In afternoon when I returned home from school my mother was in fever all evening and night I took care of her so that she gets alright. In morning I got up to get ready for school my mother was still ill I wandered in home to see what I could do before going to school. the breakfast was to be made, like yours mam,my home as no maid. my younger brother was hungry . my father was leaving for work, in hurry. I had to mop the floor and do dishes before I get my hair combed and make plaits . my little hands couldn’t make plaits tidy my ribbon too looked untidy. In haste I couldn’t polish my shoes. like everything here too I had little to choose. My nails still contain dough’s remains in its pores. yes I did not wash my hands properly before leaving home. My shirt was not white, neither starched in sunlight it smells oil and sweat because of weary morning I had in kitchen. I am not one of your bright students. I manage chores and co
