DANGEROUS TIME

Episode 5

Father John's words began to enter my mind as I smiled. I started thinking about the future of my life while wondering. It was like I couldn't believe what Father John was saying, a shock of joy had exploded inside me. New desires began to return, I felt a burden on my mind and my chest felt light, my heart breathed easily, peace reigned with me. I swore not to joke in front of Father John. And he looked at me with hopeful eyes, smiled and then joked with me and said, "You are at home sir!" Then he took me to an Elder called Elder Ponera, I was introduced, after a short conversation I was shown to the bedroom and told, "You will be here until the procedures are completed to go school, because your problem has found a solution."

I was able to stay with the locals I found there for three days, and the next day, I left with all the school supplies for the stand. I reached the main stand and boarded the bus with a smile that lost all the shyness I had before. When I was going to school, I was carrying many books, including school books and religious books, and I prayed whenever I needed to pray while on the road. I traveled so full of peaceful and happy thoughts that I wrote down the date in my little memory notebook. I was able to enter the school at seven o'clock if it was the second week after the school opened. I was received, and school began.

Studies were difficult due to instability, so I was studying day and night so that I could continue my studies. Mwalimu Dastani continued to be a help to me by teaching me and giving me pennies when he could do so, his family made me a brother, I went to him every weekend to greet them because he lived in the school house right there at the school. When the exams came I did well with the top three places, when the holidays came I was able to go home chest in front with my exam papers, my parents laughed until the last tooth when they saw my marks. Every holiday I was supposed to go to the province of Songea where I stayed and did the work that I was told to help while getting extra lessons for the teachers of the secondary school for girls in Songea.

Four years passed, later I was selected to join Songea Boys Secondary School. There I studied science lessons in the Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) lessons of the fifth and sixth forms. There I met teachers who cared about their work and I studied day and night until I became one of the best students in the class. Still, the teachers liked my behavior and behavior in the classroom because it was good due to the good upbringing I was given by my parents. Everything I wanted I got on time so I had no doubts about fees and expenses. I had peace of mind that led me to finish my studies well.

After finishing my studies I returned to thank Father John who was still in his office in the province.

He was happy and told me that I have given him the courage to help other young people with dreams. I said goodbye to him and headed to Likuyufusi village to thank my parents for all the good things they did for me. My parents were very happy and I became one of the well behaved young people in the village. I stayed at home helping with this and that while waiting for my sixth form national exam results.