Ajayi was messed up in his head as he walked wearily into Owonikoko’s compound. he could not put out the conflagration that was ravaging his mind. He had decided not to go home after leaving the palace because he felt he owed his sons an undelayed explanation of the misfortune that had befallen them. They would bear the brunt of the mishap greatly and should not be kept in the dark. he wished he could switch places with them; after all, his life was almost used up. He planned to convinced Owonikoko ti take him forever in place of his sons whom he felt deserved a good life. He couldn’t imagine them shedding their youthfulness on the altar of perpetual enslavement. It was a twist of fate. “They deserve better”, he kept mumbling as he awaited Owonikoko’s emergence from his chamber.
ISBN: 978852424-9
