THE MARRIAGE BATTLE
EPISODE 13
Adaobi: ‘Honey’ she said to him ‘I am thinking of inviting my brother to come spend sometime with us.
Ayo: Wow! That is good, have you told him alre-ady?
Adaobi: I want to go and see my people and spend a couple of days with them and then I tell him.
Ayo: Really! Okay, how many days do you intend spending?
Adaobi: Two weeks to be precise.
Ayo: Are you going with our son?
Adaobi: Of course I will and he nee-ds to see his grandfather you know?
Ayo: Yes I know, just know that I will be missing you.
Adaobi: it’s just two weeks, your mother and sister will be here and so, you will do okay.
Ayo: Alright.
Adaobi: Sweetheart, can I get some money?
Ayo: How much do you nee-d?
Adaobi: ‘will two hundred naira be okay’ she said as she smiled.
Ayo: ‘Okay, no probs’ he said as he gr@bb£d her and la-id her on the be-d ‘Now that Kunle is asleep, it’s time we get closer than before.
Adaobi: Hahahaahaha. She smiled and k!$$£d him. As she was about undressing Kunle st©pped them with a loud cry ‘Sorry, our son nee-ds me’ she got dressed and went to him.
Ayo: Arrrrgh…. He screamed in anger.
Adaobi: What is it and do you really have to scream like that?
Ayo: Did he really have to cry out loud when we are about to get into it? You know, sometimes I feel he is doing that intentionally.
Adaobi: Haahahaahaha…. He takes after you, you know.
Ayo: Why do you say so?
Adaobi: Because when we were still single, the way you crave for my attention is unbelievable.
Ayo: Yea…. We should start planning on getting his room re-ady or he will be slee-ping with my mother.
Adaobi: Not yet sweetheart, not yet. I still want to spend quality time with my son.
Ayo: ‘And me’ he said looking boyish.
Adaobi: okay, we will get his room re-ady and I will make sure he spends more time with Kemi and Mami,Is that okay?
Ayo: ‘Very very okay with me’ he said smiling.
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One week later, Adaobi travelled to go see her people.
Adaobi: ‘Hi Papa’ she said as she walked into the house ‘say hi to grandfather’ she said to her son whom she is carrying and handed him to her father.
Papa: ‘hey Kunle Chinedum, how are you’ he said as he swing the baby up in the air ‘why didn’t you tell me you were coming?
Adaobi: how are you and where is chidi and chigozie, the house is too quiet.
Papa: chigozie went to school and chidi went to visit a friend.
Adaobi: How are you Papa?
Papa: I am fine and how is your husband and his people?
Adaobi: ‘they are fine and s£nds their regards’ as they were busy gisting and chating,Emenike entered the house ‘Hey Uncle Emenike, how are you and why are you here uncle?
Emenike: I am here because I heard you just c@m£ in, you know how news travels Fast.
Adaobi: Hia! Now now? How is everyone at home?
Emenike: fine and how are you and your husband?
Adaobi: We are fine and he s£nds his regards.
Emenike: did you bring anything for us here in the village?
Adaobi: Yes and they are actually outside.
Emenike: ‘Okay’ he said and went outside to check on the stuff she brou-ght. Few minutes later, he c@m£ back again ‘I have taken what I wanted from what you brou-ght and I took the rest of the stuff in the kitchen.
Adaobi: Okay Uncle.
Emenike: Ermm, did you come with any money for me?
Adaobi: Money for what?
Emenike: money you c@m£ with for me nah.
Adaobi: I didn’t come with money for you Uncle, I thought maybe the food items I c@m£ with is enough.
Emenike: You are married to a rich man and yet you didn’t come with money for me?
Adaobi: I don’t un-derstand Uncle, what do you mean I didn’t come with money or has that become my responsibility?
Emenike: Hmmm, I can’t believe you are asking this question?
Adaobi: alright, I am sorry that I didn’t come with any money for you and if I did, I will let you know.
