The voice of the beautiful birds in the early hours of the day is the most beautiful and relaxing sounds to hear, its a sign that your day is is going to be a great day, and you just have to hold on to that sound every morning. Esther said to sheba her daughter, who was sitting by her side, Esther has been diagnoses of cancer, for over 5years now, and has been hospitalized because she was weak and the cancer has eaten deep on her cells.
Esther is a widow who lost her husband to the cold hands of death 23years, just immediately after yhe birth of there only daughter, sheba. There was a plane crash on that faithful morning and Esther's husband Joseph was on that flight, Esther who was mentally affected by that accident years ago, hated her daughter and treated her with so much bitterness and wickedness, because she feels sheba was the cost of her loving husband's death, she believes if sheba was not Born then her husband would not be on that flight, that day she was Born, but this was not true because i believe you can't change the life and deaths of humanity holy God can .
Fast Backwards to 1999 when Esther was scene in the hospital giving birth to sheba. 4 hours after the birth of Sheba, Esther was told by the news by The t.v at the top of a wood, on the front of the room, about the plane crash and the names of the passages where mentioned and her husband's name was listed along side the other name's, Esther couldn't hold her emotion and screened a lot "No!!!!!, This can't be, " the nurses quickly ran in to put her to sleep by a sedative injection.
In the year 2004 sheba was 5 years old playing in the background with her friends, when Esther ran out and called her to come in and said.
Young sheba
, "you called mummy"
Esther
"What are you doing playing outside, you cursed child, you causes me so much pain, you should know that you're not like them, you little daughter of the devil"
Sheba who was just 5 began to cry and was heartbreak " but mum they are my friends and i love playing with them"
Esther
" Shut up you little witch, you do what ever i say, and not tell me what to do, any time i see you play i will spank you still you have no bum to sit with"
Sheba
"Yes mom"
Esther
" Shot up who is your mum don't ever call me that i regard giving birth to you, you little witch took my husband away, your own father, now get into your room and clean it up."
Sheba who was sad and scared ran into her room and shout the door while she weeps, surely she was sad but suddenly a bird came to her window and she ran to it and began to play with it.
Later that night Esther was seen holding the photo of her late husband ad began to cry and say how much she misses him and wished he never left, she began to take to much of alcohol and slept off on the rocking chair.
It was morning when sheba ran to her mum to greet her and also tell her, she was hungry, but was pushed and insulted by Esther who was still grifting after 5years, sheba had no choice but to go out and beg there next neighbor who was so kind and loving to her, for food, she sometimes buy sheba new, clothes and shoes but sheba never wears them because her mother will sell them for Money to buy alcohol.
It was 2015, and sheba was 16 year's old and was already in college, she was no longer leaving with her mom, she was thrown out by her mother, who is now an addicted alcoholic, she keeps throwing and breaking glass on her just to hurt her, so she just had to leave to safe het life, get moved in with her boyfriend who is into delivery, he delivers pizza for a living and he i also a study, Sheba was a very brilliant and beautiful girl, her beauty can't be hided, her new where she was living but never went there to check up on her or asked her to come back home.
One-day the worst happened , the news that broke her and make her go back to her mother's house, was the news of the death of her boyfriend. Her boyfriend was knocked now by a moving car, when he went for his delivery business, he was asked to deliver pizza to a rich family when the accident happened, the news broke the heart of Sheba , who be ame homeless as th results of this news.
Sheba moved back with her mom, who was not happy to see her,
Esther
"Hmm"
Sheba
" Mom please now is not the time stop, mom please leave me alone, I don't want to say things that will hurt you, but if you push me, mum i won't fail to tell you, how bad of a mother you are, you are so shameless, also beaming to get the guilt of you pushing your husband alway here tell me what dad was doing in Canada when he had the accident, you pushed him away with your nagging and curing or you think i didn't hear from the neighborhood how you both fight every day, now you want to push the blame on me telling me that , i killed you husband my father when you no you did , just get out of my way and i hate you mum, I do!!!!!" She said pushing her out the door, Esther who was hurt by the words that came out of the mouth of sheba, because deep down she loves her daughter so much, but she just needs. Something or someone to pure the blame of losing her husband on.
That night was so calm and they both cried in there rooms .
