
Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 1
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ââŠ. What will I do without your sad mouth⊠Calling me in and you killing me out⊠Youâve got my head skipping⊠No kissingâŠ.I can kill youâŠâ She sang as she washed her clothes.
âAliyah! Stop! Just stop! Is it a must you sing, ehn?â Her elder brother, Haq barked at her, cutting her short from the trash she was singing. âYouâll just be uttering trash! Are you a kid? Iâll stop playing music in this house now. Itâs high time I buy earpiece. Olodoâ He continued, angry with the way she twisted song.
âAhn ahh brother Haq, shebi youâll correct me na. You know thatâs my best songâ She said. She Already stopped washing as she watched her brother mad at her.
âWhy would you choose that as your best song? Spoiling someoneâs song with that your stupid mouth. How many times do I have to put you through? Itâs âWhat will i do without your smart mouth? Drawing me inâŠâ
âOkay. Okay. Yes, I get it nowâ She nodded positively not letting her brother complete his words.
Haq sighed and continued with the car he was cleaning. He had corrected her times without number but she wonât heed. âFishâ He muttered under his breath.
Aliyah. Her name is Aliyah. She was the third born in her family. Born into a family of 4, two boys two girls. Her parents werenât rich nor poor. They belong to the middle class. Her mother is a doctor while her dad heads as the General manager of an oil company. (Weâll talk about that later) At the age of 16, Aliyah already had the look and shape of Kim Kardashian buh everything was hidden under her large clothes and hijab. It wasnât as if Aliyah was dull or something but Aliyah just donât take things too serious. Sheâs nice, pretty (When talking bout pretty, Aliyah is beautiful. Especially when she puts on her hijab. God really took time to create her.) Brainy (Talking About Aliyah being wise and brainy, even her parents and peers found it hard to believe. They often wonder how she pass with excellent, not good grades, excellent grades in school) Naughty, popular, jovial, fun to be with and wierd sometimes.
âWhat will I do without your smart mouthâŠâ She sang and paused, turning her head in order to see her brotherâs reaction. She grinned mischievously as she saw him smile. ââŠ. Draw⊠Drawing in me in⊠In.. A beautiful cardâ She stammered as she tried to remember.
âYouâre cursed! Ha! Aliyah, when will you have sense bayiiâŠâ Her brother asked, frustrated. Aliyah formed a childish look, pouting her lips. âAbi what kind of human being are you? Assuming the music isnât one of my favorite, it wonât hurt me that yah spoiling it, making me lose interest in it. Just now that iâŠâ He continued buh was interrupted by Hameed, the last born in the house..
âAunty Aliyah, Uncle joseph is calling youâ He delivered the message and ran inside almost immediately.
âJoe⊠Joe boy don deadâŠâ She sang as she hurried inside not making contact with her angry brother.
âChai! Aswear, yah gone! Let Joe boy fans hear you. Youâll find his corpseâ Haq shouted at her. âMad girlâ He added.
âUncle, yah calling meâ Aliyah said childishly, grinning. She liked Uncle Joe so much. Why else would she like him for? He gives her money of course.
Uncle Joseph is her daddyâs brother. He came to visit emâ.
Uncle Joe looked at her, yawning. He was just waking up. âIâm hungry, Liyahâ
âEeee! Me too o. In fact, the kind hunger wey dey yarn me pass your own.â She said in pidgin.
Uncle joy smiled. That was one reason why he liked her, sheâs always free with people. She says her mind.
âIâm not sure your mom will be back this morning. Is there still noodles in the store?â
âHmm⊠Noâ
âOkay. Takeâ He handed 2k to her âGo and get a pack and prepare some for everyone when youâre backâ
âOkay, uncleâ She smiled collecting the money. She knew he wonât collect the change.
âJesus, you love me too much oâŠ. Too much o, too much o excellence oâ She sang rubbish as she went out feeling happier.
âWhere are you going?â Haq asked. He was through washing the car and was cleaning it.
âI want to go and buy noodlesâ Aliyah answered, still smiling.
âIs it out of store?â
âYes.â She answered âShebi is you that even finish everything. You prepared a feast for your friends, on Friday. Shey you have forgotten?â She added.
Haq continued with his cleaning. He knew better than to reply her. He wasnât in the mood to start a convo with her. No one wins against her. She can argue for Africa.
âEh! Wait!â Haq suddenly shouted as he remembered something. Aliyah was almost out of the compound. âWho will prepare the noodles?â
Aliyah grinned. She knew where he was driving at. âItâs me naâ
Haq spit on the floor. âIâll rather remain hungry than eat a food prepared by you. Iâm not ready to die youngâ
Aliyah burst out laughing rolling out of the compound. She laughed hard as she remembered the reason why her brother wonât eat her food.
FLASHBACK
The whole family were present at home. Aliyahâs dad and mom were watching a Tv program while Aliyahâs elder sister, Aisha and her elder brother, Haq were busy operating their phones.
