CENTERED

It was exactly five years ago today. Yesternight was a hectic one, Family members were all over the house, everyone with bright smiles and cups in their hands. It was an August meeting that happened after the new year. Despite the cloud of happiness that sat over the entire house, I still felt like something or rather someone was missing, Jerry! I struck my head with my palm in disgust of myself.The sun had risen so early and brightly. I woke up with a heavy headache like I had partied all night and drunk a whole cellar of wine, which by the way I don't like alcohol or prehaps I'm  just too young. But that didn't stop the birds from chirping loudly and the  dog from barking at them because he couldn't catch them. The sound coming from the street hawkers, which by the way I always wondered "How did they get into the estate?". The noisy school bus honking at early hours and the sound of the badly repaired generator coming from my neighbor's compound. It was the first