3 Chapter 3

Mustapha's p.o.v

My legs were jellified, my vision was blurry and i was so knackered. it is not easy to drive for 10hours straight up, the idiot next to me could have helped but no he is so heartless that he couldn't help, he said he has done me enough favor by accompanying me here so the least i can do is drive us to Kpachita without complaining, which i did but regretted. I wish i never embarked on this journey at all or better yet i should have used public transport instead of going through the agony of driving, but the did has been done am here already. I did not go directly to my father's house because that place is a dead end, there is no one there which means the place will be dusty which i can't clean not just because of the fatigue but because i am asthmatic and Abduljaleel can't do the work alone, and then lastly the work is for ladies not men so i drove to my uncle's house, my dad's older brother uncle Alfa (Ndagi Afa) and his wife Yabida. Oh God i love his wife so much, that woman is the main reason why i can't bring myself to dislike kpachita even a bit. The way that woman praises my mum ennnh you will think my mum is an angel, she even calls her Hajiya Nchiko (big hajiya) and she transfer her love for my mum to even us the children, i always feel like a prince when am in her presence even if i don't feel like one she treats me like one, i don't even get to move a cup without her complaining saying she doesn't want me to over work myself when i have more than enough younger ones to send.

As we arrived at Ndagi afa's house, Yabida immediately came out as if she has been waiting for our arival, come who am i kidding she sure has been waiting for our arrival. She welcomed us warmly as if she was going to sweep us off our feet to which Abduljaleel was surprised because Yabida had never welcomed him like this before which is obviously because his mom doesn't associate with village people, she thinks they are local and out dated but funny enough she was also a typical villager before Abduljaleel's dad pimped her up and married her.

Hot water was given to us so we could take shower to help ease the fatigue which it did but there was one problem, i couldn't open my eyes and my body is on fire as if someone had added pepper to my water, it was not funny at all but i couldn't complain since i know Yabida would never do such thing, and she had put so much effort just to please me and make me feel at home. I tried asking Abduljaleel if he also faced same problem when he had his bath to which he said a big no and my doubt was cleared that it was a mistake no one know about and it should be kept that way. I met all my cousin's except one of them i didn't bother asking of her where about but i kept on wondering where she would or could be around this time of the night, come to think of it to some extend i was glad she was not around, that girl is the definition of mischief, i don't think i have ever done anything to annoy her before and even if i had done then i can't recall or it was a mistake but she derives so much pleasure in putting me in awkward situation and making my life a bit miserable. Before i even finish thanking God for her absence i heard Yabida scolding her of how ill mannered she is, how she did not come to greet us and who was she expecting to come and serve us dinner or if she wanted us to die of hunger. Is Yabida a mind reader or what?? I was so famished that my stomach had to grumble at the mention of food gosh how embarrassing, the face Maimuna gave me when she came out of the room i just knew i was not supposed to eat what so ever she serves, you might think i am over reacting or over thinking things but trust me the face she is giving me screams danger and stay out of my way, well i was not in her way in short i have not even said a word to her since i arrived and she is acting as if i killed her mom, oh my God i am starting to suspect she did something to my bathing water because i can remember her insisting on Abduljaleel using the other bathroom, wow now everything is adding up. Oh lord this girl is after me, now how do i escape what so ever plan she has for me? definitely not by skipping the dinner, i don't think i can bring myself to do that because i am starving.....i can even feel my intestines knotting themselves to help adjust to the hunger for the main time so skipping dinner is definitely not an option. I was still looking for an escape when Maimuna decided to grace us with her presence holding a tray, OMG how more devilish could she get, she couldn't even wait for me to conclude or find a solution to my problem. She came to my front and placed a plate of food, she opened the lid smiling before she quickly exchange the food with the one she was still holding, she smiled at me and said 'enjoy your meal Prince'. And that was it, she gave the other plate of food to Abduljaleel and exited the room.