Near Departure

So here we were, back to life as usual. Justin was living with us. I found it weird because I had not grown up with a man in the house and the previous boyfriend had left me stigmatized. But as I had said, communication was not easy for him, so he wasn’t very difficult getting along with. In fact since he came, the beatings had subsided and now the shouting and yelling were predominant. I preferred it that way.

When I moved to Susan’s place, she had placed me as a dependent on her passport. Back then, it was possible since we were under age. Her nursing career was very lucrative overseas. She started planning to get another job and applied to various hospitals abroad. As I had mentioned earlier, her faith was very strong. She got the job and immediately resigned from the current job, a move she later regretted. We were all in the plan of going and so we undertook the logistics or relocating. In the midst of all the excitement and celebrations, she told me that I was to remain. It so happened that when she had gone to the embassy and requested if she could go with Justin, she was told that he had to be her dependent and so she had the option of replacing me with him.

The replacement was done and decision made. Plan was that Mary was to take us up or our other sister Pamela. I was shocked that she could replace me for him but again I was happy I was not going with her. A farewell party was held and it was so sad. They were all ready to go and so a van was hired to take us all to the airport plus our neighbors. We went up to the airport, and since it was late we bid them good bye and went back home. It was saddening but we knew we could manage. That night we were to sleep in the house all by ourselves. 

As soon as we arrived, we heard voices shouting and talking only to realize that they had returned and were in the neighbors’ house. The children were very confused and my sister just seemed upset. They all came over as Susan explained what had transpired. 

Apparently Justin’s passport was fraud and he had been arrested immediately it was detected. My sister had been given an option again, of going on to America with her children but she refused the offer. She wanted to come back and make sure Justin was released. I was annoyed at that statement. Why could she not see that Justin was guilty and might put her in more trouble in the future? I failed to understand.

After that, a few attempts were made to visit him in prison, and she used to take for him a few necessities. With no time the relationship was history.