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PART 19 PÈMÍSÍRE”
©️Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde

We left Mrs Ayomide’s House two days later. She told me her house was open to us anytime, especially during weekends. She didn’t tell me what I wanted to hear about her son and how she was responsible for the way her son was, but Pemisire’s attitude for the two days made me think less of it…

We had so much fun within the two days. It was the happiest I ever saw my son Pemisire…

He played the Ludo game with David over a hundred times. He lost only a few times. The few times he lost was whenever he was distracted. I noticed Focus was key for him.

****** (PEMISIRE’S ANGLE)

The two days I spent at Mrs Ayomide’s place was heaven. I was joyful and that made me see a Lot of White figures like lightning in the room. I had never experienced full excitement like those two days. The lighting figures were cheering me up as I won each round of the game.

“ Mama, did you see my fr..I..e..nds” I said to Mama but Mama thought I was referring to David.

“ Yes.. David is a good boy. You are going to grow that tall someday!” Mama had said

I got easily distracted, so as Mama talked about me becoming tall, I forgot about my Lightning friends and I asked her how tall I was going to be..

On getting home, Mama sat me down and gave me a long lecture…

“ Pemisire, the past two days have been the best time of my life. I never knew you are this smart…” Mama said smiling… I wanted that smile permanently on her face…

“That has given me the confidence that you can make it in school.” Mother said proudly

“ S..c…hoooo…l?” I asked very excitedly

“ Yes! But…” Mama said

“ Bu…t… no Troubleee” I said

****** ( ABIGAIL’S ANGLE)

“ Bu…t… no Troubleee” Pemisire had said. That amazed me as well… He was fast at understanding what I was probably trying to drive home…

The next day, Pemisire woke up very early. Ready to go to school…

I was excited as well. I played one of the old classics Pemisire loved to hum to and we danced together…

My joy knew no bounds…because the boy I thought could not amount to anything was probably the smartest boy ever… If only the world knew What God had revealed to me…

On our way to the school, I cared less about who was watching, the confidence God had given me had my shoulders squared. My son kept watching me, I noticed he watched me in amazement and whenever our eyes met, he gave me a smile that melted my heart…

No vehicle or bike stopped for my son and I because of Pemisire’s Look, so I told him excitedly…

“ Pemisire, would you like to walk down to school and see the beautiful sights of the town!”

Oh! The Joy and Lack of Shame I felt that morning was the happiest I had felt in a lonnnnnngggggg time…

“ Ye…ssss Mam..aaaa” he said very excitedly and I felt a bit of guilt for how I have denied my son the right to walk on the road for 6 years because of the condemning look from people…

“ Ta lo ni Omo Abirun yiii” ( Who owns this mysterious looking child). A local trader shouted in shock on seeing Pemisire as we walked by her … People were running into their houses and shops at the sight of my precious son…

The euphoria of Joy I was still in, made me burst out…

“ He is mine, Omo mi ni ( He is my Child) My gift from God, My beloved Son, Aditueledumare, The Son of the Almighty, The Ofini-pan-nkan-mo-kole aiye-maleji….( The one who hides a thing so the thief of this earth does not steal it) gave him to me… So Yes my son is a mysterious child that many of you may not understand… His name is PEMISIRE ADITUELEDUMARE( The mystery of God) …

I literally could hear the echo of my voice on the noisy road that had suddenly become quiet…

I spoke about my son and everyone had to listen. They were not the one to dictate who my son was, I was the mother, the one to tell them who my son was… His name from that day became… PEMISIRE—-CALLED FOR GOODNESS ADITUELEDUMARE- THE MYSTERY OF GOD….

PART 20 PÈMÍSÍRE”
©️Opeyemi O. Akintunde

Mama must have shut everyone’s mouth with her loud proclamation because no one uttered a statement.

Mama held my hand and we proceeded. Though I was young, something strong registered on the inside of me…

“ I HAD A PERSON WHO CARED FOR ME”

We got to the school and right from the gate, it was obvious education was going to be an uphill task. From the gateman who refused to open the gate at first,  to the Headmistress who needed to call the proprietress to find out if they could accept Me, I could see the red flags …

Eventually, the Headmistress said…

“ Can he read and write?”

“ No… He has never been to school”

“ Ok, that means he has to start from Kindergarten” She replied

“ Ok!” Mother said…

The woman passed the kindergarten bill to My mother. I saw how she swallowed hard.

“ Is this the lowest tuition fee?” My mother asked

“ Yes… we don’t negotiate tuition fee ma… Ma in case you don’t think you will be able to pay his fees, you can take him to another school..” The headmistress said obviously looking for the best opportunity to discourage my mother…

“ It’s fine, I will pay… When can he start?”

“ As soon as you pay…!”

“ I am ready to pay.”

“ Now?”

“ Yes…”

“ Ok… come with me to the Bursary.”

As we walked to the Bursary, the stares became more intense… I received more attention than a celebrity.

“ Mama, … ever..yyyone… likeeee me.” I said

“ Yes… because you are special.” My mother replied

After all payments had been made, I was taken to the Kindergarten class. I looked around and I noticed I was the oldest. I knew something was instantly wrong, so I told my mother…

“ Mama… W..rrong place, I s…t..ayyyy where Emeka issss” I said to my mother as I had seen Emeka, my neighbour in one of the classes…

My mother smiled as she bent down to speak to me..

“ Pemisire, Emeka started from this class too, so because you are just starting you have to start from this place…”

“ No… Mama…”

****** ( ABIGAIL’S ANGLE)

Pemisire had been placed in the class of kids between the ages of 2&3 years old. His brilliant mind must have realized that he was way older than everyone… I thought of what I could do… An idea dropped in my heart. Though I was tired I needed Pemisire to understand my point…

“ Game…?” I asked Pemisire

I saw his face brightened…

He must have thought I was referring to the Ludo…

“ Pemisire it is called “ Race game”. You and I are to run and I want to see who can be the fastest…” I said and Pemisire looked excited.

I told the teacher to give us few minutes…

I took my son out to the school field and everyone kept watching us…

I placed Pemisire far ahead almost close to the finish line and I went back to the start line…

“ Once I say go, you run your best to the finish line. Make sure I don’t catch up with you!” I said to him

“ Go!” I said and Pemisire ran off…

I started running, I knew my goal. As rigid as my body felt I ran my best till I outran Pemisire… On getting the finish line I came out first very exhausted… I wanted to crash on the floor out of pain and exhaustion but I knew I needed to pass a message across really fast…

“ Pemisire, in the race of life. It doesn’t matter if people start earlier than you, what matters is the effort you put into what you do. With great effort and determination, you can outrun even someone who has gone far ahead of you…”. I said and My greatest joy was the fact that my son understood what I was trying to say because he looked up at me and said…

“ Mama….I will stilllll o..utrun… Emeka”. ( I will still Outrun Emeka). He said with very teary eyes… Why he was teary, I couldn’t tell…
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