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Chapter 23 - REUNION

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.

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"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"

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