WHY I MUST LIVE

SCHOOL CHAT

“That biology teacher is so mean, can you believe after making us lean on that dirty grass, that hot sun. she said we must duplicate the note before we go for break. knowing how big that Subject is even after break we will still be writing” Alisha exclaimed. her hold her hands so furious, her hijab floats down to kneels. Alisha daughter to Fatima, the fourth child of the family

“You should have known her by now, your notes should always be up to date. look at me, how many times, have I been in school, I have almost spent the whole team at home, I try as much as possible to make sure my notes are updated” she brutal, gazing at her to see her reaction

“So you have started this your I too know” fling her hand as she demonstrates, in aggressive behaviour frowned, Kaima grins, Nnenna walks out of the house

with a sack bag walks towards them “Good afternoon ma” Alisha greeted

“Afternoon, my dear, how are you?” she retorted, adjusting her shirt,

“Fine thank you, ma” she response

“Umm… Kaima I’m off to market, take care of the house” Nnenna tact in Igbo language fumble her hand bag under her armpit, robbing the left over powder in her palm, she went to a glass window, looking at herself

Kaima grinning, as she watches Nnenna, fashioning herself in the mirror. “mama di mama, you’re a beautiful woman” she hails, in her in Igbo language Nnenna turn giggling

“Let me ran alone, I don’t want to be late “she exclaimed, hushing out of the stage

“good market” Kaima grumble. Waving at her

“Kama, when are you going to return to school” Alisha query

“My dear, I don’t have an idea” she exclaimed, her mood changed, as if she was presented with a question she was hiding from

“What does that mean, are you telling me you’re never going back to school” she asked curiously, waiting patiently to get her respond, her eyes fix on her

“My dad is on it, in no time we will go back to school” she tries not caught her eyes, clap her back palm on her front palm, felt shade

you know the exam is fast approaching, you still have to cover up all you school work” she exclaimed, has the empathy show in her face she, her fix on Kaima's, her body felt cold feelings shamed, she faced steady at the ground, turns to face Alisha, fold her lips

"It also not easy for them too, I know all this thing but I know that everything will fall in place"

Fatima sight singing in Hausa language as she steps in motion, sees Alisha and Kaima her mood change, the moment Alisha sight her she stood. "Kama, I will be going now, see you around" hushed out

" Good day ma, welcome" Kaima great

"hmm... thank you" glare at her joined Alisha. in the living room Fatima walks, her eyes so dime and scary, burning with anger" Alisha! Alisha!!, where is this girl" she yell furiously, Alisha rush in trembling in fear " what, where you doing there?" she roars in Hausa language

" Mommy, we were just chatting" she whispered in Hausa language, Fatima eye mounted fear in her, she taught she would hit her

" You are such a foolish girl; you know what would had happened to you if your father was here" mute. "Alisha, respect yourself, be careful, I wouldn't repeat myself" she walks into a room.

*****

Kaima and Nnenna in the living room peeling a melon

" Mommy, I don't know why she hate me” knock the melon so hard on the tray “when are greets her, she replied so fierce” she expands

" I don't like your association with that girl, I just don't like her for a bit, I even wanted to discuss that with you" Nnenna protest peeling

"Mom, I'm sure you don't have reason for that” moaned. " you know Alisha is not a bad person, is just this mentality we had, that try to create other tribe and religion, evil". Kaima caution

"What do you know, you see my dear. the claim to know God, yet the engage in destruction and taken human lives. what kind of belief is that, and the claim to know God more" she exclaimed furiously.

Kaima try seeing meaning in what, she said. "Mom, they have diversity in religious. not all believe in killing and destruction, just like ours we also have diversity” she demonstrated

" What more, are you taught in that school? we know their history, I will educate you and even more” speak competitively, fond and so furious

"Mom, I don't doubt your intellectual understanding, we also do research in some of this. we only serve one God, the different is the translation and what we were taught to belief " she retort

"We only have one God and the only God we have is Christ Jesus, who died for the sin of the world, Christianity is the only true religion" she preached, so optimistic as if she educates Kaima

"Mom, I believe but you can't impose it to one who has same mind-set as yours, when it comes to their religion" she confronts giggling

"Is there problem, see me see heaven" Nnenna grumbling so fond, Kaima blast out chuckling