Haaaa! Are you kidding me?” Deji screamed at her sobbing friend.
“Dear friend that’s my story..” Lara wiped a tear “oh Lara you are too
soft…she’s been in this house for weeks now, and you can’t throw
her out?” Deji squealed. “I think she has come to stay…” Lara began
to say. “Come to stay for where? Lara don’t just provoke me o! I
wonder why I wasn’t in town all this while…” Deji bit her finger.
Just then Sophia walked lazily into the sitting room, she cat walked
towards the fridge. “Errm…Lara?” Sophia called out sipping from a
bottle of yoghurt. “Ma?” Lara said rising to her feet, to the surprise
of Deji. “Isn’t it high time you prepare lunch? I’m starving.” Sophia
added authoritatively. “Okay ma, Let me…” Lara began to say. “Shut
up!” Deji cut her short. “Who is your ‘ma’ ? This ingrate? This monster
with a face of a donkey?” Deji chided her. “Who are you referring
to?” Sophia dropped her bottle. “You!” Deji replied rising up. ” you are
the donkey! Oshi! Witch! I wonder what’s wrong with this Igbo
woman! Husband snatcher!” Deji added with her hands akimbo. “Deji
please don’t!” Lara tried to stop her. “Leave me jor! Abi she jazz you
ni? Imagine this vegetable eating Igbo claiming oyinbo! Olori buru ku!”
Deji body shook as she spoke. “You don’t dare insult me!” Sophia glared
at her. “Insult ke! I’ll beat you ni! Rubbish!” Deji pushed Sophia
roughly. Wham! Sophia slapped Deji. “Deji…” Lara was alarmed. “Haaaa!
Yeeee! You slapped me? You dey form Igbo geh abi? I go show you
say I no be Yoruba geh for nothing!” Deji screamed before grabbing
Sophia from her feet. They engaged in a scuffle, Deji sitting atop
Sophia feeding her with punches and slaps. “Deji please…” Lara was
very frightened. “Deji to ri Olorun, please stop!” she finally pulled Deji
off Sophia. “Allow me jor! Lemme show this Donkey!” Deji charged at
Sophia again. “No No No! Deji don’t!” Lara pushed her friend into a
sofa, giving Sophia the opportunity to run into the guest room. “You
have to go now!” Lara led the fuming Deji towards the exit. “Are
driving me away?” “No…I don’t want Tony to meet you here…please,
I can handle it..” Lara pushed her forward. “Ehen the Tony sef! Let
him come na, lemme teach him his own lesson!” Deji ranted. “Noooo, just
go please! For my sake!” Lara pleaded with her. “Okay! If anything
should happen, call me! You hear?” Deji ordered. “Yes, bye!” Lara
rushed to her room. She sat down at her bed’s edge. She knew she
was in hot soup. Tony won’t spare her. ... Lara supported her aching
head with her hands, she was far far away in the land of thought’s
and imaginations. “Lara!” Yikes! Tony is back! When did he come back,
she must have thought deep! “Lara!” Tony called out again. “Sir?” she
walked out of her room, her legs were weak, her heart pounding
furiously. “Welcome!” she flexed her knee “What did you do to her?”
Tony gestured towards Sophia who was weeping profusely. Lara’s heart
missed uncountable beats, her eyes widened in terror “I…I…I….d…
did…not..did…” she began to stammer. A resounding slap landed on her
right cheek, making her mouth to twist, She saw stars “You are really
proving to be stubborn! This illiterate girl!” Tony ranted as he pulled a
cable off the TV set. Lara backed away on sighting the wire he was
holding. “Come back here!” Tony ordered She didn’t obey, instead she
stood by the wall staring him wide eyed. “Okay then, let me come to
you!” Tony walked towards her, his eyes were bloodshot. Lara shut her
eyes tightly, as the cable landed on her arm. She didn’t wince or let
out a cry, she just stood there absorbing all the pains. She walked
quietly into her room after Tony had let her go. She poured some cold
water on her head, she thought it was on fire. She looked up at her
reflection in the mirror. Her right eye was swollen and red, tiny lines
of blood streaked through the corner of her lips. She let her tears
flow freely, she wished her mother would be here to watch what
she’s going through.
....to be continued....
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