Inspector Agada came towards me and smiled on his way out. You are such a quiet boy, he remarked and smiled again.
I simply made a face
What's your name?
Efosa,
An only child?
Yes
Your mother said your tenth birthday is coming up next week.
Yes, I nodded. You are invited.
He smiled and headed for his car.
Days crawled past slowly. A day to my tenth birthday, a strange person showed up in our house. He came with a young woman whom he claimed was his wife.