Waking up early, with difficulty, at this time of day when the birds on the trees chirp their morning songs creating harmonious alarm which awakens the quiet street of Egbo village, into life and whose location was situated close to the distant ocean.
Trudging towards the bathroom, obscure memories races through the mind of Francis, raising more unanswered questions about himself. He had been living with his aunt, after the death of his parents, in urban areas of Benin. His aunt told him that his parents died in a ghastly motor accident leaving him behind including their wealth and assets, to the care of his aunt, his mother's sister.
