Ek het \u2019n rukkie gelede een van die hartroerendste WhatsApp-boodskappe ontvang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was van \u2019n jare lange vriendin. Ons het mekaar \u2019n paar jaar terug op Varsity ontmoet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou, na haar egskeiding, bevind di\u00e9 gepamperlangde \u201cCity girl\u201d haarself in die middel van n\u00earens op \u2019n plaas tussen skape en \u2019n windpomp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy vertel met die onlangse opruiming van haar garage het sy op ou foto\u2019s in \u2019n toegeplakte boks afgekom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was tientalle familiefoto\u2019s van toeka se dae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op een foto het \u2019n klein seuntjie op sy pa se skoot gesit. Dit is \u2019n foto van haar pa en Oupa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy seuntjie lyk op \u2019n druppel water soos my pa. Pa lyk nes oupa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 foto laat haar baie na haar pa verlang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk weet nie of jy dit weet nie, maar my pa was vir \u2019n lang tyd in die hospitaal. Ons almal het probeer om hom daagliks te besoek,\u201d verduidelik sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy bedkassie was vol prente wat die kleinkinders vir hulle \u201cOupie\u201d geteken het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTeen die einde het hy geen benul gehad wie ons is nie. Dit het veral my ma se hart gebreek,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het elke keer gehuil, want ek wou hom nie daar los nie. Ek wou h\u00ea hy moes sy laaste dae saam met sy familie deurbring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie oggend van sy dood het hy normaal opgetree. Ek het langs hom op die bed gaan sit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het vir my geglimlag asof hy my herken het. Dit het op daardie oomblik gevoel asof hy weet dat ek sy Poplap is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terwyl sy nog lekker met haar pa gesels het, het hy skielik ges\u00ea: \u201cEk is moeg. Jy moet loop. Ek wil slaap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy skryf verder dat sy hom op die wang gesoengroet het en ges\u00ea het dat die hele familie hom tydens die aandbesoek sal sien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Halfuur later is hy dood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk weet dit is al \u2019n klompie jare terug, maar di\u00e9 foto het nou weer die seer oopgekrap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy s\u00ea as sy geweet het dit is haar Pappa se laaste oomblikke op aarde, sou sy langs sy bed bly sit het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy pa is stoksielalleen dood. Niemand het sy hand vasgehou nie. Ek sal myself altyd daaroor verwyt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elke keer wat ek die boodskap lees, sit die trane vlak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die trane begin oorstoot wanneer ek haar boodskap oopmaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy was haar superheld en vertroueling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy was sy oogappel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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