"jemila won't you wake up and go make the pap?,what is wrong with you, I told you to wake up by 4AM"

He strained his head through the small opening in the long corridor, Jemila was still sleeping.although Jemima heard, she pretended as if she didn't and even gave out a loud snore, something is happening to their father these days, he looks optimistic more than before, often lonely, regretful and dejected. But Atere probably knows anyway Jemila heard him.

"I'm bringing koboko now, will you not stand up right now and go and make the pap".
Jemila groaned, she moaned and cursed silently about those people that always disturb "someone's sleep"
Her weakness was always the koboko,she hated being thrashed by that friggly cane sold by those wandering Molla,she stood up sluggishly from her ragtag mat and walked slopply to the backyard which is now called "kitchen "

"you lazy young man"
Atere slapped his son badejo from sleep.
"what now"
Badejo hissed and shouted at his father.
"you, ehn,sleep again let me see, I will use the koboko on you, you irresponsible young person, are you not suppose to be the one supervising everything in this house? All you do is eat, always waiting for Jemila to do everything, have you no shame?"

"and so what?,leave me
alone jo,somebody want to receive curse this morning "

"are you talking to me that way, bi ikun lo ni oko ni bi takute ni,emi atie joo wa ni enue? If you like yourself, grab the pails now and go and fetch water "

Badejo hissed loudly again.
"you cant do anything".

He still went to fetch the water anyway, failure to do so means no food for the day.Jemila shaked her head and hiss, she is growing tired of the incessant quarrels between her brother and father.
"All this is happening because there is not enough money"

to be continued

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What a pitiful throwback memories

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The scenes are loosely disjointed ; you should establish a link with a cause and effect chain . Your TENSE is alternating between the present and past. Stick to one ; you can only use the present when you are quoting ; if not , use the past continuous, past perfect , or past tense .

StankovicEgeni:
The scenes are loosely disjointed ; you should establish a link with a cause and effect chain . Your TENSE is alternating between the present and past. Stick to one ; you can only use the present when you are quoting ; if not , use the past continuous, past perfect , or past tense .

thanks for the criticism, I'll work on them.