Episode 1
Almost everyone in my village has called me to inform me about the present condition of my mother.
I just dropped Aunty Veronica’s call, she called me when I was in a meeting with my staffs and when I was done I had to call her back.
Aunty Veronica is my mother cousin,
“Hello Bukunmi, is it just so fair that you have abandoned your mother? That woman has been sick for a while and she hardly get money to feed her self or take care of herself and we know you her child is in the city making money and enjoying effortlessly? If you really want to have a good future and want your children to take care of you too then take care of your mother”
As she said those words, I could only roll my eyes and smirked because I don’t want to hear anything that concerns my mother. I have promised myself never to set my eyes on my mother again, not even after all what she has made me gone through,
I have read in the bible, books,on radio, television and even heard a lot of people say it that “Mothers are gold” they will even say “there is no god like mother” but all these things amount to nothing to me, because a mother that wanted to be treated as gold should also take care of her treasure abi no be so dem dey call children? you can only reap from where you sow isn’t the proverb they tell us everytime?
Many rumours has circulated our village that probably I used my mother as ritual to my success no matter what they say I can’t be moved as anyone can say whatever they want this is Nigeria everyone is entitled to freedom of speech, I have grown a thick skin to any negative words around me.
Hmm, I know you will all be wondering what could make me hate my mother this much, this has been more than 5 years I have set my eyes on her and I have not for one day think about it? Aunty Veronica’s call really would make me think about all what have happened, I think I should explain to you guys so you can help me judge this matter if I am overreacting or I have taken the best decision….
