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CHAPTER FOUR

"what do you mean by fifty thousand naira, sir?" Anu asked her heart beating faster by the second. Where will she find it?

The doctor looked at her with sad eyes,

"your mum's situation is really bad, she was supposed to get the surgery done a long time ago but she held it in making the matter worse. We have to do the operation or we will lose her."

Lose? The word sounded so bad In her ears. She has lost her dad too and now her mum wants to follow, she wont accept that, never .

"can I deposit fifteen thousand naira by the end of the day and I'll balance the thirty five remaining." hope filled her eyes, she was begging the man to be considerate.

All she was praying for now was to be able to collect her pay from mama Bose.

"I'll lend you the thirty five and you will just have to pay back to me. What of your father?"

"He's dead too." She simply replied. The pity look which she was used to got displayed by the doctor.

"your mum is awake. Make sure she doesn't stress herself." At the mention of that she felt happy.

So happy. If she pay for the surgery, her mum will get better and might also start working, the load on her head might be reduced.

" thank you sir." she said before walking out of the office, she ran to the ward . at the door of the ward, Mr. Samson stood waiting for her.

She explained everything to him, and he promised to add whatever he had to the money but Anu knew that he was also not doing well enough.

But she nodded accepting his sympathy before he left her alone for work. She slowly opened the door to her ward and her mum's pale body laid on the bed. She looked so fragile and weak on the bed. Her once fair, shining skin was now dark and rough.

Anu stifled her cry and walked to the bed. she held her mum's tiny hand in hers . the drip was connected to her hand, and the substance in it was slowly entering her body.

Her mother's eyes opened, she stared at her daughter. The one who ad been struggling, working, and being the head of the family for the past two years.

"I'll be fine." she weakly said.

"I'm just glad that you can tell me that mammi, I thought you were dead. You scared me." Anu said and started sobbing.

The poor girl looked so pitiful, more than pitiful. Her mum was too weak but she tried her all to comfort her daughter by slowly rubbing her thumbs on her palm.

After crying for close to thirty minutes, not just because of her mum but because of everything that has been happening. She lost her job, she had to pay money, hospital bills, school fees, house rents, she couldn't keep the fraustration any longer so she cried out. She cried all the tears and only stopped when her head started aching.

"what are you going to do now?" her mum asked after knowing the mount to be paid.

"I don't know. I'll ask mama Bose to give me my salary." Her mum nodded.

"but you said she sacked you."

"I know. I'll beg her to give me the pay. But forget that how are you feeling?"

The door suddenly opened and Jide, her brother walked in breathing heavily as if he ran a thousand miles.

Anu stood up,

"jide , you're here?" her brother was in jss3 and was supposed to write WAEC before the end of the session. Who told him where to come to?

"yes, aunty Lola told me that you were brought here because of mum, what happen again?" he asked with tears in his eyes.

Anu loved her brother deeply and seeing him like this broke her.

"don't worry, I'll do everything that I can. I'll soon go out around four so just stay here with her till I comeback. Don't worry she'll be fine."

Jide couldn't take it again. He walked closer and hugged his sister tight. She was his guardian angel.

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"I am already going. Pray for me." Anu said.

"everyday, every time my sister." Anu nodded and soon she was out of the hospital. She didn't have any change to spare for transportation , she started her journey and started walking.

Thirty minutes into the journey she wiped her sweat with her wrapper. She was almost there. She decided to leave late because mama Bose is always the last to leave and first to open the shop.

She walked faster, praying that mama Bose should still be there.

After another ten minutes, she got to the street. She looked at the building, and it looked empty.

She walked to the front of the shop and noticed the faint light from the kitchen.

She was going to do this,

She was going to walk in.

But only God knows who and what she'll meet.

too much suspense!

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