EJIMA
Jide strokes his brow, "how can that be, I can't remember calling anyone an Outcast Or pushing them off the cliff because they forgot to greet me properly"
Maduka giggled and patted the stone beside him. Jide didn't wait. He took the space, bracing himself for the obvious lecture.
"Can a tortoise beget an eagle?"
"Impossible."
"Good," Maduka nodded and dropped his machete, conceivably satisfied by the shining edges. "Why can't a tortoise beget an eagle?"
"Because they are…" Jide shrugged, "different." He has not thought about it before, and even now, the right answer was not forthcoming, however simple the question sounds.
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