Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinuke

Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinuke

Author:Atinuke [Atinuke; Iwu, Onyinye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781406331325
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 2022-07-04T00:00:00+00:00


“Nonsense,” Mrs Abdul says loudly. “You would have died without that medicine.”

“Died!” Grandmummy protests. “Who are you calling dead? I lay down yesterday and I will get up tomorrow.”

Mrs Abdul sucks her teeth.

“Mama Mighty, you have been lying there for almost two weeks!” she snaps.

“Two weeks!” Grandmummy sits up again looking horrified. “Two weeks!”

She looks at Tola and Moji and Dapo again.

“You have been managing alone for two weeks,” she whispers.

Then she holds her arms out to them.

“Come here,” she says.

Tola and Dapo and Moji drop their pots and pans and brazier and sacks and rush forward into Grandmummy’s arms.

Next morning Grandmummy is still too weak to get out of bed. But she takes charge.

“This morning,” she says, “Moji must go to school!”

Moji claps her hands happily. She has missed her lessons. She has missed the quiet. She has missed her friends. And she has missed the air conditioning!

“Tola and Dapo, you must go to work now before you miss the morning customers,” Grandmummy continues.

Tola stares at Grandmummy. Grandmummy looks at her sadly. Tola loves school too. Grandmummy knows that!

“But what of me?” Tola whispers.

“Your school is not like Moji’s,” Grandmummy says sadly. “It does not guarantee you a job. And if Moji loses her scholarship at her fine-fine school, then we will always be struggling to eat.”

“Sorry, Tola,” Moji whispers.

Tola turns away. She loads the pans on her head without a word. Dapo does not complain. But he does not help either. When they get to their place on the Ikorodu Road he wanders off to the mechanic’s.



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