Twin brothers meeting new friends.

Robin and David were happy to have started secondary school education, with great hope to have a great future, In Nakuru day secondary Robin made new friends male and female since it was a mixed day school, the class he was a very brilliant student he came across other brilliant students from different part of the country.

He was walking to school early morning he met with liner his classmate.

"Morning liner it's a chilly morning it's almost time we are almost late," Robin said.

"That is true do you know that is almost the end of the term we are almost doing the examination," Liner said.

"Yes imagine I had forgotten that we are almost doing the examination?" Robin said

"I have not revised anything I don't know what to tell my mother if I fail," Robin said.

"Don't worry we need to plan how we are going to revise the normal lessons are very congested" Liner said.

They rushed to the school reaching the gate already the deputy principal was already at the gate holding a cane in his hand waiting for the time to close the gate for the students who came late to punish them.

"Let's ran or we get the best of five," Robin said.

They ran past the deputy principal to the class they were early before five minutes before.

The deputy principal closed the gate at exactly seven am, the students who came late were outside waiting for the punishment to be given or to be given.

"You are late and most of you are notorious late comers so you collet rubbish around the school compound and make sure you make the school clean" the Deputy principal ordered.

The students went around collecting rubbish all around the compound, Robin peeped on the window he saw students collecting rubbish all around.

"They are very lucky they were not caned, canning in the morning is very painful I could not have put up with," Robin said.

Liner laughed it was approaching lesson time Robin made sure that he had finished his homework.

"Have you finished your homework?" Robin asked.

"Wow I had forgotten I have not even started," Liner said.

"What do you mean?" Robin said

"We only have twenty minutes are you waiting for the teacher to come and punish you for not doing the home assignment?" Robin asked.

Liner removed her exercise book and started doing the assignment quickly.

"The assignment is very hard," Liner said.

The other students discovered that they have not done the assignment they hurriedly did but others were difficult they left.

"Let me assist you," Robin said.

Liner handed over the exercise book and robin did the assignment very first not sober then Robin finished doing the assignment for her then the English teacher came into the class.

Stop what you are doing and collect all the exercise books and bring them in front of the

Class.

"Thank you very much for assisting me," liner said.

"It's okay remember to do your assignment tomorrow" Robin responded.

"If you have not finished your examination come in front or else I will cane you, u," the English teacher said.

The liner was very nervous she thought that Robin didn't finish doing her assignment she wanted to go but Robin held her hand.

All the students went in front except Robin and liner.

"Are you sure you finished your home assignment?" The teacher asked.

"Yes," Robin answered confidently.

The teacher checked on their exercise book and marked he realized that they did and got all the assignments right.

"You are brilliant students I hope you will maintain your spirit though you are still in form one it's hard to tell,l," the English teacher said.

Liner looked at Robin wished she could hag him to thank him but it was not possible.

"You who didn't do the assignment, I will personally cane you but you must finish the assignment before the end of the day," The teacher said.

The teacher caned them three painful strokes the magnitude of pain was pronounced by their facial expression.

Maggy prepared supper for David he was from school very tired after playing football in the school playground.

"How is n your new school I see you are tired have you done your home assignment?" Maggy asked.

'Yes I did in school during preps time I didn't want to create a backlog with other subjects assignment but I was surprised we were not given assignments for other subjects only mathematics and English subjects" David said.

"I'm general how is your new school are you catching up well?" Maggy asked.

"Yes I am doing well, I met students from notional schools that are in form two and three even form four," David said.

"What did they say do they regret joining day school?" Maggy asked

"They told me about the ordeal they faced in the boarding school they told Mr life is unbearable they serve little food and we boys biologically we feed because we grow and our muscles grow," David said.

"Mum, I thank you, you didn't want me to pass through the ordeal they passed through even being bullied in the boarding schools is so rampant" David explained.

Maggy laughed as she served the food and placed it on the table to eat.

"I would not let my son pass through such a horrifying process, that is why I didn't want you to go to boarding school," Maggy said.

David ate his food as Maggy switched the television set to watch the evening news.

"I would like you to work very hard we have many universities here in Kisumu I would like you to join and be with me since I am the only one who is bringing up you," Maggy said.

David in dip thought thinking about his father and asking himself many questions, he wanted to ask his mother but it was not possible to come out of his mouth.

Maggy realized that David is in deep thought, she moved closer and placed her hand around him.

"My boy, what are you thinking about?" Maggy asked.

"Mum life is unfair it does not spare anyone it doesn't give you a second chance," David said.

"You are a small boy to think and talk that way," Maggy said.

"Whenever I go to school I meet the street urchins scavenging for food I have never experienced that in my life I thank you because I have food on the table and have shelter under my head," David said.

Maggy was emotional she rushed inside her bedroom and shed tears and asked herself many questions.

What did David ask me that a moving story it is as if he is reading my emotions, David was surprised to see her mother rushing inside her bedroom but he didn't have any idea that, she was emotional and she went inside her room to hide tears?