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all my n

t did I

I hissed leaving the class a

t, we copied maths scheme, did a little revisi

e having a free period before closing time. I left the

asketball court when I saw the girl who helped

h

a smile dropping the

all here al

alone beside the class

you" I asked lik

ore accepting. I watched her beautifu

me your name" I

ly, you don't

m very

hioma

at a nice n

s and y

all

y

re you from t

is is my

ou, you are c

me take that

was closing time before we

eave Anita for him which I did, because the bond between Chioma and I was

ncluding some of our out going seniors. Emeka did take me along when going for his local dance pra

DAY AFTE

eparing to go for our dance learning. We didn't want to d

r team mate, we thought the fight wasn't that serious until two

g till I came out of the bush entering another pathway. I noticed I was the

I heard

here, stop there" a

face the person. The man hel

to come and steal yam, cassava and frui

I didn't come to steal,

y hot slap lan

r, am not a thie

serve as an example t

nd continued beating me l

uiet big as he tied my two hands to a

ad I don't want to come to the village. My mum, Cindy, C

e out with two long

not a thief, I was on

p" he was flogging

ead on the tree. I was already co

cutlass and asked m

ss your right hand

d ooo and my father will wipe out the whole of you

n a father of a thief do" he

e opened and two

th girl shouted as

e let me deal

you" younger one o

ee my one and

" I sai

f???" The man asked pu

, Jake is not a thief" Chi

ill me" I said slowly

s Jake" her

u the son of Chief Madu

e other gi

spital, am dying" I said with

have killed s

re you sure of what you ju

hospital this boy is dying

get me some money" her uncle said and ran out of the

and her elder sister lifted J

oked at each

is pocket and bro

" her elder si

cousin

It's like you don't know who Omeluora is, he is a good and cheerf

in, do you want to

ow

ousin are liv

now this

are all c

and give m

e just arrive Enugu few minutes ago and he is coming to see mama this ev

hone was

is pocket and bro

" her elder si

cousin

It's like you don't know who omeluora is, he is a good and cheerf

in, do you want to

ow

ousin are liv

now this

are all c

and give m

he just arrive Enugu few minutes ago and he is coming to see mama thi

his" Amaka chio

irl... Wait oo hey where

let's go let's go" th

lp us na" their

ok Jake into the c

spital abi" t

in great fear "hope he is

wake up" chioma said in tears a

ie" Amaka s

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side of

ile I was running why didn't he follow me, now maybe the

kemma's Shop to get recharge card. Instantl

ke, else am gone, his dad will skin me a

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hospital quickly and par

r" chioma shouted at

n one had to go back to get a bed to carry him in but fortuna

" a nurse instructed Chio

d it on seei

me

, and where

it's me

ase give him the phone. By the wa

come to the com

al, hope he

now, I wo

will be t

NCY 10

on a bed while some nurses w

happened" the c

mm e

happened to him so we woul

n brutally til

d he do, who

you his

as wrongl

alked int

appening here"

aten and on the process pass

d to him, used his stethosco

a regular heart beat

ed an oxygen" Chie

ave the room now, for ventilation n

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l check on him later, a

oblem

octor" Chiom

father??" ask

helper who wa

f you w

he reception, pls leav

hose drugs for m

TION

ast let me reply his offer" Ch

fer" Ama

be his girlfriend I need to tell him ye

her and rub

he will live"

ke this is your money" chioma's uncle

hope the bo

are attend

I will be

you ver

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is Jake"? C

hy are yo

m, he is m

wipe your tear

pening here" someo

me

my broth