After shopping for Groceries, Chelsea decides to go and assist her mum in her super market and spend some time at home with her parents during the weekend.
On getting home, She met them eating breakfast.
" Good morning Mum, Good morning Dad" She greeted her parents.
" Good morning dear" They both replied.
" You met us well" Her mum told her.
" Yeah right, I did" Chelsea said.
" Come and join us dear" Her dad told her.
" Yes dear, Let me serve your food" Her mother said, dishing out food for her .
" Thanks mum, that's why you are the best mum in the world" Chels Sang praises of her mum.
" I know" Her mother said with joy.
" What about your dad? " Her dad asked.
" You know quite right, that if mum is the best mum in the world, you are the best dad in the world" Chelsea told him.
" That's right , that's why you are the best daughter in the whole wide world. Come and give daddy a huge" Her dad said .
" Dear she is eating" Her mother said to her dad.
" That wouldn't prevent you for giving your old man a huge,right?" He asked Chelsea.
" No, dad" Chelsea said as she hugged him, " Miss you so much Dad" She told him.
" You too" He says as he hugged her back, " I missed my baby, so much" He added.
" Well, she is your only child, after all" Her mother said, pretending to be jealous.
" Stop being Jealous Darling, you are my number one babe" He says to his wife as he gives her a peck on the cheek, as he let go of Chelsea.
" The children are here" Her mum says jokily.
" Hmm" Chelsea said.
" Jealous much?" Her mum asked her.
" No, me jealous of your and dad?, Never." She told her mum in mock outrage.
" Go and get your own husband " Her mother said playfully.
" Okay, bye honies"Chelsea's Dad said as he gives them both pecks on each of their cheeks and leaves for his Depot , since after retiring, he opened his own drink Depot.
" Bye dad, see you later" Chelsea tells him.
" Bye, sweety" Mrs. Okoro said to her husband," May God, grant you great sales" She wished him.
" Amen" Her dad said,and left.
" Eat up dear" Her mum tells her.
" Thanks mum" Chelsea said to her mum, " Your food is always delicious, especially your fried egg stew, with white rice and plantain" She added with delight.
" Isn't it?" Her mother asked.
" Yes, it is" Chelsea reply.
" Since you said you are coming this Saturday, I decided to prepare your favourite food." Her mother told her, " And You know you are my baby and my baby deserve the best" She added playfully.
" Well, I'm your only child; like you told Dad. So you have to treat me well" Chels said to her mum.
" Shut up, you this little girl. Eat your food and stop being saucy." Her mother said, " Or I will take the food from you" She warns her daughter.
" You wouldn't" Chelsea said.
" Try me" Her mum told her.
" Okay, I'm sorry mum" Chelsea apologize playfully.
" You better be. " Her mum told her, " That's why you are my girl" Her mother praised her, for her ability to apologise easily.
" Okay, let me go and take my bath and prepare for the days work" Her mum said.
" You Know you are self employ right?, And you can do anything you want" Chelsea said.
" Keep quite, you are a little girl, who is just starting her business. You children of these days, think everything is easy. Especially being your own boss. Don't you know that, one day of closing your shop or store; can make you loose your customers" She told her daughter, " That's why you need to be regular and punctual" Her mother added.
" Okay mum I have heard you" Chelsea said in a pleading voice since her mum have said this so many time.
" Let me leave you to enjoy your meal." Her mother said, as she goes into her and her husband's master bedroom to freshing up.
30 minutes later, after freshing up, she comb her hair, rub her body cream, her powder and dressed up and came out to meet Chelsea, who has finished eating and already washed her plate and was busy going through her social media pages, both the personal and business page.
" Let's go" Her mum said.
" Okay mum" Chelsea replied, And carried her hand bag and followed her, out of the house.
" Keke, Keke" Her mum called for a tricycle( the name it is called in some part of Nigeria).
" Where are you going?" The driver asked.
" Junction" She told him, which is where her super market is located.
" Okay, 50naira for each of you" He told her.
" Okay. Chelsea enter the Keke" She told her daughter.
" Okay mum" Chelsea said , as she enters into the tricycle and her mum followed her in and driver drove away. .
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