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I CAN’T SELL MY HEART
EPISODE 7.
Khalid held his brother, took him inside
with tears in his eyes. Khalid was a little
bit happy as they escape from that
heartless man called their cousin.
Nothing for them to eat. They just
managed to sleep but the hunger didn’t
allow them sleep till day break. The next
day very early, Khalid went out to look
for food but he couldn’t find anything.
He wanted to rush and harvest people’s
cas-sava but he remembered what
happened to him the other time that
they almost killed him. He c@m£ back
home thinking what to do to get money.
He went to rent a wheelbarrow but the
owner refused, telling him to deposit 200
naira before he can re-lease the
wheelbarrow. Khalid reminded him the
other time how the man didn’t request
for a deposit the other time still the man
refused. From there Khalid went home in
tears. When he got home he met his
brother eating charcoal as there was
nothing to eat. Khalid looked at his
brother with tears in his eyes.
He now remember they still have
something to sell. He quic-kly ran out to
call those hausa scavenger. He
gathered all his mom plates and some
other things that the hausa man don’t
even nee-d. Out of pity the hausa man
gave them 2k. The 2k was like trillions
in their eyes. Without hesitation, Khalid
went to his mom customer to buy garri
one ru-bber paint and sugar so that he
can use the remaining change rent
wheelbarrow to hussle.
The woman collected the 2k telling
Khalid to leave her shop that his mom
bought something of 4k on credit over a
year. Khalid started crying begging the
woman to at least give him 2 cu-ps of
garri and also promise to pay back the
remaining 2k. The woman refused
pushed Khalid away. Khalid staggered
before he finally landed on the ground.
Still Khalid couldn’t go. He was just
begging the woman telling her how his
brother is dying of hunger.
The woman don’t even show any
remorse. It was a pas-serby who witness
the scene c@m£ to Khalid rescued. She
bought garri for Khalid and also gave
him 500 naira. Immediately Khalid got
home, he met his brother slee-ping after
eating charcoals and drank water.
Khalid broke into tears again as he saw
the remaining charcoal Deen reserved
for him. The next day Khalid rented a
wheelbarrow with the 500 naira given to
him. He started helping people to carry
load, pack waste and anything packable
which the wheelbarrow can carry. That
week Khalid return the remaining 2 k his
mom Owned the woman.
Khalid triple his husling to make sure he
take care of his brother. After some
months, Khalid registered his brother to
primary 5 to continue his education.
Deen couldn’t find it easy as his br@in
bec@m£ dull due to over stayed at home
as their late mom couldn’t afford to
sponsor them. Khalid also managed to
registered his brother in a lesson to
catch up with his mates. After 5 years
Khalid left the wheelbarrow work and
started doing any labourer work that
comes on his way. At that time Deen
was in SS1.
Things started moving fine with them.
Khalid started savings money to re-roof
his father’s house and the 2 doors his
mom sold bcoz of them. One day Khalid
was coming back from work, he was
surprised when he saw rukayat crying
with her 2 hands on her head. Rukayat
was one of the daughter of his
wheelbarrow customer then. Khalid
asked, Rukayat what happened to you?
Khalid my mummy is dying, for the past
one month now we have been in the
hospital. Rukayat sorry ooo is that why
u are crying? Khalid the doctor is
demanding for 200k for her operation
and for over a month, we have spent all
our money. Rukayat the 200k u are
talking is a hvge amount of money.
Khalid plea-se I don’t want to lose her.
Rukayat don’t worry I will come and
check on ur mummy tomorrow and they
dep@rted afterwards. Khalid went home
thinking Wt to do. The total money with
him was 40k. He looked at their house
no roofing, no doors and still have his
brother school fee to pay. Khalid said to
himself that woman can not die, let me
pay my brother school fee and pend the
remaining things for now. I must look
for money to safe her life. I lost my dear
parents I know how painful it was.
Khalid couldn’t st©p crying as he
remembered the way his mom died.
