It was a cold evening in July, and the whole family had gathered in their small sitting room after learning that Brian had failed to graduate from the technical institute where his parents had paid fees for two full years.
His father looked him in the eyes, full of disappointment and anger, and said, “I wasted my money raising you. You are useless. I should have invested in your brother instead.”
Those words cut Brian so deeply that they became a wound he carried silently, a wound that followed him everywhere he went, affecting his confidence, his decisions, and the way he looked at himself.
For months, he felt like a failure, convinced that maybe he was truly the worthless son his father believed he was.
In the months that followed, Brian tried to look for jobs in Nairobi, but every opportunity slipped through his fingers.
He applied for internships, small casual jobs, even online writing—nothing worked out. Sometimes he would get shortlisted, attend interviews, give his best, and then receive a regret message. TO READ MORE, TAP HERE.