, I thought I only had a brother ,here we are now , I have two lovely siblings ."

"Though we don't know how it  feels to have a sister who is a militia ." Monica implicated .

"Don't say that Monica ." Her mother   stopped her from saying anything further .

"Let her be mother , I'd love to hear my sisters' opinions about me, It's better to know what exactly they think of me other than keeping it in their hearts ."

"Whatever ," her turned her attention to  the doc." Hey Dr Tatiana , do you think I can take my daughter with me back home in the countryside ?" she asked.

"Sorry Ms Meriya , that won't be possible , Tabna chose to study , she has a dream of becoming a doctor , I remember talking about it with you earlier , don't you remember?"

"Yeah mother , I can not leave now till I'm finished with my studies , I'll be here for a while but don't worry I will be visiting and writing letters ."

"Did you say a doctor ?" Meriya chuckled about it again .

"I may try to understand your situation Ms Meriya but Tabna had asked us to help her make her dream of becoming a doctor come true ."