On Feet.

The crowd was now getting bigger.

"Is my car on fire? But no one is carrying water".

It never crossed her mind that her car was the magnate.

She feared that she wouldn't be able to deliver Eli's message anymore. As she put the car in reverse, she raised her head and glanced back to check if the path was clear. To her surprise, she noticed a woman standing at the door. The woman bore an unmistakable resemblance to Eli, it was impossible to overlook.

A strong confidence upheld her, and without hesitating, she turned off the car and alighted.

But the crowds were not observant enough to see through her facade and notice how scared she was.

She walked straight to Eli's mother and passed the information to her. The crowds could only see Eli's mother panicking without knowing the reason behind the sudden outburst. Angaela just opened the passenger side for her to opt in then she drove off.

Here's the opposite of Eli, the loquacious boy named Emmanuel, who always carries rumours about the people he hates or the ones who never agree with him.

He moves to the front and faces the crowd,

"Eli has probably gone to steal from a wealthy man's house and he has been arrested. We all know how terribly they live. Hahaha". He laughed.

The crowd that was speculating about the event that just unrolled in front of them some minutes earlier, before the car disappeared from their sight, now burst into laughter; their laughter turned to mockery as they all left for their houses. They surely will add more ingredients to make it sound interesting to the people who are not present at the event.

Eli was at the hospital receiving treatment, but at home, rumours were spreading like wildfire that he was in jail facing charges of robbery.

It's been a month since his mother left their neighbourhood to stay with him at the hospital, which further raises more rumours that his mother has been locked up, too.

Meanwhile, she was at the hospital caring for her child. Everything has been paid for, including his food, till recovery, so she doesn't leave the hospital.

After two months of treatment, Eli is back again on his feet, but he has not fully recovered. There are stitches on his forehead, neck, stomach and his arms. So, because of his condition, he won't be discharged till he fully recovers.

Angela usually visits him but not often since his mother is present; she even brought her senior brother to meet Eli; her brother was fond of how knowledgeable he was, and they became friends.

Eli's mother also won't stop enunciating how Angela is a blessing to her and Eli; she's been very grateful for Angela's efforts on that day of the incident.