A LIFE WITHOUT MY PARENTS

h, 18 years old. My life was going well until

but I couldn't see anything, I couldn't hear anything. In my head, everything was empty. What was I going to become? Here we are in the pro

e were all seated in the living room when my uncle Rodrigue and my uncle Joseph entered the courtyard with the coffins containing the body of my parents. The bodies are i

there with them for a bit. If you have some

ad given. She had landed directly in front of the envelope table so as not to lose sight o

going with the money? Dr

me to slap you in fr

s my uncle who had only one

e wants to put shame on us and

snuggle up in mum's arms like a 3 year old. My tears flow but no hugs from daddy to dry them. Her body was cold, no tender gesture as usual, no kisses. I didn't want to believe this cuddly mom and dad who only had kisses for us, won't even open their eyes to look at me

e what are yo

s the money on the ground with the door wide op

hair. This little moment of interruption didn't matter much to me because I only wanted my parents. I had been crying so much that I had lost my voice. Around 1 p.m., the door opens again and I understand that this was

e two large holes. I do not know what took me and I wanted to stop them but my uncle Rodrigue prevents me and tells me calm down. How am I going to calm myself down i

d that bad, damned day. At night, I

uncles and my grandmother Amandine who give me 60 o

ur little brother. I didn't open the envelop

le. But you haven'

ke care of it. It's up to you to know where to keep

to put on his sandals, h

e I will ke

the limit. You, go and deposit the money in your room t

ted this room for

room with the help of my grandmother. I start to take out my father's and mother's clothes to wash them. It had taken a lit

went to the market to buy condiments for the cooking. When I got home, I noticed that

sh

rs la

fish not far from the house. From the top of my 18 years, I

and my little brother. As in the custom after the death of the eldest son, his property went to his brothers and his children.

r, I found myself selling Attièkê to be able to pay for my little brother's school fees. After counting

ed me as well as a young man from the neighborhood. They too sold food to survive.

who came to drink coffee at his place. The police had nicknamed the two saleswomen and th

arts, Stéphane was the only one, the one who had a small car. If someone falls ill at night, they take them to the hospital with their ca

motorbike was not easy because on the way to the CNHU, they had a serious accident and unfortunately the child died. There was a taxi driv

ided to sell his small car to find a studio far from home. A few men from the neig

the market. Around 1 p.m., I wake up and take a shower. I run to the market. On my return, I see Sonia who was falling in love with the neighbor's son and I pretend I don't have them. Sonia is my cousin, she w

ut you walked by without warning Sonia

re in your life so I stay away from y

t wanted dad to surprise them to steal our pl

u steal wh

w what you are still doing in this house. You are waiting for my f

s house belongs to everyone. So get

sin filled with fish and Attiékê to spill everything on the grou