CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
WHEN IN ROME "Hmm hmm", Shola announced her presence in our midst. "The crybaby is back", Cleo mimicked her style of crying. " Please stop that!"She laughed. "It's time to eat dinner. Let's all gather", Grandpa Majekodumi said, and we all positioned ourselves around him. He was the first to be served in a special earthen bowl, followed by the boys whose food was merged, then we girls, and finally the mothers. Seeing that the meal's gone round, grandpa Majekodumi read a verse of the Holy Quran and we started eating. I was so used to my slow way of eating at home that I only got to eat three morsels out of the mountain of fofo Aminat's mum placed before us. Meanwhile, Shola and Aminat who was the fastest of all fought over the last morsel of fofo. "I took it before you did", Shola said. "No, you're lying", Aminat shouted." Drop it!". "What if I don't?" Shola insisted, activatin...