Water Strike – Episode 5

Episode 5

(Landlord Side chick)

(That same day, the three guys could be seen, holding two kegs each, heading towards the public borehole where people fetch water. They decided to let Emeka stay home being a newbie and asked him to prepare porridge yam for breakfast, which they will eat when they are back. He agreed to their wish and they set out on their mission to seek for water)

Douglas: (yawning loudly) Guy, this place is far oo, are you saying that we are going to trek to that public bore hole to fetch water, haa, I don’t think I can go there. Let’s go to Alhaji house and fetch water na

James: Which Alhaji,,,mttchheewww (he hissed)

Segun: So you don’t know that Alhaji will collect money from us before allowing us to fetch water

Douglas: kai,,,,this is bloody wickedness

Segun: who wicked you?

Douglas: Yes naw, how will a whole Douglas like me, be going out to fetch water, all those fine babes will naw be looking at me

James: How is that now our business, let them look naw. Is it not better than drinking that water from that stupid oga landlord well

Douglas: Abi oo, infact I sighted Mallam fetching it this morning, guess what I saw in the water

James & Segun: (what they asked the same time)

Douglas: A very big cockroach, with wing

James: mtchewww, that one is small. I saw a very big rat coming out of it, not to talk of the countless lizard that made it their home

Segun: guys,,,guys,,,guysss,,,,wait wait (he said, dragging them to the corner of a house, and hid behind it)

Douglas: guy what is it naw

Segun: look at that our Lecturer (he said, pointing to a man with bald head and long beards)

James: Ahnahn, is that not baby Sussi with him, are they coming out from that hotel

Segun: guy your eyes is not deceiving you oo

Douglas: she has gone already, let’s continue our journey

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(Back in the compound, Emeka just finished making the porridge, he kept wondering why his cousin and friends are not yet back. He decided to arrange the room and set everything in place before their arrival. While doing that, he heard a knock on the door and decided to open it)

Babay Sussi: (Putting on a bum short and crop top, she smiled immediately he opened the door) Good morning bros

Emeka: (Puzzled) Goo…..d mor..ning, please how can I help you (Returning the smile)

Baby Sussi: hhha, I’m your co-tenant, I come to say hi to you, you know naw as a newbie in this compound. My name is Baby Sussi  (She said, and stretch forth her hand for a handshake)

Emeka: ohhh, my bad…I’m sorry, actually my name is Emeka, and nice meeting you Baby Sussi, so…….ermmm (he muttered, not knowing what else to say)

Baby Sussi: Ahnah, let me enter na, this one that you are just standing at the doorpost like this, I want to know more of you so that you know naa,,,ehn,,,so

Emeka: oh sorry, you can come in, just have your sit (he pointed to the chair while he sat in front of her on the bed, and waited for her to speak first)

Baby Sussi: Okk proper introjuction naw

Emeka: W….ait, what did you say????

Baby Sussi: I say introjuction…….you know,,,me I will tell you who I be, and you too will…

Emeka: oh,,,you mean introduction

Baby Sussi: Yess naw, abi you think me I don’t know English…haa..i am a student of English in Unilag

Emeka: oh really,, so you mean you are a student of Unilag, studying English( he asked with a funny expression)

Baby Sussi: yes naw, what of you too

Emeka: oh I’m new here I just got admitted into Unilag too, planning to study Electrical Engineering

Baby Sussi: Woow,,that course is good oo, you will start your practice by fixing our house wire oo. That stupid Oga landlord has removed the wire that is connected to my room

Emeka: haa, so you want me to fix it, but I just want to begin lectures, I don’t know how to fix wires now

Baby Sussi: hanhaan why naw, or are you fear

Emeka: Blood of Zachariah, wait a minute….did you say that you are studying English

Baby Sussi: Yes naw, I studied the course

Emeka: oh that’s nice (nodding his head)

Baby Sussi: Abi naw, so,,,,,lectures have start already ooo, are you gone to school tomorrow

Emeka: No,ooooo, me ,,,gone,,,no dear, I will not gun to school tomorrow,,,,I will bullet to school

Baby Sussi: Bullet ke,,,,,bullet as how…..

Emeka: Just ask google (I mumbled under my breathe)

Baby Sussi:  Wetin you talk

Emeka: Nothing oo, just..you know..surprise

Baby Sussi:  ok naa, I just came to say hi…see you later in school (she said and left)

Emeka: hmmmm, blood of Zachariah, what sort of English student is this one…hmm, wahala be like wetin again sef, this one pass me ooo (he muttered and decided to dish out his food and eat)

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(The boys got home after a stressful journey, with heavy gallows of water. They put down the loads just at the back of their room, which is close to the boy’s quarters.)

Landlord: (coming out from one of the tenant’s room, he was shocked to see them all but decided to cover up his expression)Ahnahn(adjusting his trousers)where….are you three coming from.

Douglas: as you can see Oga landlord, we went to fetch water

Landlord: ehnn I can see it,,I,,,I am not blind, but why  do you want to keep it here, ehn, what about the front of your room

Segun: Oga landlord, do you have any problem with us keeping our gallons of water here, ehnnn

Landlord: Hey, don’t talk to me like that, remember that I am still your landlord

Segun: whatever….

James: But wait oo, oga landlord, why are you coming out from erm…Chioma’s room

Landlord: which..which Chioma(scratching his beards)

Douglas: Oga landlord, don’t lie, we saw you if you don’t know…ahnahn..a whole baba like you

Landlord: shut up there,,,ehen, even if I enter her room, am I not the landlord..i have every right to enter my tenants rooms

Segun: oh,,,,with fallen trousers and loosened belt,,,its okay

Landlord: what do you mean by that, do you want me to park you out of my mysteriously built mansion. Segun, warn yourself oo, and remove your eyes from anything you see me do

James: Erm oga landlord, abeg no vex, let me add to it, you also have every right to spank every girl in this compound, abi no be so (he asked segun and douglas)

Segun & Douglas: Na soooo oooo (they both replied and left laughing mockingly)

Landlord: heiii,  those stupid boys have catch me ooo…well…I’m still their landlord, they won’t talk about it sha, mtcheewww stupid children of the nigerian century, let me go and drink my palm wine jare.

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Hmmm…oga landlord too dey chop kpekus..

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Vickie Dora