When it falls...

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I was born on a full moon night, so said my mom and that night according to her was kinda magical because when I was pushed out the moon shone brighter than ever before but no one ever understood what was going on not even my mom.

I loved the fact that the moon honored my birth by shining brighter but growing up was difficult. My dad died two days after I was born so I never really grew up to meet him except for the few pictures I was shown.

As an only child, I had to work really hard with my single mother who was growing weaker by the day. We toiled morning and night just to put food on our table. I ached every single day. With pain I slept and in pain I arose every morning.

My dad never left any asset for me or my mom except the house we lived in so I thought. My mom and I did all kinds of petty jobs for people just to get money. Now I see why some women refuse to be housewives even when it's their husbands opinion because the man can pass away anytime soon leaving the wife to whatever fate she has. My mom was a full house wife and depended on my dad for everything. The little money she saved was used to sponsor me through elementary school and that was it.

The rain came down with all its might one night and the wind that came with it blew off our roof creating an opening where the rain beat into the house and soaked the old fashioned couch we had. Mom couldn't watch that go on so she decided to go up the roof and fix the opening. When she got down and back into the house, that was where her ailment started.

The next day I went to school and my teacher asked for my school fees which had accumulated into something very huge because of previous debt and if not paid on time, I'd not be allowed to sit for my final exams. I wanted to cry but I held back so as to not get any unnecessary attention so I waited till I got home.

On getting home, I was welcomed with another bad news of my mom's death and that was it, all hell was let loose. I ran to my little room and cried my eyes out. Suddenly I used the back of my palm to wipe my tears and a strand of hair from my lashes fell off. Maybe nature wanted me to discover my magical powers and as fate had it what came out of my mouth was a wish. In tears I wished my mother would wake up from the grip death had on her. After like a second of making that wish, my little dark room glimmered just exactly at the spot the lash dropped. I dried my eyes completely to see what was going on and a few minutes later mom coughed.

I rushed out of my room to go check on her and she was wide awake panting as if she just escaped a Lion. I felt it was more like a dream but wished never to wake up from it. People who stood around were in total confusion as they began to leave one after the other till they were completely gone and I told Mom what happened.

She didn't seem surprised at all because she always felt there was something magical about me. With that happening, I decided to pluck my eyelash on purpose to make another wish but as I did, mom would cough and seem as if she was gonna pass out. So I stopped and waited till it dropped on its own again.

One fateful morning, the sun was up and the sky pretty blue. I rubbed my eyes to behold such wonder and then a lash fell off. I was really happy to see it drop on its own again. I wished to be told everything about my dad and just like it happened last time, the room glimmered just at the lash spot and I fell into a trance. I saw documents placed neatly under my mom's bed in a polythene bag, then the documents were opened one after the other and I read what was written on them. I had a treasure which neither my mom nor I knew of. Everything was willed to me and all I needed was to find those documents and possess my possession.

When I was out of trance, I rushed to mom's room and as seen in the trance I found the polythene bag and opened it while mom stared at me thinking I was deranged.

I got the papers out and read each word slowly stressing each alphabet so mom could hear everything. She was shocked that such riches were hidden from her. Then she told me the story of how my dad died of cancer. He was already running out of time when mom took in. He really wanted to meet his child after years of waiting to have one before he breathed his last and fate had it that he met me before dying. My dad had written the will years before he married my mom. All he needed was a child to claim all his wealth. I don't know why he never mentioned any of those things to mom but I'm sure he felt she should find it out herself more like going on a treasure hunt.

It was an emotional moment for us as our lives changed from grass to grace and my magical lashes still drop once in a while and I keep making random wishes and having all of them come true and yes! sometimes too I speak with Dad and he's so proud of me.


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Nací en una noche de luna llena, eso decía mi madre y esa noche según ella era un poco mágica porque cuando me expulsaron la luna brillaba más que nunca pero nadie entendió nunca lo que pasaba ni siquiera mi madre.


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Me encantaba el hecho de que la luna honrara mi nacimiento brillando más, pero crecer fue difícil. Mi padre murió dos días después de que yo naciera, así que nunca crecí para conocerlo, salvo por las pocas fotos que me enseñaron.

Como hijo único, tuve que trabajar muy duro con mi madre soltera, que cada día estaba más débil. Nos esforzamos mañana y noche sólo para poner comida en nuestra mesa. Me dolía cada día. Con dolor dormía y con dolor me levantaba cada mañana.

Mi padre nunca nos dejó ningún bien ni a mí ni a mi madre, excepto la casa en la que vivíamos. Mi madre y yo hicimos todo tipo de trabajos insignificantes para la gente sólo para conseguir dinero. Ahora veo por qué algunas mujeres se niegan a ser amas de casa incluso cuando es la opinión de sus maridos porque el hombre puede fallecer en cualquier momento dejando a la esposa a su suerte. Mi madre era una esposa de casa completa y dependía de mi padre para todo. El poco dinero que ahorró lo utilizó para apadrinarme en la escuela primaria y eso fue todo.

Una noche llovió con toda su fuerza y el viento que vino con ella arrancó nuestro tejado creando una abertura por la que la lluvia entró en la casa y empapó el viejo sofá que teníamos. Mamá no podía ver eso, así que decidió subir al tejado y arreglar la abertura. Cuando bajó y volvió a entrar en la casa, ahí empezó su dolencia.

Al día siguiente, fui a la escuela y mi profesor me pidió los gastos de escolaridad, que se habían acumulado a causa de las deudas anteriores y que, si no se pagaban a tiempo, no me permitirían presentarme a los exámenes finales. Tenía ganas de llorar, pero me contuve para no llamar la atención innecesariamente, así que esperé a llegar a casa.

