Test of Faith
Like the typical African home, she took upon her the burden of her family whenever her parents weren't around. Lara stemed as the first child in a family of 8. She catered for the needs of her siblings, ensured the house was always in order and above all instilled in her siblings moral ethical codes of conducts sponsored by the way of the Lord. Needless to state that her leadership skill improved as the improvements of her younger ones had become one of her top goals. It was few months to celebration but tragedy came calling. She had just rounded off her final year examinations in the University of Lagos when death wore her most familiar faces. They dropped dead in a plane crash. The news felt unreal. I spoke with them last night, how can they be dead?", she questioned her relatives who broke the news. Maybe, it's someone else that died; it can't be papi and mama", those were the thoughts that ran through her head when the call ended. Her feelings went numb,...