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  TÓDÙNI walked from the filling station to the junction of the street I lived with my mother. The marshy road made all the drivers I flagged down charge more than the normal amount.I stared at the sky and the black cloud gathering in preparation for another downpour. I pulled off my sandals and walked home with all determinations not minding the dirts that got to my feet. I clutched my hand around my slippers and shivered. I couldn't afford to get the slippers into the flooded street, there was no extra resources to waste on a new slippers.I walked towards the mud building that served as shelter for me and my middle aged mother. The iron roof was making noise as the wind blew in all its strength. I thought about calling Baba Alani the carpenter who came to our rescue whenever we had a leaking roof but his words telling us to purchase another iron roof echoed in my head.I knocked on

KUNLE 4 I stared at the littered street through the tinted glass as the driver drove the car.  I just arrived from the United States of America to write my JAMB examination against my wish. I had been to Nigeria earlier to register for the exam and I went back to finish up all the businesses I had there. Including that of Ruby, my ex girlfriend. She found it had to suck in when I told her I was returning to Nigeria.  My Dad is a politician in Nigeria and as a way of fulfilling one of the numerous promises he made when he started his political Journey, I am required to attend my university education in Nigeria and there after go for my Youth Service. I stared in disdain as the road looked dirty and the hawkers sold things in the traffic. I scrolled through my phone and called my sister. She had already graduated from the university after studying Business adminstration. She is now in charge of one of my Dad's co

TODUNIt had been a while since I received the result for my JAMB and the school did not go through any post UTME system so all we did was an online screening.I got down from the bike and placed the bag I was carrying on the floor carefully with the help of a passer-by. I paid the cyclist and carried the bag inside the house, with the  help of my mother.She closed the door and we placed the bag on the mat which she had already spread on the ground. I unzipped the bag and took everything I bought  from it. The things included a few new clothes, second hand clothes, shoes, some other necessities and two kerosene stoves."Why do we have two of them." My Mum pointed to the kerosene stoves."This is more than what you budgetted for, isn't it?" She continued"It isn't Mum, I want you to have this while I will take this to school." I placed one kerose

KUNLE I stared into the box on my bed and discovered my file wasn't in it. I went to the car  and took it from the boot, where I kept it some weeks ago. Entering the house I met my Mum and Dad seated on the couch. Mum was muttering several words to my Dad who had his eyes on his iPad.  "Dear, why don't you want him to have the car. It will be so stressful going around on campus with taxi and bike." She tried convincing him. I stared at her and walked ahead, happy that she was trying to plead on my behalf since Dad said he wouldn't allow me to take any of his cars. According to him I should survive the way others will survive. "Olakunlemi!!!" My Mum called me in her high pitched voice, making me turn back to the living room. "Darling, he is new here and should not be allowed to walk around in this harsh environment." She told him as I walked up to them and stood at their front listening attentively

KUNLE "You should call me for absolutely anything that you want, okay?"  "Okay Mum" I answered my Mum as she helped me arrange my bag. "If there is any problem call me anytime, are you listening to me?," She asked me and I nodded my head in reply. "Mum, he is no longer a child na." My sister said as she walked into the room with a package which she handed to me. "He is my child o, I carried him in here for nine months." She said with her hands on her belly. I opened the package and brought out two new tee-shirts from it. "Thank you Kemi." I stood up and hugged her. "Kemi ke? You are still calling her by her name, right?" My Mum questioned me. "Mumm..." I walked to her. "Don't Mum mi o, infact if you don't plan on changing, don't call me. Go to school and come back in peace." She withdrew herself from