Lovable Zainab

chapter 7

Chapter 7

Zainab's POV

Cooking has never really been something I enjoyed doing but it didn't mean I'm terrible at it. Its just that I hate the heat that is generated from the stoves and I also hate the aspect of slicing Onion, it makes me cry.

My mother always told me the sooner I get used to it the better. My mother is a typical Nigerian mother who always emphasize on the matter of 'husband house' she will always tell me that no man would want a lazy wife so I shouldn't be lazy. Sometimes when she asks me to cut onion I'll whine like a spoilt child and beg her to give it someone else. Then she will repeat her long lectures about how to be a good wife. 'marriage is not something to joke with. You have to wake up early and make sure your husband eat before he goes to go hustle in order to put food on the table the least you can do is make that food audible so he will have the strength to continue. It's not easy to be man and it's also not easy to be a divorced woman in our society so you have to buckle up. All this laziness and ajebo attitude you are doing here in your father's house you can't try it in your husband's house..........' the lectures could take up to an hour or two and I'm not exaggerating. I usually listen to my mother's advice and lectures because I'm a good child and I know she wants the best for me that why she's trying to grill me into a good wife material but sometimes I can't help but think that she is literally saying being a good wife means being a slave to your husband.

I told my mother that before I get married to anyone I will have mutual agreement with my him on what I can and cannot do as his wife.


The agreement:

1. I might not put a fair amount of Onion in my food. So don't complain because I hates peeling and slicing it.

2. I might not wake you up in the morning. I'm not an alarm clock so if you need to wake early set ur fucking alarm.

3. I don't like washing so I'll do only the laundry that can be done in a washing machine. #If don't buy a washing machine for me I'll tell my daddy to buy for me.

4. You must not snore while sleeping. I don't like it.

5. I will not be a full time housewife if I get a decent job that would give me time for my family then I'll work. #independent woman.

6. I'm free to visit my family when necessary.

7. Be faithful. If you go around following other girls I'll be annoyed. #annoyed not jealous. There's a difference.

8. I'll think of other rules.

I might just present these rules to Yusuf and see if he will still be interested in marrying me. The thought of Yusuf made me giggle. That guy is going to run as fast as he can if he tries to get to know me.

"Abinci ya nuna? (is the food ready) I heard my mother yelled from the sitting room.

"No remaining small" I yelled back. Instead of her to tell me to just boil water so we can just eat bread and butter with tea for breakfast she orders me to fry yam and egg sauce and here I am struggling to slice onion for the sauce.

"Kawo(bring it)" Sadiq ordered. I didn't know when he entered. I looked at him with my eyes that was already filled with tears because of Onion.

"Na gode(I'm thankful)" I say as he collected the knife and continued my task for me. Did I ever mentioned how much I love my step brother? If I didn't then let me say it now that I love him so much.

Sadiq was very helpful while I focused on frying pan he helped me prepare the egg sauce. I know his future wife or wives would be very lucky to have him as a husband. I'm already so lucky to have him as a brother. Alhamdulillah.