WHY I MUST LIVE

ARGUMENT

“Okay now, see you tomorrow” he retorts Yusuf left. wife of late major general Tunde ladepo, died in a car accident, which left his family stabilize financially, the have to live their comfort zone to the only property left for them by the family, life took turns out of them. She was left with no choice, then to sold out the asset left, before she relocated to the family home with her two children. Adex and Bolade, she was just eight years when her father died, Adex twelve years.

“Bye my dear” she retorts smirk. turns to Adex as the walk towards a duplex, painted white

“You, so you don’t want to listen to me, this people they are not called somebody friend, when their people comes he will be the first to rebuke you” she caution

“Mom, this people has done nothing to you, I don’t know why you harbour them this much” he brutal

She looks at him with empathy. “What an elder see when sitting, even when a child climbed a tree, he won’t see it” she exclaimed, walk into the protector mount in the building, sat on the bench

Adex went in keep the bag beside the front door, it leans on a wall the bag wide open, as he released the two handle which looks like it was captured and now set free.

“Mom, that’s not what is like, I know you know better than me. your points are always adopting from tribalism and religious, you have to change your intellect set. it not solving problem” he reluctantly viciously. lean on the wall, she glares at him, so fierce mincing her teeth

“Shut up. I too know that is what will kill you, don’t listen to me” she said in Yoruba language “Bolade, my daughter please get me water” she grumble

“Yes ma,” voice reply behind the scene, few minutes Bolade walks in

“Welcome Ma, good afternoon” she tact, in Yoruba language, beaming with smile she replied. Bolade her father’s copy, chubby and tall, looks more mature than her age, mistake to be older than Adex, known to be notice anywhere she's presence. Bisi drink the sachet water, she brought on a flat plate. she squeezed ever drop of water into her mouth, dump The sachet water under the bench, shows satisfactions by the look on her face Bolade sits beside her. “I have warned you, don’t say I didn’t “she said furiously, in Yoruba language. she stood up in so much energy

“Mom, what happened?” she asked curiously. waits patiently, she held the bench, point her face up to face Bisi, by the look on her face shows how stressed she was

“he will explain better” she exclaimed walking into the house, Bolade turns to face him

“Adex, what is it this time?” she query

“what!!!” he retaliates. “Mom, Yusuf is a good guy. don’t always think everyone is same” he added

Bolade smirk, twist her mouth “Mom, not again, what has Yusuf done to you, you haven’t stop this discrimination of a thing” he grumbling joins her, Adex sits on the bench, staring at nature.

“where is he? is he gone?” she sits, besides him, interrogating him.

“What” he grunts furiously.

Bolade glare at him, frowned walks into the house, she has always found Yusuf attractive. She so wishes she attend same school, with her brother, to have the chance to be with him, maybe might end up been his girlfriend. Which Adex would never want it to happen. Yusuf was just a Playboy.

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