Chapter 12

Young girls and gossip are like five and six, bamami said, how are her parents, bamami asked, oh they are fine, they sent their regards, in fact when I explained our situation, they were so compassionate, they gave me some money, and they asked us to keep it, no need paying back. I said.

Ahaaaa, my God ohh, God will bless them, she was overjoyed and said, they would never lack, they would never know a better yesterday, in fact, Rehan my daughter you are going to give me their number or call your friend so I can appreciate her parents, bamami said...

Okay ma, no problem, but I shall go in first and freshen up. I went inside and cried some more, I felt dirty and unworthy, and I managed to have my bath. counting the money, I discovered a shocking sum of 2million I was so surprised and angry at the same time...

While in the room, I heard voices outside, it was the women that had come the previous day, they had come for their money, and they sounded ready for war,oya madam our money, you asked us to come this morning, where is the 16,0000 thousand you asked us to come to collect this morning, one of the women said...

Good morning ma, nothing is good about this morning, the other woman attacked me, just give us the morning and spare us all these pleasantries, she said...

Ma, please if you don't mind, give me the total amount my mummy is owning you, I said calmly, mother was surprised at the question, in short, she looked at me puzzled by the question I asked the woman.

The women stared at each other and laughed sarcastically. you haven't paid common 16,000, you are asking for the total amount, well if you must know, your mother borrowed 200000 with the interest of 20000 thousand only, making it a total of 220,000, but your mother has paid only 3 times, so 8,000 times three, she asked me, 24,000 I replied, well that's how much your mother has paid, her balance is 196000 thousand, she said, and opened her hand like she wanted to receive something.

Excuse me please, I said to them, I went inside and brought out 200,000 thousand here, I said handing the money to one of them, that's the sum of 200000 thousand you can keep the change for your inconveniences, I said. the women were shocked to their bones, they were left in shame like snails in their shells.

Ah, God will bless that your friend for removing this shame from us .my mummy was just jumping and dancing up and down she was overjoyed I looked at her and smiled, not because I lied about the source of the money but because I put a smile on her face that had lost hope to live again. ...

I was pleased that at least my mummy would make good use of my filthy money but I still felt ashamed in my heart and prayed that God forgives me......