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EPISODE 12
Written by ✍️ Chidinma Ihemenandu
You know, the best time to eat is in the midnight, is exceptionally sweet and satisfying, my sister said with a mouthful of fried rice in her mouth, if you think that I’m lying, you can even try it sometimes, she said taking a bite from the chicken on her rice.
I know that she’s saying and doing what she’s doing right now to lighten up the tensed atmosphere… But believe me, I am far lost in my thoughts of getting free and setting that beast ablaze.
My husband can’t help watching my sister as she eats,…. Stella dear, the method in which you are eating this food is really make my mouth waters and right now my stomach is reciprocating to each of you bites, I can’t hide it anymore, i hope there’s still food left in the kitchen.
My sister smiled and nodded her head. Honey, should I also get yours also? my husband said standing to his feet.
Hmmm! Sweetheart, we are discussing an important issue here, a very trivial matter and you are hear thinking of food? Oh my gosh, you are so unbelievable I said frowning at him.
But my love we are not fasting yet right?
Yes you are not fasting Mike, my sis cuts in. If you are hungry you should better go and eat because you can’t wage a war with empty stomach… The day is still far is just 2am now and I doubt if we are going to sleep tonight at all, so eat and be strong and alert…. My sister said to my hubby as she takes a sip from her coffee… I’m sure that baby inside of you needs some food too, so don’t get too engrossed in your problems and starve her my sister added looking at me.
I just looked at her and muttered… only he who wears shoes knows where it is pinching him/her, if you are in my shoes sis, food will be the last thing you will ever think of at the moment.
My hubby came out with a plate of his own food with chicken on top decorating the fried rice….. My stomach gave a funny sounds, Qrum qrum!!
It was then I realized that I’m hungry as well.
Honestly hunger can also be contagious just like sleep and laughter is contagious… I can’t continue to pretend and watch this two eat in my presence hmmmm… I scratched my head not knowing the right word to use and tell them that I am also in need of what they are enjoying, mtcheww!…. After some seconds, my hubby is now taking a bit of the chicken, oh this is too much to bear, I am not in a prison yard neither am I under food arrest.
Honey are you going to finish all this food? I blurted out with out thinking, my sister burst out into uncontrollable laughter.
What’s funny, I asked actually knowing why she’s laughing.
At your age huh! You still have not changed babe. You know I know you very well because I was your acting mum back then.
I already knew where she’s heading to and I don’t want her to spill the bean…… I reacted just immediately.
Oh come off it big sis, human beings are entitled to change, is not actually what you are thinking….. She laughed again….. Doorrr!
Whatever, it is very easy to say that you are also hungry but not ready to admit it but you know dear is a free world so just say it or join him with the food she said handing her spoon to me… Here take it and join him before he finishes the food…. I think that’s the last one in the pot….. On hearing last food, I quickly took the spoon and started parking a spoon full of rice into my mouth.
My husband smiled, please take it easy so that you don’t choke yourself for me, there are still food in the kitchen.
It then dawned on me how stupid I am…. I was the one that prepared the food and I know I made enough that will even last till the next day…. Lol. I have been beaten at my own game…. Lol… I didn’t say a word as I just eat the food realizing how hungry I am.
A second plate was brou-ght and we ate as we joked and talk about other things…. I forgot all about my fears and problems at that point in time……… *…… *……… *….. *
My sis prepared a hot coffee for us….. And advice us to drink it because it will help keep us awake for the remaining long night to hear the rest of what she has in sto-re to share.
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EPISODE 13
Written by ✍️ Chidinma Ihemenandu
We are done eating now, I don’t really like the taste of coffee but I must drink it today to energize and help keep me awake.
Welcome back to another segment or section of this agonizing or tormenting stories of our demised mother, may her soul rest in perfect peace…. My sister said expecting to hear Amen from us but no Amen came out from either my mouth or that of my husband…. She smiled and said Amen to her own prayers.
You guys better let the sleeping dog lie because there is no grudges to the death.
She cleared her throat and continued…… Well like you know sis, mum died when I was in my final year in the University and you was in your first year in university then. So because of the kind of life mum is living, a traumatized, depressed and solitary life made me come back home and goes to school from home.
I studied medicine because of mums condition to know if I can be able to proffer solution to her but I later realized that it is not something that requires medical support but spiritual remedies….. While I was at home, there are some nights mum will not sleep, you will only hear the sounds of love making in her room, her sounds and screams keeps coming and in the morning she will be too weak and lay on the bed just like a log of wood looking so pitiable and devastated.
When I can’t take it anymore I boldly confronted her and we had a heated argument
When I first approached her for a conversation, just like she usually do, she scolds, screamed and yell at me to stay off her private life and I yelled back at her that I am no longer going to stay back and watch her kill herself all because of low self esteem, I threatened to call an ambulance to come and bundle her to psychiatric hospital because is obvious that she’s loosing her mental sanity and needs to get out of the house so as not to harm or hurt anyone.
So you are now calling me your mother a mad woman, do you think that I am crazy Stella? She yelled at me with red eyes.
To be honest with you, I got really scared and wanted to back down but something within me told me not to be a coward, told me to stand my ground and challenge her besides she’s my mother and the last thing she will do is to hurt me in any way…. That voice was so strong in me that I see a new source of courage and boldness engulfing me from nowhere, then I retorted at her yelling back.
Oh yes mum! you are not just mad or crazy but you are a lunatic.. Oh did I say lunatic? that’s under statement mum, you are a lunatical se-x slave….. Just look at you mum, look at how pale and devastated you have become, do you ever look at yourself in the mirror?
Oh shut up you fool! every thing I do, I do for you and your sister, she said almost in tears
I needed more information and I don’t want to look at her tears, no sentiments or emotions yet Stella that voice in me said again…….. I raised my voice even higher knowing that I am gaining upper hand more than her because she’s gradually succu-mbing.
Oh mum please come off it! just stop saying you are doing whatever for I and my sister, What is it that you are doing for us, say it I want to hear…. Who was responsible for my father’s death and whose that monster that I always sees and smells in this house? I said yelling at her.
Shhhhh! She said placing her hand in her mouth almost in a whisper…. Don’t say that again, Stel he might hear you and try to hurt you.
As soon as she said that, cold shiver runs throu-ghmy mind and I became scared but my stubbornness still paves way and pushed me out of my fear….. Mum, he will do nothing to me, I got no business with him and if he ever try crossing my path I will kill him just like he killed my father I blurted out not even knowing what I am really saying.
Just then a very strong irritating smell filled the room, a strong wave also accompanied it.
Just stop talking, mum shouted on me
I won’t stop talking, I shouted back at her, and immediately I was swooped off my feet and was standing above the ground just like a nylon been lifted off by a wind.
I held unto my husband right now and my mouth is too heavy to say anything.
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