MY LATE LITTLE HALF BROTHER IS ALSO MY FATHER.

    I came from a polygamous home and Lukman was my late little half brother, the last of my father children born at the age of eighty plus. He was born after the death of my father and the mother gave birth to him through difficulties. I never realized how much I love him on till his death because I left home when he was about 3 to 4yrs.
    After I left the village, I was not opportune to see him again before he died at about 9yrs. From the stories I gathered, Lukman was very strict with the mom, my step mother, he made his decision very clear to her but allow his mom to have her way in matters of argument. I remembered that he was also very précised to my mom issues too probably because he felt they were his wives. I saw those traits in him even when he was younger but also very friendly with all of us because he believed that he was our father. He goes from house to house to check the well being of my sister and half sisters in the village who has married as at that age. He always talk boldly as if he was in his twentys. He was very sensible and sensitive. He sometimes confide in my mom or my sister things he felt important to him. I can also realized how much he love his sister Meriam, the only person that was with him the day he died in the hospital. Lukman life was short but actually leaves as a father to us.
    Now is the issue, after Lukman died, I feel much pain in me, one because I did not see him for a long time while I was away from the village. Two, the more they relates his stories to me the more I grow fond of him wishing if I have see him in his last days. Thirdly, I now realized how much I love him.
    I sat down today without knowing what to do for my late little half brother so I decided to write about him. May the almighty God, Allah forgive your short comings if any on the account of your age and put you in paradise with your father you never knew but played his role perfectly on us. I really wish I hard seen you in your last days but forgive me for been away for so long Lukman, my late little half brother!!!