EVERYTHING YOU ARE NOT.
Rossy’n’you: I know, i know i know! it’s a sad world, isn’t it! anyways, i wish i had some super powers to bring back the dead but unfortunately I do not. So, Julia passed away, sadly….
Claudia contacted her family members in the village and told them what had happened and they told her it’s got nothing to do with them and that they won’t have her buried in their land.
So, Claudia with the support of Solomon bought a piece of land and somehow organised to have priest conduct the funeral.
I initially did not want to go, but i also didn’t want to keep you guys hanging; perhaps some of you believed that a miracle might just happen to bring Julia back. But sad truth is….. Julia is no more
let’s have a minute of silence, shall we?
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may her soul rest in peace!
In pain, i picked up my pen and made my way to the graveyard and the rest of what you read was what i was able to capture…
Priest: could we please have her family member come forward to perform the dust to dust duties.
( Claudia, Sapphire and Solomon went closer to the open grave where Julia had been lowered. Then the priest got some of the red earth that was dug out from the grave and handed to Claudia and in tears she spoke thus….) .
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Claudia: i never knew a day as this would come. I had totally different plans for us. I wanted to make you the child i never had but here we are! here I am.. i am so sorry! i hope your spirit forgives me. I failed you in every way.
I should have believed you when you told me you did not sleep with anyone,
I should have maybe gone to another doctor for another test…
I am sorry.
For everything I did, for everything i didn’t do and for everything i should have done, i am sorry.
May your young innocent soul rest in peace. (pours in the earth and hands the shovel to the priest who then took some earth and handed over to Solomon) .
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Solomon: If anything i say right now would make any difference, i would have spoken a million words.
Sadly, words mean nothing now, apologies mean nothing and promises are of no use.
I had the opportunity to touch just one life and i blew it.
I would have to live with this guilt forever.
If i ever make it to heaven where i am sure you are resting now, i will apologise. i will explain to you how much in love i was with you, i will show you all the plans i had.
And if there is marriage in heaven, i would marry you and make up for everything my stupidity put you through.
until then, rest in peace (pours in the earth and it was Sapphire’s time to perform
the ritual)
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Sapphire: Accused of being dishonest but you were the most honest person I’ve ever seen in my life.
Accused of being a cheat but your innocence stands here as a witness.
Life henceforth will never be the same.
I would always have this fear that i would end up the way you did and actually i might, very soon.
This world isn’t for the voiceless like us, it is for the strong and mighty like Claudia and Solomon.
everything you were accused of, is EVERYTHING YOU ARE NOT!
rest in peace, Julia.
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Lights out
…THE END
written by Rossy Amarachi Uju