On Tuesday

On Tuesday,

My sister called me on a Wednesday. My brother followed. I called my mother. I still remember her trembling voice. Immediately, I told Mama I am coming home.

My ailing father was hospitalized on a Wednesday.  I decided to buy the ticket on a Wednesday. But, there were a couple of things I had to do.  I only bought the flight ticket for a Tuesday.

I went to the airport on Tuesday. My brother updated me: Papa was hanging in there.  I boarded the Emirates plane from Glasgow to Dubai, on Tuesday. I was very emotional upon boarding the flight. I cried, and cried, and cried. Unaware, Papa too, departed on Tuesday, during my non-stop cries.

My sister broke the news, on Wednesday morning, after I had just landed in Johannesburg. I did not ask her the time; I knew the time.

Why did I not board the plane on a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday?

On Tuesday,

That is my inspiration.