It was 8 am in the morning and sheba, can been scene in the kitchen making breakfast, then she head out , on her way sh told her mum," i made breakfast and its in the oven, just heat it when you're hungry" but no response was gotten from the mum, who was sitted at the front of the door rocking her chair, when sheba turned and Left , Esther began to cough and cough really hard, in the process she used a little piece of cloth to cover her mouth, but saw blood on it when she pulled it out of her mouth, she just quickly covered it so no one would see it . The scene closes and open on sheba who i now a welter in a restaurant, down town named, eat richly, she just began working there 3weeks ago after her boyfriend died, she had no one to feed her so she dropped out of school to, work, because there was no way she could pay her fees anyways, while selling, two of her friends came in to see her, and the was talking when lucy , Lucia , eric and sheba came into the restaurant and asked for sheba to serve them, the three girls has always been picking on sheba from since when she was in school, lucy loved Sheba's late boyfriend, but he loved sheba, instead so Lucy hated sheba, and offen told her friends, Lucia and sheba to bully sheba, in school, buy putting dead rates and mouse in her locker, cutting her hair , putting her books in the toilet and always pouring food on her during lunch, so her boyfriend will always have to give her his food after they are gone. That sunny day, when sheba was working, serving tables and taking orders, she suddenly, came to the table of those bully's lucy & Lucia, she actually wanted to serve that table but when she saw that it was them she quickly acted like she never saw them, but when the noticed her, Lucia said to lucy " hey , hey lucy is that not, sheba, the all might miss goody toshu" lucy who was busy taking to Eric, pose for a while and saw sheba, she said to Lucia" yea, so she came her to work, cause after the dead of Micheal, i never saw her in school anymore" Lucia said to lucy, " hmmm i ever heard to moved back in with a mentally deranged mother" the both laughed, then eric told them its not nice to make fun of someone's mother in that manner, put the paid no attention to him, they then decided to call her and humiliate her in front of everyone, just so they can feel good about them selfs, but Eric was not in support and told them the was no need doing that, but they still called her anyways, lucy just screened out" Walter!!!!" But a fine gentle man approached them, but instead, they told him the preferred sheba" we want the lady instead because she serves us better" they said in a humble tone. So he quickly called sheba, who was reluctant at first but later went, " you called, what will you like to have, sir and ma'am's" she said holding her order books and a pen, standing next to them trying so hard not to look at there faces but, Lucy who was already ready to insult her or even get her fired, began to talk " well well well, Lucia look who it is, it is the good and humble sheba, who thought she was smarter them everyone"
Lucia
"Yeah sheba the boyfriend theft, how come you became a common, sales girl,"
Sheba
" Please can you girls just tell me what you want so i can get it for you"
Lucy
"We will make an order when we want to you don't have to talk to us in such manner, or do you want me to lay a complain at you, and get you fired" she said looking straight at Sheba's eyes. Eric who was getting irritated by the who maltreatment of sheba, told the girls to stop, but the never listened.
"Sheba, get us a bottle of wine and 2 places of spaghetti Bolognese, " lucy said
Sheba then asked Eric what his taking, then he said he will also like some spaghetti Bolognese . Then she said " coming right up"
You could tell them she wasn't happy, but she just had to serve them so she doesn't get fired, because that was the only job or only source of income she had,. She took there orders back to them and served them properly,as she was about to go back to her post, lucy called for her and asked her to pour them a glass of wine each. She didn't want to do it but had no choice since she doesn't want to be fired, so she poured the wine in the glass and served them. When she was about to serve eric he said " don't bother sheba am good, i will pour my self a glass when i want too, thank you" with a smile on his face,so she returned back to her stand, when they were about to leave Lucy quicky whisper a word in The ear of lucia, and the both laughed, eric asked but the refused go tell him anyword, the just told him to play along. So the called on sheba again and asked her to come and clear the used dishes and take a payment, so when she came, she cleared the table and asked for the payment of the food they ate, and lucy throw the money on the ground for her to pick, so wanted to walk away, but later bend to pick the money up, eric who was not in support, was not even looking, he Felt so embarrassed.
Lucy and lucia where not done with Sheba, when she bend down to pick the money, Lucia called her a daughter of a mentally ill woman, sheba who had had enough of there insult, stood up and asked Lucia what she said again and Lucia repeated it again, but Sheba, who was already angry pour the last glass of wine on lucia, before that eric stood up and left when Lucia started calling sheba names in his words he said" that's if i can't stay her anymore am out
Sheba
"Don't even call my mom that again" she said as she pour the glass of wine at her.
