More than enough
econdary school, she'd mastered the
ring classes (so she could hear clearly), and still answered questions with that soft voice that sometimes trembled for n
es to someone like her the girl who missed school too often, always carried malaria
t girl wey get sickle thing, if you marry am now, na wido
don't they? Th
being sick sometimes made people more annoyed than sympathetic. L
she kep
ne became her dream, even if it felt too big sometimes. She'd read textbooks she couldn't afford by borrowing from the library. Sometimes s
noise. They shared food, gossiped, helped her with notes when she was out sick. They wer
s something she wore
boy who wasn't supposed to
e too cold or when she winced after climbing stairs. He didn't say much at first, just of
errif
handing her: You're not strong enough to be loved. Not fully. No
most people I know," she laughed. Not because it was funny.
fit the life
think they