FLAWED SOULS

The floors seemed like it had undergone a war between two river goddesses, as it looked like an ocean exploded in here. We have managed to sneak through the doors binding the kitchen, which was apparently built outside the house, and the main house. "Kra kan kan" a plate fell. "Sola don't move! " , Fumbi whispered. As we tiptoed further into the main mansion, we saw a figure lurking around in the dark, and then it paused and sat down. Pressing into my face, " That's mum?!" Fumbi said, as if ascertaining her thoughts and asking a question at the same time. "Probably...

"I was out of breath at this point and wanted to go to bed. "She must have heard that sound?", "I guess she did, but something's amiss, why is she up by this time, alone in the parlour for that matter? The lion must have surely roared while we were away." The lion I mentioned here was my father. He is a lion, but only attacks within his colonies; that's the height of his strength and power.

"You silly brats can come out now!" Mum said, her voice sounding like it was strained from crying. We crept out of hiding and knelt in front of her, as if trying to appease the gods. "This was all... " My words were snatched from my mouth. "Have I failed as a mother, for loving my children unconditionally?" Even in the dark, I could see the tears rolling down my mother's cheeks; my heart broke.Fumbi looked at me and held my hands, signalling me to get a grip on our mum. "Mum, you are the best thing that has ever happened to us... " I was cut short again. " Then why?!" She asked, staring us down with rage, I could hear the pain in her voice. "What Sola is trying to say is that we're sorry, and we-we- we'll ne-never do such again, Mummy." Fumbi stammered. "Omode lon se eyin mejeji" she stood up and used the end of her wrapper to wipe her tears. "Did he... " I stood up, darting to the room my father was, preparing for the worst that could happen in my head. "If you don't come back here!" "But mummy?!" She looked at me like she has never done before, "Bosibi jor!" I immediately stopped. "He can't continue doing this to you, he simply can't, I mean this is too much now. Look at how this house has become a fighting ground for beasts, doesn't he have a heart?!" Fumbi walked up to me and touched my shoulder, as if to calm me down, but I shoved her hands away. " This is all your fault, you just never learn!" I screamed and ran to my room. "Don't worry mummy, I'll talk to her." Fumbi assured her. Mum just shook her head and left. She has had it with us, and we knew it.