Gone Forever

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dad stood on their porch and waved good-bye

fe, leave. Asabea and Nimako had known each other since infancy. They went to school together and at

to experience the worst vacation ever,’ she thought. Asabea’s mom watched her daughter’s face carefully, seeing her look of dejection and misery; she hugged her and said, ‘You know Nigeria isn’t that far away. Perhaps if you save some m

et a substantial increase in my allowance?’ She had been asking her parents for more money for a couple of

because she knew who her dad was. Though Spencer her dad was a bit difficult, anytime she asked for anything from him through her mom, she al

mood, but she was not moved. There was no panacea which could heal her wounded soul once and for all. The more she tried to forget Nimako, the more her picture appeared on her mind. Asabea overturned a rock with her

much does a sachet of water cost?’ He raised his eyebrows and looked at Asabea with curiosity. ‘Do you want to go selling pure water?’ ‘Well…,

She became moody and neither ate nor talked to anyone. Her parents tried to brush off the idea of going i

sked her parents if they could take her to see the family doctor the following day. It

tween them to the doctor. She asked the doctor to plead on her behalf so her parents would allow her to get into the

h capital she could start with and to find out whether she coul

it of Twenty Ghana Cedis. For her, it was the best experience she could ever have, though occasionally she could not forget her problems. She remembered the goo

ure. At that time, the postal systems were very poor. Could you imagine posting a letter to Nigeria could take you between two and three months to rea

iddle of the road where there was no shelter nearby to protect them from the onslaught of the rainstorm. In fact, they were whipped by the raindrops.

ully recover from the injuries they sustained from the rainstorm. Asabea told Nimako what she had gone through in her absence. She told her