I watched the waters of the lake flow freely, streaming to the South end of Fort Jameson as the harmattan wind blew on, making my hair restless. It covered my face from time to time and I had to tuck it behind my ear each time. After tucking a stray strand of hair, I shifted my gaze to my wrist watch and noticed that it was thirty minutes after 4 PM yet my mother was still nowhere to be seen. I pouted with frustration as it was getting late. The sun was setting and considering I was on the Eastern side of the country, nightfall was bound to come sooner.
I pouted again, wondering if my mother was going to show up and Just when I was about to give up, I saw a car pull up on the sandy banks of the lake. My mother got out of the car but I could see that she was with someone else; a lady dri