Papa: Emenike but my daughter just arrived with her child and all you care about is what she c@m£ along with, just what kind of Uncle are you?
Emenike: Why cant I ask about what she brou-ght when she married a rich man and she doesn’t know what poverty is ever since she got married.
Papa: My daughter is not your ticket out of it and if you think she is, its better you look for another person else.
Emenike: ‘Alright then’ he said and walked away leaving them to themselves.
Adaobi: Wow! That was quiet something else. I am missing my brother chidi alre-ady and isn’t he supposed to be here alre-ady?
Papa: He will be soonest.
Adaobi: Okay Papa but how is your health and how are you coping without me being around?
Papa: I am fine just bored once in a while and my brother keeps me company sometimes when chidi or no one is around.
Adaobi: Papa don’t you want to get married again to get over this loneliness?
Papa: No! I am okay, I am too old to take a new wife now and if I wanted to do so, I would have done it long ago not now.
Adaobi: Are you sure Papa?
Papa: 100%
Adaobi: Okay Papa, if you say so. I was wondering if it would be okay to take Chidi along with me when going?
Papa: If that is what you want then I have no problem with that.
Adaobi: Papa, I mean that I want Chidi to come and live with me permanently.
Papa: have you spoken to your husband about it?
Adaobi: No I haven’t but I will when I get home ,he will un-derstand.
Papa: If that’s your decision then I am okay with it.
After her stay in the village with her family, Adaobi returned to her home accompanied by chidi.
Mami: ‘Welcome’ she said as she opened the door for her.
Adaobi: Thank you Mami and how have you been?
Mami: As you can see, we are doing okay.
Chidi: Good day Ma.
Adaobi: Mami chidi, call her Mami for that is how we address her here.
Chidi: Good day Mami.
Mami: Good day My son and how is my grandchild doing?
Adaobi: ‘He is doing okay’ she said as he handed Kunle to her. Why is the house looking so unkept Mami?
Mami: What do you mean?
Adaobi: Everywhere is so dusty, where is Kemi?
Mami: she just went to see her friends who c@m£ to pay her a visit, off.
Adaobi: Alright. Ermmm Mami, My brother chidi will be staying with us from now on.
Mami: Really, since when did you start ma-king such decisions?
Adaobi: I don’t un-derstand Mami, what do you mean since when did I start ma-king such decisions?
Mami: I am sorry, its just that I am very curious because when Kemi c@m£ to stay with us you told her to have informed you and now your brother is here, did you inform your husband before bringing him here?
Adaobi: Yes Mami because this is my home and I believe my husband won’t have a problem with it.
Mami: Okay ooooo, just asking anyway.
Few minutes later, Kemi entered and on seeing Adaobi, she quic-kly went to the kitchen.
Adaobi: Seeing that Kemi greeted her and dashed to the kitchen went after her and what she saw made her very angry. Dirty unwashed plates that have stayed for days and the kitchen was messed up real bad, coupled with the bad smell coming from the spoilt food they left in the pot ‘Kemi, what is happeneing here and why is my kitchen so unkept, why is this house in a mess?
Kemi: Errmmm, I am sorry, I was about to clean the house this morning when my friends c@m£ visiting.
Adaobi: Knowing that her husband travelled few days ago for he called and informed her of the business meeting he will be attending stating that Kemi and Mami will take care of the house was furious at how her home has turned out without she or her husband around ‘so because I and your brother has not been around that is why you decided to turn my house into that of a pig, aren’t you ashamed of yourself that as big as you are, you cant take care or even clean the house while the owners are away’?
Kemi: ‘Ermmm…..i will get on with it right away’ she said as she started washing the dirty dishes.
Adaobi: Left Kemi and went to confront Mami ‘Haba Mami, it hasn’t been up to one week my husband went for a business trip yet this house is in a mess, couldn’t you at least talk to your daughter to clean it up after every meal? Look at how messing my sitting room and the whole house is and yet you all are comfortable in it’.
Mami: What do you want me to say Adaobi? What do you want me to say, it is your house and now that you are back, you should go ahead and put everything together.
