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“Esi is there any problem? Aha yi nso er ( What are you doing here)?" She asked her. She had gone out of her class to visit the loo and met her younger cousin with a couple of people.

“Sister Akosua, there's no problem. I just came to escort my friend to meet her elder sister for a parcel." She explained. Esi was in her third year of university, she was currently studying Pharmacy at University of Ghana, Legon in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.

“Okay, dear, " Akosua added as she called her to her class and gave her Gh¢500.00 for upkeep.

“Thank you very much, Sister Akosua, my God will bless you for me," Esi added.

“Amen dear, go well and study hard okay?" She advised.

“I will, just for you p3." She teased her cousin waving her goodbye.

“Have you finished with the work I gave you?" She asked her students.

“Yes, Madam!" The kids shouted.

“Okay, let's continue." She said.

Abena's class had a substitute teacher since she was almost due in a few weeks. And Akosua was genuinely happy for