THE BEAUTIFUL UGLY
EPISODE 3
Written by: Chidinma Ihemenandu
Saturdays and Sundays are always different vin my house because my parents are always both at home and the house use to be lively in this two S days. My parents always make sure that am always happy, I play, laugh and does all sought of things with my dad. We don’t go to church on Sundays and whenever
I question my parents about it and told them how my friends in school always tells me how they enjoyed their Sunday by going to church and how gorgeous they normally dresses while going to church every Sunday, my father will always frown and warn me never to mention church in his house again and my mum will strictly warn me to stay away from those friends that tells me about church.
I knew nothing about church or even prayers except for the ones I normally witness during the a-ssembly in school. Since I knew nothing about church I will only respond and told him that I have heard and that I won’t mention church again…. What do I know? Nothing absolutely… Oh! Poor innocent me.
One faithful Saturday, while we were having breakfast I told my parents what i have been harbouring in my heart that has almost succeeded in killing me all this while. At the thought of how to tell them , I lost my appetite and stopped eating and my mum was the first to notice it.
Mum: Tina love, why ain’t you eating your food, aren’t you hungry?
I didn’t respond I was just looking at the both of them sheepishly and revising what I want to tell them in my mind.. Then my dad spoke…
Dad: My little princess, my popkin… eat up angel I will take you to shopping so that you will pick whatever you want and also more dolls, ok darling.. He touched my hair…
Yah I forgot to tell you that I have a very long hair that is very silk and shiny. ..I didn’t respond, I just sat down there and was crying like the doll my dad mentioned to buy for me gave me a very hot slap on the face, cus I have a lot of them and I don’t need any more of it.
To me is useless cause I have a lot of them and no one to share it with or play together with it. They were both concerned and were at the same time shock at my behavior. my mum rushed to where I was seated and held my hands my dad on the other hand wiped my tears with his hanky and carried me on his laps. when I didn’t stop crying, my mum then promised to give me what ever I want if only I will stop crying and tell them what is bothering me…
mum: Tina love, my adorable little angel, my cherry, my princess and happiness.. trust mummy, I will do anything you want Darling,just stop crying pls, your tears is hurting me and makes my heart to ache so much, you know I hate seeing you to n pains, I abhors it when you shade tears it only ends up ruining your beautiful face”
my mum was still speaking when my dad cuts in..
Dad: Achara ugom, Adamma, Omaricham, Ada nnaya, omama asahu, elewe eje oru, olu gbajie boys( these are Igbo pet names used to praise female) my blossom speak to daddy you know that daddy also cries too whenever you cry and you know that angels don’t cry, my pumpkin please tell me what is the problem,
I and your mum will make sure we definitely provide it for you( they both held their throat) is a promise our princess, they both chorused.
The promise they made to me really gladdens my heart and made me stop crying, I smiled and hug-ged my mum and dad, they were both happy seeing me smile, they too smiled and amidst the happiness I spoke my my mind. Mum,Dad I called then, they both responded with a smile on their faces, I continued.. I need a siblings, I need a. brother and a sister, am always bored at home and am tired of been alone and lonely, I need someone to play and laugh with, please mum give me a baby brother and a baby sister..
I was about telling them why I needed a siblings I then realized that my mum is already crying and my dad was also trying to hold back the tears in his eyes, he raised his head upwards in order to hold the tears but they still dropped anyways.. I wondered what I said wrong that could cause such tension and even made them cry, but I was least concern about their tears because to me what I wanted is a siblings and I was determined to hear them fulfil their earlier promises .. I was starring at them to hear their reply but none of them was ready to talk….
what do you think about Tina’s request, was she right on what she wanted, what do you think will be her parents reply… is it possible for them to grant her request.. comment and drop ur suggestions.
THE BEAUTIFUL UGLY
EPISODE 4
Written by: Chidinma Ihemenandu
I waited patiently for them to respond to my request but none of them was ready to say anything.. angrily I climbed down from my father’s leg and yelled a them both..just like I normally watch white kids do to their parents when they don’t provide what they ask from them… ‘ you can’t give that to me right, you can’t give me a baby brother and you can’t give me a little sister, both of you lied, you failed, you can’t keep a simple promise, you both promised to give me whatever I want and asked of but now I have asked and you ain’t saying anything and that means you can’t grant me my request,
I don’t want a doll, I need toys no more, I want a brother and sister!! I yelled at the top of my tiny voice but I got no response instead my mum increase her crying this time and my dad was trying to console her, I saw aunty Amaka our house help starring at me and looking confused… of course she never thought I could do such, but I least care, I continued yelling and crying at the same time, I hate you both, I hate myself and I hate this house I said running upstairs to my room, I heard my mum calling me but I didn’t bother to answer her, I heard my dad telling my mum to let me be for the main time, I ran into my room and shut the door.
That was a day after my 8th birthday and that was my birthday wish I didn’t want to say it publicly when they asked me to make my request after cutting the cake, I know what I wanted but didn’t say because I was scared of what people will say and what their reactions would be, that was why I made my request after my birthday and my guess was right because my mums reaction because I wanted a sibling is surprising to me. I was very awkward while in my room how I could yell at my parents for the first time in my life and I can’t really believe that I did that, but the deed has been done and I can’t take back my words.. I just cried till there was no more tears left in my eyes and no more strength left in me, I slept off. I was woken up by a knock at my door.
Mum: Tina honey, please open the door, just want to know how you are doing.
Dad: please my little princess, don’t shut us out, we won’t scold you honey please open the door for us…
I looked at the fancy clock at my bed side, wow! I can’t believe that the day is far spent already, 2.48 pm almost 3pm, I stood up from my bed, owch! my head ached slightly, I recalled the incident that happened earlier that day and I guess that was around 10 or 11 am, I sluggishly went and opened the door for them, immediately my dad grabbed me, and my heart skipped, I thought he did that so that I don’t run away away for him to deal with me, I closed my eyes and inhaled de-eply expecting a slap or a scold but all I could hear was my father pecking me on the cheek and whispering in my ears, i’m sorry angel….. wow! I exhaled the breath I have been holding in, I flic-ked my eyes open and saw my mum smiling at me with her hands wide open for me for an embrace, I ran to her and embraced her then she said, I am sorry princess, those tears really hurts me and I don’t want to see them again again darling.. it doesn’t suit your prettiest face you know, she tickled me, and I giggled, I faced both my parents and apologized……
mum ,dad am sorry about the way I shouted at you earlier, I don’t really know what came over me, I promise it won’t happen again… they both smiled at me and in unison they both said……. is alright fairy, go take a cool bath and meet us downstairs, launch is ready, we know you must be famished .
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