Oh, my
God! I let out a gasp. What could possibly go wrong, Tejumola? I questioned
myself.
I
searched the beautiful moon with my eyes. Perhaps I'll find a solution there;
nonetheless, the moon appears to be a complete moron.
“How do
I proceed?” I scoured my brain for an answer.
Of course,
fleeing is not an option. Should I drown myself or take poison?
No! I
shook my head, saying, "I can't!" What happens if I do?
What
would become of Eniola, save the fact that I adore her?
“Think
hard, Tejumola Benson,” I advised myself.
In her
sleep, Eniola stretched and turned.
She
whispered as she threw the covers over her head away. I rearranged the covers
to hide her correctly.
“Get out
of here!” she objected
“Shhhhh,
don't say anything, it's midnight!” I kept my voice low, she went back to sleep
I lay
next her, attempting to sleep but failing miserably. I couldn't find it. I
stared at the ceiling until the next day-break.
*************
“Mallam
Adamu sannu o” I welcomed the hausa guy selling beef near my store as I opened
the door to my store
I
arrived late to the store because I had to go to a meeting.
Eniola's
school is responsible for paying her school costs.
It's
been over a week since David hasn't shown up now. Bola was, in fact, correct;
he meant no risk.
As I dusted
the provisions, I sighed, only God knows what my parents are going through now.
Perhaps Baami has forgotten about me..
“Iya
Eniola, bawoo ni” Tola's mother welcomed me.
“I came
to get some soup ingredients, o.” She proclaimed while seated on a stool.
“Ah Ahn!”
Mummy Tola, you should have just handed me the cash while I was on my way to
shop this morning...” I stated this with concern.
“No
issue o!” she exclaimed as she looked around.
“Errrm,
shey, you know, Iya sikira?” She enquired
Tola the
Amebo's Mummy! I gave myself a wry grin.
“Now,
ehn.” “Toh! The woman is in hot water right now, o”she says.
I made a
funny face, “trouble?”
“Of
course! You're aware that she's expecting 15 children. Toh, the husband don
impregnate her o” she concluded.
“Ehn?
“How could that have happened?” I enquired clutching my chest.
“How did
that happen?” Hehehe “Wonders will never cease o” I clapped my hands in a
gossipy manner.
“Mummy,
what do you want to buy now?” I quickly spoke up in attempt to put a halt to
her bringing up a new subject.
“I
wanted to tell you,” she expressed her disappointment. Iya Demola's method of
murdering her husband's
“Ah Ahn,
put that one on hold till I return.” “I'll be home in the evening,” I joked.
“Are you
trying to get rid of me, ni?” she pretended to be irritated.
“Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
My store is also yours. That was how I got rid of back-biting that particular
morning
I was
sipping garri that afternoon when I got a call. Tola was sprinting towards the
shop, her feet pounding.
Except
for the socks, she was naked.
She
cried, "Mummy o, Mummy Eniola oooo." hurling herself against the
concrete frontage of my store's name
“Tola,
ki lode?” What happen?” I enquired.
She
wailed even louder, "It's Eniola oo."
My heart
skipped a beat, and my hands trembled.
“What happened to my baby?” My mouth trembled.
“She….she…she…was…
she…is…yeeeeee!” Tola cried even more.
Tears
welled up in my eyes.
“Please
speak with me, Tola... “Where has she gone?”
“Some
individuals manage to catch her o... They kidnapped her.
“They
got inside the car and drove away,” she said to clarify
“Yeeeee!
Haaaaa! “Oh, my daughter!” My child has been taken... I was like a maniac. I
threw myself into the floor, rolling from left to right, from left to right,
and vice versa
“Oh, my
God! ooh, Eniola! Haaaaaa! Moti ku ooo! I screamed at the top of my lungs and
sobbed.
A large
audience gathered, with many Ohhs and ahhs!
I leapt
to my feet, ready to sprint to Eniola's school when someone grabbed my hands...
With tear-streaked eyes, I turned sharply.
“David..”
I muttered something.
Maybe he
meant what he said at the end.
You kidnapped
my daughter. “Where did you take my daughter, David?”
“Where
has the baby gone?” I sobbed and shook him vigorously.
“Return my Jewel,” I gave Him a good shake more.