I thought I was my parents’ only child

“I thought I was my parents’ only child. I always wanted siblings. One day I went out to look for peanuts to resell, in order to cater for my basic needs. That was how I found a lady who needed a document to withdraw money at a bank post; she had forgotten her documents at home and could not do it herself, so I offered to help her withdraw the money with my ID card. When she took my document, she realized that we had the same last name and our father’s name was the same. She asked me about my family and a soon we came to the conclusion that we were sisters. She was my father’s eldest daughter who I never met or even knew existed. I wanted to share this with you because I always thought I was an only child until I gained several sisters in this group, and now it turns out I have a real sister. – Girl from Guinea-Bissau, 20 years old.”