Water Strike -Episode 6

Episode 6

(No water)

(Very early in morning, the third day, Emeka could be seen sprawled on the bed, sleeping soundly before Segun spank him on his butt)

Segun: Bros wake up, wake up. Ahn which kain sleep be this one (staring at emeka as he yawns loudly)

Emeka: (yawning loudly) haaaa, ooohhoh, why are you waking me up now (he mumbled)

Segun: You better stand up now, remember that you are starting lectures today

Emeka: (getting up, and rubbing his eyes) Jesus, what time is it

Segun: It 5:30, and I believe your lecture will start by 8:00, so hurry up we have about 2hrs and 30mins to prepare and head to school

Emeka: (getting on his feet) where is james and Douglas

Segun: They left already

Emeka: ahnaha so early

Segun: (scoffs) do you think this place is your village, oo, this is Lagos o, shine your eye. Their wicked lecturer fixed his lecture time at 7:00, so they need to leave early, because they will still have to trek to school

Emeka: ok….Let me….but wait oo, there is no more water, how are we gonna take our bath

Segun: Mtcheeww, leave that one to me, I have planned my stealing this morning

Emeka: Stealing, what do you plan to steal?

Segun: Emeka, just head to the bathroom, I will meet you there (he whispered and left the room)

Emeka: hmmmph, strange

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*At the bathroom*

(Emeka sighted Segun coming towards the bathroom with two big buckets of water. Where could he have gotten much water, he thought, because the last time he checked, there was only a small bucket of water remaining, which is for drinking)

Emeka: Ahnahn segun, where did you get this water (he asked as segun got closer)

Segun: woo, just enter the bathroom, stop asking questions…let’s take our bath fast before other tenants will start coming

Emeka: ok oo, but this water is a bit cold oo, this one that harmattan has started like this, can’t we warm the water first

Segun: E be like say you don drink, o boy enter bathroom joor, bath with it like that

Emeka: oh Jesus (he whined) Emeka don suffer

(After their bath, they ready up and headed for school, returning the empty buckets. Segun still refused to tell Emeka about where he got the water from. He told him that the answer will reveal itself when they are back)

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*That Same Morning

Landlady: somebody will die in this compound today oo, somebody will die ooo ehhn (She shouted, as other tenants came closer to ask what the problem is)

Baby Sussi: Ahnan Landlady, why you are shouting now….what is it

Landlady: hey,,you say I am shouting abi, ok oo, don’t worry, when somebody die in this house, you will now know

Mallam: (coming out from his quarters) Good morning oo baby Sussi

Baby Sussi: morning oo Mallam the Mallam

Mallam: Ahn wetin happen na, iya Landlady, what is the matter

Landlady: heei heiei, Oga landlord, come and see oo, come and see what your stupid tenants are doing oo

Baby Sussi: Who is stupid ehn, who is stupid, abeg stop that thing joor…wetin happen you no won talk, now you say we are stupid, mtchewww ( She hissed)

Oga landlord: (coming out from the his room) What is it my darling wife, why are you shouting this morning in the early

Landlady: Ekaro oo Oko mi (Good morning my husband) hiiee, shey you remember the water that I told Sanda to fetch yesterday (Landlord nodded)

Baby sussi: Her name is Sandra, not sanda, ahnan, no spoil pesin name

Landlord: Gbe enu e soun jare, omo komo (shut up) You that is studying English, and you cannot speak it well. Instead of you to be in the school at lecture time, you will be following men kaakiri (Everywhere) stupid fool

Baby Sussi: Oga landlord, don’t insult me oo, can your wife here speak English reach me…

Mallam: Baby sussi, cool down okay…me ehn I swear welle welle, that you are the best englishian in the world, just wait let us hear what Landlady want to say

Landlady: hmm as I was saying before this ashawo (prostitute) distracted me

(Baby sussi glared hard at her, while Mallam warned her not to react)

Landlady: So the water that Sandra fetched for me yesterday, the water that I want to use to baff those my sister children, they have taken the water oo….

Landlord: Wait, are you saying that you cannot find the water again

Landlady: This is the bucket na, look at it , they have come and turn it away, ahh

Landlord: Haaa, so somebody still steal my wife water in this house, now that water is scarce like this…you is that idiot that perform that rusticated act

Baby Sussi & Mallam: Ehhh  ehwoo( putting their hands on their head)See English

Landlord: My darling wife (he called, facing her)

Landlady: Sirrr

Landlord: Don’t worry, I know what to do, you see that thief that use to steal water in this house, we go catch erm, don’t cry okay. Manage the water that is in that drum, I will send Wasiu to go buy some water at Alhaji house

Landlady: (Nodding) ok oo, let me go and make your food

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Baby Sussi: Mtcheewww, stupid woman (she muttered as they went inside)

Baby sussi: (talking to herself) I wonder what that oga landlord see in that useless woman body, fine o she no fine, she can’t even cook well, she is not even good in bed sef, and oga landlord allowed her to insult me…mtcheww,ok na, I will make sure I starve him in this compound

(Sighting Chioma as she heads out of her room, looking graciously dress, with a pink off shoulder top, blue jean and white snickers. She wondered how she suddenly gets the money to buy all this. Chioma that use to come beg for maggi and pepper from her before, what caused the sudden change, she thought)

Baby Sussi: Chioma, wait for me…ahnan.. you are looking Stanley oo (Putting her hands on her waist, gazing at chioma from head to toe)

Chioma: Stanley???

Baby sussi: Mtcheww, don’t mind me jare, I mean you are looking….erm..you know now…fine and shinning, wetin you dey chop now

Chioma: (Flipping her hair to the back of her ear, smiling) Oh you mean I’m looking pretty, well its God’s grace oo

Baby Sussi: Ehn, ahn, this god’s grace dey work well for you oo, ahn ahn Chioma chioma, baby (She praised)

Chioma: abi ooo, that’s how we roll, anyway are you heading to school now, cos I’m having lectures by 9:00, and this is just 8: 30, I need to hurry up, cos I don’t wanna be late (She muttered brining out her phone)

Baby Sussi: Ehn, I’m also going to school naw, let’s go

(They went out of the gate, with Baby sussi’s stares all over Chioma)

Baby Sussi: (thinking deeply) Ehnnehn, ehhiiee, so chioma can now speak big big English with me, look at the way she was even talking…are you going to school now, I don’t wanna be late ermm (Mimicking her) Hmmm, so because she now have one man that is making her look good, she now see me as a leftover. Me that I use to give her cloth before, hmm this life ehnnn, anyway we shall see, I must know the man that is buying all this things for her, she thought)

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TBC…

 

yee…i cannot laugh..landlady wan ki*ll pesin o

Author’s note

Hi lovelies, i won’t be posting *In Love With two Brothers* this night, bear with me and wait till tomorrow. Thanks