As a firm believer in fate, I cant help but wonder…

[Dee]

I've found out today a good friend of mine living in Malawi has been struck down with Malaria. She is on the mend, but its still one hell of a nasty disease. I know other people that have had it at least ten times, they must become partially immune, as its never as bad as the first time.

As most of you know, my parents caught it when me and my brother were seven and three years old respectively. I can remember saying I didn’t like to think of what would have happened to us had my parents passed away. I hate even thinking about it, but what would have happened? According to fate, they were supposed to live, we were supposed to move back to the UK, and I am supposed to lead this life.

But if they had died? Where would I be? Where would my brother be? Would we have moved in with my grandparents? Or with an auntie and uncle? Would me and my brother have been separated? Would we have gone to the same school? Would we have had the same friends? Would I have been a social outcast for losing my parents as such a young age?

Would I be where I am today?