Chapter 3

Mrs Williams; her teacher in school noticed her attitude and she didn't waste time in reporting to Mrs Gold. Mrs Gold became more worried about what the teacher told her about her daughter. Mrs Gold was told that due to patience slowness in speech, she now devised another means of using her hands and head to talk to her mates.she resolved in her heart to take everything to God in prayers. At nights, she will wake up and pray for her daughter, this she does with tears in her eyes for three months and she started seeing some changes in her. Patience started talking to her mates but it wasn't often because she still minded her slowness in speech. At two, she did the unimaginable, she came home from school one day with a frowning face . Her mother called and called her name but she didn't answer. why aren't you answering your name patience? her mother questioned Don't call me patience, I don't like that name, how will you call me patience? little patience she replied her mother with a question... shocked by what her little daughter said, Mrs Gold thought maybe her teacher had annoyed her in School that is why she's acting that way. it's okay my dear, come let's go patience, Mrs Gold told her daughter mummy I have told you, don't call me patience, my name is not patience She fired again. will you keep quiet my friend, if your name is not patience, what then is your name? my name is Sarah, patience replied. your name is not Sarah, your name is patience, your father and I gave you that name and nobody is changing it, not even you. by the way where did you hear that name? who told your name is Sarah? answer me quickly, Mrs Gold threatened. it's me, nobody called me Sarah, I called myself. mummy please change my name to Sarah, I don't want you to call me patience again. come to my school tomorrow and tell my teachers please mummy. I want to be called Sarah. okay, I'll discuss it with your daddy when he returns from work. Still baffled with what two year old patience was saying, Mrs patience went ahead to prepare lunch for her daughter. Later at night, Mrs Gold had to call her husband to tell him about the latest changes about their daughter in . Mr Gold encouraged his wife not to be worried that everything will be fine, although after the encouragement, he was still surprised at patience decision to change her name. He promised to put a call across to them so that he will confirm everything himself. As early as 6:45am, Mr Gold called his wife and asked her to hand over the phone to their daughter. Hello, princess patience. Mr Gold greeted how daughter in his usual way. But patience did not respond. Are you there patience? His father asked  Yes sir, I'm here, this Sarah talking not patience