Petals

Village

"Chisom please na" The twins chorused looking at me with their best puppy eyes

"No, when it was my turn you didn't give me" tit for tat

I had used some of my savings in buying my favourite snack -- Munch it
And now my little siblings are begging me to give them

Na wa oo

As I ate my snack, a faint tone rang through the living room

I picked the device which was on the couch next to me and looked at caller ID

The Goat decided to call

I accepted the call and held the device close to my ear

"Hello" I feigned annoyance in my tone, in truth I really am excited that Angel called

I missed the girl sha, Angel had traveled last week to her village over the holidays

Me am here, City girl, born and bred in Abuja

I've gone to my village once and that was when I was about four years old

"Chi Chi, you don't sound alright, ah who got you angry"

Not even a polite hello

What a caring mother hen, apart from my favourite aunty, I can call her my second mummy

"As my eye sight your number eh, my mood just changed" I hissed into the device

I'm just joking oh, I want to pull her legs for a bit

"So your saying that your not happy I called" The melodious voice over the phone affirmed

Angel eh, her voice is just.... Beautiful
You really need to hear her sing, sometimes I envy her

"What else would I be saying" Annoyance can be heard from every word i'm saying, but I'm here smiling

Its probably why I'm in drama club

I can just fake being angry, and you'll think its real

"Abeg stop the act jor and just tell me that your excited that I called" She figured me out, its probably because we've been friends for a long time now

"Its not my business if you sound excited or not, anyway how are Chidera and John" She asked after the twins

"Not even a 'How are you' to me first" She would not try it

"Abi you no even wan pick my call, you said that you didn't even what to talk to me, why the sudden change of heart" Laughter dripped into her voice

"Ewu" I hissed. I don't really know why I keep calling this girl goat, maybe I see a resemblance between her and the said animal

"Abegi, anyway I have gist"

"Gist me" Now I sound really excited, maybe its because I want to know what village life is like

The clattering sounds of spoons and plates resounded through the dining room as I cleared the dining

We have just finished lunch and I'm doing the dishes

Angel talked about her grandfather's house and everything

She said that he owned a farm and he is practicing mixed farming

When I asked her if there were goats, she hesitated before saying yes

I was right

Angel is related to Goats, in fact eh they are her first cousins

I dried my hands on the dish cloth once I'm done and headed out of the kitchen taking the corridor that lead to my room

I whispered to myself a rap I've heard before

Beach house vibes Maneuver the jet ski
Cause I serve a God that parted the red sea
Multi million dollar commercial for Pepsi
From food stamps to more ice than gretzky
I don't gonna talk the Lord defends me
I watched them all fall for going against me
Cause me and all my angels shot the devil up
While you was tryna pull me down I leveled up
I leveled up twice, I leveled up three times
He tapped em and told em 'She's mine'
So even when I cried I knew I'd be fine
Prepare for a miracle blessing in this times
Now praise him, raise him, name it, claim it
Every tongue that rises up against me shame it
I breathe success in and out of my lungs
I got the power of life and death coming out of my tongue

I paused in front of my room door trying to remember where I heard it

Then it clicked

I watched a TikTok video some days ago, its a Christian song by Niki Minaj, they didn't mention the title though

Eh, I'll check online later