WHO CARES FOR HIM?

In the middle of the night, in a circle of young teenagers all from a single parents.  A boy raised a challenging question and directed it to his father, in whose instructions they were asking anything that came into their minds.
"Father". The boy called, his eyes were glimmering with the innocence. "When shall we go back to school?".
The father adjusted his sitting posture.
"My son, very soon". He answered.
He further not more in giving the answer.  The boy was not expecting such a short answer from his father.  Although,  even with his childish experience,  he knew that his father usually showed a scanty interest on education.  And anytime he speaks about the topic, he do so it with dispassionate tune. And a disturbing facial expressions.
"Father how long shall we wait?". The boy asked again. This time with a confusioned serious voice.
"Not longer than necessary my child". He said, knowing too well that the boy would not be satisfied.  Especially when his disinterested tune was obvious on the discussion.
"Father we want to go back to school.  All our mates are now changing classes by classes and leaving us behind". The boy said, his voice sounding sorrowful.
He knows that no matter how much he tried to convince the boy to understand the situation on ground impeding their retuning to school, he wouldn't understand.  It may be because of his little level of maturity, or just he doesn't want to listen to any excuse to justify their dropout from school.
Still he will found  a way to put it to him in the  best he could understand.
"Don't worry you my children". He managed to consoled them.  "When the right time come, you will all go back to school. And maintain your classes. But, before then, work hard in the farm, get much money and you will all return to school".
"Father you shouldn't mind Yaru". Another boy said proudly,  sitting just opposite to their father. "We don't want to go back to school, we want to farm, get much money and when we grow up to maturity,  we will marry and have children like you father ".
"Talk for yourself, Waru". Yaru exclaimed, "except you. All of us wanted to go back to school".
"Enough!". Father warned.  "It is a simple thing, let do it this way. He suggested.
"Those who want to farm with me, should come. We are together from now onwards. And I will take their full responsibilities.  As for those of you who to go back to school, there is your way. But get one thing straight. Remember you are on your own, and if you insisted, never though again in your minds that you have a father".
"Now who still want to go back to school?". He asked sarcastically,  challenging them.
All of them,  except Yaru, fall on the party of their father.
"We will farm with you father". They all said in chorus.
"And you Yaru". Asked the father again.
"I want school,  so I will go back to school". Said Yaru. He knew that he is not matured enough to shoulder his own responsibility nor is he have the capacity to sponsor himself. Without the help of his only  parent, his dreams and hope of going back to school, is nothing far from nurturing a vague hope.
"Brave of you, Yaru.". Said the father.  "There we come, take your own way to sponsor yourself,  and never think you can get a dime from me. No or ever".
Yaru as a teen young boy, who struggled to bearly finished his primary school. Now has to face financial hurdles to continue his education to at least a secondary school level. His too young to defy his father's world of dependency; feeding and clothing.  And dare to live in the world of self reliance and self - help.  A world where he will enjoy absolute autonomy and freedom. But the life that spread ahead of the dark road of dreams, is a fragile world full of uncertainties.  Success as well as failure depend on the courage to believe in himself,  even though everything seem on uncertain. Yaru hope of getting back to school after his primary school,  was one he admiringly like to think about. But now
Habibu Gente
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PART ONE.