Beverly P. Lindsey

DAD'S SURPRISE

It had been almost 11 months since Dad passed away and Treniah was feeling a little anxious and sad, knowing that she had to return to her childhood home town to get together with her siblings, mother, auntie and a few close cousins. She was excited and looking forward to seeing her cousins because they all grew up so close, closer than most siblings. Also when they got together they would tell old stories of growing up, singing and dancing and playing games at Treniah’s childhood home. Her dad was family driven, everything he did was strictly for family. He was the one that everyone turned to in times of trouble or a loan here and there, after his parents passed away years earlier. He stepped out on faith one day, walked off his job as a Foreman and started his own business. He helped to care for his aunts and uncles, sometimes taking long road trips to visit and see to their welfare. That was the type of person he was which is why his death left a great void in the lives of his family. Treniah wanted nothing more than to continue his legacy of a strong family bond. So it’s her hope and dreams to have a home big enough to host her family for the annual family reunion, just as her dad did for so many years. You see, her dad was ill during the time when last year’s reunion should have been and so, there hasn’t been a reunion in two years.