The old woman opened her eyes, blinked a few times, and sat up in bed. She turned this way and that, peering at the objects in the small room: a low, narrow bed with fairytale figures carved in the ... [+]
Family is the most precious gift, but what happens when your family is taken away from you and brought back when you least expect it?
Carolina has two children, Kyler and Hankie. Kyler is a 17-year-old ambitious girl, and Hankie is just 14. Their dad passed away when they were young, Kyler was eight years old at the time. This broke her heart. And till now, Kyler still wonders how life would have been if her dad was alive. Though it was hard to move on, they all eventually came to terms with the fact that their father, sole provider and protector was no more.
Being ambitious as a teenager, Kyler had now gotten a boyfriend, Bryan, who was just two years older than her. Bryan was a varsity student studying one of those serious courses. Along with his intelligence, he was caring, gentle, loving and thoughtful which explains why he always helped Kyler with schoolwork.She knew she wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend, so she kept it a secret until her brother Hankie found out about her little secret. Dearest Hankie started blackmailing Kyler about the "boyfriend " so he can get whatever he felt like getting at the moment, after all that's how siblings are. Kyler did anything that Hankie wanted in order to keep him silenced and the "boyfriend situation" away from their their mother's ears. That's went on for the longest time, it was now a norm to both Kyler and Hankie.
One day, Carolina got sick, she couldn't do anything by herself. Kyler had to quit school so that she could look after her temporarily. She bathed, cooked for her and did everything she could to make her mom feel better. Instead, she got worse and worser by the day. Kyler figured that she had to seek help but didn't know who to reach out to. She then ended up calling her boyfriend. Since Bryan was in varsity, it was almost impossible for him to come since he was writing exams. Kyler understood. She had no choice but to contact her awful, evil aunt, who wanted to take everything from them when their dad passed. Kyler's aunt, Josephine, did not hesitate to come in to help because she had prior plans and knew she would definitely get something or rather everything when the mother passed too, that's how twisted she was. When she got there, she took Carolina to the hospital.
Kyler was now able to go back to school. She and her brother checked on their mother every after school, while their aunt would stay at their house relaxed, waiting for their mom to die so that she could take everything that she thought belonged to her late brother Joseph, Kyler and Hankie's dad, how unrealistic and greedy she was. It wasn't long till the hospital contacted Josephine, informing her that Carolina had passed. Well if you ask me, I'd say she might've had something to do with it
Josephine was overjoyed with the news. However, she pretended to be hurt when she told Hankie and Kyler about this. Kyler was so shattered that all she needed was the comfort of her boyfriend. Bryan came as soon as he could. He offered all the moral support to Kyler and Hankie. The following day, the mortuary contacted the family to come and identify the body. Josephine could not go as she was busy with the title deeds and people who came to mourn. So Kyler and her boyfriend went there. Kyler identified the body, it was so heartbreaking for her to see her mom lying there pale, cold and mostly helplessly. Poor Kyler felt so numb for a moment. She thought of herself and Hankie, dearest Hankie was so young when their dad passed, he bearly remembers him. Now it's their mom. Tears were not coming out anymore, all she could do was scream with a shaky, broken voice. Bryan was there for her till the day of the burial.
Just when the awful aunt thought she was going to take everything and leave the poor kids stranded after the funeral, something weird happened. Instead of a mortuary car appearing, a good-looking black shiny vehicle was driven by a man wearing shades with a white suit.The man got out of the car and went to open the door on the back, and a woman with the same theme as the man stepped out of the vehicle. It was Carolina. Everyone was so shocked by what they were seeing, some were even uttering that it was pure witchcraft in distinct voices. Hankie was the first one to collapse then followed the faint-hearted crowd but not all of the were faint-hearted. Josephine was in shock, as if she was seeing a ghost. Bryan was numb,he was caught in between reality and fiction. Kyler had mixed emotions. She was scared, relieved, shocked and curious at the same time. She didn't know if she should run to her mom or not.
Carolina then explained what actually transpired and the reason why she was mistaken to be dead. However, it was just impossible for Kyler to believe that because she was there, she saw her mom's lifeless body. She saw her mom's pale body. She honestly thought her mom was dead. Only one person knew what was going on, and that was Josephine. Josephine wanted everything by herself, and she used witchcraft to make her desires come true. Little did she know that God and the ancestors protected Carolina well. She was brought back to life to fulfil a purpose. One, to raise her children till they can provide for themselves and two, to end Josephine's evil ways.
Josephine had it the hard way. She was all caught up in her evil plans. At the same time, Kyler's secret of having a boyfriend was now brought to light. Her mom met Bryan, and it turned out to be good, maybe it was because Bryan was there during difficulties. Hankie still asks Carolina a lot of questions about being dead and what it is like. While Kyler on the other side, is just grateful to have her mom back, I mean not everyone gets to have that right?