Episode 7
Ever since he moved out of that house to his own house,he changed totally. He came home around march sick. M mom took care of him and on saturday she informed him that she was going to the wedding ceremony of a staff's younger sister. She went and came back late.
She apologized to my dad and the staff also called dad and apologized on Sunday the next day. That same Sunday, mum wanted to attend a birthday of her friend who lived down the street but Dad refused and started abusing her again that she went to a party yesterday came back late,now she is going again, maybe she wants to go and see her boyfriend. ''That he is sick and she is partying'' ,my mum tried to explain that it was in the next street and that the woman also do come to any event we hold.
The next thing they started abusing each other again and started fighting, when it looks like my mom was determined to go to the birthday, My dad quietly packed his bags and left home.
I never believed that that little misunderstanding could turn to something else,unless my dad already had ulterior motives,because anything we did resulted into beatings,abuses..so he left home and never came back, but before he left I told him I wanted to register for jamb because I was writing my waec and neco then,he said he doesn't have money that i should wait until I make my results before I register for jamb,I tried to convince him that everyone was registering for jamb in my class and that since I wanted to write two exams there was no cause for alarm but he didn't answer me.
I cried day and night hoping they pity me because I repeated before,now another year if I didn't do jamb,I had lost hope.
A day before jamb registration was to close,my mom called me and asked me to meet in her mom's place,I went there moody and she took me to someone who helped register me for jamb.I was very happy,although it was late registration the fees were expensive(7k),I registered and went for the exams,
I scored 194,I was happy at least I was above the pass mark a little. My dad never came home and he never sent money to us telling us that they have not been paid,we didn't complain.
It was soon time for my valedictory service(VS),I told my dad he said he didn't have any money to send that its not compulsory I did VS,I begged and begged I would have turned to my mom but she had no money herself,the VS was getting nearer.
: So I sent a text message to my dad:daddy plz help me to send any amount u have,don't let me be ashamed among my peers, i'm the only one remaining''
Immediately he got the text he called back and was angry,he warned me never to send that kind of text to him again.He finally said he would send 6k,
OMG that was like nothing, because we were to pay N3200 in school for the vs,then I need to buy clothes,shoes,make my hair and we do wear two clothes(native and english)there was nothing I could do about it, so I thanked him,withdraw the money luckily for me my boyfriend gave me 3k so I added it to the money,I spent it and did my vs none of my family came whereas most of my friends cooked,brought their whole family.I was kinda sad that day..
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Since march that dad left home,he never came back and he sent money only twice:during VS and my post ume(4k),that was for the form only..I scored 46 and I made my result excellently,I anxiously waited for admission but got none,so I was sad.I called my dad to give me the number of HOD of my dept in the school I was processing because we attended the same church and dad knew the man,but I got the shock of my life when he told me to find means of getting the number myself since I was processing the admission alone,me and mum should find the number ourselves.
We finally got the number from a member and met with him because he had been transferred from our church long ago...
From march till November my mom was the one taking care of us,dad stopped calling us and stopped sending us money,I didn't call him too but my bro do communicate with him...
November 1st 2014 something happened that tore the family apart.
To be continued