KIMORA

ed, facing her eyeball-to-eyeball. H

any money,'' Kimora replied

attention. "Stop the bus!" The conductor screamed in a voice loud enough to c

tely," the driver yelled,

hat morning. She wondered if the man was her guardian angel or something like that. For the rest of the journey, she was deep in thought. The entire journey lasted about two hours, and it was a few minutes past eight in the morning when t

tions, which appeared to be in desperate need of cleaning. "Next time, don't enter a b

walked past him towards the rowd

the busy road, she noticed a beehive of activities. Some youths her age were Hawki

en, sealing bean cake and other consumable snacks. The sme

fro wig, poked her head through the window to ask her for d

Park?" The woman asked, st

man was speaking to. Since there was no one else in focus, she

o going to Lagos but I don't know

and asked for direction from another passer-by. Kimora observed the dire

of relief when she saw a bus park with various buses, picking up passengers heading to Lagos

er mind with awe. She had heard a lot of stories about Lagos being a dangerous city where many criminals resided. She so heard fairy tales about Lagos being a land of opportunities where many peo

the passengers for money, but she could not muster enough courage to do so. By noon, most of the buses had departed , except for a few, which she was informed would start loading by evening. With her stomach getting hard fr

she could assist her in selling on the condition that the woman would feed her very well in return. The woman sized her up, and decide

was no meat in the food, kimora consumed it with relish, licking the plate and digesting the

business boomed. A few customers even tipped Kimora for her cheerful disposition and prompt service. At exactly six p.m. Aunty Rose started parking her wares for the day. It had been a successful

to Lagos was seven hundred naira, and that was only fo

t on wooden chairs along the bus aisle, and

alized she has to work another two days to be able to save enough money for her fare. She walked to a quiet corner a

wn for nocturnal crimes, especially pilfering and robbery. She said a quick prayer, and asked God to forgive he