"Well, God in heaven knows that I am willing to die for Jude, and do anything for him. But, this issue of homosexuality, is something that I am not in support of. He should know better…".
My father gave a little laugh. My mother was saying nothing, and when my eyes found hers, she looked away. His eyes scanned through the entire area, and spat out something more venomous.
" Drop your daughter, at the orphanage, and come back home with us. As for Jude, you go sort it out with him. But that sleazy looking girl, you call a child, that is one step away from her grave, you drop her at the orphanage…".
" You say what?-Sophie is my daughter and your gr-…".
" Hold it right there boy. I gat no grand child. She bears the blood of a whore. And whoever that bears the blood of a whore, isn't worth calling a child, let alone a grandchild. She has nothing to do with the Wright family…".
" No. it doesn't work that way…". I tried protesting. My only child?. My only daughter?. This doesn't make sense honestly.
My mother spoke up now. She was quiet all these while and listened silently to the conversation I had with my father.
" That girl's mother abandoned her and married one of the richest merchants in our country, and you think that parenting is easy?. Of course not, that's if you know what kind of torture you are heading yourself into. We are not telling you to cut off ties with her. She remains your daughter, and you are our son. You made a decision to marry that girl, and that was the biggest mistake of your life. We don't want you to complicate things by still keeping any thing that has Alicia's memories with you. A whore who begats a child , that child by reason of blood inheritance is a whore. Believe it or not. Blood is blood after all. Consider this request and leave her at Birthwirrgmath's orphanage. There are lots of parents, that would be willing to adopt her, besides she is greatly ill. …".
" She will live… she will not die…".
" Spencer, no one is disputing that fact with you, but are you ready to face the after math of being a single parent?. With this current situation of yours , living from hand to mouth, plus, her treatment, you can't handle it all by yourself. Consider this request of ours, and once again, you will live a luxurious life, once again… write a letter to us, when you are ready. We will be waiting for your response…".
" Papa?".
" Oh, sweetie… my daughter just snapped me out of my thoughts.
" When will momma come back?. And when will I get to see my grandpa and grandma?".
I shut my eyes quietly, after hearing those words. What will I tell her ?. About her momma's marriage to another man, and her grand parents suggestion to dump her at the orphanage?. Just what will I tell her?. Lord, come to my rescue…
" Soon darling , soon…".
She nodded and snuggled into my arms. She didn't ask further, and thank God, I had a child that wasn't as curious as kids of her age.
I reminisced when Alicia got pregnant and how Sophie was born. How I held her tiny hands wrapped around my fingers, the joy the sweetness that I felt. And right there i vowed to protect her with my life, and take good care of her. Just remembering what my parents said concerning her sickens me the more. My father, my mother, telling me to drop or should I say, abandon my child at the orphanage, and leave her to die. "That I would never do , rather even if it means we will have to to eat the very sands of the earth, to survive, then we would. To me,Sophie is more precious than my life itself ".