I CAN’T SELL MY HEART EPISODE 8.
Khalid was just thinking what to do get
more money.mummy Rukayat situation
preoccu-pied his mind. The labourer work
he was doing didn’t fetch him enough
money, per day, there were paying them
600 naira at times 800 naira. From the
money is what he saved to further his
brother education. Khalid was thinking
when Deen c@m£ in with different
problems about his school fees and
many things he nee-ded to buy and
without hesitation Khalid handed the
20k his brother requested for. He
always wants his brother to feel
comfortable. Sometimes Khalid stay
hungry just to save money bcoz of his
brother and their house project at hand.
Deen was happy as Khalid gave him all
the money he requested for.
All these years, since there was no
enough money to roof their house, they
only use nylon to cover one room. Most
times Deen always pray for raining
season not to come. The next day,
Khalid was going to work when he
remembered Rukayat mother at the
hospital. He couldn’t go to work again.
He quic-kly took bike to the hospital.
On reaching there he met Rukayat and
her mummy outside the hospital.
Rukayat was crying as her mom couldn’t
hold herself together. It was the doctor
who pushed them outside as they was
no money for treatment again. The
woman has been in that hospital for a
month without owning a Kobo. The 70k
they deposited is what the doctor use to
charge them for all the days they stay in
the hospital. The doctor was so
heartless.
He demanded for 100k before doing the
woman operation. Rukayat was the one
who rally round, sold her mom goods to
raise the 70k. She begged the doctor to
safe her mom first but he refused. Now
the doctor pushed them outside telling
them the 70k they deposited has
el@psed. Khalid alre-ady knows the
doctor behavior. He took them home.
Rukayat couldn’t st©p crying as her
mom situation deteriorated. Rukayat
held her mom inside their room crying.
Rukayat was the only child of her
parents. Her father was no more. He
died when Rukayat was 3 years old.
Khalid rushed to their site manager to
borrow him 100k that he nee-d the
money urgently so that the doctor can
commence on the woman operation.
The site manager couldn’t st©p
laughing. Khalid was so serious,
sweating , begging the site manager but
all his efforts was to no avail. He went
again to their supervisor to borrow him
money, the man referred him to one
community where people work and paid
heavily per day if u can work very well
nothing less than 50k.
On hearing that Khalid quic-kly picked
race to the main road and took bike
straight to the community. When he got
there he saw a mighty rock and some
hefty men with plenty ti-ppers parked.
That community is where different
construction companies c@m£ to get
granite from. Khalid inquired the nature
of the work and if he can get one.
He was told if he has the power to
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throu-gh ish .He
nodded his head telling the manager he
can do it. The manager told him per
ti-pper is 50k. Khalid smile thinking to
break those rock is easy. The manager
gave him all the necessary equipment
he nee-ded. Khalid was just hammering
the rock with all his strength.
His hands bec@m£ red. He didn’t gives
himself break. He works from morning
till night, sometimes the manager on
Gen for him to work over night. He was
able to raised the 200k within 3days.
His hands swelled up like agege bre-ad.
All his b©dy was aching like someone
that fall from a 5 story building. Khalid
looked at the money in his hands, he
couldn’t believe he can make such
amount of money in his life. He broke
into tears as he was remembering his
late parents. He went home.
Immediately he got home, he looked at
their house, their rooms. No mattress,
no doors and no roofing.
He wanted to change his mind and use
the money for their house but he now
remembered mummy Rukayat situation
and the promise he made. He quic-kly
rushed to the woman house. The
woman was taken to one village for
herbs as her condition bec@m£ worst.
The woman neighbor directed Khalid to
that village.
On getting there, the situation Khalid
met was beyond herbs. Without
hesitation Khalid rushed them to the
hospital for an operation. If not Khalid
the woman could have died. Rukayat
couldn’t st©p thanking Khalid. She
couldn’t believe Khalid a wheelbarrow
pusher she known can raised such
amount of money for her mummy
health.
Tbc