Story Synopsis

Michelle Wales

Karla Melo

It was a bright sunny day in South Africa in a small hospital. The cries of the new born had awakened others and there in the doctor’s hands lay young Dumaka Zina. Dumaka’s family was waiting anxiously for the arrival of the new baby, his soon to be older sister was crying to see the new born and the father was walking around in circles. As the baby was cleaned and put to rest there was some bad news for the rest of the family. The doctor walked to the family and calmed them down “your wife has passed away.” The family stood in shock the father was blank he didn’t listen any longer his mind was filling its self with his wife. The doctor continued “my nurses and I took some blood test and the results were she was HIV positive, this birth just made your wife weaker, and not only did your wife have this disease, but she just gave the new born this disease too.” The family to this point had cried their last tears, suddenly the dad runs to through the hospital door living his aroma behind. This was the last day the dad was ever see people said that he had moved far away others said that he had killed himself. No matter what the situation was the truth was that he had left his two children behind, he had left them alone struggling with life. Dumaka and sister Dalil had to face life alone.