Chapter 9

 "So you are still alive, I thought you were dead", asked aunty peace.

 "No am not", replied thonia.

 "Why didn't you die!,so I would stop seeing this stupid face of yours,why!?",she asked again.

Hearing this,thonia became so sad as tears roll down her cheek.

 "What happened yesterday was just a small thing to what am still going to do", said aunty peace.

Immediately the doctor came out of the sickbay

 "Good morning mam, you are here already",he said.

 "Good morning doctor.Of chores I am,so how much is the treatment", she asked.

 "It's four thousand naira ma",he replied.

Then aunty peace brought out four thousand naira from her bag and gave it to the doctor.the doctor also gave them a list of medicine that they would buy from the nurse. after they had bought the drugs, they got into the car and went back home.

As they arrived home, aunty peace asked Thonia to go inside her and Alex room and never come out till she recover.

Alex was so happy that his sister was back from the hospital.aunty peace noticed the smile on his face.

 "Alex!,why are you happy?", she asked.

 "Nothing ma",he replied.

 "Oh, it's because your stupid sister is back right!, you better go give your sister food to eat.you gat so many clothes to wash today", said aunty peace.

Then Alex rushed to the kitchen to dish out food for thonia. after he had finished dishing out the food,he went into the room to give her.

As he entered the room she was laying on the bed.

 "Hey thonia are you okay!?",he asked.

 "Yeah am fine!,can I come help you out in the work?",she asked.

 "Work!,am done with all the house choice ",he replied.

 "So there's no work for you to do anymore for today!? she asked.

 "Come on thonia you need to rest, remember the doctor said that you shouldn't be stressed, and besides you should be glad you are resting",he said.

 "Am strong,I could do any work for you", she said.

 "No thanks I don't need your help now.get well first,then I will need your assistance",he replied.

 "Okay if you say so, fine!", she said.

 "Here's your food thonia, eat up and take your drugs",he said.

 "Okay I will and thank you very much ",she said.

 "My pleasure ",he replied.

 "Alright thonia I will leave now before aunty peace founds out am still in here.i will see you later ",he said as he left immediately.

Then he went to sitting room.he say aunty peace eating in the dinning, so he walked to the dinning.

 "Em aunty, you asked me to come collect the clothes am going to wash",he asked.

 "Is that why you are disturbing me, can't you see that am eating.what were you doing since",she asked.

 "But you sent me to go give thonia some food", said Alex.

 "For how long will you go to serve food to that your so called sister ", she asked.

 "Alex, the clothes is at the back of the house", said Victor.

Then Alex frowned and was about to leave.

 " Hey come back here", said Micheal.

 "Go and clean my shoe, am going out", said Micheal.

Then Alex left the sitting room and went to the backyard.on reaching there,he saw a heap of clothes that was on the ground that he was going to wash. So he cleaned Michael's shoe before he he began washing.as he was about washing the clothes, Victor came to the back yard with his ball.

 "Alex!, mummy said that you should use the washing machine to wash the clothes",he said.

 "Okay I will",he replied.

And Victor left immediately.

Then Alex took a deep breath

 "Thank God",he said. Meanwhile aunty peace don't allow them to wash with the machine, she would ask them to wash with their hands.

Later in the day, Micheal went to see his friend John. When he arrived at John's house, John was so surprised to see Micheal.

 "Hey Michael wassup, long time no see", said John

 "How are you doing bro", asked Micheal.

 "Am good and you!", asked John.

 "Am good bro",he replied.

 "How's your mum and Victor and ifeoma?", asked John.

 "They are fine bro. Mum is now a big woman.she now owns a big plaza", said Micheal.

 "That's cool bro, so how about that girl and her brother ", John asked.

 "They are fine ", replied Micheal.

 "How about the girl, have you accomplished your mission?", asked John.

 "Guy I haven't oo, she's still acting hard towards me", replied Micheal.

 "Up till now,guy I thought you much have done it by now ", asked John.

 "I don't really understand bro I know if it was you, you must have had your way in since ", said Micheal.

 "Guy if she doesn't want to give it to you in a peaceful way,then take it by force instead of begging her and she would getting too proud.cause boys like us don't beg,we take it by force ", said John.

 "She's even ill ", said Micheal.

 "What's wrong with her? asked John .

So he explained everything to John.

 "Guy I think this is your chance to do what you want, since she's I'll . you need to do this fast before she gets well ", said John.

 "There's only one big problem I have with this ", said Micheal.

 "What's that?", asked John.

 "It's my mom, she don't normally go out ", replied Micheal.

 "Why!,is there any problem?", asked John.

 "No there's no problem.just that since she has people working for her, she no longer goes to work because they normally send her the money to her account.and she goes there once a while ", replied Micheal.

 "Well!, she's now a big woman and don't need to stress herself.but guy if I were you,I would have done this since", John said.

 "I trust you, you are such a sharp guy in terms of this ", said Micheal.

 "What did you brought for me while coming ", asked John.

 "I didn't bring anything bro!",he replied.

 "U didn't try bro ", asked John.

Then Micheal put his hands in his pocket and brought out a three thousand naira note and gave to John.

 "That's all I have on me bro,I think I'll go to the nearest pos to withdraw some money I will yes for transport", said Micheal.

 "Thank you so much bro,I think I have found the money I will give to my girl when she comes", said John.

 "So that's the reason you didn't go to work, take it easy oo", said Micheal.

 "Nothing is easy in this life Michael",he said.