Hope

I walked into the sitting room with smiles on my cheek as uncle and my father was enjoying themselves in pure brotherhood. my father saw me first and smiled at me before uncle turned around and saw me

"nne you are now so grown come my dear" I drew closer and he put his elbow on my shoulder and drew me more closer.

" how are you?" he asked

"I'm good sir" I said shyly not knowing why I'm feeling so shy. I shouldn't be this way I mean I am going to the unni and should be smart and pleasant looking all the time

"your cousins send their greeting" he said

"wow uncle I have cousins now?"I asked in excitement

"yes and they would like to meet you and ugoo I have told them a lot of things about all of you"

"really?"

"yes my dear"

"so when are we going to meet them?" I asked excited

"soon my girl, soon we are planning to come home and that is why I am here to erect a decent house that we will stay and also to help your parents to train you and ugoo"

"what?"

"yes you are family and your father helped so I want to help you too"

" has uncle thank you oh" I said even though I didn't know the kind of help"

"yes you see your uncle here has given me the sum of two hundred thousand naira to start a business and also pay your tuition in the higher institution"

"haha God thank you oh uncle God bless you" I said in excitement

"and your mother too he has given money to start a business too, you see how God help those who hope in him and calls on him"

"yes papa" I didn't have any thing else to say and all my lips was full of laughter

"uncle thank you"

"you are welcome my dear" he said looking at me with eyes that said more than words.

"please excuse me I have to check what I am cooking"

"okay my dear call ugoo for me"

"okay uncle" I left the place and went to the kitchen to meet mama and ugoo

"ugoo he is calling you"

"nne God is good oh" mama said

"yes oh mama I was here thinking of how I will start this school in this manner and now God has done it"

"my dear God has really done it for me and for our entire family look at how happy your father is my dear have you seen him this happy?"

"no mama" I said dishing out the yam pottage on the China plates that we rarely used except for August visitors that come to our house

" and even you I have been thinking lately how my daughter will go to school without anything reasonable enough and no good clothes to wear my dear God really answers prayers"

"yes mama"

she began dancing and I laughed at her dance steps and immediately ugoo came out with a bright face and mother called him to her side

"what did your uncle tell you?" she asked

"he said I will no longer go to the community school but to a private school and he gave father additional money to enroll me into a good school"

"hei! God is good, he has done me well oh my soul rise up and praise the Lord" mama danced around

"and he is saying something of taking Mimi to abroad to do her master's after graduation"

"are you serious?" mama almost screamed

"yes now"

"did you hear clearly" I asked

"yes I did"

"ha! this kind God oh, I never see your type oh..." mama was dancing around

"mama please go and serve him now so I can dress up and go to school"

"okay my dear, give me your father's portion first" I handed it to her and she went into the sitting room and came back almost immediately to carry the second one

"your uncle's own my dear" she said with a broad smile"

"mama what else did you hear?"

"nothing oh they are just talking about politics and the community and things like that" she said and walked away

"okay if you say so"

" ugoo bring your plates let me put for you" I told him as I finished putting for mama and my self and then I dishes his own and gave to him. I covered Mama's food and sat down with ugoo to eat

" do you think uncle has a car?" I asked him

"yes I saw a car packed but I didnt know the person is coming here and when I looked up again I saw him approaching so I'm not sure it's his but he should have a car"

"and he is rich?"

"yes very rich did you see his phone?"

"no did you?"

"yes"

"wow I wish I can have one especially the smart phone so I can use it for my assignments"

"tell him now he will buy it for you"

"no I think he has done enough" I said

mama rushed into the kitchen

" mama what is it?" I asked

"eat fast and get your things so your uncle can drop you at your school"

"is that what he said" I asked

"yes" she said and entered the sitting room again. I hurried and gave ugoo the last portion of food on my plate and went inside and changed and brought my things outside as uncle was standing outside with papa

"Mimi are you ready?" papa asked

"yes papa" I answered

"don't forget anything"

"yes papa"

ugoo help me with the remaining yam and food stuffs

"so tomorrow your mother will come and pay your tuition at the admission block and school bank"

"okay papa"

"but you have this for your pocket money and some of your textbooks" he handed her twenty thousand naira

" okay let's go if you are ready"

papa helped me pack my bag on the car at the back seat and I went and sat down on the front seat and mama was waving at us with ugoo and papa and for once I missed home.