Grateful

Chapter 1

Have you ever had a feeling were everything has a stand still and time seems to stop.
Even everything around, even the birds, have come to realise that it a moment to stop and breathe. It usual happens in times of difficulties and sadness. You will wake up fine and happy and the next thing there is a moment of silence and a pause. You find yourself trying to race in time but all has just stop.
That how I felt on the Saturday afternoon. If it wasn’t for my faith I think I would not make it.

Let’s begin the story of why I am grateful of all I have and every journey I have faced.

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It was a wonderful Saturday morning, I woke up as usual, did the laundry and made breakfast for my husband, Nick and my son, Langa. I was enjoying my day with my husband and son. As usual Nick and Langa went to the backyard to play soccer, I was folding the laundry. Few minutes passed by I heard Nick shouting.
“Going out for ice-cream!”
I replied “Bring me some!”
I heard the engine and silence. I finished my folding, took my journal as I was starting to write as usual. I got a call.

I answered
“Hi is this Mrs Zinhle Sithole”
“Yes” I replied as fast as I can so I can drop the call because I was tired of these insurances selling me something.
“I am ……..”
" Sorry I don’t want anything”
“Sorry mam but your husband has been in a car accident”
I froze and went down on my knees.
“Mam I need you to come sign some papers here in the hospital”
“Papers”
“Yes papers, your husband needs a surgery”
“Surgery”
“Yes, an emergency surgery”
“Emergency”
“Mam can you please stop repeating everything I am saying”
After a few seconds of silence I remember that Nick was with Langa.
“My son, where is my son?”
“Your son?”
“My husband was with my son, Langa”
“Let me check”
I heard papers and a lot of talking, all I could do was wait and I started praying.
“Mam are you still there?”
“Yes”
“Your son is okay, he is in the children’s ward, safe and sound. The seat belt saved him”
“Oh thank God”
“Mam please come and sign please”
“Oh okay I will be there!”

The phone dropped and I got up. My mind all puzzled up. I went to get my handbag as I grab the key I stop.
“I can’t drive”
I thought to myself, call my mother-in-law no……. she is in Bahamas, having a “me” vacation.

Lucky her, she wanted to go with me I couldn’t because of two reason
I hate flying
I hate flying
Yeah I love Nick and Langa but I really wanted a “me’ vacation to get out and have some fun and get rid of stress.
Stress, that word reminds me of something mmmmmmmh I am pregnant, after all this I am stressed. I need to calm down what to do. Oh a taxi.
I called a taxi and I arrived at the hospital. I said my name and quickly gave me the papers to sign for my husband to go to the operation room.