C7 CHAPTER 7

Somia’s uncle was in his house and the living room watching news. He was the only person in the living room, drinking juice and eating peanuts. Him and his wife don’t used to be together, she could rather be in the kitchen when he was in the living room vice verse. They had never sat down and talked like husband and wife before or brought out her own opinion, since that it was what he love that he used to do and it was his idea that he always followed.

He took his phone on the table as he saw that they had wanted to talk about the instead of the person that he ordered his boys to go and killed. He text the boss of his men, told him that him and his boys should came down to his living room right now.

He didn’t knew the plan that they used but he was assured that his boss would did a great job and knew many skills to use. He sat down properly to hear the news.

“We don’t really know what caused the accident, the accident was so terrible. With the investigation that the road safety agencies did, said that the driver didn’t drank and the family of the deceased that we talk to said that he doesn’t used to drink. So everybody are just surprised because it was the driver and the chief that dead including the people inside the bus that his car crossed. Nobody survived in the accident!” Somia’s uncle was so happy.

“What a terrible accident. According to a mechanic that the police called to check what could happen to a big car like that and caused a terrible and bloody accident like that. So according to him, he said that something had been removed for the car which made the driver not to be able to control the car again and this thing doesn’t used to give notice at all. After his own words, we have all know that it’s an accident and said rest in perfect peace to CHIEF OTUNBA”

The uncle’s wife was at the swimming pool side, sitting inside the hut there and her too was watching the news. Crying bitterly as they were showing the accident and she had knew that it was her husband hand work.

The boys greeted her as they were going to the front to answer her husband's call, she looked at them with bad eye and continued watching the news.

Somia’s uncle was still in the living room, in the same posture that he was and very happy as he was watching the news. Door opened and closed, all his boss entered one after the one and standing at his front. Forming straight line, Somia’s uncle stood up.

“Well done guys!! Am very proud of you, even always uses to proud of you every time!!”

“Wow!! Thank you very much Sir!” All of them said in chorused.

“You see! That is an accident, using guns is a murder!!” Said with smile and looking at the television including the boys too.

“We just caused an accident, didn’t commit a murder!!” Their boss and others laughed.

“Let me call the director!, good job guys!!” Took his phone on the table. It was still the working time and in the morning.

He didn’t used to go to work, it was sometimes that he just used to go to the two company to monitor them. It was at home that they used to come to give him the feed back on anything that he had to know.

“Hello! Director, have they send a mail to you about the contract?”

“Am still waiting for it Sir, the manager has not be here to say anything about it at all and I haven’t see any mail Sir!”

“What is now happening? Don’t you follow up on it?”

“We are following up Sir, even I called their boss as I arrived to work today. He said that we should realize that they will send a mail to us and if it’s we that win the contract they will call us for presentation and a meeting on it!” Explained.

“Keeps following up, they should have send a mail to you. What again are they waiting for!” Saying with loud voice when he heard the manager’s voice entering the director’s office.

“Hold on Sir, the manager is here and it’s like he brings a news!”

“I have heard his voice already. What is happening?”

“Congratulations Sir, the contract had been approved to us and said that we should come on Monday to defend the project and have a meeting!” Manager Said louder.

“He said that they just sent the mail few minutes ago, congratulations Sir!”

“Go and defend it on Monday, and go there early. So when you comes back, come and give me the fed back. Also start the project as early as possible, even we discuss this when you come on Monday. Take care of yourself!” Said with smile and hang up.

“This should be celebrate, the contract had been approved to my company!” All the boys was so happy.

“Congratulations Sir!” Their boss said when one of them got there with wine and cups, put them down and opened the wine pouring it inside the cup. Somia’s uncle sat down back and looking at the boys, collected his own wine and continue watching news.

“Chairman! Money just entered my account now and it’s from you Sir!”

“That is for the great job that you did, enjoyed yourself and boys!” All of them saw their appreciation and very happy. It was all the boys that loved him including the workers because he was very nice just only his wicked heart.

