Trust me, things were finally going our way. My mother had just offset some of our loans and finally some breathing space. The money she got from her daily sales was saved up.
Initially,Martha had thought the money was going to be poured into my education but little did she know that I was handling them. I bought new books, paid my bills and even paid for the next trip to New Zealand.
It was everything that I always wished for. To leave the country and your other country.
But of course, Sandra was still on my case. She still wanted to know why I lied to my mother about the money. She was not the only one though.
I could see the look on their faces. The whispering behind my backs.
“ Do you think his father is some kind of a business Mongol?”
“ What is his surname again?”
“ Whe
