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e up. you

in with your cries in th

and just like me that the

it's the ag

that it's start

aoundé in Cameroon where we lived with my parents, Sarah and

knows several personalities of this country to believe that he himself would end

ream to be like my father. A man respected by all but

big brother who loves sleep. I rush t

you have to get up,

ways here bothering me. What's

't huge. My mother who was always in the square

are you sti

e. He doesn't even make me want to get up. H

ueeze my arm as she pu

up you can go get ready. Why are you comin

'm sorry m

and try to tie your shoelaces well

e bedtime. She thought we were noisy when we were in the same room. Which wasn't comp

ut, we were completely different. Very diffe

had ordered me to. I was taking my sh

want to was

I came

s but you had

't even been her

m going to hi

cause of you mom scolds me and w

have your chanc

on: s

assing by took the o

how are t

o was yawnin

ide: y

ain and I had answered him by swallowin

uickly, I left to get dr

a: ah, m

on: y

you are very well ther

to be lik

a: that'

ooked at us

lunch. You are very no

without waiting for my brother who had just taken a toast because there was

uh. Only that pays off

e: Dad,

r burst o

ee you ton

the driver who was

: hello

sorry, we a

ry arrogant. He had no respect for anyone

eydou. How are y

little one

r noticed that my older brother wa

on't you have a hand

tide:

le one, look how

why? What are you good for? Is it y

l paid in order to feed his wife and three children. He was a straight man who did well what he was employed for. He knew what

u, you know, i

ith fury then, he continue

thank y

us off at

e you tonig

thank y

shed to his friends. I had left a sm

will go far... He said

academic level that I had to skip a class. I was in the same

was still chatting with his friends. As i

ok: hell

llo sir...

n sit down. You ha

s: ye

the numbers on the board. Then he as

one was not that difficult after all. The teachers were considering offering the primary

ent out to eat

understand y

n: Me

e you going

deo

e:

I'm not i

the girls w

I will

eon:

at her job. She often us

hello

: hello ma

ey, what sh

y: Excuse

ight. You should take

rst out

o work here and we

out laughing in front o

oes not finish me. How

we going to teach t

During their break, she had gone to jo

: my b

bly you are... taki

my luxur

my luxur

ssed he

hat do we

rling, it's b

n you're a busy woman,

uuu it can be seen that

g that? Look how you

angalitos leave me. I

mine leav

ggerate a bit. Their friendship was a bit of a did you see me?

and nothing for the others. She tended to forget where she came fro

people feared a

us up and as usual, my big br

good even

champion. Where

know. I didn't

we will

an hour. We knew that he used to c

ts. There was no trace of my brother. We had called on his phone and nothing. We had contacted my father but it was going to the answ

good ev

ere is you

o walk the streets with me, he dropped me off

I don't

w so? Wher

st pointed the fi

him. She screamed becau

dou where i

oing to look f

oking with me... By tying he

went to pick up the boys

rather that

no. That's by no m

t to watch

hing happens to my son you will see a mother

there. We looked for him, ca

t for me and you go t

pped the poor driver who could only accept. He suffered the humi