Earlier today, I missed 4 calls from Beatrice, my housekeeper. I didn’t hear or see my phone ring because I had put my phone in silent mode as I was busy with work.
When I finally checked my phone and saw how many calls I missed from her 10 minutes prior, I got a little worried.
When I finally checked my phone and saw how many calls I missed from her 10 minutes prior, I got a little worried.
She had just left for the market, I wondered what could be wrong.
I returned Beatrice’ call and she picked up just after the first ring.
“Hello aunty, I don dey call you since o.” Beatrice sounded out of breath, as though she was walking briskly or had just rested from a run.
I returned Beatrice’ call and she picked up just after the first ring.
“Hello aunty, I don dey call you since o.” Beatrice sounded out of breath, as though she was walking briskly or had just rested from a run.
“What’s the problem? Are you okay?” My tone was calm but my fingers crossed.
“Ah,” she chuckled, “nothing much happen o. I forget fry goat meat for on top sink,I no remember to put am back for freezer. I say make I quick call you make you no chop am.”
Huh? I was super confused.
“Ah,” she chuckled, “nothing much happen o. I forget fry goat meat for on top sink,I no remember to put am back for freezer. I say make I quick call you make you no chop am.”
Huh? I was super confused.
“I don’t understand you.”
“No na, no be you talk say make I no serve you goat meat again for one month? I no want make you see am chop am na. I dey rush back come put am back for freezer.”
Okay, true, I asked her not to serve me goat meat but this whole conversation was weird.
“No na, no be you talk say make I no serve you goat meat again for one month? I no want make you see am chop am na. I dey rush back come put am back for freezer.”
Okay, true, I asked her not to serve me goat meat but this whole conversation was weird.
“Madam go back to your market jor. I won’t eat any goat meat. I’m busy, bye-bye.” I cut her off, back to work but I had to first check out the fried goat meat she referred, I didn’t even know we had more in the freezer.
Oh well, there they were, frozen fried goat meat,
Oh well, there they were, frozen fried goat meat,
of course, I took one piece with me as I headed back to my work desk.
Later, Beatrice arrived through the back, I heard her shuffle things around in the kitchen, then she appeared before me, half smiling, half frowning, staring me down.
“Aunty you chop the goat meat last last?”
Later, Beatrice arrived through the back, I heard her shuffle things around in the kitchen, then she appeared before me, half smiling, half frowning, staring me down.
“Aunty you chop the goat meat last last?”
It sounded like an accusation, I didn’t like it.
“No o, I didn’t now,” I lied.
Why did I lie?
“But na twehf dey there before, e don be eleven, I count am,” she was looking at me like I committed a crime. She got me confused for a minute as to who was the owner of the house.
“No o, I didn’t now,” I lied.
Why did I lie?
“But na twehf dey there before, e don be eleven, I count am,” she was looking at me like I committed a crime. She got me confused for a minute as to who was the owner of the house.
“Madam will you Gerrof?!” I scolded her real quick, what kan fa?
As she walked back to the kitchen, I heard her mumble under her breath, “na to find where I go hide this meat now.”
Ello everybody, have I been overthrown in my own house?
#DANG
As she walked back to the kitchen, I heard her mumble under her breath, “na to find where I go hide this meat now.”
Ello everybody, have I been overthrown in my own house?
#DANG
