She IS Mine
Episode 1
by Johnson Loveth
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Nigeria drama setting
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My Name is Ugo Ike, i live with my mom and step dad,we live in a very small village in igbo land
“””i have two blood sisters and two step brothers and two step sister
“my sister names are:::Mercy ike and Favour ike
“my step brothers names are::::: Stanley Eze and Stephen Eze
“My step sisters names are:::: Kate Eze and Stella Eze.
“hmmm i am 23 yrs old and my two sisters are 20 and 18
“for this past years our life have been like an orphan” mom is alive but it seem we have no mother
“she loved her other children than us and for our step dad”his case is a little bit different”he loves us as if we are his own”infant he loves us than his own children and that always makes she and mom to fight.
our biological father”i will talk about the little we know about him”if i can still remember who he was.
“our step dad work in the palace as a b©dy guard to the king”while i walk as a maid in the palace.
“the reason i started working in the palace is because mom wanted to kill my sisters and i,so dad got a job for me in the palace”
“my mom always come for the salary every month”
“my sisters and i stay with our grandmom now”mom doesnot care if we will eat”all she does is collect every penny of the salary.
“dad give us a little money from his salary”that is what my sister and i including grandmom manage.
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(5am in the morning)
“”ugo is time”wake up and go to work before you will be late grand mom who is my alarm every morning said while she tap me from the mat i sle-pt.
“”oooooh mama”is it not 6 am i resume?most i always go there one hour before the time i said with my sleep eyes.
“”come on stand up”shebbi you want your witch mother to give you more bruces in your b©dy”ehhh ugo”you know the kind of person your mama is”if they sack you from work “she will sell you to men”
“biko stand up and start going”Emeka is alre-ady outside waiting for you she said.
“Emeka is our neigbour and he also work in the palace as a cook we are very close and y ou can say we are like husband and wife in movie.
“i stood up and quic-kly brush my teeth and bath”i wore my go-wn granny bought for me”i pe-cked mercy and favour who was busy snoring before i ran outside to meet emeka..
“hi emeka i greeted and nack his che-st with my hands.
“awwwwn oya” ugo did you tell your mom that your pay have been increa-sed?
“no i will never tell her and dad will not tell her too”i nee-d money for my sisters school fees and also for granny medicine i said.
“let’s just pray she does not find out
“biko lets change the t©pic”you know my mom is a bad luck and anytime i think of her behaviour i always get myself into serious trouble and you know my granny cannot say anything concerning her because my dad is not around i said…
“”hmmm do you think your mom hate you people because of your dad not been around he asked.
“no emeka”granny always tell us that mom frustrated my dad when he was around”and my dad was working for one big man
one day my mom s£dûç£the oga of my daddy and started slee-ping with him”so when my dad caught her in be-d with his boss”
“my dad started fighting the boss and the boss lock my dad up and mom wrote a statement against him that dad stab the oga too,that is how my dad have been serving prison for what he didnt do,
“that is why i have been working ha-rd to save money”i nee-d to re-lease my dad for prison”he has been serving prison in Abuja for 19 years.
“hmmmm i pity your dad”he will not be able to recognize you girls”emeka said
“Are you sure he is still alive he asked”
“granny talk to one of the officer and he is alive”but we cannot see him i replied him.
“soon we arrived at the palace exactly 5;30am
“the gate was open and i saw my step dad”he was coughing badly
“papa are you okay i asked
“ugo”i just have a little cough”no worry he said
“papa did mama buy drugs for you?
“ugo you know your mama”she say money don finish.
“Ah papa”i told you not to be giving her everything na” haaaaa
“what if something happen to you”we-ti we go do na ehhh.
“ugo nothing go happen he said
“i ran to meet emeka and beg him for 500naira to buy drugs for dad.
“Ugo if i give you this 5H it means all the money you dey own me is 1500 oo he said.
“emeka you like money alot oo. dont worry i will pay you i said and collected the money from him and beg the gateman who was about going home to help me buy drugs.
i walked inside to the queen room”because she told us last night that she have a meeting with us by 6
“i ran there because its alre-ady 6.
“i breath de-ep when i found out that everyb©dy have gathered in the meeting room
“goodmorning lolo i greeted and bow with my kneels on the floor.
“she stare at me before she answer
what is that your name again she asked looking at me like if i am smelling.
“”ugo ike i replied her and face down without getting contact with her.
