Mama & The Kids!
"Chiboy! Chiboy!!" Mama called. “Gather firewood and make a fire. Put the biggest pot on it. We are going to make a sweet food today". The eldest son understood and left to do as Mama said.
The kids' eyes widened from expectancy. Their last meal was white rice with palm oil they had as breakfast.
Since her husband passed on 6months ago, things have been really difficult for Okafor's bereaved family. The man left 3 kids for Mama and went to an early grave due to hypertension and stroke.
"Children gather round. Let me tell you a story", she said.
On days when hunger got them like this the only thing she could do is fill their minds with moonlight tales of tortoise and other animals. They loved listening to Mama’s stories though there tummies made loud noises.
"I'm cooking something delicious...” she quickly added inbetween tales.
“But while we are waiting for it, let's have garri". They sipped the white granules to a fill.
By the time Mama was done with her stories, the kids had all slept. Chiboy brought down the pot and removed the pieces of stone they have been cooking.