At my neighbours 6th birthday, I asked her to make a wish. I
had been away for a while so then, I thought it would be the
best time to make up. She waited for a while before she
barely uttered a word that seemed like "I want to spend a
whole day away from my mum". I nudged at her; first cos the
request was weird and second cos she is too young to have
been up to such thoughts. Being her birthday, her mum
gestured in affirmation but I could see the tension in her
composure as she barely concealed her gnashing. She moved
from one corner to the other trying to play along but it was
obvious she was peeved. When the party was done with,
everyone departed and left daughter with mother. What
transpired between mother and daughter that night remains
unravelled.
Promise must be kept so mum has to let go for a day. To her,
The day was going to be fun but to me, I was going to fulfil my
own share of the bargain. Then the journey began, first I made
sure we took a BRT bus so she could feel the hostile
ambience of Nigeria's commercial city. Through the window
she could see her mates hawking, running errands and doing
what appeared to be strange to her. She kept mum but I
could see the concern in her eyes, she could barely hold a
tear when she sees a minor been shouted upon..Uncle "do
they do this everyday?", she said pointing at a young boy at
about 8years old. "Yes, they do it to survive" I could see the
confusion visibly written in her eyes but she couldn't ask
further. "My dear, these people help their parents with what
they are doing, they don't do it to take the money". She
seemed relieved and I could see the cheer on her face. We
continued our journey to the Island where I thought she would
see a different world from home. We alighted at Obalende and
then she said a strange word to me........... To be continued

"My daddy never wanted to travel, but mummy always made
him to". "Uncle, if my daddy ever come back, I will follow
him". All these statements came in seconds, I was short of
what to say, first cos I had not been able to fathom the
reason behind the sudden death of the father and second,
the clandestine reactions being put up by the mother. I tried
to convince her dat one day the dad will come home but she
kept on saying he will never return cos she felt the dad
won't want to return to the mother again. "But where can I
see my daddy"?, she asked almost in tears. I put up a
charade but it was not enough to convince her. We had to
proceed but I could see her sad countenance on a day which
was supposed to be her happiest. We boarded a bus and
headed straight to Oriental Hotels where I know a bit, I
bought her some juice and pie and she was happy once
again. All through while she was eating, I was engulfed with
the thought of the mysterious death of our philantropic
neighbour who worked as an attendant in an airport. I
wondered how the daughter could be too brilliant to
recognise that things have been sinister with the parents. I
started my investigations from there, nothing is ever going
to be hidden under the sun. But to achieve this, I need a
strong backup cos by the virtue of my outing with my little
neighbour, I have become a strong suspect who could
unravel their plans if what I was thinking was right. But I'd
rather take the consequences than deny my little friend
justice......To be continued

I was here in case ooo....

I came,i saw ... I will be back soon to read all.

since you already brought them to book why posting it with snail speed

Op, come an continue abegi..

@OP.. No play wiv fire oo.. If u know watin fit u beta com complete am sharply..

j'adore..... following

RockMaxi:


@OP, you can't come and keep us waiting with this sensitive topic. Do something now or else...

Come oo, or else? Bii lik say u dey around 1947 wey u take kno ow I got my 1st visa to burundi...

will continue this noon please.kinda busy in the office now. I promise

CHINE55:
will continue this noon please.kinda busy in the office now. I promise

see,i never sleep since i saw ur post! Stop keeping me on suspense!