FIFTY ONE

“There is my sweet little sister” Clay exclaimed the moment he sighted Mary.

Mary rushed over to hug him.

“And there is my sweet big brother, have you been well?”

“As you can see” he spread his arms wide. “You don’t look bad my dear” he said turning her around.

“I know how to take care of myself remember” she teased

“Yes I can see that, you have really done a lot of growing up all these while, I can hardly believe this is my little sister” he said spinning her around.

“Of course, when you have forgotten about me all these while, you have not even bothered to check up on your little sister” Mary said frowning.

“That’s not the case, and you know it, I have been working on a lots of things and it had taken a whole lot of my time”

“To the point that you forgot about me?”

“Of course not —” they were interrupted by Mrs Wilberforce voice.

“Someone seems to be invisible here”

“Oh! There goes my sweetest mum” he goes over to hug his mother.

“You were so carried awa