SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA

chapter 13

I walked round the room.....my new room ...,enjoying luxury without panic .

I open the window blinds to looked outside . the view was just beautiful, wow…, this is my room, a well decorated balcony is attached to the room, I have everything right here, my fridge is stocked up, my cloths well hanged and arranged in my wardrobe, my shoe rack filled with different types of shoes, then there's the handbag section. It looks like I'm the daughter of a president, looking at my environment, and sincerely I'm still in shock.

I'm still pinching myself to make sure this isn't a dream, I still can't believe that my life could take a drastic turn, so sudden and unexpected. Oh my God... it baffles me, I was moved to the main building that same day and when I slept in this lovely room on that first day I thought when I wake up the following morning it will be just a dream.

This is the fourth week I have being sleeping and waking up to reality.

My boss who turn out to be my dad pulled a party for me, he celebrated my 21st birthday and our reunion over the weekend. He took me to his company and introduced me to all his managers and staffs, he has taken me to different places, I loose count, journalist are still looking for a chance to speak to me, I and dad has attended three live interviews, and also appeared on television and magazines.

I got tired of the paparazzi following us everywhere because I'm not use to this kind of life, my dad needed to do something about it, and he quickly did, I still find it difficult calling him ‘dad’ at times but I know with time I will get used to it.

life is very interesting on this side of the rich world.

Williams has also been taking me on rides, on our way home one day, he parked and held my hand to apologize to me and funny enough he also thank God that I screamed that day, and I thank God more for giving me that ability to stop him.

Few days later, my dad took me to one of his company’s party, he selected the dress and shoe that I wore to the party, he always opens the car door for me, he treats me like I'm still a baby girl, like I'm so special. It was just too much so I told him to stop treating me like a baby, and he smiled before saying

"Lauretta, I will keep treating you like a baby because I was given another chance to have you back into my life, not everybody gets this kind of second chance and as long as I live you will always be "daddy's baby girl". I don't know if I will ever get enough of you in my life, all I have is yours, my life is complete because you stepped into it, and do you really understand how I feel...? I wish it’s possible for you to open my heart right now and see for yourself, my heart is filled with bubbles of joy, have you ever want something so bad and loses hope in getting the thing and then suddenly it appears, like magic, unexpectedly, you are my diamond Lauretta, I will forever cherish you. I would have love so much to watch you grow up, to change your diapers and rock you to sleep, but I missed out of those important part of you growing up, I was foolish and it was a terrible mistake, I regretted denying you at pregnancy”.

“I know you are still finding it difficult to settle in, I know you still find it difficult to call me “dad”, I understand, I do. I haven't being a good father, you suffered because of me, they maltreated you and called you a bastard because of me, you were starved and look so thin and malnourished because of me, sorry is not enough for all you went through. I can't imagine somebody born of a woman calling my own daughter a bastard”.

“I'm sorry if I embarrass you often with my tears... they are tears of joy, do you see the magazine my company made for us, we appear on the cover of One Touch international magazine, do you see the way the International world news carried it, it was also on the recent news headline, when I picked up newspaper from my office desk yesterday, our story was on the first page, the first thing I saw was the owner of M. Tello Oil and Gas reunite with his daughter after 21years, and the news followed suit. Do you know that some people can't still believe this our testimony, is too much of a truth”.