Tamara Chronicles

THE CONSOLATION

The news about the death of Tamara's parents was unheard of as news of a plane crash was the only news available on every media platform,Survivors were yet to be mention but as time passed by there was no hope of survivors .This meant that Tamara's parent had Died for sure,Two days after the crash ,the plane was Emerged from the water by a crane .It was so unfortunate as the plane was removed in bits and no sign of life could be viewed.It was about an hour later when we saw an individual floating to the surface of the water , he had a gas mask but was not breathing .Immediately the paramedics came to the aid and removed the body as fast as possible. After the body was retrieved ,more bodies started emerging out of the water,unfortunately many had frozen to death while others seemed to have lost part of their body....... it was a horrifying experience to the viewers ,listeners and the people present at the crash site.It felt as if people were acting a horror film and there was no starring except the people we starred at as they were put in the ambulance,others were driven straight to the mortuary.

The day after the Man who had survived was identified as Tamara's dad, Three days after the Crash. Fortunately he was the lone survivor but in a coma and breathing under oxygen support system. He was hours away until his lungs could not take any more. Before he was allowed to see his family he was asked about the incident :

At about 500ft, The captain and I had already figured out that the plane was flying blindly and it was also out of fuel, reading the instructions from a manual book . There were six steps, and I read them two or three times, testing myself on each step and trying to envision myself opening the door. We were headed for the water fast and as the cockpit had refused to open so was the other doors, I rushed to were my wife was and cinched our seat belt tighter and tighter.Then we hit the water. It felt like a blackout and a car crash at the same time. In a twinkle of an eye water began to splash in as if sent from hell to consume as all. A lot of people tried to call out for help but no one could hear our screams .My wife and I had bloodied noses from hitting the seat in front of us , but my first thought was, "This plane is sinking, we have to get out as soon as possible."The captain had fainted beside me,therefore could not help ,i saw an opening as the water had broken the windows of the plane . I began holding my breath and advised others to do so , my father's swimming lessons really proved to be of help that day.I took my wife's hand and began swimming concurrently towards the opening. The waves were lapping over the wing and it was sinking lower. People began drowning as most of them did not know how to swim.We pushed as far along as we could to make room for other people .It felt like half an hour and I could not see the surface of the water, I then I saw something that resembled a gas mask. It was a relief as my wife was struggling with breathing , It was tantalizingly close. For a moment I thought about swimming for it, but my wife was getting heavier by the second. I then decided to make a tough decision and drag her to the gas box chamber .My wife ,after reaching the gas box chamber,she was no more ..................Afterwards remembering that hypothermia sets in seconds, and within minutes your limbs no longer work. She had stopped breathing and that is why she was becoming heavier every second . After that incident I fell down on my back and remember waking up here.

Tamara was not aware of any accidents ,neither did the other students .All they knew was that there was a plane crash .Ring ....Ring.... Ring.....the phone rang ,it was on a week day and Tamara was still in school. The Headteacher( Anabel) was the one picking the call. A doctor from the Khan Referral Hospital took the phone and in a calm but deep voice spoke on the phone.At first the Anabel was afraid to speak after hearing the deep voice ,but later she was able to respond just in a few minutes .She was shocked to hear about Tamara's parents were on board in that plane crash ,it was devastating but there was some good news as Tamara's dad was still alive for a few hours or days at least. She called back home to inform the maid about the plane crash. It was that moment that you could tell how sad she was on hearing the news, laying down the floor ,tears falling down like droplets of blood.Tamara's parents took care of her as her own parents ,she was lucky when she was picked out of the street by Tamara's parents .They did not care from which tribe she had come from ,but just to do here work to perfection, therefore she became a perfectionist and a part of Tamara's family. The Maid immediately rushed the hospital she arrived in a rush as her blood was pumping out of her veins twice as fast as her heart beat .Some question were asked ,some were answered , some were better left unanswered as she rushed to the ICU theater.