He is the boy that frequently visits his. 90 years old grand mother whose picture appeared above.in the village.
His is name is Chikanso. He is ten years old. He lives in the city with his parents. And he is the first son of his parents. The boy is so intelligent that he asks the kind of questions that make people wonder if actually the words came from his mouth. And if you hadn't met him before, you will think that somebody put the question in his mouth.
Apparently, as the first son, his parents are very fond of him. And his father has also psyched him up as his heir. His father does business that takes him outside the country. And whenever he travels, he becomes the man of the house. And would tell everybody even this mum that he is the father of the house though he says it jokingly. His mum laughs whenever he tells her that he is the man if house. His father had engraved it in his heart as he told him thus: "whenever l am away you should look after your mother and siblings." "Can l do that," he had asked his father. "Yes, you can! Just speak and they will respect you," his father playfully assured him. That settled it. He becomes the man anytime his father goes away. And when he father comes back he reports all he did as if actually it was real. "You will revert to your role as a child of your parents," his father tells him whenever he returns from the trip.
Just like his parents loved him, he loved his grandma with greater affection. And seeks opportunity to see and be with her. He had asked his grandma to come and live with them in the city. But she wouldn't do that.
"If l come to the city with you, who will live in my house? Who will look after my flock? Who will do my farm work for me? And who will take care of our economic trees?" she had asked him. "Mama, don't worry about those things because they are not important. Just come to the city," he told her. "You will be happier there," he added. No, l won't," she had retorted.
His grandma wouldn't move to the city. And because of that he took it as an obligation to visit her as often as he could. And whenever his parents or any of them goes to the village to see her, he goes with them. And wouldn't accept not to be allowed to accompany them.
According to him, he had asked his parents to allow him to go and live with her. But his parents refused. "You're our first child and your father frequently travels. So you should be here to act as a father when your father is away," his mother had told him. "I have asked your younger siblings to go and live with mama but they said they don't want to live in the village.
He will finish primary school this year. And will enter
secondary school by September if Coronavirus lockdown abbets. He wants his parents to send him to the college in their village so that he could live with his grandma. But his parents refused. And since then, he has been begging them to allow him so that he would indicate that choice in his common entrance exam.
Do you think his parents should allow him to go and live with his grandma the village?
Or do you think his parents are right and shouldn't allow him?
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