., Mbua's obsession for winning the scholarship rekindle and fuelled his passion to do more,.he dreamt, worked assiduously,his eyes were on the goal,.one of those mid night burning of night candle,.he retorted,I have to put my legs inside water,to beat sleep..he knew the heavy walls of the forest could limit the most brilliant chap from attaining his goals and life ambition.
Mbua said to him self,in a fortnight.i will be doing this examination.I must win!!
I am the best version of myself now,no negetive thought are allowed anywhere around me,.he recalled his uncle Mr kibue once told him, when he visited the Enclaves,.
In a conversation with him,he once said,for you to win in any of your pursuit in life,you must sorround your self with people with winning attitude!!this has been a drive for Mbua.
The Enclave is a remote rural setting, rounded by heavy and tick forest,rivers and streams.. mountains and all about wildlife.a beautiful landscape..
But the people living in the Enclaves,are largely peasant farmers, mostly the uneducated.beautiful and quite hospitable!!no one visits the Enclaves community, without I wish to repeat the visit.
The distance between the Enclave to urban setting is as far as the whole day journey..the people travel on foot, expecially when the is a need buy items that can only be found in urban areas,.so the are specific market days for that..
This is part of Mbua's challenge,.to shock you Mbua has never travelled such distant route before since he was born..so the first of it is, when he is going for his common entrance examination.,
This makes him feel more excited,.
In a conversation with his friends!! Mbua asked his friends,how many of you have ever seen a car before?there were all quiet, because the truth is non of them, including Mbua.The best he has had was to look at pictures in some of his books..the young lad, kept dreaming!
He was siloliquising,one day I will not only see a car,but I will own one, perhaps when I become a journalist or a broadcaster!!yes I will..yes I can.
While he agog in thought,. suddenly his mother yelled from afar,. that must be Mom's voice.
His mother has just worked into their small mod house.he quickly greeted, welcome mother,and she answered,.I can see you are reading,get ready right?yes mother,the Exam is barely two weeks from now..I have a couple of issues to study through.mum he called,.yes son I still have some difficulty in understand some topics in mathematics.i tried solving this particular topic on quadratic equation,but I seemed not to be getting near,the solution!!
The mum laugh out loud,so what do you want me to do my son.? you know I can't help.. maybe you take it to your teacher,.yes mother that's what I intend to do how about other subjects?
Well,I will be writing English, mathematics and general paper,.I don't seem to have issues with English and general paper.. Mbua's best subject is English language.. that's part of what fuelled his desire to become a journalist or a broadcaster..
Before now, Mbua's Mom had relieved him from most chores and going to the farm..just to help Mbua concentrate..just about this time his best friend came around..he is so fund of her,.
She entered the small hot, greeted Mbua's mother by prostrating as tradition demands..she whole heartedly welcome her,.
She said my daughter how are you?
Fine mother
How are your parents?
The are both fine, mother is still in the farm, while father, just went out to tap palm wine.
Hope you are preparing for your exams?
Yes she answered.good.
Your friend is behind,you can go see him!
Thank you mother.
She turned,and came to sit with Mbua,.Mr broadcaster,in a funny tone,. Madam Doctor!the are so fund of each other... how are you and the preparation.?so so she replied..a slang to say am fine..
Thank God you are here,am having a challenge with some topics in mathematics,. which of them? Mbua showed her,she was more of science inclined..she quickly looked at the sum, solved the problem he has been battling with for long..
How did you do it,she patiently explain the steps, Mbua was amazed..you are brilliant.,she smiled profusely!wow Mbua exclaimed...