There is time for everything

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This story reveals how hasty Anita was to gain massive wealth at a young age which gradually vanished away but learnt a lesson that wealth from hard work using a right scheme grows over time and makes you more accomplished and at peace.

Anita in the year 2002 was a 16 year old teenage girl, she was a beauty to behold, clever, disliked dressing old-fashioned and was pretty sensitive.

Sadly, at a tender age she lost her parent's in a fatal accident, as a result of their death which made little Anita an orphan, her aunt took her in as her child and made it a point of duty to cater for all her needs as a relative and adopted daughter.

Her aunt's husband was a Carpenter while her aunt was a Trader. It wasn't easy for this family as they could only afford one meal in a day, they couldn't afford electricity and live a comfortable life because they didn't have enough money.

This couple constantly tried to figure out what they could sacrifice to save money for Anita's education.

Her aunt did her possible best to train her through primary institution and partly through secondary institution.

It wasn't easy paying her fees as she was no longer gaining much profit in her business. On her dear husband's side thing's weren't rosy either.
Money was scarce.
Most times Anita's mum because of the burden of poverty and struggle with financial insecurity had to go about asking for help from the middle class income earners around her community.

A day came by that Anita confronted her Mum in the early hours of the morning in the kitchen and told her Mum the following word's;

"Mum I'm fed up and tired of living in abject poverty with you and Dad".
"I wouldn't want to continue this way my friends in school dress better than me not minding we are all from a low class family, some still eat good meals during break time in school".

"Why can't I live like them or even better than them?".

I definitely didn't come to this world to suffer to death, there has to be a way out of abject poverty!
There has to be a way to make money!

Her Father eaves dropped at the conversation between his wife and child and was prompted to walk into the kitchen.

He couldn't withhold his tears because he wished he had enough to cater for his daughter, it pained him hearing her speak from a broken and fed up heart.

So he held unto her and said Daughter, however difficult life may seem, we're gonna survive and because we couldn't get a good education for ourselves, we're doing everything possible to make sure you earn a good education at whatever cost to enable you succeed in life at what you dream of pursuing.

Your going to make us proud at your University wouldn't you dear child?

Anita walked out of her the Father and Mother that and went to her room, laid down on her mat and cried out,

"I can't continue my life this way there must be a way out to make money".

Things were moving quite normal in the house until one sunny afternoon, Anita was called by her Mum to open the door for her Dad who just returned from work.

Anita welcomed her Dad and asked for permission to get the clothes she spread on the rope outside into the house.
He sure did tell her to go ahead and get those clothes which must have dried by now.

Minutes passed and Anita wasn't seen returning to the house, minutes turned into hour's and her Mum became uncomfortable her thought was that maybe Anita had dropped the clothes stepped out again to play with her friend Ada.

To get rid of her suspicion she rushed to her friend's house just a stone throw away from her house. Her friend was outside helping her mum fry some groundnuts, Anita's Mum asked her friend is Anita anywhere around your fathers house?

I haven't seen her in hour's Ada so I came to check if she is here, the innocent looking teenager replied, "ma'am I haven't seen my friend Anita today maybe you should wait a little while she would return home soon".

Hearing this she walked back to her house frustrated, worried and waited for Anita to return, it was evening already and Anita hadn't returned home.

The couple weren't comfortable with this absurd development Anita wasn't used to staying out late could she be missing???

What do we do? Where do we check? Who do we ask? Do we report to the police station that she's missing?

Anita was a dear daughter to them, they wouldn't trade her for anything so they began to search for her everywhere.

Unfortunately Anita wasn't seen by anyone, she was declared missing.
Hour's turned into days, days into weeks, weeks into months, months into years and yet no one heard any news about the missing Anita.

Anita was in a distant town, her mind was made up on the path she intended to thread on. All she could think of was taking advantage of her chance to make it big as a young beautiful girl while conditions are good.
She was going to sell her body for money.

In less than few month's she had travelled to different states to meet rich men who paid her handsomely because she was young, hot and beautiful.

Anita forgot about her family and education.
For crying out loud it wasn't a bright idea prostituting she made so much in years, guess what she began buying lands and building mansions in cities.

I thought to myself at such a young age who could she be accumulating such wealth for.

She wasn't communicating with her only family, she had no sibling's neither was she thinking of getting back to school.

She did things without getting directives and advice from her elders that cared so much about her.

She continued her life alone for 7 good years and finally a thought came to her to visit her only true family where she left them.

When she got back home everyone was confused, she returned in a grand style with so much luxury.

She had grown into a very rich independent beautiful lady, by the time she returned she was 23 years old, she was away for 7 solid years.

She introduced herself as Anita and her Mum couldn't believe her eyes neither did anyone around believe that was Anita.

She was then questioned why she left, her reply was quite dramatic.
"I wasn't meant to be poor and live in houses as yours, I went out there and made myself enough money to serve me for a life time".

Her Mum asked if she was able to complete her Secondary school education and University education?

Anita replied Mum I've got no time for education all I want is the fame and riches. I'm living the life I want to live.

It was sad hearing this how did you get all this wealth Anita you couldn't remember your family what wrong did we do?

We've not been able to have a child of our own I lost my fallopian tubes.

Well I didn't return to hear stories I came over to build more mansions for myself in my hometown I felt I should know how you're fairing said Anita..
And she left...

To cut all this short, Anita built her houses in wrong plots and the government raised all of them down, before this happened she started leaving an extravagant life purchasing thing's that weren't necessary, clubbing, etc.

Speedily her money was getting exhausted, her lovers got tired of her, no one looked towards her side and she was getting tired of life.
There is time for everything, it was time for Anita to realize her wrong approach to life. She watched her houses been raised down.

She was visited by armed robbers both at home and when she takes a ride at night.
It was as though poverty came knocking at Anita's door.

Everything she once cherished she lost, if I return to my family would I ever be accepted??
She lived in abject poverty and shame for so long, she started hawking on the street's to sustain herself.

and then finally she made up her mind to return to her beloved family...

On her return, her family accepted her back instantly and urged her not to repeat such a mistake in life.

At 25 you could continue from where you stopped in school, make a way for yourself the right way this time Anita.

We would stand by you through thick and thin.
Anita worked on herself, spoke to herself and took the bull by it's horn to amend her ways and get an education.

With time she got the certificates she needed and yes she became an

Architect
she still loved buildings and so became a professional at designing buildings and other structures, prepared house plans for top person's in the society and is planning on settling down with her husband.

She was able to allocate a building

to the parent's who gave her succor in the absence of her real parent's and showered them with so much love.

Here comes the end of this story about Anita.

I'm writing this story to encourage everyone out there that feels it is impossible to succeed all because the works you did in the past tarnished your image so bad that you find it hard to accept yourself and be better.

We must likewise create a means to support the poor, having this as a mindset can help reduce poverty that would push young girls into bad things to make quick wealth.

Now no matter how many times you've failed to get thing's the right way and followed crooked paths to make it big in life give up on those wrong means and ideas when you still got time no matter how difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do to succeed at.

Just as Eric Roth said

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something right you can do and succeed at have this as a take home message....

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I remain @eunireal1