The manager who was there watching everything, called sheba and told her to pack her things and goo. Sheba I ho was trying to explain her self but the manager was not have "leave my premises " he shouted at her. The scene closes and open on sheba who just got home and walked upstairs, without even saying a word to her mom who was sitting on the same rocking chair, she was sitting in the morning when sheba Left for work.
It was 8am in the morning, sheba lying down on her bed look at the window and saw how bright it was but was to lazy to stand up because she had no job to return to. Then she heard her mom screen from the sitting room. Shen quickly hurried down, as he continues to call her mom," mom mom mom!! What's happening are you okay?" She said to her Mom after seeing her lying helplessly on the ground and had bleed coming out of her mouth and nose, in tears and quickly picked her phone and called 911 " i just saw my mom lying on the floor, she bleeding through her nose and mouth ,i don't know what's going on please, i need an ambulance quickly" in her crying tune she picked up her mom and put her on her chest and began to cry bitterly.
It was in saint Paul medical center, sheba was lying on the couch close to here mother's bed, when the doctor, came in and called to speak to her in his office
"We ran series of test on her and found out that she has a stage 3 Cancer, and it has distracted her liver due to excessive drinking of alcohol and taking of harmful substances, am sorry there is no cure, but we can mange" the doctor Said to Sheba, sheba who was so shocked that her mom had cancer all this time and never told her about it, she was just planning on dying one day.
She went back to the ward and began to cry, talking to her mom who was unconscious
" Am so sorry mom, am so sorry for causing you so much pain, am so sorry for everything, please don't leave me i love you mom" she later went outside to get some fresh air what she saw eric, and wanted to hide but he reached out to her and called her, "hey sheba right? "
Sheba
"Oh hi do i know you"
Eric
"Am the guy from the restaurant the other day, i came in with Lucy and Lucia"
Sheba
" Oh, they ones who made me lose my job"
Eric
"Omg am so sorry, never thought about it like that, i was not having it so i just had to leave"
Sheba
"Right "she said trying to leave but he called her back
Eric
" So can we be friends am really sorry about that day, am eric "
Sheba
"Nice to meet you eric, am sheba, i guess you already know"
Eric
"Yeah I do, so what's ate you doing her ,i brought my kid sister for her appointment will the doctor for her teeth, so what are you doing her"
Sheba
"My mom has stage 3 of cancer and, i never knew, she knew along, but never told me"
Eric
" Maybe she doesn't want to hurt you with the bad news i guess, can i see her if you do mind"
They walked in together and Esther awake and when sheba saw Esther was so hurt by her mother's condition, she ran and hugged her mom, and said
"Mom why didn't you tell me earlier, why did you act like you hate me when you are just scared of leaving me in this world alone, i love you mom no matter what you do" immediately the Esther heard those words she began to cry, to and they hugged tightly for some mins and Esther began to apologize to sheba for all the worngs she has do to her, and asked her who her friend is
Sheba
" Oh sorry mom this is eric my friend and eric this is my mom"
Eric
"No to meet you ma'am, am sorry for your health"
Esther
" Its ok my dear".
So months passed and Esther and Sheba's bond grew stronger, and stronger, Esther was just having 2monyhs to live and sheba &eric wanted to make her enjoy it before she passes on, so the had a birthday party for her, even if it was not her birth month, Esther was already bold headed and has lost weight severely, still sheba never stopped caring, on this Day eric and sheba took Esther for a boat ride which was belonging to Eric's family, (Eric's family were rich and famous people in the society so the owned lot of properties) after the birthday party, Sheba was giving Esther a bath, when Esther told Sheba she thinks eric is in love with her, but sheba waved it off because she never thought eric will like girl like her. So later that night Sheba was thankful to eric for giving her mom a good memory to die with, then Eric kissed sheba, and the made love.
It was 10yh of july 2022, Sheba and eric where with esther whwn Esther asked sheba to get her water, when sheba Left foe an the water Esther made eric promise to take care of sheba, and then took her last breath. "...." Sheba came in and the glass of water fell from her hands after she saw doctors surrounding jer mom, she knew it jas happened so she began to cry but eric reached out to jer and hugged her "mom please nooo" she said,
The END..