this is a story that i read in my favourite magazine KUNTUM .Its about a girl that had never seen her parents since the day she was born, her name is Alice .The writer of this story is Nurul Nadzirah Mohd Firdaus Hum.The story starts like this, exactly like this ..............................................................
Dear Diary,
Aug 7,2005
I have never scene my parents. They left me with my godmother since i was a baby. Godmother said they went away for a long holiday.
I wish every day that they would return to take me home, but they never showed up.
I do have their pictures,though.It was raining cats and dogs yesterday.Since i couldn't go out,i decided to take a look at the photographs.Mummy looked very pretty.Godmother told me that i look like my mother,i have her eyes.Daddy looked very handsome indeed.tears rolled down my cheeks as i studied the pictures.
They also left me letter,but Godmother said that i have to wait till i'm 10 to read it.just to more weeks!
Aug 13, 2005
At school, the kids call me "The Nerdy Orphan". I am not an orphan! I have parents like other kids! I would try my very best to ignore them and not cry.
Sometimes, when the kids go too far, i will run into toilet and lock myself in a cubicle and cry.
I ask godmother again and again: "i'm not an orphan, right?I do have mummy and daddy, right?They just went for a long holiday, right?"
She never replied my questions,but instead she cried with me.
In school,the teasing goes on.I manage to excel in my studies and in sports.Probably that's why they hate me.
Aug 21,2005
Hurray! Today is my birthday!Godmother baked my favourite cake:chocolate cake.She lighted 10 candles,and boy did the cake look grand and beautiful.Before i blew out the candles,I made a wish:"I wish that mummy and daddy will be with me forever!"I blew out the candles.
The moment i had been waiting for finally arrived.Godmother handed me a letter i have been waiting 10 years to open.She looked worried.I tried to not take that as a bad sign, but it was hard.
I opened the old brown envelope carefully with a letter opened. I took out the letter and a necklace fell out too. I held the letter in my hands and sat beside Godmother, and i read it out loud.
By now i can almost memorise its entire content................
Dear Alice
How we wish that we could be with you right now. We are very sorry for leaving you with your godmother for so long.
We have no choice because we are quarantined in our village because of a severe outbreak of a strange illness. Your godmother happened to be babysitting you when they declared the quarantine, so we think it's better if you stayed with her for a while.
We love you very much. Our heart are heavy because we miss you very much. you are our precious gift from god.
Remember that you are not alone in this world. No matter what happens, you are always our dear little daughter. Our blessings will always be with you.
Enclosed with this letter is a necklace Mummy has bought for you as your birthday gift. We write this letter hoping that anything happens to us, at least you'll have this letter to remember us by.
Love,
Mummy and Daddy
The girl asked her godmother:Are they still in the town? After all these years? can't they leave just to see me?
The woman looked really sad at that. The child wondered if she had said the wrong thing.
I'm sorry, Alice but your parents died from the strange illness that had plagued the village. I'm sorry i didn't tell you sooner, but i didn't have the heart to tell you when you were so young.
Finally, Alice understood. She hugged her godmother and cried.
Aug 21, 2005
......Now i understand what godmother meant when she said that thy had gone away for a long holiday. I love my parents so much even though i will never see them in this lifetime. But i believe in my heart that i will see them one day in heaven
THE END
HOPE YOU LIKED THE STORY. THANKS FOR READING,BYE!........