DREAM OR REALITY

be wearing to church tomorrow. Are those the clothes you washed?" H

her," I sa

? The exact ones I ordered you to iron, wh

or ironing from the general laundry and I couldn't bring mysel

..th

he clothes and why d

ry cleaners down the street a

time to see my mother bring out the exact clothes from

mbered that your father had asked you to iron them, but, t

aid the sweetest prayer in my heart for

ama said handing the clothes to papa wh

back to the verandah w

Ni

figure of my mother who had cre

urb you. I have made you a promise that I will do

a" I sobbed. " This was not the promise he mad

m here for you and will do everything your biological f

disconnect ourselves from the position we once were

d. " Are you not going to return to the room? Are

de, father" I said. " Good night, mama" I

rrow, Nifémi. Things are going to change startin

d the raffia mat on the floor in the sitting room. I have gotten