Looking In (a Nigerian Story)

Chapter 6

Today was certainly going well for me, I had two tests I'm sure I aced and I was able to help Vanessa in the two of them, that idiot Mide has called me twice since last time I saw him and he was being a jerk (I'm sure it was to mock me), I was going home to join the preparations for Dolapo's wedding (I love weddings even if I hate the bride) when my phone rang

David calling

"hello David, are you going to come for the wedding?"

"take it easy ma'am, you can't even say hello properly" he replied (he knows how much I hate being called ma'am)

Rolling my eyes, I respond

"nigga just answer me already"

"of course, I'll be there"

"so why did you call me?" I asked

"Mide has been disturbing me about you, what's up with you guys by the way" I hear a hint of jealousy in his voice or am I just imagining it

"oh, please don't disturb me about that fool, am not talking to him and don't ask"

I hear a sigh from the other end of the line

"wait, are you jealous?" I ask my inquisitiveness getting the best of me

"no, of what? I'm not jealous, just do what's good for you alright" he says sounding funny

"whatever, ok" I reply and hang up.

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I arrive and meet my mum at home,

"good afternoon" I greet her

"welcome Tade, how is school?"

"Fine" I say, studying her face

Looking at her it was easy to see that she had been very beautiful when she was younger and at 47 she didn't look a day older than 40 (at least I know when I get old I'd still be beautiful seeing I got most of her features #StrongGenes)

"your brothers are around, that's why I didn't go to work today" she said, leaning on the sofa

"they'll be upstairs, have you eaten?" she continued

"no"

"okay, I'll get you something to eat"

"thank you" I replied and went upstairs

"Temitayo!!!, Temiloluwa!!!" I called the names of my brothers

They rushed down and both grabbed me

"Tade I missed you" one of them said to me (despite how close I am with them I had to look closely to tell them apart)

"Wow, both of you are taller than me now" I said laughing

"I missed you guy more" I said while the quieter one tried to carry me

"drop me, drop me, you guys are in ss3, hope you are studying for your finals?"

"sure" they both replied almost mechanically and the three of us burst out laughing

"Dolapo's babe is fine" one said

"I hate her" I told two of them and went ahead to explain why

"can't you forgive" Tayo asked while Temi disagreed

"Don't forgive her"

I totally agreed with Temi. Temitayo was the friendlier one and Temiloluwa was more reserved and not as forgiving as Tayo.

"Tade come and eat!!" I heard my mum call

"You guys have gist for me", I said to my brothers and hurried back downstairs

"Tejiri wants you to be one of her bridesmaids" my mum says as I get downstairs

"I'll gladly pass on that offer" I say to my mum as I serve myself some spaghetti

"why, I thought you loved weddings" she said looking at me

"mummy, don't mind her, be keeping grudges as if you didn't bully people too" Tayo chirps in from behind me

"better mind your business" I say turning and giving him a knock on the head

My phone began to ring and I asked Temi to help me get it

"it's someone called Mide" Temi said looking at the caller ID

"give that to me" I said with a mouth full of spaghetti

"I already picked it, is it a guy" Temi asks and Tayo turns looking interested, I collected the phone and wanted to leave the kitchen but I realised that the two of them were trailing me

"what?" I ask Mide and proceed to sit back since the 'pesty' twins won't leave me alone

"Tade, that's a very bad way to talk to your boyfriend" Mide replies

"who is my boyfriend" I say and Tayo drags the phone from my hand and puts it on speaker while Temi prevents me from reaching him

"hi, this is Tade's brother, are you her boyfriend, please come and visit us" he rambles on while I try to chase the both of them

"gimme back my phone and he is not my boyfriend"

"Yes, I am, I don't know why she keeps denying it" Mide replies (I think he's out of his mind) the next thing I hear is Tayo rambling off our address as my mum came back into the kitchen

"Tade so you have a boyfriend" my mum says

"why didn't you tell me" she continues as I eye my brothers

"he's not my boyfriend" I say

"Tade, I can hear you stop, denying it" Mide says

"stop lying" I scream in response and pinch Temi as he's still blocking me off from Tayo (How did my brothers get so tall, I mean 6"4 in ss3, if I was still bigger than them id have whooped their asses)

"take care babe, I'll see you soon" Mide says and ends the call, my brothers high five themselves drop my phone on the dining table and both of them ran out of the kitchen

"annoying assholes" I shout after them

"but we still cute though" Temi shouts in reply and I heard both of them laughing

"you know you can talk to me" my mum says

"mummy don't worry, he said he's coming here" Tayo shouts from somewhere in the house

"let me clean this house well, my in-law is coming" my mum says

"I'm not dating him" I reply

"I know, I know" she says and winks at me, I just shake my head and resolve to eat my spaghetti in silence