
Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 1
Enita’s POV
I got up from my wooden bed and walk outside the house. The wind was blowing and I smiled telling the birds âGood morningâ in my dialect.
Then I faced the lizards that have been staring at me like I stole their eggs. âGood morning lizardsâ
I moved forward to go take my bucket and fetch water from the stream. Our tap got spoilt and the only place to get water is from the stream.
I hate going to that stream by this time cause I get to see those witches I do avoid almost everyday.
Fejiro, onome and Isioma. I hate crossing paths with them.
I finally got to the stream and as I expected, the witches were playing beside the stream.
I noticed a girl among them, sheâs beautiful but thatâs not my business. I passed beside them and did what I came here for.
I was happy they didnât look for my trouble till I fetched my water. I placed the bucket on my head and turned to leave.
âEnita bobo, how far na?â I stopped and sighed.
Here they come again. I donât know why they keep looking for my trouble even as a boy. I expect them to look for their mates trouble.
âWhatâs it again? Ehh answer meâ I replied.
âOh boy calm down nah, You no see person for here nhi? She dey new for here. Do gentle whenever sheâs with us abeg. No disgrace usâ Onome answered perfunctorily.
âAnd she be chief Odafeâs daughter wey dey London. You don remember?â She added.
Ohhh! I remembered her now.
I faced the new girl and smiled slyly. âHow are you beautiful girl? Youâre welcome to this environmentâ I said politely and stretched my hand for a handshake.
Oh oh!
The way I withdraw my hand back into my pocket canât be described. She ignored my handshake.
âMake I dey go, but wait oo⊠You people no look for my trouble today. Thank God, donât worry I understandâ I teased them and glared at the girl before leaving.
âThe guy acts like a female. Are you sure heâs a graduate like me?â The girlâs tiny voice spoke.
I ignored that too and continued my journey home.
âBrother Enita is back mama!â My brother Brume shouted as he came to embrace me.
âMama good morning, what of papa?â I asked, as she helped me drop the bucket from my head.
âYour papa still dey sleep Enita, bring the pot for meâ My mother answered and I passed the pot to her quickly.
My mother has always dream of having a big restaurant but now sheâs still managing her small cafeteria which was 20 metres away from our house.
After graduating , I came back to help my mom at home cause I couldnât find a white collar job.
It like wasting my whole years in school all in the name of education.
Fast forwardâŠâŠ
My father woke up, took his bath and joined his fellow palm wine tappers to the farm.
The meals were ready and customers starts to come and eat in our cafeteria. My momâs cafeteria is well known in the community.
My mother called me to go wash the dishes at the backyard. I obeyed and began washing the plates, pots and spoons with my brother.
âDonât tell me you guys eat in this small stinky roomâ A familiar voice yelled and I stopped what I was doing to go check who was it.
âYou again? Fejiro, Isioma why you bring am here now? I don no say this girl dey rude and disrespectful as she be like dry fishâ I said, eyeing her from head to her toes.
âWhat?! How dare you talk to me like that? You thought I didnât hear pidgin right? Of course I do but canât speak it.
Gosh! This place stinks. Get me out of here onome. Am sure their food is contaminated with different bacteriaâ She spats, covering her nose.
âYou canât speak pidgin, howâs that our business? Secondly, do not.. I mean do not ever in your life say this place stinks again.
If you canât eat here, go somewhere else. We donât need rude punks like you people. If not for Fejiro and others I would have bundle you and throw you out of this place now.
Youâre saying this place stinks, as if your p*ssy no dey stink too. Better leave this place before I bundle you out my self. See her long neck like sugar cane.â I said all those words and faced the customers that had been watching the scene.
Oopps! That was too much!
âEnita!!! Must you say all of that to that poor girlâŠSheâs chief Odafeâs daughter for crying out loud.â My mother whined.
âMama! Am sorry but am sure you didnât like it when she complained of this place saying it stinksâ I replied.
âWait oo.. Wetin be the meaning of pissy abi wetin you call am that time?â Mom queried.
No.. She mustnât know the meaning. Sheâs gonna get mad.
âNothing mama, just a university slangâ I giggled nervously.
âMy daughter please am sorryâŠâŠâ
âSave your sorry madam. Am telling my dad about this. Am off!â She screamed before leaving in anger and.. Tears.
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It was night, the family of oghenekevwe gathered to eat dinner. But before that⊠I received a warning.
âEnita, your mother told me everything you caused today. Is that true?â My father asked and I nodded.
âYes father, I didnât mean that oo but she provoked me a little and the cafeteria very well. The cafeteria was telling me to talk back to her and I didâ I answered while my brother laughed.
âOnly God knows when you go get brain. How can you fight in your motherâŠ.. â Another cut off.
âWhereâs that boy that insulted my daughter? Whereâs he? Heâs dead todayâ I heard chief Odafe shouting outside.
My parents turned to see me eating my food already. I know send anyone.
âEnita Oya come and face your punishment.â My father dragged me outside to meet the angry chief in his robe and the tiny sugar cane neck.
Seriously? He came to fight with his night wears. Interesting.
âGood evening sirâ I greeted, lying down flat.
âSave the greeting first. How dare you insult my daughter like that? Do you know she can buy you hundred times? Sheâs working in London as a nurse and you are here still in the villageâ He snarled.
The girl was smirking like a devil. âSir, I never said you should pour all your daughterâs history on me. Yeah am in the village but that isnât your business. I know one day, I will go to that london very soonâ I fired.
I pray one of my uncles in London to just call me to come help him. I will be so glad.
âSugar cane neck, how are you now? I guess you brought your father to come fight me. Your head like basketballâ I abused her again.
âIf you insult me again, I will kick you in where the sun doesnât shine on. That toothpick inbetween your legsâ She growled.
What? She called my joystick toothpick? If only she can see what sheâs calling toothpick. She will call it big yam.
âI got nobodyâs time now. Good night. Till tomorrow abeg. I can bring mat for you people if you want to sleep here.â I teased before going inside.
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