SON OF HEKIMA

Buntu a child protege makes inventions from scratch that light up the world and those around him...

 CHAPTER THREE

It had been a month now without Buntu going to school and militia we're having another uprising. Since he was not in school he had more time to work on his inventions. Especially one which had seemed to be working fantastic. He invented a contraption where plants would produce electricity that powered half the house.

Word was getting around that Buntu was practising magic and people had given them the reputation of a witch for his science inventions surpassed logic and human understanding. One day a group of his mother fellow church members stormed inside the house and destroyed all his inventions while they were tending to the farm.

Hekima armored with a machete had to chop off one of the church members hands with a swift blow and left him dismaimed for life. Buntu cried for it was never his wish to be a witch or a warlock but the society had labelled him as such. It was a sad day for the family.

Beatrice his mother felt nothing but shock and awe protecting her youngest child as she cried. This left the whole family desolate and with pangs of fear and disappointment. Meanwhile back in his school his favourite teacher, sister Faith, looked for Buntu everywhere and showed up at his home unannounced at the Hekima residence.

She later learnt that Hekima, Buntu's father, had lost his taxi job and was now living on peanuts trying to provide for the family with whatever proceeds he could get from his farm. He was antagonised by the fact that Faith the teacher was there in his house without a cordial invitation.

But sister Faith had other plans for his student. She brought good news that Buntu was offered a scholarship in a prestigious school in the city. Hekima his father quickly denied the offer and said that Buntu's priorities was the farm and his children were not to continue with academics and focus on the farm work.

Buntu was discontent and tired of his father's rules. "Buntu one day you will understand the family is more important than school" he always said to his son. His father was harsh and unapologetic which also made Buntu feel unwanted and unloved.

After the church members tried to burn down Hekima's home. He protected his family and did not want to leave Buntu and his daughter out of his sight. Every opportunity that Buntu got to work on his inventions he would perfect his craft day and night with ideas in his head like colourful butterflies.

Faith would always leave science books with him to help him study while his parents were asleep. Buntu loved science and was always eager to use his knowledge to improve the quality of his family. Sadly, his father always made him feel that his work were a waste of time and resources. Buntu felt unappreciated and melancholic.

He told himself that one day his life will change for the better. Sadly his feelings seemed to get the best of him and felt discouraged. His mother however always showed him love and benevolence. But this fell short of his charisma and was weighing him down day by day.