Accidental Brother
My new brother who is yet to know his name started clapping so did I, he looked at me
And smile, but I could see sadness hidden in it, I shook it off since it's not possible
The marriage went by fastly as if he already made all necessary arrangements,
Even before he proposed, I didn't get to spend much time with my new brother,
His name is Mavis, everybody in our school know he is my brother now
Though we have a different surname, he is Okafor and I bears the name of my father, Arinze
He hardly speaks to me in school, after the marriage my mother and I left the one-room we live in and moved into Mr. Bright 2 rooms apartment. He shares one room with my mother, I have the other room, which ori