A Newyear, what has it got to offer?

Culled from "The Diary of a Young Nigerian"

VOLUME ONE

...So a New year is here but ever the pessimist, I fear for what it has to offer. In opposition to Alicia Keys' saying, "It will only get better", things have only gotten worse. With Subsidy gone, fuel price is now double what it used to be, transportation's more expensive, feeding now costs an arm and a leg, school fees increased...

My mom keeps trying to act like everything's alright but she probably doesn't know I see the worry on her face when she thinks no one's looking, I see the tears in her eyes and yes! I see the hope for a better day in there too...

Sometimes, I ask my self, did dad really have to go? But did he have a choice? Well, he wasn't much of a help when he was around anyways! Yeah, shit happens, and yet someone has to bear the brunt...