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sk. When I got into the hospital and told the nurse at the reception counter I was there to see Toyin in room 144 upstairs

sking of Toyin, our patie

ying to think. “Oh oh oh.” She

was any problem. We were in front of a door the

me

oor for me to go in and jammed it, leaving me with

tching her hand to the chair facin

en dragged out the chair

out. She didn’t look like she

e stretched her arms and reached for mine,

ng like it was going to bu

passed away yeste

he was supposed to come home today. Thoughts flowed through my mind. Last thing I

be I wouldn’t have stayed, maybe I would have also ran away, I ever wanted

atient bed next to me; I was the only one in the room. I was wondering what

asked. I didn’t even notice

nurse was quite old, may

after—you were told abo

I know. Tha

see you soon, Sade.” Sh

had died. I was told she died the other night in her sleep. I felt a sudden tummy

you feeling?" She sa

n out, "no ma. I—I need to get out of th

ry for yo

, so I just walked out. Nothi

or her burial. I stood there as they dropped her coffin six feet with the hope that she'll wake up or I'll hear banging from within the coffin an

ait as I told them but I knew it wasn't because they thought I heard something bu

time they had finished I was left alone in front of her grave, her new home. All the tears in

O ti fi mi si le o. You have left me

but the guard's had to tell me they were c

deserve the whole world. You were so nice, you never did anyone wrong, you were always willing to help even when you weren't in the right position. I love you and I woul

. I started to become depressed with every new day that comes. Truth is I always thought she and I would be together forever and bes

promised myself that that was

is way you'd be sad. You'd do everything just so I can smile again." I took a break from my speech just listening to the wind blow for a

," I squatted, kissed my palm and used it to touch her grave stone. "I'll see you in the world after this." I smiled and stood up about, turned around and started walking toward the exit game but then I no

now he used to travel a lot and he was never really home. But when he was he’d make sure

me and placed me on his lap. "

ling to Abuja today." Seven years

you hmm?” He tickled me a little, making me laugh. “What's the

plenty sweet and choco

d sweet look at your teeth." My da

owards us any time he wasn't in a good mood. But my mom, she easil

oom. I didn’t know the reason, and Toju told me it was nothing. After some time,

are you goin

He smiled. “I just need some air; take care of yo

my brother worried so he came to my room and asked me to follow him outside to look for o

p out for more than thirty seconds and it’s always to get snacks for us from the mallam opposite our house. When Toju and I got to

happening there." Toju sai

we saw our dad all covered in his own blood. They said there was a robbery in the area an

gave all of her attention to the child molester forgetting her children, especially me. She didn’t even care about what people would say. It was if sh

mart and loving. With him around I had every assurance that

Toyin’

he was going to stop what she was doing. Why didn’t God give her a chance for a new life? I felt disgusted at life. Then the thought of what Chief did to Toyin came to my mind. I thought