Yes, but they are not around."
"What? Who said you should
not play with her? Granny wants
to know."
Is dad, princess said, he warns
us not to go near Little Tina."
"That is impossible, not in my
house come here, she call little,
sit down and bright the game
let’s play."
"Yeaa… Tom shouted again.
Let’s play, granny am going to
be the winner."
"Let’s, play first then you can
know the winner."
"They sit round granny and
start playing angry bird."
"I won, I won, little Tina
announce."
"Yeaa… she is the winner
granny said."
"Let’s play again, I will win this
time Tom said."
"Ok, let’s go again granny said,
enjoying the game with the kids,
she felt like a mother again,
seeing kids run around the house
and throwing things makes her
come alive as she keep shouted
and getting busy correcting them.
He miss those days with ben,
but now, she is back to shouted
and correcting again."
"Dad is back princess shouted
at the sound of the car coming
in to the mansion."
"Tom ran to hid in his room while
princess ran to greet her father."
"Dad, Little Tina is in our house."
"And who is Little Tina?"
"The girl in the other quarters
you ask us not to play with."
"And what is she doing in my
house?"
"She came to play angry bird
with us, and granny ask us to
play with her."
"Is ok let’s go inside."
"Mom, well done oo, ben greeted
his mom but she did not answer
his greeting."
"Ben what did you tell your
kids to do."
"I don’t understand, what will I
tell them?"
"Did you or did not tell your kids
not to play with ken’s daughter?"
"And what is she doing here?
Ben ask looking at Little Tina
who just stand there feeling
sad."
"That did not answer my
question, and this kids, I want
you to keep your differences
away from this kids, do you
hear me."
"Mom, am tried and I need rest,
we will talk about that later. Ben
walk away from his mom, leave
little Tina and his mom
standing there."
"Come here my dear, don’t
mind him ok, how is your mom
and dad.?"
"They are fine, I want to go
home granny."
"Ok dear, I will come and see
your mom later in the day ok."
"Yes granny, little Tina said and
when back to their house."
"Heyy.. come here sweetie why
are you sad Gina ask her
daughter."
"Is Tom and Princess,"
"What did they do to you.?"
"Nothing, but they said their
dad ask them not to play with
me, please mom, give me a
brother so we can play together,
and I don’t have to go to their
house again."
"I will my dear, don’t worry I will
give a little brother or sister ok."
"No, I don’t want a sister, I want
a brother.'
"Ok, I will give you a brother."
"Ok mom, thank you Little Tina
said and walk sadly to her room."
"What on earth is ben thinking
asking his children not to play
with my daughter, that guy is
stupid if not crazy."
"What is going honey?, ken
ask his wife."
"Can you imagine be asking
his children not to play with
little Tina?"
"I told you not to allow her to
go to their house, I know ben
more than anyone in this house,
he is an idiot, I hope he didn’t
touch my daughter?"
"I don’t think so'
"Where is Little Tina?"
"In her room."
"Honey,. Tina.. is dad wake up."
"Am not sleeping dad."
"What happen?"
"Tom and princess would not
play with me"
"Don’t mind them ok, and from
today don’t go to their house
again, I will take you out and
buy you toys lots of it ok."
"No dad, I don’t need toys, I
already have so many toys, I
need a brother."
"Tell mommy to give me a
brother."
"Ken widens his eyes, wow, that
was the least thing he was
expecting to hear, a little
brother?"
"Ok sweeties, I will tell your
mom to give you a little brother,
so can you smile for me."
"No dad,"
"Ok come here, ken carry her
up and spin around, she started
laughing and ken keeps spinning
her round which made her
laugh uncontrollable."
"Is ok dad,"
"No, I will only stop if you agreed
to come shopping with me."
"Ok, I agree, so please stop."
"Alright. There you go, we are
going shopping tomorrow ok."
"Ok dad."
"Don’t tell me you guys are
planning on going shopping
without me.?" Gina said.
"Well, we are going to shop of
toys, so you are not invited ken
told his wife."
"That is not fair, then am cooking
a delicious meal today and both
of you are not invited also."
"No..no..no..no… mom you can
come with us, I don’t want
to miss your delicious meal,
mom please."
"Nope, your dad needs to beg
me first before I will accept."
"Sweet heart, come let me
tell you something, don’t listen
to her, she will give us anyways,
it didn’t matter if I beg her or not,
she cannot eat it all alone, so
let’s not beg her. Ken said
whispering to his daughter’s
ear, making her laugh out."
"Fine, you guys can stay
there planning whatever, am
going to cook that mean and I
will not give it to both of you
she said and start walking
away."
"Mom,… dad said you will give
us anyways."
"Ok, let him keep deceiving
you am not going to give you
guys."
"Dad.. mom is serious, let’s go
and beg her."
"Ok if you say so, after you,
he open the door for her."
"Mom.. I...we.. are very sorry,
please give us your delicious
meal please."
"Nope, Gina said eating
something that little Tina can’t
recognized"
"Mom, what are you eating?
she ask"
"Am not telling, she keeps
eating and making them jealous."
"Ok, am sorry, ken said, please
forgive us, you are coming with
us tomorrow for shopping."
"Gina didn’t say anything."
"Mom, please dad has said
he's sorry forgive us already."
"Ok, I will forgive you this time,
but if you guys plan anything
again without including me no
more food for you guys"
"Yes mom."
"Fine, come sit food is ready…"
"Yea….. daughter and father
shouted rushing to take their
sit at the dining table."
"How are we going to do this?"
"Do what ken ask Gina"
"About our daughter’s request."
"What are you talking about?"
"She needs someone to play
with."
"Oh. About that,"
"She is just a child don’t take
that too personal."
"But am feeling it, she needs a
brother or sister."
"Then give it to her, after all she is
asking you to give her a brother
not me ken said, smiling with
the corner of his mouth."
"Am serious ken, is been three
to four years now we need
another child."
"So what do you want me to do,
is not as if I’ve not been doing
my job."
"So are you saying is my fault."
"No, let’s just drop this topic ok,
you will get pregnant when is
time."
"When is that time, I need
another child."
"Ken got up from the bed, look
children are from God, you can’t
force him to give you something
when is not time for it."
"That is because you don’t
want it."
"Says who? Ken ask."
"Let’s try once more, maybe this
time God will be willing to give
us a child."
"Am tired ok, go to sleep let’s
try again next time. Ken said
and went to sleep."
"I hope you are not seeing
another woman Gina finally
said."
"I know, that is what you will
say but am too busy to be
thinking about another woman,
for God’s sakes ben is running
the company as if he was the
only one, are you not there
when he made his wife the
head of the board of
directors?"
"But I thought we are on that
case already."
"So what are you planning to
do about it.?"
"I will see my dad next week
then I will tell you want he decide,
but what about your father,
what is he saying about it."
"Nothing, and am lot even
thing towards that direction
because my father don’t even
like me from the beginning."
"Don’t say that, I think he is
trying to balance the family."
"By taking sides.?"
"No, he know what he’s doing."
"I know this people more than
you."
"Well I know your father more
than enough, and I know he is
not anything like the way you
described him."
"Really. So tell me, what did
you know about him?"
"He gave me fifteen million
naira when I gave birth to little
Tina."
"So why didn’t you tell me?"
"Because he ask me not to
tell anyone."
"So why are you telling me now.?"
"Because you think he hates you."
"Whatever, don’t mind them
just go to sleep."
"Ken could not sleep because
he knew that he was the cause
of why Gina could not become
pregnant again, the doctor said
that he has low sperm count,
and he is working secretly to
get a solution so he can
impregnate her again."