Sharp Tongue

Episode 24

Charles and Nnese sat beside the pool in
their tee shirts and shorts, watching their children and grandchildren playing and dining by the pool side.

“When was the last time they were this
happy?”

“I don’t remember.”
“I am glad everything is sorted out now.”
“God is faithful.”
“Yes, he is.”

John refilled his glass with freshly sq££zed
pineapple juice. Eureka raised her empty
glass and he filled it too.

“I feel refreshed,” he sipped at his drink.
“Same here,” she tore into a roasted chicken lap.

“We need to do this often,” Martha winked
at her husband.

“Really?”
“Yes, sweet heart. All work and no play… ”
“Hmmm… ”

“What’s hmmm?” She eyed him.
“I will think about it.”
“Good,” she pecked him on the cheek.
Dorcas and Imabong got out of the pool
and joined them at the table.

“Both of you swarm like fishes,” John waved a bone at his sister and her husband.

She chuckled and filled an empty glass with
pineapple juice.

“Well… I will take that as a compliment,”
Imabong winked at his brother in-law.
Boma, Edidiong and Sheila sneaked up
behind Daniel and pushed him into the pool along with his chair.

“What in the world!” Martha got up and
knelt at the edge of the pool.

Daniel started laughing and swarm towards
her.

“You kids do not have respect again.”
They approached her with smiles all over
their faces.

“What? What do you think… Stay away from
me.”

They ignored her and pushed her into the
pool.

“Three of you are going to pay for this!”
Martha screamed at her nephew and her neices.

Dorcas and Imabong started to laugh. John
and Eureka joined them.

Daniel pulled his wife close and swarm with
her,

“Isn’t this what you want?”
She stuck out her tongue at him. He grinned
and drew one of her ears.

“Hey!” She slapped his hand away.
“Your sister can swim like a fish, what
about you?”

“I am better.”
“Really?”

“I won several medals at different swimming
competitions when I was in the university.”
“That was decades ago.”
“Race with me.”

“What’s the catch?”
“A thousand pounds.”

“Deal,” they shook hands. He called out to
everyone and annouced the competition
between him and his wife. Everyone gathered at the pool.

“On your mark, set, go!” John shouted.
Daniel and Martha dived into the pool and
swarm as if their life depended on it. They both got to the end of the pool at the same time.

They both won.

THE END