114 Understanding
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Years back after I came back from prison, I swore to myself that I’m going to work so hard and give my child the best life, I promised myself that I’m not going to allow my child to experience the kind of life I had to experience, which led me to making so many mistakes in life,
When I got married to Rose, I pleaded with her for us to work so hard and give our child the best life, we promised not to have too many kids so we can be able to fend for the ones we have, but what we do not realize is that our decision is going to affect our child so much
I never knew we have not been good parents to Montana, I thought that as long as she has everything that money could buy that she’s going to be fine, she has guards, nannies who took care of her I never knew we were lacking to provide her with good parental love and now our child hates us
“What do we do?” Rose my wife asked looking so worried, I pulled her into my arms
“Don’t worry darling I’ll talk to her, let’s allow her to have her space for now I’ll talk to her at the right time” I said to Rose and she agreed, we both went upstairs to our room. During dinner Montana did not come down for dinner and we already know it’s because she’s upset with us, normally she would come down to have dinner but this time I think she’s really upset with us this time around
After dinner Rose and I decided to go to her room and talk things with her, we knocked at her door but got no response but when we turned the door knob we realized the door was open, one thing about my baby girl is that even though most of the time she acts tough she’s the sweetest girl we were blessed with
We walked into the room and met her cuddled in a bun wrapping herself with the sheet
“You guys should leave me alone” She said turning away from us, we quietly sat on the edge of the bed
“Sweetheart don’t you want to know the reason why daddy and mummy work so hard everyday”
“I don’t want to hear it not like you guys will change”
“Well here is the good thing, we promise to change but then you have to listen to us first”
We waited for some time before she finally sit up on the bed, we know she wanted to hear what we have to say
“Sweetheart I was an orphan, all my childhood was spent living in the street, I was beat by the rain most of the season and sun destroyed my skin every season, I sleep wherever I find shelter, you can call me a beggar that’s the best thing to qualify me with, and when I turn teenager I joined a gang we deliver drugs to make money back then it was a dangerous business but at least I was feeding well and had a shelter over my head not until one day one something went wrong, our leader was shot dead and the gang scattered, I once again returned to the street. I kept doing illegal business for people till I finally went to jail, I was charged with murder but the person I killed was a city terrorist, back then the lady gave Mrs Anna sleepless night in her marriage and finally I killed her when she was about to shoot Mrs Anna,
But Mrs Anna helped me a lot, I was no longer charged with murder but to serve punishment cause I once worked for that lady so I was sent to one year in prison with hard labor, throughout that time Mrs Anna and her family continued to visit me making sure I was okay and lacked nothing, and when I came out Mrs Anna’s husband Nicklaus helped me in starting up my own business, I got married to your mum and we both promised each other to work is hard so you won’t have to experience what I went through, so you won’t suffer or leave in the street, I don’t want people to treat you the way they want,
What I didn’t know was that we were so busy forgetting to give you the love you deserve and that’s why we have decided that from now on we will no longer travel we will be at home and be the best family you have always wanted”
She jumped into my arms hugging me so tight
“I’m so sorry daddy I didn’t know you had to go through all of that, mummy I’m sorry I promise to be a better daughter from now on” She cried hugging her tightlyContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
“It’s okay darling” Her mum added as she hugged the both of us.