Al llegar a casa, me recibieron con otra mala noticia de la muerte de mi madre y eso fue todo, se desató el infierno. Corrí a mi pequeña habitación y lloré a mares. De repente, utilicé el dorso de la palma de la mano para secarme las lágrimas y se me cayó un mechón de pelo de las pestañas. Tal vez la naturaleza quería que descubriera mis poderes mágicos y por azares del destino lo que salió de mi boca fue un deseo. Entre lágrimas deseé que mi madre despertara de las garras de la muerte. Después de un segundo de haber pedido ese deseo, mi pequeña y oscura habitación brilló justo en el lugar donde cayó la pestaña. Me sequé completamente los ojos para ver qué pasaba y unos minutos después mamá tosió.

Salí corriendo de mi habitación para ir a ver cómo estaba y estaba completamente despierta jadeando como si acabara de escapar de un León. Sentí que era más bien un sueño, pero deseaba no despertar nunca de él. La gente que estaba alrededor estaba en total confusión mientras empezaban a irse uno tras otro hasta que se fueron por completo y le conté a mamá lo que había pasado.

Ella no pareció sorprendida en absoluto porque siempre sintió que había algo mágico en mí. Al ocurrir esto, decidí arrancarme la pestaña a propósito para pedir otro deseo pero mientras lo hacía, mamá tosía y parecía que se iba a desmayar. Así que dejé de hacerlo y esperé a que volviera a caer sola.

Una fatídica mañana, el sol había salido y el cielo era bastante azul. Me froté los ojos para contemplar tal maravilla y entonces se me cayó una pestaña. Me alegré mucho de que volviera a caer por sí sola. Deseé que me contaran todo sobre mi padre y, al igual que ocurrió la última vez, la habitación brilló justo en el punto de la pestaña y caí en trance. Vi documentos colocados ordenadamente bajo la cama de mi madre en una bolsa de polietileno, luego los documentos fueron abiertos uno tras otro y leí lo que estaba escrito en ellos. Tenía un tesoro que ni mi madre ni yo conocíamos. Todo se me había entregado y todo lo que necesitaba era encontrar esos documentos y poseer mi posesión.

Cuando salí del trance, me apresuré a ir a la habitación de mamá y, como se veía en el trance, encontré la bolsa de polietileno y la abrí mientras mamá me miraba pensando que estaba trastornada.

Saqué los papeles y leí cada palabra lentamente acentuando cada alfabeto para que mamá pudiera escuchar todo. Se quedó sorprendida de que se le ocultaran tales riquezas. Entonces me contó la historia de cómo mi padre murió de cáncer. Ya se le estaba acabando el tiempo cuando mamá lo acogió. Tenía muchas ganas de conocer a su hijo después de años de esperar a tener uno antes de exhalar su último aliento y el destino quiso que me conociera antes de morir. Mi padre había escrito el testamento años antes de casarse con mi madre. Todo lo que necesitaba era un hijo para reclamar toda su riqueza. No sé por qué nunca le mencionó nada de eso a mamá, pero estoy segura de que pensó que ella debía descubrirlo por sí misma, como si fuera una búsqueda del tesoro.

Fue un momento muy emotivo para nosotros, ya que nuestras vidas cambiaron de la hierba a la gracia y mis pestañas mágicas siguen cayendo de vez en cuando y sigo pidiendo deseos al azar y todos se hacen realidad y ¡sí! a veces también hablo con papá y está muy orgulloso de mí.

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So touching and beautiful story of Mother daughter bonding ❤. Love and sad for struggle in a rough road to get success. This a amazing story and I'm so impressed 👏. Keep growing on hive

Thank you so much for finding time to read. I really appreciate your amazing comment🥰🥰.

Lots of love ❤

You need to see how serious I was reading this, it would have been terrible if you didn't discover the magic. I guess it was destined to be that you will go through tough times before you discover your magic.

Your mom would be very happy that your magic turned things around for the family, dad would be smiling from the sky seeing his gifted son.

Son??? Nah! It's gifted daughter. Hehe. I'm pleased you enjoyed my story. Thank you so much for your valuable comment. I really appreciate 🥰

Que bella historia de amor entre madre e hija! De verdad que el amor todo lo puede! Y pensar que el padre les había dejado planificada toda esa fortuna, que suerte!!, me gusto que la historia terminara con un final feliz 😍

Gracias por leer. Realmente aprecio su hermoso comentario aquí. Cuídate

What a magical story of a young girl and her mother rising from poverty to wealth! One thing stands out from this story —the young girl believed in herself. It was at that point that her life changed and she used her magical wishes to save her mother.

Sometimes, our treasures are not always in plain sight. If they were, anyone can snatch them away. They are hidden and we have to find them.

Beautifully written, @teknon! !PIZZA 😊

Sometimes our treasures are not always in plain sight. If they were, anyone can snatch them away

Very true. They need to stay hidden so the treasure and the owner can be safe.

Beautifully written,

Learning from you my lady 🥰. Thanks a lot for showing up today and thank you so much for the pizza

Learning from you my lady...

😄 We learn from each other. You are welcome!

This could make an awesome movie, I immediately love the plot, and I don't know why but I just felt the need of attaching a dark side to this story, hehe. Don't mind me tho, I'm just a lover of horror, and I perceive how great a movie it would be if a part where people would try to use her powers for evil. Good one!

I'm not so much of a horror person darling so I think you could recreate something if you want 🌚. Thanks for your amazing comment though. I really appreciate

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