Now, there was silence in the hut. They looked at each other, searching for the answer to Emma's question. After a long silence, Jeremiah dare to speak, even though he was aware that his point will not make sense.“How can you ask suck question, my fellow elder? Does he not have children? His children should settle his bills.”“Which children?” One elder cut in.“Is it your children who pay your bills?”“Jeremiah, you are a crafty person. Did you place a fine on him for not training his children?”At this point, Jeremiah was ashamed of himself. Then, another elder spoke, “Let us not forget that for Beck's age, his funeral would attract a cow, one thousand tubers of yam, one hundred kegs of …”“Shut up. Who would provide all those items? Does he have a male child?”“His daughters, of course.”“If you are his daughters, will you provide?”The elder was dumbfounded. Then, another elder requested, “Emma, tell us, when do you intend to bury your brother? Let us settle this and get out of h

“Be careful with the water, please. Or we may go to the brook and get for ourselves if we exhaust it.”The children heard enough of 'be careful' that day, but they did not mind their mother. After they took their bath, they were famished, Cynthia strolled to her uncle's house for food. She assisted in preparing the food, and thereafter, ignorant of her mother's wish, she took their meal to their house. “Mom, dad, everyone, dinner is ready.” She called out after setting it on the dinner table. “Oh! Cynthia. We would have had our dinner at Uncle Emma's compound, instead of ruining here,” Ada pointed out. No one gave heed to her complaint. Thereafter, they had their dinner quietly and everyone was fine except Ada, who was apprehensive. Nevertheless, there is always a disadvantage to every advantage. Callum deserved to be appreciated by his wife in a special way, but she was mindful of the house and was unsettled. However, Callum must make her do it.“I'm exhausted,” he cried out, and

“I have brought the gate men,” Frank announced when he got into the parlor. Now, Callum and his wife looked at Evans for his response, while Sarah fixed her gaze on Frank.“Men?” Evans asked anxiously.“Yes, uncle. They insisted on working. We will choose the best.”“What are they for?” Callum asked.“I need someone to man the gate. The children cannot be opening and closing the gate.”“Oh! That is thoughtful of you. In that case, they can run different shifts. How many are they, Frank?”“They are ten.”“Ten is not too many. Turning them back may be humiliating,” Callum made clear.“Why did you allow them to come with you when you were asked to come with just one person?” Ada rebuked.“I wonder,” Sarah supported.“Don't let that bother us. It is just for a few days. They can start at once,” Evans remarked.“All right, uncle. What about the pay? How much do I offer them?” Frank inquired, ignoring her aunt's question.“Find out what they would love to be paid from them.”“All right, unc

Then, Oliver, who also heard the driver honk, got off the gatehouse and opened the gate. To his dismay, he saw the next set of security guards on duty, Boniface and Thomas, walking away briskly. Meanwhile, two police vans were behind Barry's car. The driver drove in and Oliver locked the gate, leaving the two police vehicles outside.“Welcome Sir,” he greeted. “Thank you, Oliver,” Barry responded. Then, Oliver watched the driver parked and Barry got off followed by a Police Officer, who was neatly dressed in his police uniform, and in his late thirties. Barry led him to Evans' apartment for an introduction. Nevertheless, the District Police Officer, DPO, was over the moon when he got an instruction from the IGP to deploy his men to Evans' house. He saw the task as a ticket to his promotion, and he must do it well.“It is nice to have you, DPO.” Evans and his co-in-laws greeted one after the other.“Thank you Sirs. I'm honored to be of assistance.”Afterward, they took him to Uncle Em

“Who owns it?” Austin inquired.“It belongs to Oliver,” Barry declared. Then, Oliver walked out of his room and saw the youngsters admiring his bike.“Your bike is fine, Oliver,” they commended.“Thank you for the compliment, David and Austin.” Thereafter, Austin and David left for their cousins' apartment.“I need to get some toiletries from the local market, Mr. Barry,” Oliver requested. Barry, who understood the meaning of the sudden outing, teased, “And to ostentatiously display your new bike.”The drivers around laughed heartily, and Oliver looked down shyly. He understood what Barry meant. Although, he needed the items, but flaunting his new bike was not out of it.“I will be back, before you know it,” he promised.“It is all right. Be cautious.”“I will.”At the Village Square.The four youths walked happily on the road while Peter nursed his lost. The joy of redeeming their reputation before Emma and his in-law could not be overemphasized. As for Peter, he was aware that he h