When they got to China , they decided to all stay over at Michael's father's house as it was bigger and could accommodate all of them, They spent the night there. While everyone was sleeping ,Aya on the other hand was still pursuing Asanda , he seemed to really like her and so did she. they spoke it all out the very same day and night they met and they decided to try this relationship thing and see where it goes.
Come morning , The number of day Michael had left were decreasing and so was his energy. At times ,he would feel he cannot stand up on his own , when he realised this was started to happen , he figured that his days were indeed numbered..But he had one last request.
"I have always wanted to volunteer at an orphanage." he said . " I would really appreciate it if you guys helped me today as I am planning to fulfill this very last wish of mine. If you could please stay with Joy when my wife and I go volunteer at the orphanage,I would be happy " he added
"I've got a better Idea , why don't we just volunteer together?" suggested Mandy
The crew all nodded as they had thought it was a great idea to volunteer at the orphanage together.
"Thank you all ,but I would like to do this with my wife alone ." he said.
they all let him be and understood that the aim of this was to tick the last box in the bucket list and fulfill his very last wish. The crew and Michael and his wife went back to their houses .
The crew all gathered in Derrick's room at his house to spend some time with their lovely child. Well Joy belonged to all of them now ,they all treated her as their own , anyway she was the first child that came out of that crew. Well I know I said 'everyone' gathered there , but I forgot to tell you that except Aya and Asanda , they were no where to be seen. But nobody seemed to have paid attention, everybody knew how Aya was ,they thought he was probably out there with girls, and Asanda ? they probably thought she was just sleeping or taking a tour to get used to the city.
On the other hand ,Michael and His wife were still preparing food , packing clothes they were no longer using and putting together everything they could so that they could give it to the children at the orphanage. They left their house after a few minutes of preparing, cooking and packing and they made their way to the orphanage. Along the way , Michael was telling Jada just how much he loves her and how much he wishes things could've been different.
"Baby you came back right , and that's all that matters . I love you Michael, you know that. and I have forgiven you for everything , I know you did nothing wrong but you keep on apologizing , so just know that I love you and I have loved you for all my life , and I will continue to love you until I die", she said trying to comfort her husband and make him understand that everything was okay whilst it wasn't . Michael was leaving her soon , Michael was gonna die and death is permanent. She was never going to see him again , nor hear his voice. she was never going to hug him again nor smell that scent and feel his touch . He was going to leave and this time , he was never going to come back , but I guess she was trying to convince herself so much, that she would be okay and that it wasn't going to be as painful as it is made out to be.
Their drive took about 30 minutes and then they arrived at the Orphanage. The security guard welcomed them with warm hands , "Mr and Mrs Genaro , we have been expecting you , please come through" he said as he led them through the hallway where they met the women who worked at the orphanage. The first thing they did at the orphanage in the morning was prepare food , but that wasn't a problem because Michael and Jada had prepared enough food for the whole world to eat , Jada dished up for for the children while Michael was going table to table with his wheelchair chair making conversations with the children and giving them hope and encouraging them.
After their first meal of the day , the children had to play games , there were all sorts of games to that the children were playing, I'm talking chess , skipping , Basketful, football and anything you can think of , So after Michael and his wife washed the dishes Michael went to play chess with a boy child who looked as though he was 16 years old if not less , On the other hand Jada had gone to do the laundry of the children for the week.
"Hey little man , do you mind if I join you?"he said
"Okay." the young man replies.
"So what is your name?"
"my name? my name is Oba sir , Oba Harvey."
"Oh I'm Michael Genaro"
"Why are you bald?" he asked innocently,
"Because I have Cancer "
"I wish I were you"
"why young man?"
"I heard that people with cancer die , and I also want to die?"
"Why do you want to die Oba , you're still young .The world has a lot to offer me"
"If my parents could sell me to an orphanage like that ,it means they have nothing to offer me. if my own parents had nothing to offer me , what better things would the world have to offer?" he asked as he wanted to cry,
"You see Oba , at some point we all want to die,but we just don't realise how lucky we are to be actually alive. Your parents didn't kill you , and that means they love you but they just want a better life for you ,of which they cannot offer you. But now you're in a place where you're loved ,you have been given another chance at life ,use it wisely.in about two years time , you'll be out of the orphanage, choose great decisions and make less mistakes, that's the tip to life",
"Checkmate" said Oba as he moved his player for the win.
"Thank you Mr Genaro "he said as he hugged him.
"In you , I see a the world's greatest chess player, Goodbye." Said Mr Genaro as he turned his wheelchair to leave .
His last request was fulfilled, he finally volunteered and got a chance to speak to the young minds at the orphanage with his wife, Just how he had always pictured it. Now out of their bucket list was , Volunteering At The Orphanage.