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religion discrimination

Jummy's mother then left with ang__ry face.

After her mother left,Jummy couldn't look at my face,But I had to move closer to her to let her realize some realities.

"I Understood,Jummy!" I said,As I placed my hand on her shoulder.

Though,I was feeling afraid and sad at the same time but I didn't want Jummy to notice that my mood had changed.so,I had to be smilling pretendly.

"I'm so very sorry for the embarr__assment" Jummy said,as she was about to kneel down.

"No, Jummy! You don't have to do that because it's not your fault" I said, Hijacking her from kneeling down.

"Thank you dear" Jummy said, wearing a smilling face.

Seeing her smilling this time made me feel a little happy too but my mind was still in her mother's statements "what's a dog doing in lion's jungle" and "you and my daughter are just like fire and water".

"It's nothing Jummy! If it were to be my parent too,That was how they would act too" I said this to make her happy.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yes" I confirmed.

But,Is it really true that my parent would also act and behave that way too? Well,I I know surely that my mother wouldn't mind it but as for my father, It's so confusing!!.My mother allows us to play with children in our neighborhood; be it a Christian or from any other religions.My mum believes that we can be friends even though we are from different religions.

Before we built our own house,we rented a house in a street that's filled up of Christians.Infact the street was owned by a Christian.muslims who are in that street can be counted;Just we and three other people.There was a Sunday two of our neighbor's children came to visit us,Joseph and Christiana.My mother cooked for them on that day and we all had fun.Infact when it was time to go to church,My mum reminded them and escort them back to their house.

"You mean your daddy may not like me?" Jummy asked .

I bent down my head for like two minutes and couldn't talk.

Then Jummy asked again with a cool voice.

"Answer me!" Jummy said.

"I couldn't assure you of my dad but my mum would like you.sure" I said,Confidentially

"Why did you say that?" Jummy asked.

I remembered when aunty barakah,My cousin want to get married.The man she brought home then was a Christian.We call him brother segun.He is such a very nice and generous person.Though,I was still young but I'm old enough to know what was happening and going on.Why did I say he is nice? Smile.Whenever brother segun is coming back from work,he would surely buy something for us.Sometimes,it could be milk candy, biscuits and likewise food.Because of what he does,we loved him very much for that.what did I want to bring out from this?,When aunty barakah brought brother segun home as her fiance,All the family declined the marriage.Was he poor then?No.Brother segun was well financially wealthy then.he own two pure water factories where he gets money everyday.The whole family declined it because of being a Christian and not a Muslim.But later,Brother segun had to spent money for all the family members.some that he gave half of a million and some that he gave million.Since money is the root of e___v__il,They all collected the money from him and grant him his request to marry my cousin except my father who didn't collect the money and stood on his word that he wouldn't ever accept that.Since my father isn't the father of aunty barakah but his uncle,she later married brother segun.But till date,My father says he's not and will never be happy with the marriage.so, How will my father allow me to marry a Christian?.

As Jummy heard this story,She felt somehow de___pres__sed but what should we do?.I saw it from her eyes.

"That means it can't ever and ever work out" she said.

"What's that?" I asked as If I was suprised.

"Never mind" she replied.

I've known and understand what she meant truly but I didn't want her to notice.If it hadn't been for cowardliness and fear,I would have been the first person to express my feeling for Jummy.But,We all know how rich people's daughters do.I don't want to be embarrassed.so,I maintained my championship.

I moved a little more closer to her and whispered to her ear:

"Jummy! Jummy! Her parent's daughter" I cracked a joke.

Whenever I whisper this to her ear,she would grin delightfully.But this time,She didn't smile at all.As a content creator,I tickled her till she finally laughed joyfully.

"Well,that reminds me,What did you say you want to tell me yesterday?" I asked her.

As she heard this,her mood changed and she faced me.but as she was about to talk,We heard a voice.

"Love birds! What are you still doing there? When the______" it was a voice from