Mama lied I still remember the sincerity and hope her eyes harboured then She used to say not to be like Titi whose budding breasts had been felt by Ade, Ayo and John. It wasn't a rumour that few fingers had felt her through her panties; we were between age 8 and 10 and still growing. Mama used to say sit with closed laps, do your homework, don't dance to "dadubule"; i used to come 2nd or 3rd in class, she said I was different, she said to study and finish school an keep my virginity; She said Princes, Senator's sons, men of character and wealth would come for me when i did well. Her eyes had beamed. But now I realised that mama lied. I hid behind the glass door as I watched Titi come in through my father's gate News of her sexual escapades were no news in our town, I heard she had dropped out of school. Now we are between age 24-26. But then again, every landlady including Mama had attended her wedding on the Island. Now, they said Titi had been bl...
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