Jessica the piece of cloth she was holding. The billionaire turned slowly as if turning to a ghost and his eyes focused on Hannah’s eyes.
At that moment the world seemed to stop breathing.
He took a small step towards her, then another, then right in front of the small restaurant on the dirt road in Port Harcourt, the billionaire knelt down.
He knelt before the homeless widow whom everyone was ignoring. Father knelt, tears streaming down his face
His face.
Mom, his voice is cracking. I’m not dead. I survived.
If a lightning bolt had landed, it wouldn’t have made all this noise. People gasped loudly. A woman screamed. Another person whispered, “Is this reality.” Jessica covered her mouth with both hands. Amara held her breath. Mama Hannah stepped back as if her powers had been pulled from her bones and placed her trembling hands on P.Draha
Najut whispered.
My son, my neighbor, her voice broke, her knees relaxed, and her eyesight became blurred. There was complete silence in the street as the billionaire watched this elegant man in his suit. The guards looked at her with their eyes full of sorrow.
He said
Yes, Mama, I am your only son.
Mama Hannah’s lips trembled. Her spoon fell off. Her knees betrayed her, and before anyone could catch her, she fainted there in front of everyone’s eyes.
In front of Amara and Jessica.
In front of the son who she thought died twenty years ago.
Amara Mama Hannah screamed!
Jessica rushed forward. The guards moved quickly, but billionaire Jerry caught his mother before she hit the ground
Mom, mom, he was whispering as he put his arms around her tightly.
As people flocked in shock, as Amara froze in place and Jessica cried, no one knew that this moment would change everyone’s lives forever.
For a moment no one moved.
The whole neighborhood gathered around the small restaurant as if they were witnessing a miracle and a shock, at the same time.
The torn umbrella fluttered quietly over their heads. The smell of jollof rice mixed with dust. Billionaire Jerry had a fainting mother
On her with both arms.
He said in a trembling voice
Please make room for her.
Jessica knelt next to her, her little hands shaking
Mama Hannah Mama wake up please.
Amara put her hand on S.Her heart was beating so hard that she almost heard him in her ears. D wiped her tears with the tip of the apron time after time, but the tears did not stop. Jerry looked around in despair
Is there anything cold water
Amara rushed to the small cooler where she keeps water bottles for her customers. Her hands were shaking as she opened one. She handed him the bottle and he gently poured a little of it on his mother’s face
Mom, open your eyes please. I’m here, mom.
For a few seconds nothing happened.
Then very slowly Mama Hannah’s eyelids began to flutter. A faint breath came out of her lips. Her fingers moved slightly.
She blinked twice and raised her eyes directly to Jerry’s face.
Jerry whispered in a voice that could hardly be heard.
Yes, mom, it’s me. I’m here.
She raised a trembling hand and touched his cheek as if she needed to be sure it wasn’t a dream
You are alive. Her voice cracked.
Jerry’s eyes filled with tears again
Yes, Mama, I survived. Sorry it took so long. I’m sorry so sorry.w
Mama Hannah clung to his shirt and pulled it towards her as if she wanted to protect him from disappearing again. Many around them wiped away their tears. Jessica gasped in a audible voice. Even one of the guards turned his face aside and wiped his eyes.
Amidst all this emotion, Amara remained standing still.
