Chapter 9 Edwin Parker

• The meeting with the Minister of Water and Sanitation lasted for two hours. Since Minister Cele took his time to meet him, Mr Martins decided to invite him and his delegates to dinner at His Mercy restaurant at 6 pm. Then he rushed to Aiden school, Trinity Leadership Academy Leadership Academy, to fetch him. It was one of the prestigious schools in Durban and it offered education from the Foundation phase to Grade 12. Aiden was overjoyed when he saw his father. He smiled brightly and raised his arms. His father took him in his arms, and then they went home to change his clothes. His father smiled broadly at him and said, "Aiden, your Mommy had a baby sister this morning. Do you want to see her?" Aiden's eyes lit up, he was grinning from ear to ear and said, "Yes Daddy."
• Paul Evans went to the hospital to accompany his lovely wife and his daughter. He was praying in his heart that his wife would not spend the night in the hospital because it would be the longest night of his life. They had never separated since they got married twenty-three years ago. Even when his wife was giving birth to their lovely daughter, Bridgette, he stayed beside her until she was discharged.
• When he arrived at the hospital, his wife was holding baby Avery in her arms, looking gently at her. She had a brilliant smile on her face. Paul entered the ward smiling broadly at his wife and daughter. He kissed his daughter on top of her head and said, "I am proud of you my Sweetheart." Bridgette smiled brightly at her father and hugged him. Then he hugged and kissed his wife on the cheek and said, "Congratulations, my lovely wife, for being a grandmother." His wife smiled sweetly at him and replied, "Thank you Honey, I am going to adopt her to be our grandchild." Her husband smiled broadly and replied, "Let's adopt her, my love."