We are enough!

I had seen my mother go through pain, but this time, she was on the verge of leaving it all. And I got it, it's not easy to be in an abusive marriage. If I was in that position, I would have left a long time ago.
I saw her clean her tears with the back of her palm, packed her luggage including mine, even with the louding noise papa kept making, nothing was stopping her now, not even me. I was just delighted she finally found a reason to leave.

"Mama, where would we go now? I queried. As far as I was concerned, I didn't mind sleeping under the bridge in Surulere with her eyes gawking and shielding me, but I wanted pain for her no more. She responded in a calm tone I'm familiar with, " we will be fine, as long as we're together. We will be enough". I wondered how she always seemed collected even in turbulent situations. I guess that's one of the perks of being a mother. She's a warrior - dauntless.

We left the house and started all over. At first, things weren't smooth. We were juggling from one bridge to another but it seemed our luck was planted in Yaba because immediately my mum thought about hawking soda drinks and gala, things swerved from bad to not-so-bad.

My mum always had a bucket of chilled soda drinks on her head and I followed with a tray of galas on my head. One would think we had been doing it for a million years, but you know... It is what it is.

I was not swayed by all the struggles we were facing. "we will be fine because we are enough as long as we are together".

Months passed and Yaba felt like home already. From Onike to Akoka, we became popular and loved. I made new friends, and my mum looked better than she was with papa.
I'm glad she left, proud that she never stayed because of me, and exultant that we faced the struggles head-on. It wasn't easy but I did well at looking after her.
She wasn't over her trauma and I understood her. You can't forget the experiences that shaped you.

My mum finally had a shop she could call hers. Leaving papa didn't cause an ache in her heart, instead, it brought peace, and feelings of being whole. That's when I realized that no one was meant to be loved in bits and pieces.

I’m glad I got to taste the peace I have always yearned for. Yes, we weren’t fully stable but we were contented. We were grateful, doing well, with all the wrench life threw at us. My friends supported me. On many occasions, I faltered in my duties to them. But with all of my messiness, they were the finest stock of combative listeners. Little wonder how I had the right words to utter.

One of my friends once said 'there’s no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear.'

I'm glad we are here now, with people that love and cherish us. 'WE ARE ENOUGH BECAUSE WE ARE TOGETHER.'

Thank you.

Au revoir.👋

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