Frank Williams -
12-30-2004, 08:43 AM
Hello,
My name is Alma Campbell, a sad and depressed Kenyan. I am writing because I feel that it is the only thing I can do under the circumstances. I will not bore you with my whole life history, just give you a brief skim. I left Kenya for the UK in 1999 under my mum's orders. She wanted me to come here and try and make life better for myself(who can refuse that). Two years later, the rest of my family came as well.
Just before I left, I was briefly involved with a gentleman by the name of Frank. He was then in St Austins High School where I think he finished in 2000. We were in love. There was no question about it. We knew we would eventually be forced to go our separate ways by circumstances but we never envisaged it happening so soon. We were together about 4 months before I left for the UK. You would have to know my mother intimately to understand her mode of thinking. She speaks and everyone jumps to attention. She sprang the news to me that I was leaving Kenya about 5 days before my flight was leaving. She barely gave me time to think.
Frank, on hearing this absolutely refused to speak to me (he thought that I had known all along) - eventually, coming to his senses, he agreed to meet me at a little club in West lands for what would be my last night out in Kenya for a goodbye drink. I went there that night but he did not show up. I was exhausted and it was the day before I was due to leave, eventually, I had to leave. My friend saw me to a taxi opting to stay at the club for a few hours more (she is stronger than I am) and later told me that on re-entering the club, the first face she saw was Frank's.
Naturally, she ran out looking for the cab that I was in but could not find it. Little did she know that I was just a few meters ahead where we got stuck in traffic for almost 1/2 hour! I never got to say goodbye to Frankie.
I left Kenya the next morning with a heavy heart. I rang Frank every day. We made promises to each other that if we ever met in the future again that we would get married. Eventually, I met my current boyfriend Kay. I started the relationship with Kay before Frankie had completely got over me leaving so I know that he took it badly and we lost touch.
Kay is a sweet and king guy, I know he loves me and sometimes I fancy myself in love with him as well. However, nothing can compare with the fire and passion involved with Frankie. I accepted Kay's marriage proposal because I could not find any reason why I shouldn't but I feel like I am in a river drowning and there is nobody about to throw me a lifeline.
I feel that I cannot marry him not only because I do not feel for him as he does for me, but I don't think it would be fair to him to go into a marriage half heartedly. I think he deserves better. I have decided that it would be better for me to be alone than be in an untrue union with one who is not the love of my life.
I realized that I would not marry him when on Christmas day, my mum told me that she had seen Frankie on the television in some sort of boxing competition. Apparently he was boxing for America where he now lives. I took this as a sign for all my recent but unvoiced doubts about getting married to Kay. I will not marry him, is my resolution.
I would be very glad if you could help me get in contact with Frank again. I dont know which part of America he's in but I'm sure that he still has friends and family in Kenya who could put me in touch with him. He's full name is Frank Williams (Kamau) - his dad was British so I think he started using Williams. He knew me as Alma Manyuira but I also changed my name into my dad's name of Campbell. I am not so vain as to imagine that Frank has been alone all these years waiting for me, but I know we had something special. If nothing else, I would like to speak to him and apologize for the way I ended things with him and let him know that he has a very special place in my heart.
Thank you for reading this far and any help given would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God Bless.
Yours truly
Alma Campbell
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