Lunar's Fate (Nigeria themed)

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sound showing that the roofing was worn out and needed to be c

my uncle, Mr. Amadi will be coming from the city. He w

our usual morning prayers after whic

old rusted gate opened and we saw

shouted and ra

y to see him but I was

e of my leaving for t

this was a usual tradition for travellers to

d and he ate till

y under the moonlight, I remained at home because I wanted to

ayed because I was already grown too big to play

k and the city lif

ing well and the city i

decided to send her to the city as a house maid but we don't have any

a safe place to keep your child alone. There are a lot of trafficke

n well with him, bu

s, he agreed to take me with him to the c

self as a 'big girl'. I couldn't wait for dawn to come

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dy and I woke up wit

reams of my tra

ave me respect because I was going to

some new clothes and also bought me a travel bag. I

things because we were to l

oon. I was to leav

s set in as I carried my bag on my head. I was going to miss family an

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. When we stopped at the motor park and alighted from the bus, my uncle bought us food fro

apartment in a comp

ay at my uncle's

chool because his break was over. I was left a

age and size all going to s

and was expected to resume school by S

oing to school that morning were in their secondary level.

ed in Lagos fo

pack my bag and get ready that he already got

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e at new work plac

He looked too young to bu

e, I was speechl

I was glad that I was

learn that they were also house keepers and that got me thinking w

led and shown my room,my

k after her children who I le

ndered how was I going to take care of them fr

ol. That way, you can be able

magine my job was going to be this easy and I didn't even

as thanking my boss. She made life look s

he eldest which was my age was in Junior Secondary School one(1). They were all lovely kids except for the youngest. He was spoilt