MBEYA, 2016
Leo couldn’t park himself at the patient's desk. He stood in front of the door his brother was sent. He couldn't stand still, he moved back and forth. A doctor came out of the room and Leo ran after him. His coat was written Inyala dispensary.
“Sorry doc, how is my brother?” Leo said
“Please be unwearied, young man”
Leo couldn’t be unwearied. Macy and her mother were leaving and it was his only chance to say goodbye to a girl he might never see again. He promised Macy to see her off. How could he be tolerant?
The sun rays piercing the windows in the dispensary baffled Leo. He wanted to run but his brother was in bed. He kept on scratching his head.
“Leo Felix” a nurse, perhaps in her late fifties called Leo
Leo stomped to her
“Your brother is doing better. We’ve given him a bed”
"What am I supposed to do?"
“He may need to eat after waking”
“I’ll be right back”
“You don’t─”
Leo was already at the door. He boarded a motorbike from Iyunga to New Forest. The motorbike dropped him out of Macy’s home.
After knocking the gate for fifteen minutes is when he realized that he was too late. Macy and her mother were long gone. He didn’t want to admit and kept on knocking. As he knocked, a tri-folded letter slipped off from the gate. He ran after it and unfolded it.
I have waited for you but it seems like I won’t see your face for the last time. If you are reading this letter, I just wanted you to know that wherever on earth I will be, I’ll always wait for you. Days might pass into months, months might pass into years, and years might pass into decades, but I will always keep on waiting for you. Stay safe. I love you!
Leo fell on his knees, moaning. He regretted breaking the promise and for not letting the girl know that he loved her. I love you madly Macy and if I never see you again, know this… whether it is today or a hundred years from now, I’ll die with you on my mind.