Mother was finishing packing her clothes in a small bag.
As she went out the door, she hugged me and said, "Bye for now."
I looked up at her and asked, "Where are you going, mum?"
I started to cry wanting to follow her but dad lifted me up on his shoulder.
Dad said, "Your mother is going to the hospital to have the baby."
When I heard "baby" I stopped crying and looked at him.
"Why is she going to get the baby from the hospital?" I asked him.
Dad sat me on a small chair and said, "I will tell you why she is going to get the baby from the hospital."
I listened keenly to him as he explained. But, I didn't quite understand why she wasn't having the baby at home.
When dad finished explaining, I asked, "Will she still love me when she comes back with the other baby?"
My dad held me close and said, "We will always love you."
"Can I write a letter to her while she is there?" I asked dad.
That evening, I began to write a letter to mum.
I tore a paper from my exercise book.
I began to write...
Mummy, mummy, dad said that you have gone to bring another baby.
Please, hurry up and return home.
I want you to bring a baby girl.
I want to play with her when she grows up.
You can bring two so one can be mine.
I am waiting for you here outside our house.
I folded my letter so I could give it to my father to bring it to mum.
When I woke up the following morning, the letter was gone.