Diary of the Crazy Shaniqua Bello

Log Three: NOT TODAY MUM!

THREE
NOT TODAY MUM!

01/01/2022

New Year's Day

7:57 am

Dear Diary

I know she's looking at me with so much contempt in her eyes as I write down on you.

She saw me running like a mad woman, she saw me jumping around screaming at everyone for the whereabouts of my pair of shoes, my iPhone charger, my hairbrush, and even my lipgloss, yet she had the nerve to stop me while I was trying to salvage the little food I could into my stomach just to ask why I didn't come to church for crossover night.

"We're still praying that God should change your life for you and you're there, running from the church. Who should be sleeping and waking up every day in the church if not you."

"Not today mum, it's a New Year and I'm late!" I yelled at her before downing what was left of the content in my coffee mug.

"Late for what? It's a New Year Shani, where are you rushing—"

"—work! I'm late for work, mummy."

"What work? On New Year's Day?"

"Would you rather I stay home while your friends come in to check up on your Crazy daughter in the guise of actually giving a heck about you?!" Well, I didn't say this, I mean I wasn't the most respectful child in the world, but I also didn't want to lose my teeth or more importantly my wig, today because the truth Dear Bebi as you've known all these years is that my mum can equally be psychotic. So, I said, "Those company people finally called, mummy", and I picked up my bag and blew her a brief kiss, ignoring the mixed reaction on her face. "I'll explain better when I return—just keep my rice and chicken very well mummy" I paused with a foot out of the door and turned around. "Seriously mummy, keep it oo, I'll break Kim's head again this year if I hear that she ate my food—because it's not me that sent you to go and buy one stupid dog", I said and ran out of the house as I mentally pleaded to God that there wasn't much traffic (which we both know is near to impossible in this Godforsaken Lagos State).

Bye for now, Bebi
The Impunctual Shaniqua

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