IFE (love)

CHAPTER 6

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It was on a Saturday, I left my apartment and headed to my parents house. My mother has been disturbing me to come spend sometime with her and I decided to go visit today.

When I got to the house the gate man came to open the gate for me and I drove in. Immediately I parked my car I grabbed my bag and came down from my car. I opened the door and I didn't meet anyone in the sitting room, I then headed towards my parent's room.

I knocked on the door
"come in " I heard my mother say.

I went in and I met my receiving a call on her phone, she smiled immediately she saw me while I waited for her to finish her phone call.

"OK no problem I'll put that into consideration " she said as she ended the call.

"mummy good afternoon " I said as I went to hug her
"kaabo oko mi " she said in Yoruba and still smiling at me
"thank you ma " I said as I released myself from the hug "where is daddy " I asked
"oh! He went out with some of his friends"
"OK ma so how is work " I asked. My mother sells lace materials, and jewelries at Lagos island.

"fine I thank God " she said "Ehn Ehn now that you're here let's go to the market together, I meed to buy foodstuffs and other things "
"mummy why did you not go since, besides I just got here " I protested
"and so? I can't spend sometime with you again? " she said
"okay I've heard" I agreed.

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On our way back from the market, my mom decided to bring up the conversation I've been avoiding.
"so Aduke, you've decided not to introduce me to your boyfriend "
"which boyfriend? " I asked
"your boyfriend now "
"did I tell you that I have a boyfriend? "
"Ehn! So what are you trying to say "
"that there's no boyfriend " I replied
"how can you say that, o tie jo mi , when I was still young like you, I was never without a boyfriend because I was a hot cake and I'm still a hot cake but you are here telling me there's no boyfriend as if it's a normal thing "

"is it abnormal? " I asked
"ti n ba gba oju e, o tie baje, it's me you're talking to like that"
"I'm sorry " I apologized
"sorry for yourself " the regular comeback African parents use.

We were silent for a minute before she asked
" what of femi "
"which femi " I asked feigning ignorance
"femi, omo ore mi "
"oh! " I acted surprised "and what about him? "
"have you two been talking "
"no why? " I lied, Femi sand and I have been talking after that day and we've even planned to go out next week but I didn't want to get her excited.
"did he not collect your number that day? " I gave her a blank look "ma wo omo ti mo n ba soro, you better don't do too much shakara for him o" she said

"mummy there's nothing going on between us " I said
" don't talk like that, that boy is a good boy , he has a Master's degree, a good job, he's well behaved , he's handsome, hard..."
I cut her off "mummy we've gotten home " I said and she gave me a death glare.

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The next day we went to church, after the service my mother asked us to see the pastor
"why? " I asked
"to pray na "
"haven't we prayed already "
"don't be silly and let's go "

When we got to the pastor's office, we said our greetings and then my mom started
"pastor we've come to you for you to pray for my daughter, I want you to pray for a good husband for her, the bone of her bones ,her soulmate, a good man " she said.

"please let's rise up on our feet for prayers and Ife please kneel down "the pastor said. Then and there I decided never to go to church with my mother again.

Thank you for reading
Kaabo oko mi - welcome my dear
O ti e jomi - you don't take after me
Ti n ba gba oju e - if I slap you
O tie baje _ you are naughty
Omo ore mi - my friend's Child
Ma wo omo ti mo n ba soro - see the child I'm talking to.

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