Adaobi: shook her heads and said to Chidi ‘Chidi, come with Kunle let me show you to your room while I get the whole place clean again’ and Chidi followed her big sister who showed him where he will be staying.
Chidi: Sister Adaobi, I told you that Yoru-ba people are dirty people didn’t i?
Adaobi: Hahahahaha. ‘I remember you did and you better not say it for them to hear, else you will be in trouble’ she said as she unpacked his belongings.
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I want to know who dominate this group
*DEBATE*
Between Igbo and Yoru-ba, who dirty pas-s?
THE MARRIAGE BATTLE
EPISODE 14
Chidi: Wow…Sister Adaobi, your house is really big and beautiful and I have this room all to myself.
Adaobi: Yes you have this room all to yourself, Why don’t you l@yKunle on the be-d while you freshen up and keep an eye on his while I go get busy. I do not like the way my house is.
Chidi: Okay sister but then I wanted to ask, are you sure Papa will be okay alone in that house, you know Chigozie ha-rd ly comes around and even if he did, it is once in a while that he comes around. How is Papa going to cope?
Adaobi: That is not a problem because I alre-ady paid for someone who will be cooking and taking care of Papa and the house while you are gone. All I nee-d to do is pay the person monthly.
Chidi: Is Papa okay with that?
Adaobi: Yes he is since he refused to come and live with me for she had once asked him to come and live with her but he bluntly refused the offer.
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Four days later, Ayo returned from his trip and met Chidi in the house for he wasn’t aware that he will be coming.
Chidi: ‘Good day sir and welcome back’ he said feeling a little bit uncomfortable for he hasn’t seen him except the time he c@m£ to pay her bride price and on another occasion which he cant remember at the moment.
Ayo: Good day to you Chidi and how is everyone at home including Mr Emenike your Uncle? He asked as soon as he greeted his mother and replied Kemi’s greeting.
Chidi: They are all fine.
Ayo: Good and welcome to my house.
Chidi: Yes sir and thank you sir.
Adaobi: Hello Honey, Welcome home. I have missed you so much.
Ayo: ‘Same here’ he hvgged her ‘how was your trip and where is our son?
Adaobi: He is in his room and my trip was wonderful.
Ayo: How is Papa doing?
Adaobi: He is fine and s£nds his regards.
Ayo: ‘Okay’ and the couples went to their room holding each other’s hands and smiling.
Later in the evening while Adaobi and Ayo were about to go to be-d, Adaobi told Ayo about Chidi.
Adaobi: Sweetheart, my brother will be staying with us for the mean time and I want to enroll him for an extra moral lesson till Jamb comes out.
Ayo: Really! That’s okay by me,Which one do you have in mind?
Adaobi: None at the moment but I will have to look for.
Ayo: Fine by me.
Adaobi: I want him to be leaving with us until God knows when.
Ayo: ‘Okay’ he said as he searched her face for she was tensed while saying it ‘is something the matter?
Adaobi: No not that. I mean; I hope it won’t be a problem since Mami and Kemi are here alre-ady and my brother has come to join them.
Ayo: I don’t see anything wrong with it; afterall we are all family aren’t we?
Adaobi: ‘Yes we are’ she said and la-id her head on his shoulder.
Few days later, Mami told Adaobi that she would like to have a word with her.
Mami: ‘Adaobi, I would like to have a word with you plea-se’ she said as soon as she was done attending to her son.
Adaobi: Mami hope no problem?
Mami: No! no problem it’s just that I am curious about something.
A daobi: What is it Mami.
Mami: Don’t you think it will be wise for your brother to go and live with your father since he is the only one at home.
Adaobi: No I don’t Mami and why would you suggest that when staying here is also going to help him?
Mami: Nothing oooo, its just that it wont be nice if the next person that comes to live with us is your brother or father and then this house, my son’s house will turn to your family house.
Adaobi: How can you say such a thing about us?
Mami: What did I say, I am only saying the fact.
