Chapter 02

My name is Rick MOUSS, a twenty-four-year-old man, I live with my mother Angèle GAOU and with Ernestine MOUSS my only sister. My father's name is Abdoul MOUSS, a mason who neglected his wife and children because of something I don't know. For my mother, it is my father's family members who push him to do so because they do not like in the family and they like to destroy themselves.

I was five years old and my sister two years old when our father drove our mother out of his house. The latter, who had already had children with another woman before meeting our mother, is simply a problem man. His first wife had also suffered the same with his children.

Our father completely abandoned us, he didn't even ask for us anymore. For him it was just as if we didn't exist. But our mother had not given up, she had struggled alone without anyone's help and continued to fight for the best of my sister and me.

I had my master's degree in geomatics where I embraced the domain of the Surveyor-Topographer, not to mention that I am also under the spell of muses and that I put my pen ink. Which would mean that I am a writer in Grass, poet, screenwriter... I simply love everything related to literature and one of my biggest dreams is to become a director in order to stage some of my works.

I was able to get my master's degree, but it's how to find a job that has become the problem. So I embarked just like that on the adventure to see how it will end. But I had placed my trust in God and I knew that one day will come and my tears will become joy.

As I just told you, with my life as a poor, I saw fit to stay in my corner without embarking on the storm of the romantic or other relationship concerning this girlfriend affair or I don't know what. Because I couldn't even support myself, which would mean that with the generation we are in, I have no chance of having a girlfriend. Because if you have nothing, it's just like you didn't exist. Unless you were lucky and God put the love of your life on your way.

I'm finally at my boss, Mr. Gabin, a chef, pastry chef and decorator whom I help if possible to be able to earn some money.

After entering inside, Mr. Gabin's wife, who gave me the love of a mother, had served me fresh water, which I had taken and Mr. Gabin had gone down to see me so that we could talk.

I who thought we would go to work was not the case, because my boss was very comfortable at home just as if he wouldn't go somewhere.

My heart began by beating very hard because I began by wondering how I would find money to settle the tuition fees for my sister so that she could cope without being fired.

I was talking with Mr. Gabin, but my ideas were not stable at all, it was just as if I wasn't present. Mr. Gabin, who had noticed this, touched me and I came down from the clouds.

GABIN: Rick, what's wrong with you? Do you have a problem?

ME: Sir, I thought we would go to work and that's why you asked me to come and see you.

GABIN: Yes, that's right, there's work in progress and that's why I asked you to come and see me. I have a customer, or a friend I will say, who lives in Ghana and he needs my services. Which means that we are going to travel to Ghana, I don't know if you will be able to follow me, that's even why I asked you to come and see me. Because if all goes well, in two days we won't be here anymore.

ME: Sir, of course I can leave with you, it's not a problem.

GABIN: In this case, start by focusing yourself, before going home now I'll give you something and with that you will at least buy some clothes, not to mention what you're going to leave to your family before we leave.

ME: Sir, are you serious there?

GABIN: Of course yes, my boy. You never know maybe you can find a job in your field there. It's even for this reason that I want you to accompany me.

ME: God bless you sir, I'm really happy, oh thank you my God.

With these words, Mr. Gabin had gone up to his room when his eldest daughter Léa came to take a seat in the living room, not far from where I sat. The latter was still attending and was in her third year of law at the University. As she is the daughter of the person who helps me make ends meet, I do everything I can to avoid her. Because Lea kept behaving strangely with me, it was just as if she wanted us to have another link apart from the one that bound us, while my head was not too much in these things.

She was sitting and only looked at me without saying a word. I just took my phone and started by manipulating it. A few minutes later Mr. Gabin came down with an envelope in his hand. Once close to me, he handed me the envelope saying: « Here my boy, there are sixty thousand CFA francs in this envelope. You take this to update yourself before Monday. » I couldn't even believe it. I just needed fifteen thousand CFA francs to pay the school money for my sister, but now... I was simply flooded with joy. After taking minutes to thank Mr. Gabin, I went home. Without knowing that this trip I was about to make will be the beginning of an adventure I have never dreamed of.

On the other side (CAMEROON)

*** PRINCESS BRENDA ***

We had already finished the meeting and my father and I were already on our way home. We were in the car talking when my father made me understand that he would like me to accompany him to Ghana and since I did not know why he wanted to go to Ghana, although I like this country, I decided to push my curiosity.

ME: Dad, what do you want to go to Ghana?

JOHN: It's a surprise my daughter and don't refuse me that, you know very well that you are my eldest daughter and that it's you alone who is aware of everything I'm doing as a business. Your brother and sister are not ready yet and I trust you. Even if I leave this life, I know that you will direct everything I have properly.

ME: Dad stop that, I understood. When will we already go?

JOHN: I'll tell you at the right time, in any case it's next week.

ME: But Dad by the way, the production house you want to build in Ghana, I have more news about that eh.

JOHN: It's still in class my daughter and it doesn't stay much left.

ME: Okay Dad.

My thoughts turned to my girlfriend Julia who lives in Ghana and I thought I would go see her once I go there. I did not know that this trip I was about to make will be the beginning of an adventure that will certainly have a reason to exist.

To be continued...