She
walk to a grave she drop a flower
"Mohammed
you can leave now, I want to be alone"
"Ok
ma, I will be at the car"
"Once
I'm done, I will meet you there" he zoom off. " Hi, how you doing today" she
squirt. "Look at the achievement we have made so far. We just celebrated
Tunde's birthday last month, his really grown,
just yesterday we had him, his really a mature man, you need to see him giving
me an advice. I'm sure you have heard about the awards I have received" she
grind. "Than you would be like, my wife just made a history, she's the best in
the world, you all should watch out for her, your podcast would have been the
first place I would have been interviewed. That really hype me, the praise and
all that, I have really miss you" paused, tears scrolling down her eyes. "You
should have waited a little longer, may be by now you would have gotten the
freedom you been fighting for, you know. We would have been going for the
family trip and holidays now the money is there, we would have our second child
in abroad, Canada your country dream country, maybe USA, Dubai any country of
your wish choice, babe there is money now, we are rich" she wipes her tears. "Just
come to me" she cried. Wipes her eyes with a handkerchief.
Few
minutes later she walks to the car, stare around then get into the automobile.
"Are
you ok, ma" he sight her through the mirror wipes her eye.
"I'm
fine Mohammed" he starts the engine. "Ma, may I aske why you always love coming
here"
"Because
is very cool, calm and noise free"
"This
is a grave yard we are talking about".
"Is
the only place I found peace and felt loved"
"Oh,
ok" baffle thought
*********
She
walk in
"Who
do we have here" she embraced her, beaming with a smile
"This
is your home" she grind, starring so astounded."Jess…, girl I'm so proud of
you"
"Thank
you, please sit. What may I offer you"
"A
champ will do, ok"
Grinning
"what's that"
"We
need to celebrate this, girl ever since you step into this country, you have
been on trend back to back. Which juju be that"
"Na
Oluwa" she giggle. "What can I offer you"
"What
can you offer who, do I look like a stranger. Please where is my nephew"
"His
in his room, his having an online lesson"
"Oh,
my little man, so how you doing ?"
"I'm
fine"
"like
you are fine, fine ?"
"Girl
what's up with you"
"
I'm just asking, you know to be sure"
"Sure?"
"Sure,
yea"
"Sure,
of what?"
"Of
what?"
"Of
the new you, you are weird and so reserver this days"
"What's
that, girl?"
"I'm
just saying, about the interview. You said you are…"
"single
and not searching, yes I said that"
"That's
the secret life I'm saying. Look girl let's start the conversation" she went to
sit beside her, tap her lap "First let me go get some wine" she stoop "where is
the bar again"
"
At your left"
"Thank
you". Few minutes she was back with glasses and a bottle of wine. She coke it "
So you were saying, something" pour in the glasses she sits.
"No,
words was on your mouth"
She
sip "Ya, I really can't wait to hear,
who is this prince charming" Kaima giggle "Come on girl"
"Bolade
I'm single"
"So
you are going to lie to me"
"You
think I will lie to the media and tell you the truth"
"Kaima
I'm your best friend"
"What
secret have I hidden from you"
"That
you are single" she said so aggressive, Kaima giggling sip a drink ."You telling
me the truth, ok"
"What
truth do you want, me to tell you" muttered grinned
"So
why did you broke up"
"With
who?"
"Your
Ex" Bolade take a sip. Karma took a long sip, stare a her grinning, empty the
glass, pour another drink "Are you for real, This is nine years, you are
telling me there is none"
"What
do you want to hear, I go to club every night, I sleeps with every dude I saw
in the club, I have had like nine exes"
"Wow,
so how do you cope?"
"Cope,
I eat well, try some exercises and have a good sleep"
"Don't
act like you don't know what I'm saying, you know how much I hate it" she said
so fretted
"I
don't know what you want me to say"
"So,
how do you control the Urge"
"I
masturbate"
She
spit the drink in her mouth, like some one push her from behind. " Like you
mast…tur…bate, for nine year"
"Yea"
she sip gaze a way.
"Kaima,
I think is time you wake up from that dream, his gone, like gone, gone. I'm
sure his bones might have turn to ashes. Have you forgotten I'm part of this,
it didn't even take me two year to know, his no longer in existence". She
inhaled. "come one girl, I know the Romeo and Juliet story is too hard for you,
But nine year come on girl"
"Bolade,
I'm fine"
"You
are not fine and can never be fine. My Mom just three years, she wave it"
"You
know, you were good with men, you have dated a lot of them"
"Girl,
don't try that with me"
"I'm
just saying"
"You
are not using the right words, his gone, if you need a therapist, I can get you
one"
"Me…"
place her hand on her chest
"Cause
you need one, Kaima"
"Let's
focus on you this time" he place her elbows on the soft hairy sofa "You are pregnant,
who is he" gazing at belly
"How
do you know ?" She was shock to her skull.
