Father is back. We call him Babalamba.
Talking about names, I didn’t even remember to introduce myself. So shall we do this all over again?
My name was Micheal , but I am now called Tanko, because I came after three girls; Shahsantae, the princess; Nishadi, who will become my favorite person in the house; and Zainab, every ones pet.
I was well over 12 years when mother brought me to the gate of Babalambas big house. I remember now , how every one was all too happy to see me. I think they even made a party and so many oyher strange faces came to say hello to me. they smiled to me many times and touched me almost all the time. Baba got me new clothes (I think it’s the same cloth, but in diffdrent colours and design, it was strange to me, i never wore those when I was...