DINNER ON THE TABLE
Kola is really hoping that his barber boss will give him some money so that food will be in his belly tonight. Later in the evening, Tunde walks by the barbershop and sees a boy, surely in his age grade, eating a meal comfortably at his own pace and when he wants to. On the other hand, he has to be at home for the night meal at the dining table where the other members of the family must be at the table. He, amongst other responsibilities, must be clean at the table, and hands washed or else the food will likely be forfeited. Perspectives. Kola needs to literally make a daily income to eat every day. This is not because he is a biological orphan, his folks are alive, they just have many mouths to feed. Tunde is not aware of this childhood turmoil that is Kola’s life, except for the chilling young man who eats alone at the barbershop. What’s spectacular about eating in the dining room every night. A few things come to the fore, but the striking feature, which is rapidly depleting i...