Adanike

chapter one

Today school begins I can't believe that the holidays are over, even though I didn't do much but I'm grateful I had a break from the stress of planning notes, marking class exercises,giving home work, raising my voice to silence crazy children though I love taking care of them it feels like I have a family even bigger, but no matter how much you love children they still get annoying.

My father singing disrupts my taughts,he is bad at singing but he still sings anyway,he would always sing signifying that he had woken up and we should come out for prayers.

"Ada" he called out

I went to the room and looked at him he looked vulnerable with the way his shoulders were slumped and the way he leaned down on his bed trying to support himself with his elbow,he always said he was connected to us, because no matter how we tried to tiptoe around him he knew exactly who it was.

"Ada"he repeated"wake your brothers up"he said.

I walked over to the room,then,turned back,a mischievous smile on my face,no matter how you would tap him or scream his name  this brother of mine would never budge he will keep turning and turning,though I'm still trying to understand that he is a deep sleeper but the football he plays every evening contributes almost hundred percent to his tiredness every morning, so don't blame me.

  Putting some water in my palm and splashing it directly on his face,he immediately jumps up using the back of his palm to clean his face trying to recognize his surrounding, immediately he sees me his expression turns angry and he aims to grab my hand and possibly twist it,he knows I hate it,it makes my arm feel very weak,so I avoid it by moving away and giving him my most beautiful mischievous smile.

My youngest brother is easier to wake up just call his name and tap him a little and he would be up.

"Sister?"he said in his tiny voice I looked at him, still feeling sleepy,he relaxes in my  arm as i lift him up putting his sleepy head on my shoulders.

Then he asked drowsily.
"Sister am I going to school today?"he liked going to school and I knew it was God's doing because if he didn't I would have to struggle with  taking him to school but that did not cancel out his urge to play,he loved playing,one of the reasons I thank God for Tobi my  junior brother who I had just splashed water but was still struggling to get up,they would always play together even though Tobi was not a playmate for Kachi but he still played toy guns and even hide and seek with him.

Eventually Tobi got up and joined us for prayers because he knew papa he would give him a very beautiful morning sermon, Tobi said the sermon was worse than flogging,that he would prefer flogging to my father's sermon as he called it.

After the prayer and the little Bible study I told Tobi what they would eat as lunch which was the leftover jollof rice I prepared yesterday just the way papa likes it with palmoil and scent leaf he said we could put carrots but no spices,just a little pepper and fresh tomatoes,he said my mother cooked it that way and he enjoyed it and he always says that any food tastes better the next day.

"Papa school starts today"I told him.

I told him the week before, because that was the only way I could convince him to go for his check up and Know if his medication was helping or needs to be improved, but I taught it important to tell him again.

"So what about Kachi?he asked, looking forward and tapping his fingers lightly on the arm of the cushion"which school would he go to?"

"I already spoke to Aunty Stella she said I should bring him for the school interview,I gave her money for the form already" I answered plopping down beside him on the cushion he sat.

"I'll collect the form today by God's grace and fill it since the school doesn't start till next two weeks I would have done it during the holidays, but I was a little busy."

Aunty Stella was a very good friend of my mother and is a mother to me now ,she works at the school I would be taking Kachi to,she has never stopped supporting us since when mama died and I hope she never stops.

"all is well nwam,I just pray God's presence be with all of you wherever you go,God bless you my daughter" he replied grinning a little

First chapter to Adanike I love the name sha,I hope you like the story,i really want it to get better and better,I'll really appreciate it if you vote thank you very much.