What Is The Difference?

“Mommy what did you say? I didn’t hear you”. Lanre said pretending not to have heard her mom. “Lanre, give Ify phone let me talk to her”. The mother yelled. “Oh! Ify! She went to fill gas from the gas station. Our cooking gas got exhausted this morning”. Lanre said lying.

“Lanre, in this Nigeria? I gave birth to you and you are lying to me? Lanre on Sunday, gas finish you are saying she went to the gas station”. The mother was already furious with Lanre. “You did not even mention one of those roadside vendors, you are saying gas filling station, when we know they do not open on a Sunday”. Her mother said. Lanre frowns.

“Mommy, what is the difference? Because one is road side and one is in a big empty yard with a small building surrounded by walls? Mommy they are all gas filling station”. I’m not lying. If you think I am lying, you can call Ify and ask her”. Lanre said to her mom confidently even though she knows if her mom should actually call Ify, she will be caught.

“Lanre, thank God you are in final year! Very soon you will graduate. You will soon get married and have your own kids, just pray your children do not lie to you so you do not experienced what you make me feel when you lie to me”. The mother said. Lanre felt bad. But she wouldn’t want to blow her cover.

“Mommy, I am not lying to you o! How can I lie to you? I can’t!” Lanre said. “And none of my children will try it. I will just kill anyone that lies to me!” Lanre said to her mother.

All these while, Dami has just been looking at the drama unfold in front of him. He marvelled at her Lanre was lying. The worst lie he thought she told was her lying to her mother that she was not lying. So everything she was saying to her mom were all lies. He had almost laugh, but had to withhold himself. If she can lie to her mother like this, she will also lie to him more. Well, she wasn’t the type of girl for keeps. He thought she’s too hot and sexy. The type that is every man’s choice. So keeping her will be a waste. It’s just like referring to the public toilet as yours. He thought she’s just the type you have sex with once or twice and just abandon.

Lanre stood up from her kneeling position which she had been in while talking to bed mother. She picked her headset and made her way towards the door.

“Are you leaving?” Dami said. Lanre did not reply him a word. She just got to the door and then she tried opening the door. “Dami, is this a joke?” She asked seeing that the door did not open. Dami looked at her innocently. “What is?” He asked her with his hands open as if he had no clue what she meant.