My Last Coin

Matter was a little girl who was in the lower class. She had a friend whom they both cherish so much. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Bungay were so excited about having a brilliant daughter like Matter. Her father loves her so much to the extent that she does take her for outings every weekend leaving the mum behind. There is a reason for the father loving Matter to the fullest which the mum knew nothing about. She was naive of the reason why a father must love his daughter more than herself.

Before giving birth to Matter, Mr Bungay has been moving from one place to another in search of work, but all his efforts come out to no avail. He has tried his best to be someone to reckon with in life but yet, life kept on denying him all that he needed. So, one day as he was just passing by through the major road which led to his house, he met a woman who happens to be a soothsayer. She told him about the future. She said to him that Bungay will be a rich man and he is going to be richer than his equals. At a time, he could not believe the woman and wanted to leave, but something made him stay back. The woman said to him that he has a wife at home who is pregnant. This got him interested and wanted to hear the woman to the last words. She went further saying that the wife will give birth to a girl and the girl the wife gave birth to, must be loved by him because she is his last coin. She warned him not to terminate the pregnancy as he has the mind of terminating the pregnancy since there was no way to make it in life.

So, the woman said again that the child must be loved by him at all costs and must be given anything she asked for. Mr Bungay asked the woman the reason why she said the child must be loved, but she quickly answered that she is the source of his wealth. He will be rich immediately after the child is given birth. She added that on no account must he stop loving the daughter, or else, he will go back to the level he is right now. She concluded that "now I have done the will of the one who sent me". She did not wait to hear other questions from him.

When Mr Bungay for home, he was just contemplating the words the soothsayer told him and was wondering why this would be possible. He concluded that, since it does not involve rituals, but to love his daughter, he has to do according to what he has been instructed. He did not tell the wife about it but kept it within him.

When the child was born, truly everything began to change for him. The company he submitted his CV to called him to resume duties which got him so surprised. Without wasting time, he started the job and was doing so great. He took his job so seriously which made the boss love him to the fullest. He was promoted to a higher position in his working place.

He loved his daughter until she matured. He trained her to the best university which happened to be her choice. He never for once joked with her and at the same time was taking care of his wife as usual. All that his daughter demanded, he must provide. When in school, he can call her more than several times, but cannot call the wife the same way. The love for his daughter was just too much and this got his wife angry and jealous. She has second thoughts about killing her daughter just because she is taking her place. At a time, the thought came over her, but one way or the other hot waved.

Mr Bungay was doing great financially and does not joke with his job, being someone who has suffered before. He loves drawing closer to himself. He has taken helping people as his priority and does not forsake his family members. The only question people kept on asking is the kind of love he has for his daughter. Many people and those who are in his street started gossiping with each other saying that there is every tendency that the child is not his and he is saying his daughter.

The gossipers said it to the wife's presence and indeed she got worried and was feeling uncomfortable with her daughter. She has no one to confide in, and so she decided to take the issue to her mom who in turn gave her simple advice. The mum gave her advice not to do anything rash and at least the person in question is her daughter and the child of her husband. The good thing is that the mother did not for once discouraged her, but encouraged her to love the child just like the husband.

The husband, Mr Bungay started suspecting some foul play and immediately called the wife to order. He told the wife everything that he needed to know about the reasons why he has a great love for the daughter. This was what he should have done from the beginning to remove doubt from the wife's mind.

This was how Mr Bungay's daughter, his last coin got him saved.