GRASS TO GRACE- THINGS FALL APART

CHAPTER SIX
BACK TO GRASS
The first semester in the Oxford University was really very easy for Abayomi, Kunle and Bisi who had made all their papers with excellence. For Kunle, and Bisi the second semester started off auspiciously, but this was soon going to change. Kunle’s parents had just moved into their new apartment in town and their children were regularly sending money to them. The money soon intoxicated Mr. Taiwo that he became extravagant and close to the bottle. He would go out every morning and come back very late. When he  returns, he turns his wife into a punching bag, when she tries to scold him.
Mrs. lyabo couldn’t stand her husband’s recent incessant alcoholism and hostility towards her, and so had to go packing. She moved into a new apartment distant from her husband’s. The news of their parent’s rift had a traumatic effect on their children, and they gradually started loosing concentration on their studies. In fact they had three carryovers in the second semester and had to start all over again. The British government thus had to confiscate their apartment and withheld their monthly allowances. This even worsened the entire situation.
Two months later Kunle and Bisi moved into Abayomi’s apartment with the intention of being domiciled there until they sort themselves out.  . Abayomi gadly received them into his apartment and sympathized with them over all that ha appened. Weeks ran into months, and months into years, yet the siblings had not sorted themselves out.
“I can’t continue like this” Kunle said to himself.
“No matter how rough the road is there must certainly be a way out” he added stamping his foot as he left the room.
Kunle and Bisi had soon lost interest in their academics and were now both interested in money-making. In fact, they were no longer thinking of their parents. Kunle soon joined a gang of robbers called, “THE BIG GUYS”. Bisi had turned herself into a commercial sex partner. They had surprisingly ignored their parent’s advice and were no longer the morally-behaved and innocent children their parents had raised them to be.
One night Abayomi saw Kunle through a lattice window exchanging guns with a group of suspicious men. Not knowing that someone had seen him, Kunle quickly ran into the house and was about sneaking into his room, before he was shocked by an unexpected voice from behind. It was Abayomi.
“Where are you coming from by this time of the night and what is in that bag you are carrying?” Abayomi asked.
“And what business of yours is it?” retorted Kunle.
“You see Kunle we are like brothers, and I would not sit back and watch you ruin your life. We all came here with the goal of making the best of ourselves academically and to make our parents, clan, and nation proud” Abayomi said in a still voice trying to advice Kunle.
“Oh spare me that my ‘ brooother” it’s all over! My apartment had been confiscated and my monthly allowances withheld. So you see I have to struggle to make a living. So you dont just worry your head about me, I’ll be fine” Kunle replied in defense and walked into his room. Not having the intention of creating a scene, Abayomi decided not to confront Kunle about what he had seen outside. Bisi had been to a brothel that night with a white man and so did not come home that night. Abayomi had to tolerate the excesses of his friends because he believed that one day they'll come to their senses.