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The story of Mmachi.
There live an eight years old girl from the rural area called Ezeugo village, her name is Mmachi. All her life she dreamt on going to the city to become a star in singing because she has been seeing people singing on Mr Jack's television. Mr Jack is a retired civil servant from the city and he is Mmachi's neighbours. Mmachi likes going to his house to chitchat with him, he tells her alot about people and life in the city. Mmachi always dreamt of going to the city one day and become a star, that everyone in her village will see her on television.
She loves singing, but her peers makes fun of her that she doesn't know how to sing, but she's not aware that they were only jealous of her, cause they could not sing like her. They called her all sorts of names. Her best friend is Mr Jack, he always encourage her and taught her to believe in herself.
Mmachi lives with her dad in a thatched house. She lost her mom when she was two years old. Her dad refuse to get married again because no woman wants to leave in a thatch house. Most houses there were built with mud or bricks (for the rich like the retired civil servants). There was a lady who finally agreed to marry him. One day he was coming back home from his haunting because he is a hunter and he saw the lady pouring boiled water on his daughter's legs because she didn't wash the plate well. Mmachi was only three years old then. He angrily sent her away and vowed not to marry again until Mmachi is old enough to take decision and fight for herself. Mmachi always had this fear of leaving her father all alone in the village because he is her happiness, and the fear of loosing him makes her to think of giving up on her dream. She always dreamt of going to the city with her dad and they will both leave in a mansion together. Each night they make fire outside their house, sit together, play together and she sings for him and they danced together.
When Mmachi clocks nine years old, her fear and her dream came together but it's left for her to make a decision. Her uncle, Uncle Uche came visiting with his fiancee Miss Nneoma from the city. Uncle Uche is Her dad's nephew. Uncle Uche likes Mmachi and asked her dad if he could take her to the city but Mmachi wanted them to take her along with her dad but they only wants her.
She talks with Mr Jack and he encouraged her to go, that when she makes it in the city and fulfills her dream, she will come and take her dad, and that was the same thing her dad told her. ...
She loves singing, but her peers makes fun of her that she doesn't know how to sing, but she's not aware that they were only jealous of her, cause they could not sing like her. They called her all sorts of names. Her best friend is Mr Jack, he always encourage her and taught her to believe in herself.
Mmachi lives with her dad in a thatched house. She lost her mom when she was two years old. Her dad refuse to get married again because no woman wants to leave in a thatch house. Most houses there were built with mud or bricks (for the rich like the retired civil servants). There was a lady who finally agreed to marry him. One day he was coming back home from his haunting because he is a hunter and he saw the lady pouring boiled water on his daughter's legs because she didn't wash the plate well. Mmachi was only three years old then. He angrily sent her away and vowed not to marry again until Mmachi is old enough to take decision and fight for herself. Mmachi always had this fear of leaving her father all alone in the village because he is her happiness, and the fear of loosing him makes her to think of giving up on her dream. She always dreamt of going to the city with her dad and they will both leave in a mansion together. Each night they make fire outside their house, sit together, play together and she sings for him and they danced together.
When Mmachi clocks nine years old, her fear and her dream came together but it's left for her to make a decision. Her uncle, Uncle Uche came visiting with his fiancee Miss Nneoma from the city. Uncle Uche is Her dad's nephew. Uncle Uche likes Mmachi and asked her dad if he could take her to the city but Mmachi wanted them to take her along with her dad but they only wants her.
She talks with Mr Jack and he encouraged her to go, that when she makes it in the city and fulfills her dream, she will come and take her dad, and that was the same thing her dad told her. ...
