Echoes of my youth

nce loving child became the center of h

, like nothing ever happened. I went to school, Did my classwo

ecause on the eve of my entering secondary school, it reflected itself on our televi

d running to my dad for hel

my

at boy in

runnin

on, maybe you are sick

I replied

son" my da

y mum said instantly," He thinks we will pet him foreve

ng the boy won't show up again. and he didn't.

the dark was a problem.my mom had this sudden hate for me all, she would always side my junior brother despite my innocence

e to start reading the Bible I found closure

with God since despite all my prayers going to the ch

a mass server in our church, washing the paten, chalice, cups used for co

ill beat me anytime I say I was going to church sometimes she would come up with one excus

ttle me in front of people,The only excuse that she will give my da

is freedom to do whatever thing I wanted.yes actually I was stubborn, I

ife. we couldn't even eat three square meal. my mom at times will travel out of the state to go and sell wrappers that was given to her du

act brave I will be beaten so badly that I would lose one of my tooth. My dad was my mum's most fa

any money to eat. my mother at that time will have to sell her wrappers to feed us. When the landlord came for his rent or quick n

n the past was overlooked. Her only source of happiness was seeing that her man was back without any sign of discomfort or injury. My dad also loved her so muc

s my hero. He knew that all financial and family burde

ol, or even steal to eat, Yes I did that. And when caught I was either made to cut a whole s

days, but what I could remember was that I wa

of me, in her words I looked like

you look just like my son who died r

motorcyclist just out

chool remembe

ma'am" I w

u will be a good boy jus

I replied

s the day I saw our headmistress so angry. She punished

son. Don't you know

ase don't tell my mom, she will beat me.

f I don't it will be a sin and

very detail and I guess yo

ll sick for two days, ski

er point of duty to take me to the school

now how to pray"

ghed a

kneel down, Jesus will remove al

won't let me pray

I was scared of something, the only woman who