CHAPTER 134:SHARP MEMORY

Milka thought that she have managed to change the story but she was totally wrong. When they arrived in the ochard she said,"Milka I am still waiting for you to finish the story."

"Huh?I thought you have forgotten?" Milka said surprised.

"Not so fast, I have a sharp memory"

"So being sent away from school for school fees it was a traumatic experience for me. So one day I approached Mama Teresa and I asked her how I entered the children's home. She told me that I was found at the gate one chilly morning.It was drizzling at the age of almost one year, without anything. She told me that I didn't have any identification or left luggages to show that someone has given me up for adoption.

They tried searching for my parents by advertising me to the magazines newspapers radios and television. Mama Teresa thought that maybe I got lost or I have just run away from home for almost a year no one came to claim me. So that's how i made the children home my home, I don't have a name so they named me Milka Teresia"

"Why did you ask your patron about yourself?"Ivana enquired.

"I just wanted to know if she had information about where I come from. I wanted to start searching for my parents, even if they would not acknowledge me, atleast to pay my school fees"

"What's the name of the children home?"

"The one I was at?Home of Peace children's home. So I case not finding what I wanted affected me in my final examinations adding up to bring sent away for school fees. In my final national examinations I performed very poorly, I was among the bottom twenty of the school." Milka said as she continued picking the ripe mangoes.

Ivana was the one carrying the basket so she didn't even realize that it's already full as she was concerned with Milka's story.

"That broke my heart,as I didn't acquire the grades I have been working hard for. So one day as I always estimated my age, I told Mama Teresia that I wanted to move out of the children home atleast to reduce the expenses. Although she was against the idea, I had to promise her that I will return to the childrens home if I don't find the accomodation. She had no choice but to let me go as I had already made my decision.So on the day I came to your home, I had walked a distance of almost fifteen kilometers. I..

"Fifteen kilometers? Milka we're trying to kill yourself?" Ivana asked surprised and angry at the same time.She sat down, because she was already tired.

"Let's go back, I will pick the veggies alone. You need to rest ma'am"

"No Milka, I won't move from here until you finish the story. Come and sit besides me, we have picked more than enough. You will prepare enough juice for everyone today. I case I was too preoccupied in your story."

"In those fifteen kilometers, I have knocked to almost every gate I came across. But no one was ready to risk because they were asking me for a national identify card, which I didn't have. Judging from my body size, I was still underage and also I was producing foul odour.

I had already given up and I had decided to go back to the children home and maybe try again another day. On the way to town I spotted your gate, so I decided to try my last chance in your home. I guess I found you alone watching the movie, while workers were outside others were cleaning the swimming pool."

"Yes, I remember you looked so tired and scared when I welcomed you in the house. You wanted to sit on the floor, by the way why?"

"Did you see my legs, I had carried dust for almost fifteen kilometers and you wanted me to sit on your expensive couch and with dirt?"

"You are silly, I had welcomed you so you could have sat on them as instructed"

"I guess I was just scared of being quarreled so that's why I opted for the dinning chair. So your dad was not around, when you asked me what you could do for me. I knew exactly that you will send me away because you already had enough workers but I was surprised when you told me that you are in need of a nanny at that time"

"Yes I needed a baby at my age, okay I just wanted someone my age I guess and at that time we were same in body size and your very polite" Ivana said and picked a mango from the basket at started to eat, Milka did the same thing.

"I was surprised when you stood up for me when your dad turned down my request of being a maid. You even said that you will pay my salary if your dad wouldn't!"

"I just felt,...I don't know if it was compassionate or empathy but I was not ready to let you go. The first thing you were very tired, your had dust on your legs that showed that you have been walking but I just didn't know the distance you had covered. Also I wanted someone my age in the house, at that time everyone was an adult I was the only teenage"

"Ma'am Ivana,Milka called as she turned to face her. I don't know how I can thank you, but thank you so much, you changed my life and you are still changing. You gave me a roof over my head and food, I don't even deserve to be paid. But I am sorry I just have to take the salary because I always send it to children's home"

"Now I understand why you didn't want to buy a new phone. But don't worry I will buy it for you and I won't deduct from your salary"

"Thank you so much mum, I don't know what I did in my last life to deserve you as my boss."

"Neither I Milka"

"Hahaaa, hahaaaaa"

Both Milka and Ivana laughed as she helped Ivana to stand up. They left the ochard and went to pick the veggies so that they can prepare lunch.