LIFE’S SACRIFICES II
By Sheillah Maonga To read part one, click here She picked the call. “Hallo, Pastor.” She said, trying to hide the irritation in her voice. “Cherop, daughter of God, I have been looking for you.” The pastor said. His voice sounded different, Cherop thought. She couldn’t understand why but he sounded different. “Pastor, I know…
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LIFE’S SACRIFICES
By Sheillah Maonga Cherop sat on her bed and contemplated whether to take a shower before or after sleep. It was 5am in the morning, and she only had 3 hours to sleep. At 8am, she would need to step out of the house and make her way to the library where she worked as…
SINS OF THE FATHER IV
By Sheillah Maonga To read part three, click here I shook my head. Koni was not to know. Ever. She would end the marriage, if she found out, that was for sure. She would not get past the deceit. The lying by omission is something that she would neither forgive nor forget. I remembered years…
SINS OF THE FATHER III
By Sheillah Maonga To read part two, click here “Say something, Dobi.” She pleaded, panic setting in her eyes, the smile slowly dying from her face. I just sat there clenching and unclenching my fists, words failing me. The silence between us was deafening. “Where do we go from here?” I heard him ask me….
SINS OF THE FATHER II
By Sheillah Maonga I was a young man then, sure of myself, the future events lined up neatly like little packages waiting for me to open them. I made firm plans with her. That I would come home every holiday and during recess. That we would marry as soon as we could, which the next…
SINS OF THE FATHER
By Sheillah Maonga I was told that he had been waiting there for me since early morning. It was now almost seven o’clock in the evening. He had been directed to see Koni, the other partner in the firm, who is also my wife; but he was adamant that he wanted to see me only….
THE ONES LEFT BEHIND VI
By Sheila Maonga. To read the previous episode, click here I was listening to him keenly. I had kept away anything that reminded me of Jared, except the photos. I had 10 years’ worth of memories locked away, both physically and in my mind. Juma was right. It was fear and guilt holding me back….
THE ONES LEFT BEHIND V
By Sheillah Maonga To read part four, click here “Why did you disapprove of me, in the first place? Ten years, I was in your son’s life as his girlfriend. You never welcomed me. You always made me feel like I was intruding between you and Jared. You have always disliked me. Yet, I cannot…
THE ONES LEFT BEHIND IV
By Sheillah Maonga To read part three, click here We had entered a room where a man was sitting on a desk writing notes. He looked up when he heard us. I liked his face. It reminded me of my grandfather. He looked gentle and comforting, like my grandfather. “This is the fiancee.” The nurse…
THE ONES LEFT BEHIND III
By Sheillah Maonga To read part two, click here “We got your number from his phone. Often, in cases like this, we go through his recent calls and see who he calls frequently. That is how we got your number.” “Why did you go through his phone? I don’t understand.” I asked. My mind was…