A Turning Point?
In November 2018, I had just completed my high school exams. I was filled with excitement, yet a bit anxious about what the future held. I had big dreams, and my greatest fear was failing to achieve them. I wasn’t sure how I would start, but I knew my life was about to change. I didn’t know exactly how, but change was inevitable, and I had to embrace it. During the December holidays, one of my stepsisters and I went to visit my father in Nakuru. It was an amazing experience, filled with swimming, exploring new places, and trying out new things. Although I hadn’t grown up in Nakuru, I had lived there for a time when I was younger. My parents moved frequently, which meant that my sister and I ended up living in many different places; Nakuru, Nairobi, Kisumu, our grandparents' home, the family home in the countryside, and even an orphanage after my mother’s passing. After the holidays, when the new year of 2019 began, my stepsister, still in high school, returned to her studies. Every...