His wife was still in the hut, watching movies. She had changed it from the news, laughing and eating peanut when one of their workers got there with her phone.

“Well done Ma, you left your phone inside and it has been ringing since!”

“Oh!! Let me have it and thank you!” She collected the phone from her hand and she left. She checked it and calling back.

“Hello my boy! How are you doing?” Asked with smile. It was one of their children.

“Am good Mom! How are you and Daddy?, miss you guys!”

“We are doing great in good health my boy. How are your siblings?”

“We are fine. Even i am at anty place now but her and husband went out few minutes ago!”

“Oh!, send my regards to all of them and said that I miss them!”

“Okay ma, Mom! I want to relocate to Nigeria, want to enjoy Nigeria’s life and I have miss you guys. It’s past four years now that you have come!”

“I will come soon. But you don’t come home, be enjoying over there!”

“I am really serious about it, even I have discussed it with my sister and she supported me. I am coming home anytime from now!”

“Listen to me! Don’t come home now, we will talk better when I come may be when your sister gives birth. So for now, don’t talk about it and don’t discuss it with your father!”

“Okay! I heard you and it what you said that I will hear, mom!”

“Thank you my son, take care of yourself and love you!”

“Love you too Mom!!” She breathe in as she was hanging up from the call. Dropped the phone on the table and thinking.

“I can’t allow you to come home even any one of you. For you not to inherit the bad deeds in your father’s hand and some of his behavior! Never, over my dead body!” Said, put her legs on the table and continued watching the movie.

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Somia’s mother was in her room cleaning it up and it was her Somia that were at home. She had sent Nibia and Ibrahim to shop since that they didn’t went to their friend’s place today to study, so her and Somia were the one cleaning the house.

She was standing beside the wardrobe, holding a cloth and thinking.

“My love! Why don’t you called me along when you are going to buy this cloth, I don’t love it at all. It style was just like one local cloth and the colour is not my favorite at all!”

“How dare you said all this. You are using your mouth to destroy the cloth that I bought for you, do you know how much I bought the cloth you are rubbishing!”

“Am sorry! Don’t want to pay with your emotions just try to express myself and may be you can send it back and Change it!”

“Just don’t talk!!, I love the cloth that is why I bought it for you and it’s what I love that you too should love not to just talking nonsense!!”

“My love am so sorry, you know am just a kid. Smile at me now!!” She dropped the cloth inside the basket after finished thinking.

Door opened and closed, Somia entered, wearing a house fit and looking at her mother’s room. Looking at how well she had arranged it when she saw the cloth inside the basket.

“Why did you disposed this cloth Mom? Because I know that you love it and always wearing it. Also it’s not the kind of cloth that use to vile, it’s everlasting!”

“You are right but I disposed it because it’s your father that brought it for me. So if I see it, always brings back the memories of your father!” Somia looked at her.

“Mom!, almost all your clothes in there were bought by father, so why that it’s this one that is now bringing back his memories or you don’t love it!”

“Somia!! Somia!! Well it’s true, I don’t love it at all!!” Said with lower voice.

“But why are you always accepting what you don’t love from Father? It’s what you love that matter not just want him loves!!”

“Listen to me Somia, it’s what your husband loves that you too should love and accept—-“

“Don’t agree with that mom. Why will he be imposing his own love and needs on you!”

“That is what good. Look Somia, 95% of clothes and shoes here are what your father’s loves. 5% is just what I love and that is how it should be, my love!”

“That is what you keeps telling us, like that there is nothing wrong in that!”

“Because there is nothing wrong in that, it’s what your husband loves that you too should love and agree on even be your boyfriend. Okay!”

“Okay oh!! I heard you Ma, you room just lovely and well arranged!!”

“Thank you!, let go and see your own and your siblings own too!”

“Don’t come now! Mom!!” Said with smile and ran out, going to her room.

“That mean you didn’t do anything!!” Said with lower voice and going after her.