STREET GIRL EPISODE THREE
I was tired of mama’s constant nagging about me not being man enough to provide for her like my mates in town . And of her and papa fighting everyday because of Ejiro . Also my girlfriend got pregnant for me so I had to move her far from my family.
” Good morning Solo, how you dey ? Hope Bose dey ?
My mum call woke , with my raspy sleepy voice I greeted
” Good morning mama , why you come dey wake me up this morning? You know say I just come from work?
She hissed
” Make you dey there the sleep like man when drink sour palmy. When him house the catch fire ”
I didn’t like talking with my mother. I couldn’t forgive her for what she did to Ejiro.
“Mama go straight to your point na why you call me ?”
She took her time before she replied me
” Solo na how many months e done be when you last take eyes see your sister? Which kind mins you get ? For three months now we never see your sister you Sidon like nothing happen?
I was infuriated by her comment
” Mama na waiting you want make I do ? I send Ejiro go do sell b0dy work ? Mama na me tell am make she she do like her mate ? Mama sleep the worry me I no want continue this talk , no just call me the vex me in the morning,. Na you send her into that lifestyle, make you go GRA go find her . Ejiro no want make we find her .”
I hung up on her and hissed ,I couldn’t sleep anymore , I went out to meet Bose who was making breakfast.
It’s been six months since I last saw my sister Ejiro , I was in ShopRite with Bose ,when we ran into her immediately Ejiro made a reverse with her male friends , the Yahoo big boys , they were walking to the car park, I ran after them I met them about leaving the park .
” Ejiro wait ! Ejiro please wait I want to talk to you .”
I said running after the vehicle, Ejiro wind up the side windows and they zoomed out of the compound. I’ve been trying to call her number but she had blacklisted me .
“Good morning Solo!
It was mama calling me again .
” Mama what is it ? You know I don’t like you to be calling me and disturbing me , I left the house because of you .”
She ignored me and went on bantering
” Solo there’s fire on the Mountain.”
I was impatient
“Mama which fire !”
I said .
” Solo na your papa oh!!”
I was confused .
” Mama na waiting happen this time ?
“Solo your papa nor dey gree come house again oh , he done get one Misses for town where he dey go stay with .”
I don’t know where I was to come in.
“Solo come talk to your papa you know he dey hear you .”
I agreed I told her I would come see papa that weekend
” Papa good morning ,how work na ?”
“Solo how you dey ? How your wife Bose ?
” Papa Bose dey fine , papa waiting bring me come na rumour where dey Waka for town . Papa two wrongs can’t make right . Papa why you go the sleep outside house ? Papa you come dey keep another woman for outside .”
Papa looked at me deeply
” Solo am I a bad father ? Solo I didn’t take care of your mother and your siblings? I made sure say all of una go private school,i send you go do ND and HND for Poly. Solo am I a bad father? E get any dey when una no eat three times a day ? Your mama turn to bad wife , she dey fight me everyday, she dey embarrass me for public because say I nor be millionaire, she send my pikin! My daughter Ejiro go do sell body work ! Solo if my innocent Ejiro no come back to this house peace no go dey for your mama anywhere I like to sleep I go sleep , if she want leave the house make she leave ..I see my daughter Ejiro balance for one man big Jeep , she nor greet me. She nor fear she look me like stranger , my own pikin , because your wicked mama make her feel say we hate her because we nor want that kind of life for her ”
I left papa I came outside I saw mama cleaning tears from her eyes with the helm of her wrapper she heard my conversation with Papa from the sitting room.
Mama called me up two weeks later asking me to help look for Ejiro , my sister stopped giving mama money for months now she was no longer that naive girl , her money she uses her money to buy hard drugs and alcohol with clothes , I kept seeing her post on Facebook on Onome’s Facebook Because she blocked me. I searched for her I couldn’t find her it’s been six months since Ejiro left.
Early one morning while I was sleeping after returning from work by five AM an hour later I was hearing loud knock. I was wondering who it was when I heard Onome’s voice I jumped up and opened the door.
” Brother Solo!!! Eji… Eji. Motor park… ”
I was trying to understand what she was saying she ran off in my boxers and singlet I ran after her
