Episode 8
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Samantha had a bath and wore a little red dress that Dozie had bought for her on her last birthday. She took her time to apply her makeup ensuring that she looked her best. She was going to visit Dozie in his family house and she needed to look irresistible if she must succeed in winning his love back. She had made up her mind to fight for her love and win him back even if that was going to be the last thing she would ever do. As a trained medical doctor, she knew that until one lets out his last breathe, one must keep trying, a policy which they had always practiced on their patients. She slugged her Chanel chain bag on her shoulder after she was satisfied with her looks and came down stairs where her mother was watching a Christian programme.
Samantha: âGoing out, mum. See you laterâ.
Mama Samantha: âWhere to, my child? I must confess that you look stunningâ.
Samantha: âThanks mum. I will tell you about my outing when I come back. You just keep your fingers crossedâ.
Mama Samantha: âOkay. Just make sure you donât do anything sillyâ.
Samantha: âMum, you should pray that I donât see any reason to do any silly thing because if I see reasons I will doâ. She ran out of the house.
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Eno came out of the bedroom dressed in an Ankara skirt and blouse with an olive green shoe and bag to match. Her mother who was already running out of patience was waiting for her in the car.
Mama Eno: âIt took you so long to get dressed that I almost came in there to drag you outâ.
Eno: âSorry, mum. I had to take my time to dress decently, you knowâŠâ
Mama Eno: âWait a minute. What are you wearing?â
Eno: âAnkara skirt and blouse of courseâ.
Mama Eno: âAnd where do you think you are wearing that to?â
Eno: âWhere we are going of course. You know they are my potential in laws so I need to dress decently to win their heartsâ.
Mama Eno: âHeheheâ, she clapped her hands together. âPotential in laws ko, potential family ni. My friend will you get in there and wear something better? You need to put on a dress that will bring out your curves. A classic dress that will flatter your shapes. You think Dozie loves you? You should dress in such as a way as to sÂŁduce him. That is the way to go about itâ.
Eno: âOkay, mumâ. She turned back into the houseâ.
Mama Eno: âImagine this stupid girl o, after spending hours in there, that is the best she could come up with. I am sure she took this dullness from her father, she didnât take after me at allâ.
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Eno and her mother arrived at Dozieâs family compound and after horning for some minutes, the security man came out.
Jonny: âYes, who are you wey you just dey horn anyhow like that?â
Mama Eno: âMy friend will you shut up your gutter of a mouth? Why didnât you answer when you heard me horn the first time?â
Jonny: âWhy you go dey ask me that kind question? Na you dey pay me salary for here?â
Mama Eno: âYou know what? I donât have time for illiterates like you. My friend open the gate and let me inâ.
Jonny: âOpen your boothâ.
Mama Eno: âYou say what?â
Jonny: âI say make you open your booth make I see wetin you carry inside before you go come bomb my oga and madam for their houseâ.
Mama Eno: âAre you out of your mind? Do I look like a suicide bomber?â
Jonny: âHow I want take know? Them no dey write am for forehead, besides, I no even look your faceâ.
Eno: âHow dare you talk to my mother anyhow? Open the gate before I come down and open it myselfâ.
Jonny: âChimmoo! Thank God say I no open the gate o, na so I for don join unemployed peoples association of Nigeria. No be you my oga say make I no allow enter this compound if I no want make him sack me?â
Mama Eno: âWill you open the gate or do you want me to force my way in?â
Jonny: âI no go open. If my oga sack me, you go employ me?â
Eno turned to her mother in the car.
Eno: âMum, I told you it will be impossible for the security man to allow us in. Letâs just turn back home and save ourselves this embarrassment from an ordinary security manâ.
Mama Eno: âYou just shut up and allow me think. You face little obstacles and you are ready to give up, how can you achieve anything with that kind of attitude? I dislike it when people chicken out at the slightest obstacle they encounter. Listen, we will come down and force our way into the compound. We cannot go back having come this farâ.
Eno: âMum!â
Mama Eno: âI am going down there, you better follow me or else you will know the kind of mother you have by the time I change it for youâ.
They came down and while Jonny was trying to stop them from going in, mama Eno pushed him aside with her massive bum and made her way in with Jonny trailing behind them and asking them to stop trespassing. Dozieâs father was watching news heard the commotion in his compound and ran out.
Baba Dozie: âWhat is going on here and who are these peopleâ.
Jonny: âOga sir, IâŠIâŠâ he tried to catch his breath for he was breathing hard.
Baba Dozie: âOpen your mouth and say something. When did you start stammering?â
Jonny: âSorry, oga. I never recover from the push wey this woman give me with her big bakasiâ.
Baba Dozie: âJust go back to your duty post. I will handle thisâ.
Jonny: âOga, I don recover now. I dey ready to talkâ.
Baba Dozie: âI said go and lock my gate and remain there, that is what I employed you to do and not to talkâ.
Jonny: âYes, sir!â he ran away.
Baba Dozie: âMadam, what can I do for you?â
Mama Eno: âWhat can you do for me? Well, you cannot do anything for me. The question should be what I can do for youâ.
Baba Dozie: âVery well then. What can you do for me?â
Mama Eno: âI brought your daughter in law to youâ.
Baba Dozie: âMy what?â
Mama Eno: âYou heard me correctly the first timeâ.
Baba Dozie: âWhose wife, if I may ask?â
Mama Eno: âWhy donât you ask your son Dozie how many times he slept with my daughter in the past months?â
Baba Dozie: âWoman, you must learn how to talk politely. You cannot come to my house and start running your mouth anyhow. Anyway, I am sure that you know that I was Legistlator before? As a seasoned politician, I am going to ask your daughter some questions and I will find out if my son is truly responsible for the pregnancyâ
Mama Eno: Go ahead and ask the questions in the world. All I know is that your son must marry my daughterâ.
Baba Dozie: âMy daughter, look into my eyes and tell me that my son is responsible for the pregnancyâ.
Eno made to speak but she caught a glimpse of Dozie who was standing in a place hidden from his father and her motherâs view, he was holding a sharp cutlass and looking intently at her. She ran short of words for fear of what he may do to her if she confirmed her motherâs allegations.
Mama Eno: âMy friend will you open your mouth and talk? Have you suddenly gone deaf?â
Eno: âMum, I..he, I mean I donâtâŠ.â
Baba Dozie: âWho is responsible for your pregnancy, young lady?â
Eno Froze.
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