I stay for a reason

all that it was usually about the gov

ernment. How will people who didn't go to school or even attend at all be the one's ruling us it's re

didn't go to school and lied he went, the university of Osun state doesn't have his record that he ever a

free, they are not punished but given more money this count

ng happen' B

ng or even paying atte

He is in the police custody' Austin adde

.all of them.... And that's

got really mad and left the parlor to

w I'll settle all my bill. My dad told me he would have a discussion with me tomorrow I hope

was going to torment me. There was no better way to get

me to come join him, but there was no way I was having unripe plantain porridge for bre

ll soon be able to be an industrious person in school cause I already know your hardworking so you'll do a very good job.' 'Yes dad that's true,' I said. 'My Engineer, my Engineer I really

ying to see one or two things you can add up to help us with our income y

ed in Aba, Abia State,Nigeria, although it wasn't far from Porthacourt but I couldn't go to school from here and I also wanted to go to Porthacourt Rivers State to get to know the environment before school began. Going to my mummy's restaurant used to be a lot of fun. She would usually pick us up from school when

the kitchen and cut

h,

. She locked the top of her hand she cut

ternoon and so

urant chair, 'how

ed the cutting in the kitchen with a level of upmost concentration that showe

our opinion about.' she stopped pretending to concentr

thinking,'

I have to come up with a divine solution to help my

ually to school maybe I should go around my school area and find what to do wi

is work not work find something around here and do na going to that place may

out maybe I should just move to the

Ada and a girl child in this country Nigeria is quite dangerous but I have to take harsh decisions for my

maybe being a cle

here are more opportunities there and it will

opportunities and jobes to offer.' I knew Aunty Ezinne would be so very pleased to have me in Asaba for however long I chose to stay. Aunty Ezinne was my mummy's Cousin and very close friend. A few years ago she had boarded a local flight from Lagos to Asaba and the turbulence had the plane crash landing on the tarmac. Shortly after that tyres on her Toyota Corolla had bursted on the highway. Then a branch had also fallen from the tree under where she parked her car and smash

as if I was trying to convince her that that L is for Satan. 'Mummy seriousl

s fathered by a Yoruba man in Lagos. Out of anger my mummy's entire family refused to give her that recognition and acknowledge her as family member. Aunty Bola moved in with us, over the years we had so many relative

oticed that you have a

She looked over my shoulde

w how to wr

feeling confident cause in the

dded with s

want you to help me write a letter.

ummoned me into her room. We sneaked into the kit

ly, bulbous squiggles of a signature type of handwriting of the rural classes of a poorly educated someone. With some slight alterations, this could al

'Mind you the person i copied this from she's one of the

till didn

y one day when your grown enough you will u

Even as I write this right now, my adrenalin is ascending on the Richter side, my temperature is really rising, the mirror in my eyes only looks towards you, I was in a trance where I went out to sea and saw you surrounded by water. The speciation really took my breath away. I can't s

in you

ola

the same letter to BASSEY, to Micheal, To ch

d. Aunty Bola came back from school and handed a seal note from

ed his reply. 'What happened to all your exercise books?' She demanded. Aunty Bola looked at the floor and remained quiet. My

I got you?' She asked again while snatching his bag fr

out. She picked them all up and started reading them one after t

ed up at Aunty Bola's fa

e looke

is going

as holding on her hand. My mum flanged the school bag and the sheets of paper on th

ow will my daughter be writing love letter,at this your

how we should avoid boys. She always put her hands i my eyes whenever a man and woman were kidding on the television; she would ask me to go to my room whenever it feels they are about to have sex on the television; the one time I was talking

friend that you write to to Ada!!!? Bola what are you doing

rom everywhere. When neither me nor Aunty Bola agreed

the air before I look at you.' I rushed to start my punishment. 'Make sure

eyed her instructions immediately. Then

eee

how to be very useless and an ashawo at t

hh

to be as usele

h house helps when they misbehave by now she would ha

da Plee

with you eeh you will have wound on your body that will always r

k out. I turned shortly and noticed she has stopped using her hands and now using broom. She chased her round the livin

ncompoop. Leave her alone.' She finally left him by the wall and went into the b

s added "pepper and onions" and maybe it's time for them to tell me to go find anot

more furious and my mom's mouth opens wider. 'Oya turn your bum bum' my dad said as soon as I was finished with my story. As he

me unable to seat I was told not to speak with Aunty Bola whenever my parents were not around. After all this years my dad still sees Aunty Bola as

out it and see what

ho. I'll have to look through and process when to tel