Woman Of Color ( on hold)

22: Serenity.

Simone was standing by the river bank her clothes were shabby, with her hair so unkempt.
She held her carefully in her arms, she had clothed him with some piece of wool cloth that Yerima had woven for him.

As Simone stood looking at the rainforest twigs, the bird's that sat on their respective branches drew her attention, She was thrilled with the way a certain sparrow flew back and forth tirelessly to feed her cheeks.

"If an ordinary bird can do this why not, I will make sure I do everything to take care of you."
She held him straight to her chest and began to sob "only if father was here", she thought to herself.

Her thought were being disrupted by Gaburu's presence, "Simone ba kwa buƙatar wannan hawayen( you don't need this tears).
He said as he whispered to her.
"Baba da yawa sosai" Simone replied.

" I understand that everything is too much for you, but you have to be strong, life is for those that don't give up.
" But Baba I have tried, my whole life has been crumbled down, am I the only one....
Gaburu interrupt.
"My daughter words are powerful, everything is going to play out good, I believe that a time will come when you find absolute rest in life,

"Saanu Baba" Simone said as she knelt before him.

Gaburu dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out a piece of red cloth and handed it over to Simone.

" Unwrap the cloth" Gaburu said to her.
Simone handover her baby to Gaburu and then began to unloose the cloth.
She then brings out a necklace.

" Baba what is this"?

" That's is a safety talisman, wear it wherever you are going to. "Ok Baba", Simone said.
She stepped unto the canoe, and stood to collect her baby who was already crying from Gaburu hands.
      She uncover her breast and began to feed her child.
She then wave a farewell to Gaburu as  the canoe man began to paddle away.

*****
Nashiru was stalked in a traffic along, Apo roundabout, at a time if 7 pm prompt, he honked his car continuously at every car that rode in his front
"Abeg comot for road".
He said as he whined through the wind glass.
Soon his vehicle came to an halt, making him stalked by the roadside.
   Nashiru head straight for the bonnet and discovered that that he was short of Fuel  what could he do, his fuel gauge has problem, and one couldn't be able to decipher when it's low all even full.
    He stood by the road, waving hand at each car that passed by, but none was meticulous enough to lend a helping hand.
    "Nawa" he fumed due to the faustration of long waiting.
     "The only thing wey go help, if I fit see customer.
   He started hoping and chanting all manner of mantra's, for customer to pass bye.

On the other hand, Cynthia was catwalking from a distance, She had been waiting to find a cab, and had resulted to walk, or probably standby for any man who was ready to have for the night.

"Oga, wetin do your motor" Cynthia asked
  Nashiru, who at this point was seriously in distress.
"Na fuel" Nashiru replied.
"Oya go filling station na, Cynthia said to him, she stared at him suspiciously, you can't trust taxi men, especially at this axis.

"Hey Anti if u no say u no get money give me" then leave here.
"Who told you say I no get money, I dey look for taxi. She said with all confidence.
Nashiru immediately responded with a chuckle, I am a taxi man now, you fit enter make I take you where you dey go.

"Abeg, Aboki, na drop I wan do".
Nashiru kept mute, he refused to give her a reply.
" Uncle wetin".
In outburst Nashiru squealed, "Who is Aboki,  please don't call me such again
 Out of surprise Cynthia laughed profusely.
"I never knew you could speak properly.
"Don't judge by appearance, Nashiru said to her.

"But it's totally your fault, you conversed with me in pidgin English like a tout, you give no other choice than to perceive you that way. Cynthia said.

"Ok let's just end a these, where precisely are you going, he asked.
"Blake" Area 11, She replied.

"Your money is 5k" Nashiru said.
"If it's like that forget it, I will just find another.
"The place is far, you should understand, Nashiru replied.
"Which far, if I can take a cab from lugbe to
Karu 5k then don't tell me rubbish, Cynthia said.

🎶 Because of who you are I give you glory, 
       because of who you are I give you praise
        ......... 🎶

Nashiru grinned silently as he thought to himself; "Ashawo dey use gospel song as ringtone.
    Cynthia on the other side was on a call with Natasha.
"Babe, I will soon be there, shebi it's 9:30 Mrs Maryam is coming.
"Look at you this lady, this is already a minute past 9. Natasha said.
" Na Lagos we dey, I will soon make it there, just hold on for me. Bye dear.

Cynthia immediately entered into the car, Nashiru turned on the ignition repeatedly and at the 5 try, the car picked.
  He drove straight to a nearby filling station and requested for a thousand naira fuel.
While the car was being fueled, he entered into a conversation with Cynthia.

"I guess you are a lucky person for the car engine to have picked. so what's the name.
Cynthia glanced at him for a minute in silence, she then said; "Cynthia" "Nice to meet you Cynthia I am Nashiru". He was at the verge of giving a handshake but was interrupted by the sales man. Nashiru immediately handed the money over to him and zoomed off.
30 min later, as he was almost approaching her destination, Nashiru handed his phone  to her.
"And what is this for? She asked.
"Please input your number" Cynthia glanced at him again and at this time she grinned continuously.
"As you see, you can only see but cannot touch, I charge 50k per hour."
Nashiru looked at her in shock, Cynthia nod her head in concur to what she had just said.
She flipped open her purse and gave him her complimentary card, meet me at that address, she stepped down from the car and was catwalking in, Nashiru immediately do a drive by close to her and slap her on the butt. He grinned and then zomed off with the car.

"Idiot, stupid, mad man" Cynthia yelled.