Susan was born in a family that wasn't well off financially. she was the first born of the two girls and a boy in the family. their parents struggled to provide for their daily needs since they weren't employed hence they relied on daily hustling.
The situation was so bad that the father would buy a trouser which he would cut at knee length for a short then the remaining material would be used to make clothes for the kids.
A time came when the kids were old enough to be enrolled in school and the parents opted for the closest public primary school since they couldn't afford a private school for the children. they went to the open air market on a market day and sought for the cheapest materials that matched the school uniform to make for the kids .
They managed to register the two girls and was left with the boy since he was the youngest and could wait for another year before going to school which would give them more time to look for funds. it was a happy moment for Susan and her sister charity to join school but the happiness didn't last long before other kids started making them uncomfortable in school. they would laugh at them and go around telling other kids how poor their family was.
Other kids started isolating themselves from them because of what they heard concerning their background and this resulted to them loosing the few friends they had made during their short stay in the school, who also started bullying them on the grounds of poverty.
Towards the end of the first term in school they realized that they had no friends and that left them with just themselves taking care of each other. Their parents would always remind them to love each other, study well and avoid trouble which they followed since from their young age they understood that their background was not well off.
They took it to themselves to always go school on time and get back on time to help their parents with other chores at home while other kids stayed back to play and got home late. their first year in school was a success though with much struggle and financial strains they were able to come to the end of it which was also something the parents were happy for.
The year ended with the holiday and now the parents had to pull more resources since their son would also be joining school when it opens again. Susan and Charity made it their duty to take care of the home when their parents were out hustling for them for the whole holiday the kids Played among themselves since other kids in the neighborhood didn't want to be associated with them.
Time came for schools to open and Susan and charity had to resume school while their brother kelvin needed to be enrolled ,the parents were very happy to see all their children in school but their happiness and peace of mind was short lived with their son's school enrollment.
