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Berinyuy: Come, we're there. Wait here let me call for him. The great one, I'm here.
The Great One: Ah, Berinyuy was it you, my daughter? Welcome. What do you want the Great One to do for you. Wait, I know what you want. Your daughter is the problem.
Berinyuy: Yes, the great-one. She is pregnant and I would like to terminate the pregnancy. Help us Great-One.
The Great One: I will help you. But remember, this should be by your daughter's will. Does she accept it?
Berinyuy: (She says to Fonyuy slowly) Accept it my daughter, accept what he tells you.
Fonyuy: Yes, Great One, I accept.
The Great One: Ok, since you have accepted, pass this way. Remove your shoes and sit down here. Take this and drink. You have to sleep in the house for two days because you will need to have some rest after taking the second dose tomorrow morning.
Fonyuy: Ok, Great-one, thank you very much.
Berinyuy: Thank you very much Great-One, how much do I have to pay?
Great-one: Go! Go! When it's over, you can come and give what you think would be ok to the Great One.
Berinyuy: Thank you very much Great One. Fonyuy, come let's go. Have you heard ? You should sleep for two days, I don't want to see you out until the two days have passed. Let's go back to the house, I will go with you to the house before going back to the market.
(Back home)
Fanwong: Why are you people coming back so early and what is this you're holding? Who gave you this? Is this not something from a native doctor? Where is it from? Give it to me.
Berinyuy: My husband, don't talk like that please. Fonyuy is not well and we went to see the native doctor to get some medicine for her.
Fonyuy: Papa it's true, I have headache and Mama said we should go and see the native doctor. I'm already feeling better since I drank the medicine he gave me there.
Fanwong: Alright? I just hope you're feeling better now.
Fonyuy: Yes dad, he also said I should stay indoors for two days without going out except when I want to go to the toilet.
Fanwong: What? What kind of treatment is that? Only headache and you have to stay indoors? Well, I hope you'll be fine soon.
(Njodzeka enters)
Njodzeka: Father, why is Fonyuy on the bed at this hour of the day? Is she ok? Fonyuy, what is it? Are you ok?
Fonyuy: No, I'm sick. I have headache.
Njodzeka: Headache my foot. I'm not sure it's only headache. Did mama take you to the hospital?
Fonyuy: What is your corcern? Don't disturb me.
(Mama enters)
Berinyuy: What is it again Njodzeka? Can't you see that she's not well? Let her rest.
Njodzeka: Mama, is it only because I'm asking what happened to her? Father, why is Mama under rating me in this house as if I’m not her own child too? Mama why? Ok, since you only care about Fonyuy and forget me, I don't mind. I will mind my own business and God will help me one day. When I asked about going to the University, you told me to go and see my father. Father, is this the right way for mama to be treating me?
Father: My son, don't mind her, like mother like daughter. Let's go back to our conversation. You said you'll like to go and join your friends in the market. Don't you think it's not a good idea?
Njodzeka: Dad, I don't think so. I'm just from the market and I've seen one of my friends who agrees that I should work with him. I'm also doing this because one of my friends who is now in the University did the same to save some money for his admission. And I don't think it'll be a bad thing if I did the same.
Father: Ok, if you insist, be very careful because it's very dangerous, I'm just accepting this because there's no other option. Go on and do it but don't let anybody come here complaining you’ve done something stupid in the market.
Njodzeka: Ok Dad, thank you. But father, he asked for some money so that I can rent his wheelbarrow since I'm still a beginner.
Father: How much?
Njodzeka: 1000frs CFA, Dad.
Father: 1000 what? Don't you think it's too much? Then how much do you think you can work per day? Anyway, I will see if your mother can lend me some money. Ah! that's her coming, Mama Njodzeka, please lend me 1000frs, I want Njodzeka to start doing something so that he can save some money for admission into the University next year.
Berinyuy: What? I think you're out of your senses. If it were about Fonyuy, my daughter, I would have undersood. But to this stupid boy, count me out. I don't have money to waste.
Njodzeka : Father, let's forget it. I know what to do. Just forget all about this now.
Father: But take care my son. How are you going to make it now?
Njodzeka: Father, I have one of my friends who owns a wheelbarrow. I will plead with him.
Father: Ok!
(One week later)
Fonyuy: Mama, I saw some clothes in the market last week ; I will like you to buy them for. Futhermore I will like to drink tea every morning before going to school because I've lost weight. My friends will laugh at me especially as my skin colour is becoming black. I will also need to buy some oil so that my body type should be shining again.
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