Chapter 8

6 months later

Niniola

It's been 6months now that I and Kate wrote our final Exams, we both passed and came out in flying colours even my jamb cut off mark was 280 while Kate own was 250 so we already have our admission into the university .

I was sweeping the house when mom called me.

"Nini"She called while sitting on one of the chairs in the sitting room. " yes mom" I  turn facing her holding the broom.

"When you finish sweeping we need to talk" 

" I answered yes ma" I quickly finish sweeping because I feel the discussion is something partaning to my admission. after sweeping I quickly rush to stand in front of her.

"Sit" mom said, I sat down, .

"Nina,as you can see , it's been my shop that has been sustaining us, I don't think I would be able to send u girls to the university, I have tried raising money for your higher institution but I couldn't, I even went to my friends, all their children are also still going to school" she said. Tears started falling from my face " I really wish I could " she also started sobbing, bit if you can wait till the end of this year I might try raising some money.

"Even your sister kate cried this way yesterday, she even left me on my sit when I told her yesterday, it was her boyfriend that she went to meet that promise to sponsor her through her university if not  she also wouldn't go to university. Maybe for the main time you should think of what you can learn and I will take you there" I couldn't stop crying because I had a good result and I wanted to go to school.

KATE.

I entered the our sittingroom and find Nini crying in front of mom, My new boyfriend had just drop me in front of the house that's where I usually spend most of my time now.

" Good evening mom" I greeted.

" Welcome dear, how was your outing and hope you bring something for me?".

"Of course mom" I opened my handbag and brought out a body cream. "I noticed your cream could finish anytime from now that's why I got you a cream". I looked at Nini in the eyes if she was listening to our conversation but she wasn't interested.

" Thanks my dear" mom collects the cream from me. " That's why a rich boyfriend is good they could change your like in a twinkle of time".

"You are right mom' both of us looking at Nini and smiling but she is too imensed in her crying.

" What's that in you hand?" Pointing at the plastic bag in my hand.

"Oh he took me shopping, Paul knows how to spoil a woman, Everytime shopping"

" Let me take a look at the clothes" Mom collects the plastic bag.

"Mom why is Nini crying?"

"You know our situation of raising school funds, so I told her there is no money to send her to school that if she can wait another 1year I might have save the money but for now she should learn one trade and she's been crying, I even told her it's your boyfriend who is sponsoring your education, that's why rich boyfriend is good" we both smile. This is the kind of situation I want to enjoy with Nini, where am at the top and she's behind me. I walk up to her and sit beside her. "Nini, it's not the end of the world even people that learn trade in Nigeria today are making it. if only you had a rich boyfriend he would have supported you but it'fate and luck you know" she didn't say a word she just kept crying then she dry her face with her palm and said " I want to go and arrange clothes inside the room". She drags herself into the room, I know she has gone to continue her cry while I laugh hapilly because if you see how delighted I feel for a day like this to have happened u wouldn't have imagined.

Like seriously rich boyfriend! Yes he is rich but never generous towards me, he has to have sex with me before I can get N3000 or N2000, he's so stingy, it's from those money I gain from having sex with him and some chewing gum boyfriends that I usually save to buy all this clothes and those clothes you see are not from boutique, I usually buy them from roadside but I have to package lies for everyone except mom. That's the reason I make sure my boyfriend always drop me home and to as well show off to the neighbourhood that I date big boys nothing more.

As for my tuition fees mom paid it but we had to hatch a plan like this so that she wouldn't know mom doesn't want her to continue her education because she need someone who would do the house chores when I go to school but am glad am going to be ahead of her and when I finally become a chef and work in a big hotel, I would meet big boys , I would earn a good salary and own a car, she will always look at me from above. 

Am glad there's is no more mike and Dayo again so she doesn't even have a boyfriend but I have one.

Finally am happy.