Beauty in a different tone

by Matshidiso Maphoto (South Africa)

A leap into the unknown South Africa

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It was not what I have imagined, a 25 year old like me would find love in a country that was very far from home. I was born and grew in Lesotho in the deepest states of Maseru and not everything was given to me in a silver spoon. I had to work hard to earn the silver spoon and I made a great deal of myself. As I was traveling to see the outside world for the first time, I met a woman not just any but the one I knew would be the mother of my kids. Although she was half black, half white, she didn't mind me a black male from a foreign country. But her brothers never like me, I used to get beaten every single day for just spending time with her in the park or calling her. They knew where I stayed so it was easy for them to target me, as much as I was getting beaten up everyday, I never gave up my love for her. As the years went by, her family started accepting me as her boyfriend and things were much better between her brothers and myself, but she fell pregnant and I had to pay the damages, my family was very disappointed when they heard the news because they wanted me to marry someone from my home country but I ended up choosing a foreign, things went on and we got married but we were not happy in the marriage, she had an miscarriage which lead to everyday fights and she ended up becoming a hooker and I was always the depressed husband who's wife was sleeping with everyone. I lost my job and life was becoming a leaving hell but after 5 years, I found an angel sent from heaven who made everything change, she made me discover myself and better myself for her. She turned my life all over again, she made me believe in the word second chance and as soon as I discovered myself, I divorced my ex wife and moved in with this angel. Like every good thing has an end, my angel brought me a beautiful baby girl in this world but she didn't make it during birth, although it hurt me but I was also happy that I had a little memory of the angel, so I started to take care of my baby girl and provided her with everything she needs until she graduated and as I sit down and narrate this story, my baby girl is getting ready to walk down the alter with me beside her. She looked so beautiful and that reminded me so much of her mom. I can't wait to become a grandfather and play soccer with my gran children