Muddled Gold 6 Vacation (2/2)
”Amen” truthfully I was not going to reply to that prayer. How could he pray G.o.d's blessings on my father alone, what about myself that delivered the cheque or my mother that was always beside him through thick and thin, not to mention the second cheque inside that envelop that was my mum's small way of always supporting my father. Anyways, I wasn't really surprised that he acknowledged only my dad because my daddy dearest never acknowledges his family in public.
”Please pardon my manners, come in and have something to eat” he prompted. Those words made me blink in surprise.
”No thank you” I replied. Maybe he wanted me to give my father a good report of his hospitality, but that wasn't necessary since I wasn't in talking terms with the man in question.
”Brother, please whom did you a.s.sign the prison visitation to as active work” I asked
”Oh, you know, since it's the first time this kind of work is given in the society, I and the vice president have decided to be the first people to carry it out” He answered with a satisfied grin. There, I had confirmed my suspicion. The greedy president really planned on making the money disappear under the 'miscellaneous term'. But that wasn't exactly my business.
”Which day will you be going”
”I will be free on Wednesday but I haven't called my partner to know his schedule” he paused ”Why all the inquisitiveness?”
”No, nothing at all. I just wanted to know” I answered. I was disappointed that I wasn't going with a partner to keep me company nor was I going to hang around any body's house under the pretense that I was waiting for my partners to prepare. I dejectedly left the slum that the president called a home and entered a bus to the prison.
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What I saw as the exterior gave off the impression that one was entering a monastery, well, except for the policemen littered everywhere. The fence was about 20 feet tall, not literally but it was that gigantic and intimidation. I briskly walked into a roadside shop and bought very few provisions and toiletries as I wasn't eager to spend my money on prisoners. After paying for the things I bought, I walked to the gate of the prison. Two policemen outside the gate looked at me menacingly while another was pointing a gun at me from inside the gate. I gulped heavily, but being the proud girl that I was, I pretended that I wasn't afraid and I flashed them my cutest smile. Don't get me wrong, I am not the kind of girl that go about throwing her cutest smile to random humans but in that situation I had to send across the signal that I was not the enemy.
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