PROLOGUE

The rain had taken a break, leaving the sky blue with white clouds taking different shapes. Throughout the past week, the rain had fallen non-stop day after day, confining the residents of Amaife to their homes. But now it seemed the clouds had run out of cats and dogs and so the sun was out and shining brightly, birds were chirping and singing, building nests and basking in the sun. Overhead an airplane could be seen, with red wings and a red stripped tail. The low rumble of the plane drew the eyes of Ndidi and her younger sister to the giant bird.

"Aeroplane bye bye. Aeroplane bye bye."

"Come again tomorrow!"

Ndidi and her sister shouted at the top of their lungs as they skipped towards the stream, their empty water pots balanced on their heads. Ndidi was six years old and her sister was four. Ifeoma her sister had a small pot, more like a jug balanced on her head. She would always cry to accompany her sister to the stream and so her mother always indulged her, giving her a smaller pot to carry. Ndidi's pot was biggest.

Presently, they skipped towards the stream and Ndidi thrilled her sister with the description of other airplanes she had seen. "There was this one that was very loud and smaller, like a dragon fly…it was beautiful."

Ifeoma's eyes grew wide "Do you know the name?"

"Mummy said it's a helicopter"

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