Our Last Day

It was quite a surreal feeling when we woke up on Tuesday morning, everything was now the last time, last breakfast, last walk to the center, last time we see the children. It was starting to feel real that we were going home. When we woke up it was again lashing rain, we had got ready and eaten, but now we had to wait for the rain to stop so it was safe to walk up to the center. Eventually it stopped and we headed up to the center, it was a slow walk up because we were trying to be so careful so we didn't fall. Seeing the children for the last time was so sad. What made it worse was because it was the easter holidays some of the children go back to relatives for the break, we didn't know who was going and when they were going so each day for the past three or four days we would turn up to the center with children having gone home, and we hadn't been able to say goodbye. I know its wrong to have favourites but it's bound to happen and as long as you don't give special treatment to individuals what harm does it do. So the day my little boy wasn't there when we went up to see the children I was heartbroken, I would have brought Elihuruma without any thought, he was the cheekiest, funniest little boy with a smile and eyes that melt your heart. The children gave us some many notes to take with us, and got ordered not open them until we got on the plane. I even got on note for my family off Brenda which was the sweetest little message. The children sang for us and we gave out sweets or 'pee pee' is what they say. Walking towards the gates was a sad moment I may never see those children again. Then as soon as I stepped out the gate I slipped and nearly did the splits. Within a few meters I slipped again luckily just about stopped my self from falling onto my bum. Walking down the hill was hilarious, we were being so cautious! Luckily there were no more falls was grateful to be back at the house, we washed up, locked our suitcases and had lunch for the last time here, then we were getting a lift to the airport from David. Sadly we didn't get to say goodbye which was really sad we had such a good relationship with him and he wanted us to give him our contact details but didn't get the chance. Little David started to cry when we were leaving so he ended up coming to the airport with us. It was quite a long journey to the airport but knowing we were heading home made it go quite fast.