Adaobi: But you have no problem in you and your daughter staying in this house abi?
Mami: No I don’t. Isn’t it my son’s house?
Adaobi: Well it is and it happens to be that your son is no longer a single but a married man and your son and his wife makes the decision here not you.
Mami: I don’t want you to bring your family members here to come and be staying full time Adaobi or do you think that I don’t know with time, another of your family will be here.
Adaobi: Well, what can I do if you see it that way Mami but you should also know that you and your daughter are here and if I don’t have a problem with it, you shouldn’t have a problem with mine and Yes Mami, very soon, I will be bringing my father here to live permanently just the way you are.
Mami: You will do no such thing.
Adaobi: Watch me Mami, I have never complained about you here and you shouldn’t complain about my family for I will not have it.
Mami: This house you are taking so much pride in; like you built it, is my son’s house and I knew how he tried all he could to be where he is today for I will not allow you bring your family here to reap where you have not sown.
Adaobi: ‘Okay Mami I have heard and I will not batter words with you but you should also know that this house bec@m£ my house too the day I said I do in court to your son’ she said smiling.
Mami: “We shall see then” for she was surprised at the boldness and attitude of Adaobi. She never taught that for a million years, Adaobi will stand up to her the way she is doing and decided to use another strategy in ma-king sure that she wont have her way this time.
Adaobi: on her own p@rt looked at the woman who she tried so much to put up with everyday in her house and vowed that never again will she make her uncomfortable in her house. For this house is her house and Mami will never again dictate to her what and what not to do ‘Fine, if that is how you want it, so be it’ she said and went to her room.
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Mami: My son, I want to talk to you.
Ayo: Ha! Mami I just c@m£ back from work and I haven’t even gone to freshen up yet, cant it wait.
Mami: Ayo it can’t wait, I want to talk to you now.
Ayo: Did you and my wife have a fight again?
Mami: No Ayo, it is not that, I just want to talk to you for something has been bothering me.
Ayo: Okay Mami and where is my wife?
Mami: She should be in her room slee-ping or attending to Kunle, I don’t know but she is inside.
Ayo: Okay, what is it and hope it is not about her again?
Mami: No it is not. I want to ask you a very important question Ayo.
Ayo: What is it Mami?
Mami: Do you really love me as a mother?
Ayo: Of course I do and how can you ask me such a question?
Mami: Because I am not seeing it from you ever since you married your wife.
Ayo: Mami, I love you and I love my wife, I can’t trade you both for anyone or anything in the world.
Mami: Your only saying it I am sure because if it is true, shouldn’t you tell me things in this house?
Ayo: What do you mean?
Mami: How come you never told me that you are ma-king arrangement to bring your wife’s father to come and live with us and before you know it, this place will turn to a family home, her family.
Ayo: Ermm Mami, bring who again?
Mami: Adaobi’s father.
Ayo: Who told you that?
Mami: Your wife did and you never bothered to tell me, is that how you treat your mother?
Ayo: I think there must be a misun-derstanding.
Mami: I don’t think so because I heard your wife very well when she said it.
Ayo: Mami, my wife has never said anything concerning that to me.
Mami: Did she tell you that she was going to bring her brother when she was going to the village to see her people? How much did you even give her when she left to the village? You tell your wife all that you do and she doesn’t tell you any of her plans until she has done what is in her mind.
Ayo: Mami wait first, what do you mean, what are you trying to say?
Mami: I said I think you give your wife too much liberty, before you got married, I did warn you about her type of people didn’t i? I told you that she would bring all her people to stay in this house and before you know it, you will be spending more than necessary on them. Is that not happening alre-ady?
Ayo: Mami I know my wife so well and i know that she is not one of those women you think she is, just try and un-derstand her plea-se.
Mami: You are not un-derstanding me abi? I said your wife will extort you and use all your money for her family members. Very soon, she will bring her father and the rest members into this house. You better listen to all I say for your own good.
Ayo: ‘Mami I have heard and I will do as you say’ he said and left the sitting room.
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