If I have a wish to bring just one dead person back to life, it will be my dear sister. Some years back, we use to be a family of five comprising of three boys and two girls, our first born was a girl but we lost her to a ghastly motor accident.
It's over twenty years now that the ugly incident happened, she was going for a convention ( a church program) in Lagos, Nigeria. But unfortunately, their car somersaulted three times according to the report we heard, some people died on the spot while she was among those that made it to the hospital. We received the bad news from the hospital afterwards, you can imagine how devastated we would have been receiving that kind of news.
Everybody was crying already, like I don't even know what was happening to me again. It was late already that day but we couldn't wait till the next day before going, so my parent had to rush there that same day.
My parent then gave us report about her condition, it was very critical, the doctors were suggesting that her legs would be amputated.
Few days later, she asked me to come over that she needs to see me, maybe she already knew she won't make it, and so with her request I had to travel down to hospital, we were living in Ilorin, while the accident happened along Lagos Ibadan expressway.
My uncle and I went together because I was too small to travel that long distance alone, on getting to the hospital, I couldn't recognize my sister anymore, she was in the ward and on the bed yet, I was asking where she was, meanwhile I was standing close to her. Not my fault though, she has changed tremendously, just within the space of few days. Accident is not a good thing, I don't even wish my emeny go through what my sister went through. She really suffered, all the days she spent in the hospital before she later give up the ghost was in pains. Her legs were hanged and the doctor already suggest that the best thing is to have it amputated, she also sustained other injuries that required surgical operation.
There was a particular day that the doctors fixed for her operation, she was literally begging God to take her life already, the pain was just too much, I could feel it too. On the day of the operation before she was wheeled into the theatre, We were just looking at each other, we don't know what to say, we were just crying, that was the last time I set my eyes on her. She was wheeled into the theatre room but she never returned alive. That day was one of the saddest day of my life, because I lose someone that was so dear to me.
My sister and I use to be very good friends, I was the last born then, while she was the eldest, so I'm always being pampered by my parent and her. She buy me gifts regularly, takes care of me even when my parents were not around, she won't make me feel it. I sincerely miss her hundred percent but what can I do , we're not God, only Him knows best.
My sister is very generous and kind just like my dad, yes my dad can give you anything that's in his possession, as long as he has that thing, he can give it out. So I guess my sister take after him, she was a very wonderful person, easy going and very intelligent. I learnt all this from her too, she thought me the act of giving, even though it's more than two decades now, but any time I remember her, I wish she never left. I just hope we get to see again in heaven when the time comes. Asides her, I still have another elder sister, who's now my best buddy, I have elder brothers but I'm more closer to my sister, she's my gist partner.
Have I been able to move on from the loss, well I'll say Yes but her memories lives forever.
