The Royal Seed

Like a flood on a rainy day, so heavy that it washes away the crops and sometimes washes away the foundations of people’s houses, leaving havoc as it goes. Like the snow on a winter's day, so white and seems innocent yet the damages it causes are beyond measure. Zasembo’s grandmother caused a lot of damage to a lot of people’s lives.

Zasembo herself did not get the chance to be raised by her own mother, the chance to be embraced by her mother, the chance to of her mother singing to her a lullaby at night, she did not get to hear her read her a bedtime story, she didn’t get to play dress-up with her and finally. She did not get the chance to hear her say, I love you or I am proud of you.

Now, just a week ago, she did not have anyone cheering for her on her graduation day, all she has was a stranger who had no relation to her whatsoever. It hurt to see other graduates taking pictures with her families with their mothers telling them how proud they