CHAPTER ONE 

 My name is Collins. Before I’m where I am today, I went through a lot. My father died of cancer, and my mother too battled with the same sickness before she died. I dropped out from school when I was seven years old. I was the best in class though. But I had to stop school because of school fees debt. My mother and I always struggle to eat every day. She did her best to let me live before she passed one. She gave birth to only me and my elder brother Vincent. Vincent is already a successful man. He was the one paying my school fees and feeding us. He stopped before he was seriously sick. It has been long he visited home. He lived in Paris. My mother was the best mom ever. I promised to be a medical doctor so I could take care of her, and to let her reap what she had sowed. But she’s gone now. Before she died, she took care of me even though she had no money. My father property was taken over by his families, they left nothing for us. After I stopped going to school, I always peep from the window with sadness to see my mates going to school. My mother wasn’t happy with this, so sent for her sister. She told her sister, Aunty Cindy to let me ne with her for a while so she could send me to school. She lives in Italy. She promised to take good care of me and let me achieve my dreams. My mother was filled with joy. I prepared to live with Aunty Cindy the next morning. As my mother saw me packing my luggage, tears rolled down her cheek. She was going to miss me. She promised to stay alive to see me prosper. I loved her so much. In the morning, I left with Aunty Cindy to Italy.