The Tenth of December - The fifth one

...Omonoba...
Our People Say:
Esan: Ufẹmhẹn si obhokhan kha na, Aah ki yọ owualẹn kkani ọhle ni ọle. 
Eng: When the arrow from a child’s bow travels far, an adult is suspected to be responsible. - Ishan Proverb.
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5 years later, I am strong.

My angels - all 60 of you - I love you.

I think of you always. Three days ago, I was telling a friend about what happened and I broke down in tears...what would you have been doing now? What would we have been talking about?

Chinonye Egbosimba, we spoke with your mum recently. She laughed with us. My sister never forgets to mention that you were her childhood best friend.

Sandra Gbemudu, 
Stephanie Nwoko, 
The Illabors, 
The Awaji's. 
All of you.

This past Sunday was your fifth memorial service, in LJC. My father went for memorial mass and to visit my little brother. My brother and I sang the 2007 memorial song together; we always sing that song.

'Our Story' is the book which was launched in your honor, this past Sunday. I have not read the book, when my little brother comes back from Kairo's retreat, he will give me the book. My father bought a copy too.

But I love you and I miss you. I do not know if I am bitter about the circumstances surrounding your death but when December comes around, I know that if I make it through the 10th, I will be stronger.

Kechi Okwuchi, resilience does little justice in defining you.

After the tenth of December, if I make it through, I will be a year stronger.

And I will make it through this fifth time.

NakedSha.