👫💞 The Pastor’s Daughter Episode 26:

“This was the reason why I was protecting my daughter! He shouted.

“By making her feel that you don’t love her? You made things difficult for them and made them to see the world as a safe place, I said.
“Until you get there then you’ll understand the burden of training and grooming a child to adulthood. What do you children want from us? We pamper you and give you everything you want and you get wayward. We become strict and show you the right way you get offended. My father had us 7 in total. 6 boys and an only girl. They loved and pampered her, enrolled her in the best school and she looked like a princess and was Opportune to reach the level of writing jamb when my parents Made us all to drop out from school because of her. She passed and got admission in a university and had to leave for school. We worked all night in the farm just to give her enough foodstuffs and provisions. My parents thought doing that will not make her beg or feel belittled in campus or will even cause her to be mishandled by boys there.

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But we were all wrong. My sister turned to another thing. My sister no longer slept in the hostel anymore, she no longer picks our call or come home anymore, and before we knew it during her second semester to go into her 300level, a taxi drove in to the compound with my sister dead at the back seat. Everyone was disappointed and I told myself I won’t pamper my children and make them wayward the way my parents did especially my female child because I don’t want her to end up the way my sister did. I am a product of strictness from my parents, even when I was the most intelligent and I was asked to drop out from school for my sister I obeyed. That was how much I respected my parents but today its no longer like that. Imagine Love telling me to apologize to her when I was trying to point out her wrong, if it was my father she tried that with he would have buried her alive. Don’t you dare blame me, I only want the best for my children, Love father said and I was quiet as I watched him breathing hard and controlling himself.

“My father is also a pastor and I know what I went through with him especially when he was once a military man though he’s late now. He pushed me to the wall even when I was not doing anything bad, he never trusted me. When I become a father I will rather train my children in love and not with wrath. Even God is a God of Love, I slowly said to him.
“No sane parents hates their children, all we do is correct them. Well I wish you well when you become a father someday, and you’ll understand better that training a child is not that simple, he said and looked outside the window and I heaved.

We arrived the hospital late in the night and I met my friends just at the door,
“What happened? I asked and they saw me.
“Na wa o where your phone! One shouted on me.

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“Its low, I forgot it was not charged, I replied.
“The doctors are inside, Love is not okay at all, the other said and her father quickly opened the door which the nurses tried stopping him.

“She’s my daughter, let me see my daughter please, he insisted and went close to her and held her and she slowly opened her eyes.
“Love, Love my dear, her father said touching her as we drew close.

“Daddy….. Daddy, she said breathing hard.
“My dear what happened to you? How did you get to this point? He asked.

“Daddy…. Daddy, tears rolled freely on her cheeks as she was finding it difficult to breathe.
“What’s going on with her? Her father asked the doctor but he was just looking at them speechlessly.

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“Daddy… I’m sorry daddy. I should…. I sho..have said that.. a long time ago. Please forgive me, Love managed to say.
“Love please fight this okay, you’re a strong girl you know right? He asked.

“I did…. I did so I can see you and apologize cause I want to rest well. I’m sorry, she replied.
“No no Love what are you saying? You’re only scared and I understand but the doctor is doing something about your condition okay and you’ll be fine, I quickly said.

“Mozzy….. “No its Moses, I cut in.
“Thank you Moses, thank you, she weakly said.

“Love look at me, Her father said touching her cheeks.
“I have forgiven you and your mother is waiting for you at home okay. Pius misses you so much. Everyday he sits outside waiting for when you’ll come home, and I promise you I won’t be strict anymore. I’m sorry also if i was too hard, all i wanted was for you to be a good girl and make me proud. I cant hate you Love, i never did. Please fight this and come home soon, her father said with tears rolling down his face but she was not saying anything.

“Love are you listening to me? He asked touching her but he got no response and I got alert.
“Love! I said shaking her and I looked at the doctor who bowed his head.

“Do something please, I shouted.
‘I’m sorry, he slowly said.

“No Love please don’t do this! Her father shouted raising her on his body crying while I went back in shock. Just like that, Love died with her eyes open.
I angrily left the hospital and ignored my friends running after me, I got into the car and drove off.

I returned the next day late in the evening to the hospital but found out Love father took her corpse to the village. I nodded and left to my friends place,
“Where did you go to? One asked Holding me.
“To complete an unfinished business, I replied.

“Mozzy I hope say you no mess up? My close pal asked and I just broke down crying.

After two days they found out Bella and the guy who sold Love out was dead and my friends looked at me very early the next day.
“You did that? They asked and I understood the question.
“I only fulfilled a promise, I replied putting on my black shirt.

‘Oh Mozzy! What if you were caught! One shouted.
“Oh before i forget, The boss whatever of drugs And all his accomplice has been caught rather, I replied and they rubbed their heads looking at me as I tucked in.

“Its Love burial today and I have to meet up, I sadly said to them when I was done and they nodded.
“Drive safe, they said and I set off.

I watched Love painfully laid in her Father’s compound. Such a lovely and jovial soul gone too soon at age 17. I slowly walked up to her parents and her mother gave a weak smile,
“Thank you for coming, she said and all I could do was hug her. They took me as a son from that day as I could not stop visiting them.

Pius was allowed to study the course of his dreams while my life took another turn with them and we lived happily after with Love memories forever in our hearts.

THE END!!!