Chapter 13 Love and War

We stood up and just then I was walking to pay with the little change I had with me before I was stopped by Cora.

"Don't worry, I want to pay for it," Cora replied.

"No, let me pay" I did not concur.

"I insist, you pay for the last one" She replied.

She walked to the man and handed him a one thousand naira ($ 2), For an Ice cream that was worth less than one dollar in our money. And told the man to keep the change when he attempted giving her change.

"The football (Soccer) will be starting in twenty minutes, I am ten minutes late" I was alarmed when I checked the time.

"Just pray my daddy is not around when you get there" Sara replied as we got into the car.

"I pray" I remembered him scolding a guy and punishing him with hard football training.

The driver drove into the school and just as the car was parking, I stepped down and headed to the football domain.

I got to my team and Mr Benjamin, a subordinate coach, scolded me for getting to the team late.

"You're late, Kevin... I will s