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Hey Debbie come over

Hey Debbie come over here, we are going to the shop . Hope today is holiday ,you are not going to stay in the house with the kids .

My workers are off today so prepare we will be leaving soon. Rhyda proclaimed.

But...mum ...I... No opposition Debbie you should have no say understand?

Debbie whispered to herself thinking of how she's going to do all her assignments given to her in school. For she would not return from the shop early .

Ohh God why Lord can't I have any time to myself for once .

Debbie are you ready ? Hurry

Okay mum.

At times I don't know whether to call her mum or aunt for my foster dad brought me to her to stay with.

She was the one to be wedded to my dad but dad met another lady in uni which he got interested in and married her.

Ohh let me introduce everyone in my family to you. Hi I'm Debbie.My foster dad is Ernest, his wife is Alice , sincerely speaking she never liked me around but what can I do .

Brandon here is my cousin my brother , serwaa , Lois , Ben who's Rhyda's bro, and Clement.

Now let me hurry and leave before this lioness come to break my bones.

I shouted , mummyyy I'm coming please.

Hmmm I've not even eaten bmum ut I can't complain after all is for the betterment of us all.

Mum drove off to the shop . After we got there , I swept the place, mopped there and arranged everything. Mum Rhyda has a restaurant and a salon as well . I have to attend to both shop therefore I need to hurry .

After the arrangements, mum called me to her salon . Happily I went and took a chair to sit . Hey! get up have I asked you to sit? Nonsense.

Sorry mum , you better be Debbie. Now listen I'm not coming to the restaurant so make sure you put everything right . Listen to the menu for today I'm not going to repeat it have you heard. Okay mum

Today ,you are to prepare; jollof, fried chicken, boiled yam with palava sauce, plain rice with gravy , cabbage stew and salad. I mean proper salad . Have you heard.

And finally when it comes to the soupy foods is fufu , banku With light soup and groundnut. I'm I clear?

Yes mum. Okay. Now leave I will call Bene to come and help you out okay. Just for some few mins so make proper use of it .

I said to myself while leaving, eeeii all these in a day all well I will do my best .

I started with the rice and the rest followed. After some few hours I was done with everything .

Huh! I'm so exhausted. Mummy please come check I'm done with everything. I don't know how best it has become but I've done my best.

What do you mean by you have done your best it should be the best .

Mum came around to inspect everything and unfortunately for me I left the knife at the wrong place but I didn't realize.

Hey fool, come here, she held my ear . Do you not have eyes to see ? Why is the knife here. Lazy girl you've done these little things and you claim you are tired what nonsense.

My eyes became watery but I held it not to make it fall.

I left the place all of a sudden.