“”why are you late”shebii you are the Queen now she asked
“sorry your highness it will never happen again.
“till this meeting will end” this is how you will be she said and face the rest people.
“i knew it” anytime i mention my mother in the morning” i am always getting into trouble with the queen ….
“why Am i hungry now?
how will i tell the Queen that i am hungry!!!!
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She Is Mine
Episode 2
by Johnson Loveth
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(Nigerian drama setting)
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“The queen was about talking. when i started shouting ewooh hungry wan finish me.
“i don’t know when i said that”it just c@m£ out of my mouth”
“she looked at me like how a mother look at her children when they are crying for hunger
and emeka was given me signal
“hmmmm talk active what is the problem? she asked feeling concern with the way i shouted hungry from my mouth.
“nothing your highness” i replied.
this girl why are you always ma-king me look like a bad person” oya stand up and sit and make sure this doesn’t repeat itself she said
“i nodded positive with a smile” my trick works”anytime the queen want to punish me”that is what i do for her to re-lease me
“anyway i will make the meeting brief she said”
“my children are coming back this weekend”
“As you all know,my son is your future king and i want their rooms to be well taken care of she said
“The queen have only one son” and two adopted sons. i have never seen them before”only on the big portray in the palace.
“soon she told the head maid to organize everywhere and also told the head cook to make sure she goes to the market and get fresh food and fruit
“She stood up from her chair and look at me
“hungry girl follow me she said and i quic-kly stood up with a smile
i walk to her room and her maid told me to wait
after some mins she brou-ght food with enough beef for me,i bowed and ran to were i kept my bag
“I pour all the food there and li-ck the plate”that is an habit of l!çk!ng plate”i like washing my plate with my ton-gue
“i was about going to drop the plate in the kitchen when the gateman c@m£ to tell me that my step sister is here.
“Ehen what is it? i asked and she hissed”
“bird did you just hissed on me i asked and wanted to sl@p her when she st©p me with her words.
“ugo try it and sl@p me”then i will tell mama that you sl@p me”and you know what will happen she said.
“i quic-kly drop my hands.
what do you want i asked her””
“mama say after you close”you should come to the house”she said and left.
“i know mama wants me to do house chores” she has grown up children”yet she always use me
i hissed and quic-kly walk back inside..
“After much work it was time for us to go home””
“i wonder when i will become a full time maid here”full time maid have a place to stay in the palace.
I stood outside to wait for Emeka who was busy toasting one of the new maid.
emeka and women”I wonder when he will have s-en-se to save his money instead of given it to girls.
:”Ohhhhh Emeka lets go jooor i said
“he ran to me breathing heavily
“that is my new babe he said and started laughing.
biko Emeka did you just give that girl the remaining 1500 that was with you? i asked.
“yes na”if i dont give my girl money”who will i give he replied smiling and put one of his hand in my shoulder.
come on re-move your hand from my shoulder”Emeka when will you copy s-en-se from your br@in i shouted.
why will you give that new girl who you just met money?
“Must you give her all the money in your pocket.biko have br@in i said to him…
“Relax i know what i am doing” no go look for b©yfri£ndto be giving you money stand here and be doing receive s-en-se he said
“i shake my head because”one thing about Emeka is, he only do what is in his stupid head.
we walked pas-s my granny’s house
“where are you going? he asked”
“mama s£nd for me i said and say goodbye to him .
“Ugo go and come so that we can go to our normal joint to drink palm wine and pepper soup
i nodded positive,Emeka likes palm wine and i know he wants to go to that joint because of that new girl,i think his mother owns the place.
After 20 mins, i arrived at Mama’s house::
Good evening mama” i greeted
ehen lizard,what took you so long to come, you close by 6,why are you coming by this time lizard she shouted at me and started dragging my two ears with her two hands.
“i started crying, she pushed me and i fell down.
“oya carry that your lizard legs and go and wash those clothes, fetch water and when u finish grind those pepper for me” she ordered
“i started washing the clothes
“wash this one too “Stephen said and throw his smelling bo-xers on my face and started laughing.
“i cried and cried, if my father was not in prison,i believe i will be living a good life
After washing them,i went to the stream to fetch water, it was getting dark alre-ady, i started running.
“soon i arrived at the stream, i was carrying my bucket when someone covered my mouth from behind me and they look like two boys. i cried out and started dragging with them.
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TBC