"Williams." Answered Zaria, wondering why the man would ask for her surname and not her full name. Besides, if he knew so much about her, how come he didn't know her surname?
"Is that your father's second name, family name or is it your mother's family name?" He probed.
"My father's family name." She answered to shut the man up. Perhaps he had this peculiar way of striking conversations.
"What about your mother's name? I mean, her maiden name." Came the next question.
"Roatta. Lucy Roatta." She added before she could be asked about the first name.
"Oh." She caught a hint of disappointment in his tone and she wondered whether he was sad about not having anything to talk about anymore.
"What about you?" She asked.
"What about me?" The elderly man was either feigning ignorance or he was shocked that someone was interrogating him.