Hameed was in the kitchen with Aliyah. Aliyah was busy preparing spaghetti while Hameed gave her a helping hand. That was her first time preparing a meal for the family. Her mother had returned late from work with Aisha. They were both tired. She was the only option available in order not to sleep in hunger.
âAunty, is it enough?â Hameed asked as he losed the wrap of the maggi with him.
âNo, lose five moreâ She answered as she grilled the pepper.
âMaking 25 Maggiâ
âYesâ
Aroma of the spaghetti escaped the kitchen. It filled everywhere. Aliyahâs parent had lost interest in the movie. Aisha and Haq couldnât concentrate on what they were doing. Each and everyone stomach rumbled like thunder. The worms in their stomach fought angrily waiting for what they perceived to come in. Mouths watered. If only they knew.
Few minutes later. Aliyah announced that foodâs ready. Haq was the first to reach the dining table.
Aliyah served all. It was as if the whole family had been starving. They devoured the food hungrily, losing all table manners.
âYummyâ Aliyahâs dad said.
Aliyah smiled.
âAliyah⊠To be honest, this is the best thing youâve ever done ever since you were bornâ Haq praised.
âAwwwwnâŠ. Thanks big broâ
âMy sister is growing bigâ Aisha said, smiling. âWife material oâ
Aliyah blushed.
Mrs. Ridoh, Aishaâs mother was silent. The food was way too delicious and she could perceive nothing buh too much ingredients. She smiled and stared at Aliyah. âAt least, she filled their empty tummy.â She muttered.
She stopped eating and cleaned her mouth. Haq assisted her in consuming it. Everyone was through with their meal. Haq was even asking for more.
Now, the hunger had totally subsided. Everyone sat still, taking a breath. Suddenly, the air changed from good aroma to bad scent. Someone had pollute the air.
âAnd whoâs that demented numerated miscreant?â Mr. Ridoh fired as everyone ran out of the dining space to the sitting room.
âIâm sorryâ Hameed apologized.
Everyone burst out laughing as they tried to catch their breath.
âI want to go and poo pooâ Hameed added.
âNo o, Iâm going in firstâ Mr. Ridoh said âGo to your brotherâs room and use his toilet. âI think Iâm too filled upâ
Mr. Ridoh said and moved upstairs to his room while Hameed followed.
âHameed!â Haq called out âWait! Is like I want to poo poo too oâ Haq said as his tummy rumbled in anger.
âWhatâs happening?â Aisha asked. She wasnât feeling comfortable. She felt pain in her stomach.
Mr. Ridoh stopped in his track. All eyes turned to Aliyah who was busy laughing. She stopped immediately as she saw them glaring at her. âWhat?â
âWhat did you put in the food?â Mr. Ridoh asked knowing Aliyah is always up to something always.
âNothing oo.â She answered, shaking her head.
âAliyah, how many Maggi did you use to cook the food?â Mrs. Ridoh asked as she had been suspicious the ingredients were much.
âJust 25 Maggi o andâŠâ
âHaaa!â The whole house screamed. â25!â
âWalahi! Aliyah have kill usâ Mr. Ridoh lamented as he quickly ran up to his room before he mess up.
âAliyah, why? Two spaghetti twenty five Maggiâ Haq said as if he was about to cry. He held his buttock with his two hands tightly and ran up the stairs.
That day was one of the days the Ridohâs family wonât ever forget. Everyone except Mrs. Ridoh who ate little and used drugs immediately almost had their intestine purged out. No one dared to eat her food again. Not even a tea prepared by her.
âAliyah!â
She heard her name being called, jolting her out of her thought. She looked back and saw her best friend, Tife running towards her.
Tife had been her friend since childhood. Tife was also an epitome of beauty but nothing compared to Aliyahâs. Even though she puts on tight fitted dresses, aliyah was way more pretty than her. Tife is also slim buh had little body curve. Fair and tall. She wasnât as mischievous as Aliyah neither is she as brainy as Liyah buh she was okay on her own. They had other friends buh they werenât that close to them.
âWhat are you thinking?â Tife Asked after meeting up with her âOr youâre in another trouble?â She asked again
Aliyah eyed her. âLater, theyâll say I have bad mouth o. Your mouth like something that they use to s–k d–kâ
âAhhnnâ
âEhn. Which one is âOr youâre in another trouble?â Is like wire want to shock you for me.â Liyah continued jokingly.
Tife hit her jokingly and ran.
âHa! Werey. Wait for me oâ Aliyah Smiled as she chased Tife.
Tife stopped, trying to catch her breath. Aliyah was meeting up with her. She now held a small stone with her. When she saw Tife, she smiled and threw the stone at her. It missed as Tife dodge bending down and the stone hit a mad man.
âYeeeee! Oiii! Onamenamename yoo!â The mad man shouted ranting rubbish. He turned and saw them. He took a step forward, slide sideways, took another step while pointing at Tife who was backing the mad man while Aliyah watched. Without warning, the mad man raced towards them.
âTife! Ruunnn!â Aliyah screamed as she took to her heels.
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