Lost Memories
Our latest short fiction contribution, “Lost Memories”, is from Nesta Hatendi. We are delighted to introduce Hatendi, as she a lot to offer on the topic of ageing and its effects on family dynamics. This is a story of the distance created migration to far away lands in search of opportunities, what’s sacrificed in the process, and what return to a home lost memories means. We hope you will enjoy the story as much as we did, and like us.
Shylet’s UK immigration papers had not been valid for a while, so there was no way she was going to visit Mai anytime soon. She was initially an Accounts student at a polytechnic with an obscure name and then ran out of money to pay for her course before overstaying her welcome. Now living under the radar, she was employed by whoever was willing to pay her below the tax barrier, so helping to perpetuate her illegal immigrant status. But Shylet never defaulted from sending money for Mai via Western Union.
