Chapter 1
LOST OF A MOTHER
The rain pour down heavily, in a particular compound the wailing voice of a girl could be heard amidst the rumbling sound of the rain, she is a girl in her teen, she weep bitterly holding the lifeless body of woman in her stretched lap, in the room with her stood four men,in their late forties and Early fifties sighing and shrouding their faces in disgust, they make no move in consoling the bereaved young girl. She stretch forth her hands to hold onto the hem of the trousers of one of the men, but the man quickly shake off her hand's, ' You this curse child" he exclaimed, as he shook off her hand's angrily. Joan held unto her mother, shake her body vigorously telling her to wake up, why she cry bitterly.
Hmmm, ugh, one of the Men clear his throat, " I have always know this woman"pointing at the lifeless body of the woman on the floor, is an evil woman, he said, a woman who jealousy and diabolically killed her husband because he took a second wife doesn't deserve any form of pity, and the devilish woman followed us to the shrine to swear, knowing fully well she killed the Man, look at what has happened to her now he continued, evil that men do live with them he exclaimed, the other men shake their head's in agreement, hmm, hmmm they murmur one after the other.
My brothers at this point we have no business being here again, let's live this place, another of the men added, yes Philip you're right they all exclaimed, let's leave, they all make there way for the door, joan ran after them, please my father's don't leave me alone, I can't do this myself help me I'm just be a child , she cried, she held onto the leg's of one of the men, "listen up Young woman 'I am not your father, infact we are not your father, your evil mother killed him,like mother like daughter, he said, while pushing her and removing her hands away from his leg , Joan fell into the dirty mold water in the compound, she continue sobbing as neighbors look pityly at her , she got up all of a sudden and rush back into the room, holding her mother and vigorously shaking her to get up.
Emilia Joan's mother was married to Mr Aknin, Joan's father, due to Emilia's inability to give birth to another child years after the birth of Joan, Mr Aknin family advise and persuaded him to talk a second wife , not too long after this Mr Aknin died mysteriously and his family blame the death on his Wife Emilia, Joan's mother, they chased her out of the house, strip her off her belongings.Emilia rented a small apartment not far from her husband house, Months later the family of Mr Aknin not satisfied forced her to follow them to the shrine to swear, however a week after this Emilia fall sick and died.
Some of the neighbors gather to console the little girl, they felt pity for her ,"Joan one of the neighbor called her, don't you have any relative from your maternal side so we reach out to them,to come carry the corpse of your mother for burial" Joan wipe her teary eyes with the back of her palm, " my mother is an only child ,her parents died while she was still little, it was an uncle that took Care of her ,she replied the neighbors. Hmmm the neighbors all shake their head's in pity of the young girl, but inquire one of the neighbors, that uncle of your mother is he still alive?, If he's alive, tell us, so we can get in touch with him to come take your mother remain for bury.
Jean told them he is alive and mention the town where he is , thus preparation and contributions by the neighbors was on the way to look for Joan's mother uncle.