He said:



As soon as I opened the gate

I heard their cry

My children, all five of them, crying like urchins

I parked the car

What could have happened?

The darkness was thick

It was one of such nights

No electricity, no moon

I grabbed the snacks I bought for them

I ran inside

I found them in the sitting room

Eyes red, voices cracked, pain everywhere

I put on the lantern

Where is your Mummy?

My first child starred at me, lost

They were starving, they were scared

I begged them and made food

They slept

I paced the floor all night

The next day I ran to the police station

Filed a missing person’s report

I started calling friends and relatives

Where could my wife be?

Everything was upside down

My children aged 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 were distabilized

Chaos everywhere

and I had to work!