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                                  CHAPTER TWO                       Too Late My poor uncles, Hammed and late Mohammed suffered greatly, all because of ignorance. Unknowing to my grandmother, the twin were having sickle cell disease, a group of blood disorder caused by an inherited haemoglobin, and so, they fall ill often as a result of its crisis. Thanks to Doctor Charles who discovered and confirmed the nature of their illness. However, the discovery was a bit late. We lost Mohammed. Dr Charles who hailed from the eastern region of Nigeria was the only youth corp member posted to Ilarin Community Clinic and Maternity Centre, a community very close to Badejoko town. The clinic was filled with community health workers and midwives volunteers who barely come to work. Grandmother relocated to Ilarin, after she left her husband's house...

               CHAPTER ONE                    The dream In the middle of an empty road, with birds twinkling, and crows crowing,  and the sound of gong sounding from afar. I walked through the sideway wondering what has happened to everybody. It felt like I was the only one on earth, and that I crave for companionship. I kept walking with my face downward. I was frightened to death when I saw that rat ran past me. I stopped with fear to look around. I was taken aback at the sight of what I saw.  Hundreds and thousands of lifeless bodies. I looked at their faces one after the other. They were faces I don't know, nor could recognize. But the last set of people I saw made me scream aloud "mum and dad". Stephanie standing before the mirror looked back to be sure I was alright. "Babe,whats wrong with you? Is everything OK? You have been sleeping for the past three hours". I...