homework? I'm confused here." Olakitan

hat subject?" Mr Adeniji asked as he pul

to fill the gaps. To make a word. That's

d the channel from the table-tennis h

She had been frowning since her Dad c

his son's book. Mr Adeniji was a popular journalist

is occupati

he answer straight away. You gu

ted while watching SpongeBob Square Pants. "Kitan, how about we do this assignment

ven't spoken wit

up Kitan, "I will call her

ted his head on h

e to pack up the assignment

leep too, " Toyin said

t about?" Bis

switched off the TV and the other sockets. "There we g

id as she let down the curtains and

as already liking the two so much that I considered them my best friends. They were the two friends I had after all. Those brats never gossiped about my situation in school even

k from Toyin and gulped i

a lot of men

t times, why?" Bis

ar and I wonder how you ar

rling," Bisola

get my tattoo next

responded as she brought out

re in, does he get happier wh

s them having their hands

ust curious!

oining?" Bisola looked m

! I just...you kno

de to join us. And we a

pointed none of them

bed. Bisola and Toyin were busy with their phones,

get a phone

what's going on in my family." Maybe if thi

ough Toyin turned the lamp off as we

s just something recommended for us wh

open my eyes as I was

Instead, he says we are growing or something like, '

eems

d neither is Tosin a stranger

e the best, honestly.

it!" Bisola threw her hand ov

ed my eyes to sleep

___

Bisola sai

re of yourself!" Mr Adeniji said a

ning, but as I was concentrating, I felt my neck poked and I turned back t

ncil again, or I will repor

replied, "What

I know he was at my back? That wasn't his regular seat, but he w

o poke me again. I leaned on my desk to distance myself from him, and in spite of

jerk! I thought but

again, I will slap that head of yours!" Bisola

r," he m

later, the school was over and I went home, b

ust be home. I caught sight of the house and heaved a s

the dining table, crying. "What is going on?" I smelled trouble! "Are you all ok

iblings instead,

." Busola was th

r between who?

o looked at me

sands of thoughts running to and fro in my head at that

ith me, right?" M

going to kill me. I entered the room and saw my Mum against the reading tabl

their way out of my eyeballs. Are y

. Get out!" She pushed m

a man in a fair complexion that Busola took after while Bayo took after Mum's dark skin

r nod it because my pathetic ado

s my face when I least expec

k my head, saying

I am today!" he said and st

to do? He is a

nd pulled my Mum up and

d started to pull away the

even her life would be taken because I knew if she died, we were all going to suffer. Except for grannie who I

and I couldn't see her suffering like

looked at m

es an...and mine to buy some little foodstuf

he was some kind of dirt and released his hand

thered her in my hands,

aining money?" Mr

with hatred and

aining money?" he

he didn't work for? And almo

went to pull it. He counted the mone

you start stealing my money because I guess I just gave you an idea, I want you to pack ya things to my mo

gh. Her body was hot. She seriously needed a doctor a

up?" I asked, tryi

ng her up. After she was on her feet, I suggeste

o rub her left fingers all over my face as her right hand held my hand. "You are strong, you know

ouldn't watch you suffer alone

ow I never will regret choosing you at

u my mother. Biological or not. Because you are the best." I hugged her and

repare lunch for the family, Tosin? Just jollof

. Immediately I shut the door and leaned against it, I

wondering what was happenin