Hope
Gabriel Enene
Jesse Breytenbach

In a small village,Ugye,there lived a family,"The Gabriel's".Rich and influential people in the society.They had a daughter named Hope.Hope was birthed under bad circumstances when there was a fight in the village.

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Mr.Gabriel her father gave her the name "Hope" because they expected good tidings after the fight in the village, however,life had other plans for them.
Hope was 12years old when she started manifesting symptoms of asthma but her

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Parents never wanted to believe it,rather they scolded her for learning a bad habit and joking around with it.
Then came the unforgettable day that shook everyone. On that day,Hope was sleeping peacefully then the seizures came

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again, lying down and not been able to move as tho she was lifeless.This was the moment it dawned on her parents that it wasn't a joke or a bad habit all along as they thought.
The realisation that dawned on Mr. and Mrs.Gabriel

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that night shattered the walls of denial they had built around their daughter's health.watching her gasp for air in the dim light of her bedroom,her chest heaving violently,Mr.Gabriel immediately rushed out into the garage

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to secure a vehicle,while Mrs.Gabriel held Hope upright, whispering frantic apologies into her ears,"I'm So sorry my child,I should have done better, I'm so sorry".
By Dawn,they arrived at the district hospital outside Ugye,

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where doctors stabilised Hope and formally diagnosed her with "Intermittent Asthma".The news came as a heavy blow to the family, however,they were discharged and given precautions as well as measures to manage the situation.

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As Hope grew stronger and learned to manage her symptoms with modern medicine,her family also put measures in place to guide and guard her, stripping their home of dust,smoke and other triggers, transforming their lifestyle

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to ensure Hope's safety.
The weight of the name,her father's choice of the name "Hope" took a profound new meaning.It was no longer just about the village's recovery from past conflict,but about their collective

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resilience in managing her condition day by day.
With the new situation,The family used their significant wealth to fund a small medical clinic in Ugye, ensuring other families didn't get to suffer from the same dangerous situation.

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Finally, the village saw a good reason for the name "Hope" and they actually enjoyed all the freedom,peace and calm they had been expecting so they loved Hope so much for giving them hope again.

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Hope
Author - Gabriel Enene
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach, Abraham Muzee, Catherine Groenewald, Brian Wambi, Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs