The afternoon is warm and cozy but the tension and the fear of losing our brother didn't even allow us to know that the weather was so sunny, Feng lay on the mat looking frustrated and sad, I on the other hand was sitting on a stone close to the kitchen. the look on our faces can actually tell that our brother was still in the hospital "Simi, is this how we are going to just sit and do nothing about our brother's health?", "what do you want us to do? its not been easy on anyone, school is on session and my project supervisor has said i shouldn't even bother coming back to school if i don't have money for my bench work and don't forget i haven't even paid my school fees" i said looking helpless hmm " i don't know what am going to do seriously"you can hear the frustration in my voice "and now Niri" i said almost at tears, "i cant just sit here and do nothing oh" she dashed inside and come out with her bag "where are you going feng" she hurriedly rushed out "I'm going out" she replied before i can say any other thing she had already ran out and i know for sure that this girl is not going anywhere meaningful and i tried to stop her but as usual she didn't listen to me.
My mother and my father are out there trying to raise money for my brothers hospital bills which usually comes in thousands of naira, they were making calls; trying to get help from family friends and relatives but noting seems to be forth coming "let me go to the workshop and see if i can get something to sell" my mother knowing that he just wanted space to think just nodded her head "yes please take care of him and yourselves please!" "ill dear" she said not even looking up. As my father walked out of the hospital ward my mother held my bothers hands and said a silent prayer for him "lord! please let nothing happen to my baby please!" she said sobbing "mummyyyy please don't cry" Niri said calming, wipes her tears "I'm not crying, look at my face, I am not crying at all" she tried to fake a smile for him "I love you dearly son and I'll do anything to keep you alive, strong and healthy, please stay with me and stay strong for me please".
Nothing was left in the house for me to cook and i cant possibly even go to any nearby shop to collect on credit as usual because our bills are pilled up there already, but they most eat right? like my mother will always say "there is something waiting for you to be found, just look in the right places" so i was just looking around for what is not missing just in-case i come up with something because they will definatly be hungry i mean they haven't eaten in close to 24hours. Looking round i heard a voice call my name "siimmmmmiii" from outside when i got to check it was my neighbor "come and collect this and cook for them" i almost drop a tear, i haven't even checked what was inside but i kneeled down and appreciated the woman " thank you so much ma, God bless you" she didn't say much she just walked away after asking how my brother was feeling, this must be answered prayers like seriously. I quickly rushed inside to open it and i saw cocoyam popularly called "gwaza" in hausa i immediately started the fire so i can wash and put the "gwaza" on fire for us to eat but i quickly remembered our parents used to farm this but then we hardly eat because it is nobody's favorite but look at us now! and am supposed to laugh right? commmmme back here Feng! come her now and tell me who that old man was, what is wrong with you this girl! i ran out to check and it
was my dad and am sure he must have caught her with one of her sugar daddies of sugar boys "at what age Feng" my father shouted, if you look at how she is standing you will think like she will never do it again but nooo she will definitely and we all know her excuse "if you cant take the heat get out of the kitchen and here! is HOT" that's exactly what she will tell you.
As feng and my daddy stood starring at each other, we saw our uncle the one from my mothers side, this doesn't happen often, what is he doing here, is this a good news or some bad news, his face doesn't even look good "ohhhh lord this had better be good! i taught to my self