The survivor bride

where they had a small kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet and a large ro

life was good all of a sudden, a few hours ago they were fugitives running away from the people who wanted to put the

r than the people we found here," Sunny noted plopping into the bed, it wa

house in a presentable manner, she was not living in the middle of the ghetto slum area, the place t

n we shall survive, wait and see," Sunny said confidentl

p fighting no matter the situation," Hilda mu

numerous boys and girls who walked aimlessly, looking for food or

us here," Hilda said eyeing the outside curiously her fac

heart attack you fear jail much

living in East London, someone just called her a thief and they took her to jail, the things that were done to her were unbearable and she later died by suicide in the same jai

a cooker, we need to buy one," Sunny suggested happily as she arranged the tomatoes in smal

e forgot to bring us one, can we seek him and ask for

," Sunny replied her tone a bit reluctant, she wondered why

him toys and he paid us with all this, he had promised us a

important, you will find work here

ber of street children there are out there, struggli

a bath, I wear one of my best dresses and I hawk them on the main high

eat, "Hilda suggested if she were to be asked she would have let her daughter sleep and s

rought her down, she had suggestions for everything and she was only twelve, she understood her mother's Night escapades and s

or, stepped into the few staircases and they were

l over, some with swollen eyes and festering sores in their bodies, big-bellied as they ailed from marasmus or kwashiorkor. They

ing me, with insults and obscenities, because I speak go

r n privacy, they only know one language, crime, so be ca

ve spotted the cookers, come this way," Su

were even television sets affordable but the Indian brought them a 24inch one. Hilda pointed at the cooker she wanted and negotiated from fiv

ng on," Sunny complained, she was tired of their whispers othe

vive in them you have to raise your shoulders high, chest in front and walk like a wrestling champion but just for the

l wear baggy slacks, did you carry yours, the vintage on

n I was young, just turn them up below there, wear old school rubb

f you bring your trouble on my parade, am Fire, for I got

voice but you got it all my daughter, beauty, class, voice

der joining acting, maybe it suits me," Su

sy while I was awa

every time they came practising on Tuesdays, and bi has learnt a lo

t are we cooking,"

les, "Sunny gasped, she hated veggies but her mother always in

o keep the doctor away," Hilda smiled, there was no reason to sing that so

o get work for me, I can only seek ballet danc

his life goes on here and catch up, you can do somethin

t as easy as you alway

y God will change our destiny as long as we keep trying," Sunny blurted out, she can not let her mother withdraw from

houses we can see are from here, they must need s

" Her mother arc

ak good English for God's

but I will try, presently seat and have your food

ged her slightly collected her plate of food and sat down easily happily a thing she has not done for almost a year, a hot meal cooked b