THINGS TO REMEMBER

The Omari family decided to take a break from all the hard work and stress. Hence, they left the farm earlier than usual. On their way they met Manu. "Good afternoon", he greeted. "Good afternoon Lorene and her husband Bright, responded. "I was asked to come and call you. You have a visitor from the city", Manu informed them. The couple exchanged looks. "Do you recognize the person?", Bright asked. " One of them is your sister Maggie but I don't know the man", he answered. "Okay thank you ", he said and hurried with his family. To say he was surprised was an understatement.

The sister he had and knew was a very proud and rude one. Infact for the past ten years or more that she got married, she hadn't bothered to visit her family let alone picked their calls. True to his words, they got home and found Maggie and her husband Gabby waiting for them. Maggie had a disgusted look and a big frown on her face. "Ah brother! I'm so disappointed in you. So all these years you still live in this pig sty you call a house", Maggie said as soon as she saw her brother. "Good afternoon to you too Maggie", Bright greeted ignoring her comment. "Good afternoon", Lorene greeted but Maggie snorted and looked away leaving only her husband to respond. She had never liked her sister in-law. Lorene already knew it so it did not bother her. "Let me get you some water to drink", She said. "Oh don't bother. We don't want to get infected with your contaminated water ", Maggie said harshly. "Thank you but we're okay", Gabby stated. Later they sat down. "Okay once again it is good to have you two here after so many years. Please to what do we owe this surprise visit?", Bright asked. Gabby cleared his throat and begun, "Okay thank you. I'll just go straight to the point. My wife, your sister and I were discussing something. She told me how good you were to her and how you helped her through her education and brought her to the city with all your savings. She said she still remembers it all and wants to show her appreciation. Hence, she wants to take one of your kids with us to the city. We want to see the child through school and everything", Gabby said. There was silence as the couple digested what they heard. They excused themselves and returned twenty minutes after. "Okay so my wife and I have decided. We will let you take one of our children. We hope you keep your promise".