To Find Grace

Episode 41

In Choma Diana and her son where looking forward to Graces going back home but they too had waited and there was nothing form her. Diana had tried to call Grace and ask her to get back home but she was not giving her a positive response. “give her time to process everything and she will come around soon” Dingiles mother tried to comfort her.
“I doubt that, she hates me for lying to her, she called me the other day and told it to my ears she no longer trusted me. I have no idea what is going on over there, I swear it’s driving me crazy that she is considering going back to those two. I never wanted all this in the first place but they have no right to get her now after all these years of us raising her. Am not going to let that happen, at least not when am still alive. “Diana remarked her expression serious it made Dingile`s mother look at her in wonder.

“But there is little you can do given Grace is a lady now and won’t be hidden or controlled like a kid. So what are you going to do?” she asked

“I will not let them have her I tell, mark my words, never! She is my daughter or no one’s” she raised her voice in anger.
Grace looked at herself as she hurried out,
“Am I okey?” she asked Jack who stood smiling at how she was panicking.
“you are more than okey baby, that is the fourth set of clothes you have changed this morning, it’s just an interview and am sure you are going to make it through, there is no need for you to stress out over this” he laughed walking towards her.
“Am just worried you know, I am not sure what to expect. the dress code tells a lot about a person and I want those people to see me as a responsible and determined Doctor who they can rely on to work at their hospital” she stopped looking back at Jack.
“Go and attend that interview my baby and come back here as soon as you can, remember you said you will let me take you to your parents this evening”
“I don’t know Jack, I said I will think about it and right now my focus is on getting that white guy and his managers to employ me. I will worry about them later on’” She shrugged and planted a quick kiss on Jack`s lips pulling him out to the car.
“You cannot stay away forever Grace, just think about your life right now, you have family and it’s important that you start looking at the people that gave birth to you and consider them.”

Jack tried to talk her into it but she shook her head.

“mmmmhmh, can we go now or I will not me it on time for this job interview” she laughed making Jack shake his head on how calm she had been since the whole thing came to light, he looked at her before starting the car and she remained silent looking ahead the road.

“Has mom called you, I mean from Choma?” she asked later on
“No she hasn’t, why?” Jack asked him.
“Nothing just wanted to know, she has been calling but I cannot pick her calls, I just want to be left alone for now.” Grace responded.
Hours later, Grace was coming out of the private hospital where she had been attending the interviews in the hospital belonging to the white guy she had met at the airport, she walked out to the bus station not wanting to disturb Jack by calling him to take her back home. Glad the interview was great she walked with determination and hoped she was going to receive the call as told by one of the doctors on the interview panel.

Ahead of her was a taxi parked she could see someone looking out the window as though he was waiting for her. She decided to ignore him and walk past but he stopped her smiling widely as he got out of the car.

“Goof afternoon lady” the taxi driver greeted her and she looked up his face. For a moment she watched his face her mind telling her she had seen the guy somewhere, she tried to put her mind to recall where from or who he was, but nothing clear came she discarded the thought.

“Taxi?” the man asked seeing she was watching him silently.
“Nope, am just going into town to get a bus” she shrugged
“But it’s quiet far let me take you I will not charge a lot” the man insisted.
“no, thank you so much but I will walk, its healthy to walk as well” she smiled a friendly smile and before she could step forward the man looked about and seeing no one was paying attention to them he quickly pulled Grace and pushed her into the taxi closing it with a bang and rushing in.