HER GIFT AND HER DREAM

The seventh day of April in the year 2000 was a very unique, fabulous and remarkable day in the family of Mr.Mrs. Agbor, a day the beautiful and attractive cry of a young princess was felt and welcomed by the living. It was a great thing of happiness and fulfilment of time to the family concerned and the neighborhood. It was a colourful, gleesome and awaresome moment that any will ever kneel down to pray for as far as a family is concerned. Those who witnessed this day faithfully hoped for their turn to come near so as to host such happiness and joy “I told you it was going to be a baby girl” Mr. Agbor whispered on a low tone into the wife ear as the crowed in the sitting room were still busy with the new born "Otam" as she was named by her father. But Mrs. Agbor who was still yet to regain her strength after the pains and shout during labour hour replied back with an attractive smile as she slowly made a redirection of her face towards her husband who sat rightward to her … It was indeed a surprising moment for Mrs. Agbor and the other neighbours as they watched Mr. Agbor battled with some moves to the rhythm of the musical beat that was on play for the celebration, Mr. Agbor who never took music to be a compulsory call for the movement of the entire body as to attain to its beat or vibration was left with no option but to demonstrate out his exceeding Joy with a great dance which won everyone's attention in the sitting room “ I never knew I married a good dancer” Mrs. Agbor also whispered to him immediately he visited back the chair. Dancing for a minute was like dancing for an hour, Mr. Agbor couldn't help control it any longer as he sends out his heavy breathe simultaneously compare to one whose adrenal gland just got activated by a dangerous act or occurrence. It was a wonderful celebration displayed with different classes of food, drinks and entertainment for those who humbly honoured the day. Growing up from her infantile, Otam was trained and brought up with the fear of the lord. She was provided with everything that extracts happiness to a child. Being a girl child, most of her time was spent in the kitchen as she gives assistant to her mother while cooking. Because of her engagement in the kitchen, Otam was finding it difficult to spent time playing with the toys and electronics that were around her. It was becoming fun to her as she began to enjoy the great role she was playing in the kitchen, being there to taste for salt and maggi was an interesting aspect Otam discovered in the kitchen while assisting her mother in the cooking. But it was unfortunate to her that Jellof rice and beans which happened to be her favourite meal was not often prepared as it was placed at the weekends. With this reason, she was always eager for the weekends to arrive so as to feed herself to her satisfaction with her favourite. Because of her favourite meal, Otam considered Weekends to be very precious, especially when she realized how good she feeds herself with this Jellof Rice and beans, Unlike the other meals which she get detest of appetite while eating. Jellof Rice and beans was not just Otam’s Favourite but Mr Agbor's best meal also. Otam being a very good observer, noticed this from the result she often get from the empty breakable plates which were kept unique for her father's meal. Unlike the other days that her father will leave the plates with unfinished particles of food in them. With this great observation she went into conclusion to might have inherited the gene from her father. Otam was known to be a photo copy of her mother image as she inherits over her mother darkened skin and voice.