Mmesoma's Dilemma - Episode 7

 

I am starving!

The way it is looking now ehn, is like hunger will kill me before my mother does, abi is this all part of her game plan? Does she wasn’t to drive me crazy with hunger so I would just give in and agree to the marriage. Damn! Would she make me trade my freedom for food? Nah, I would not even do it, I am not Esau.

Oh maybe I would. My stomach hurts and I think I am losing my mind . I have not had anything to eat since 5 p.m. last night when I ate the food Ezinne brought for me and slept off immediately only to wake up in the middle of the night, hungry. Thankfully there were some snacks in my drawer which of course I ate, well that was at 3 a.m. and now it was 2 p.m. and there was literally no way on earth that I would be going downstairs to get food because I am sure my mother was on patrol in the kitchen.

Ezinne was supposed to bring me some food but mommy had sent her and Dozie on an errand with the driver at least that was what the text she sent two hours ago said, and right now she was offline and not picking her calls.

My life o, who in my village did I offend?!

Okay, I know it is like I am over-reacting; it is not as if my mom said I should remain in my room, but from experience I know that it would be best if I did just that, at least until she calmed down, now the problem was I did not know if she was calm.

Although since they returned from their hangout with the Shittu’s last night, my parents have not acted as though they had a child who had pulled the stunts of all stunts, there were no yells or even death threats. In fact apart from my mother calling for Ezinne and Dozie, I had barely heard their voices on this wonderful Saturday and I found that really terrifying like where they not yelling, had they forgotten me so soon?

I think I am losing my mind o.

Whatever magic the Shittu's had performed had better be effective enough to help me survive going downstairs into the danger zone because that is exactly what I was going to do.

"Mother Mary, please do not let my mother catch me", I prayed to myself as I tiptoed downstairs, making sure to be extra careful

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. Being on the lookout for wet tiles and watching eyes.

Read " Coming of Age " by the same author ( Eboseremen )

. I made it into the kitchen safely and would you believe it but my mother was there, tasting from a pot of Egusi soup, I could feel and hear my stomach rumble, I also hoped she did not hear it too. Her back was to me so I had to be careful and quickly get some cereals which I knew would be lying around, but of course, I have terrible luck and I completely forgot about an important set of eyes – Dubem’s.

See ehn, it is so easy to forget that there is an extra kid in the house, especially when you are at school a lot and he does not make so much noise. Dubem is a cute and jovial boy who somehow manages to make little or no noise when he puts his mind to it, like now.

“Aunty Meso, why are you walking like that?” he asked and it was his question that made my mother turn around in shock and made me to trip and hit my butt on the floor. Blood of Jesus ooo! That hurts!

“Na wa o!” my mother hissed as she clapped her palms together. I just sat there, cringing in embarrassment refusing to look at either her or my brother, who I am sure was very confused.

“See her moving like a thief in her own father’s house. Chai! What kind of foolishness has possessed you? Where did you get this kind of stubbornness from ehn, where do you get these foolish ideas from too? Anyhow sha, you can stop hiding now and come out and eat if hunger is worrying you or kukuma stay in your room and die of hunger, my own is that on Monday you have to go to a hospital because you have to take an overall medical test before you decide that you also have breast cancer and leukemia. Anuofia!” she ended her speech with a hiss and turned back to her pot of soup which I really wanted to eat from.

I wasted no time though, I stood up and just packed a pack of Golden Morn, A plate, spoon and water, I knew she had offered an olive branch, at least my mother’s version of one, but now was a time to eat and just rest while I update Ezinne and Dara with what had just happened and we could plan a next step. Thankfully, we knew this Medical test would be coming and I knew that I would be getting a clean bill of health.

I entered my room, set everything down on my table and locked the door. When I had set up my meal and my laptop, I unlocked my phone and unlocked my Whatsapp, believe me there is no such thing as too much security in this house o. I went to the group chat we had set up and sent in this update.

Me: There is gist o! So, I ran into mommy and though it was very scary I am still alive and I have a Medical Test on Monday.

I watched Empire and ate Golden Morn while I waited for their response. I felt really good after eating and my mom was not going to kill me, Alleluia!

I am excited for what is going to happen next, because knowing my family and my planning committee, I know it will be hot and I am ready for the worst.

But what is the worst?