"How
do I know, have you forgotten?" She sip a drink, grinding. Bolade swallow hard.
"And I also have a son"
"Is
a secret, I will review him when the time comes"
"Does
your Mom know?"
"No!,
why would you think of that?"
"No
need, she will get to know at some point"
"Kaima
just leave me with my problems, when the time comes"
"I
hope so" she sip a drink grinning.
************
"I
got you" Marian giggling as she jump from one end to the other.
"You
watch me when I hide, so you can catch me" Tom fretted.
"I
have my eye close, you just don't know how to hide"
"You
lied, you are a cheater"
"I'm
not, I'm just smart and you are not".
Tom walks to Tunde who was busy with his IPad, on a couch.
Grab
his head " Tunde come let's go and play"
"I
don't want to, I'm watching some thing" he said so furious.
"Tunde,
come on you will watch that later, come let's
go and go play call to duty, if you want we can play your favorite"
"Please
leave me, you will make me miss this" drag his hand, distance himself . "I'm having
a lesson and its parts of my assessment in school" his eyes still fix
He
folds his hands, sits on the edge of the chair "no one wants to play with me"
he drop his head.
"Ha…ha….ha…,
no one wants to play with you" she claps jumping up and down, Chinasa walks in.
"Hey,
keep your voice low. Your Aunty is in the room and she's having a nap"
"Mommy,
Maria is bullying me"
"Hey,
Maria why would you do that?"
"I
didn't bully him" she grumbled
"I
said you should low your voice" Walks to Tunde, who's attention was still on
the tab "Big boy, what's that you watching ?"
"School
program"
"Oh,
so where is Mommy ?"
"She's
in her room". China's left them, walk up the stairs.
She
opened the room, Kaima was on a couch, watching a video.
"She's
right in the kitchen, let's go see her reaction" he whispered open the door. "Halo bitch,
what's up" on the TV
She
turned to him her mouth wide up, she place her hand on her mouth, stare at him
for some second "What did you just called me?"
"A
bitch of course, aren't you a bitch"
"If
that's one of those your prank, you should know I'm not into that" folds her
hands, Chinasa walk in.
"I'm
sorry, that's so disrespectful, I shouldn't have called you that" placed the
camera on the kitchen table "you are my wife" almost leaning on her body .
"What's
this you wear?" so divested.
"Thug
life, street life"
"With
no top, your belt lose, your trouser pulled to your laps, your tight showed,
that's not my husband"
"Babe
give me a kiss" he firmed
"No
stay away from me, avoid me"
"I
see no changes
I
wake up in the morning
Then
I ask my self, is life a living blast myself.
I'm
trying being a poor, even worst, I'm a black" he rap " TuPac shakur" nodding
with a handker tied on his fore head"
"Mmm…,
not in this house" she flip her head "Stay away from me, Adex avoid me"
"Come
on girl, kiss me I'm you husband" her eyes fix on him so furious "Are going to
kiss me or what"
"I'm
not kissing you"
"come
on girl" throw his hand on air furiously
"Stay
away from me". she push him.
"Ok
guys, She's not cool with this, I have to wear decent for her to give me a kiss,
that's not fair, marriage is for better for worst, she's here giving me
attitude" he panic leaving.
"That
was a lovely one" she sits beside her, Kaima turns to her, tears already stain
her wear. "Oh, come on" she placed her head on her shoulder "This should be
over by now"
He
walk right back "can I get a kiss now" she giggling, he smiled.
"His
the best thing that ever happened to me, I know he was the first, he made our
relationship looks new and fresh, he never get tired of it, always keeping it healthy
and strong. His showers of love was still like a sea. It all started when I was
fifteen, he made me feel special and precious. He treats me like a treasure" she raise her head to face her. "They want me to
forget him, how possible is that?". Chinasa stare away as she couldn't stand
the pain in her eye. Tunde was peeping through the open space from the door.
"He
remains me of him, his smile, his walk, his sitting posture, the way he talk, the
way he reclined on the bed, his looks. Every thing Sis. Should I threw him away
too ?"
"I
don't know what to say" she break down in tears. "Is going to be alright" she
placed her head on her shoulder, caresses her hair"
**********