OH LIFE "I MUST SURVIVE" (EPISODE ELEVEN)

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…to their mother. She gathered them to herself. Later she made them sit down and once more served them the meal which their father did not eat.

Adia did not talk to them about their fathers leaving the house. The children did not ask. They were

very happy in the company of their mother and in the company of one another.

Adia waited for her husband. She sat up till very far in the night when she could no longer keep awake, she locked the door and went to sleep. All along she had hoped that her husband would get over his anger and return home to her and to his children.

She woke up the following morning still hoping that her husband would come home. She did not go to her stall in the market. She wanted her husband home very much.

She went to the market in the afternoon and might return home at six o’clock as usual. She came back from the market and cooked a very delicious meal. She had the money. She had the money. She hoped her husband would eat it this time and then they would talk matters over.

At six o’clock, her husband did not show up. At seven o’clock he had not come. She got up many times, went to the door and looked out hoping to see her husband on his way home. But there was no one like him. At eight o’clock she gave up. She knew then that her husband meant what he said.

She too meant to keep little Tesa. She had promised her dying mother. She would therefore not fail to keep her promise. Also she liked Tesa very much, her own children like her and they were happy together. If an old man chose to leave home because of a little dear girl it was just too bad.

Adia and her four children had another nice dinner and later went happily to bed. Adia was trying not to think of her husband anymore. She made up her mind to be happy with her children.

She was getting ready to go to her stall in the market when someone knocked at the door. She quickly opened the door. It was her friend Abebi who entered. Adia was happy to see Abebi. She would not tell many people her trouble but she could trust Abebi.

Adia then began to talk as soon as Abebi settled down on a chair. She told Abebi all that had happened the past three days and she did not hide anything.

“Have I done anything wrong Abebi, have I?” she asked at last when she had finished

“No you haven’t done anything wrong Adia,” Abebi answered. “I can’t see any reason for your husband running from the home. Perhaps he has something to hide”

Abebi told her she was lucky to have so much money or she and the children would have died of hunger. She therefore asked Adia to make a wise use of the money.

She asked Adia to follow her to the place where she buys cloths which she sold in her shop.

Adia took some money with her. Abebi bought a large quantity of cloth. Adia bought a small quantity. A soon as they came out to the street, some women who were waiting, bought all the clothes Adia had. She made thirty naira gain that day. Again it was like a dream.…to be continued on Saturday.

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