They gathered and sat on the bench. This time, without their cousin who obviously was somewhere in the neighborhood. As usual, they envisaged the imminent exit of their uncle for his evening walk (only God knows where he goes those evenings), waited patiently and after the uncle had left the house, started their innocent little evening discussion...
September 1998, 4:35 PM
"Na wa o!" exclaimed Joe
"Wetin happen again?" asked Pat
"As I see grandma wear that her usual hunger strike cloth ehh, I just know say food no go dey today be that o! answered Joe.
A grin forms on Pat's face to the response of Joe but the grimace of little Gift was disheartening to the least. The hunger was beginning to tell on her.
"I just wish say na Lagos we dey sef. Person go fit know how to get small money take buy biscuits chop" said Emma. Continue...
