I understand some of us don't really understand or have refused to understand what child marriage really means. Well, this is what it looks like in a 'nutshell' FATIMA’S BIRTHDAY PRESENT It was my birthday and I let anyone who cared to listen know that I, Fatima, is no longer a kid. I am 13yrs old. I'm so going to let Aisha know that we are no longer mates as her birthday comes up in a few months. My dad had promised me a big birthday present and that had caused me to wake up very early. I had told a lot of people of my thirteenth birthday but they were really surprised I was only thirteen, they said I looked fifteen. I dressed up to go and see Aisha so that I could obtain permission from her father for her to be with me on my birthday I went and her father after wishing me a happy birthday allowed Aisha to come with me. On returning home, I couldn't help but notice that the house was unusually quiet. My Mother, Father and Alhaji Musa that always bu...
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