A woeful month after mum passed on, I summoned up courage to ransack through her little treasure, she had earlier informed me to only access it after her death.One of her last wishes.Dragging the dust infested, frail and battered looking parcel out of the hole she hid it in, I sneezed uncontrollably.Only God knows how many years she had kept it hidden.With trembling hands, I opened it and for no reason, felt my heart skipping faster than it should. I didn't bother checking for a way to open it, I tore at it hurriedly, anxious to know what was inside.I am sure if mum were here, she would have smacked me hard on the head for being destructive which she rarely did. She was such a calm woman only using the rod when I acted too foolish.Inside mum's treasure chest, I found some of her precious clothes, some jewelry, a picture, an envelope and lastly, two thousand naira notes. I wonder
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