LIVING WITH AUNTY GRACE (A FICTIONAL SERIES)
LIVING WITH AUNTY GRACE
EPISODE 4:
"Hmmmm, I hope you told him everything? How I maltreat you and use you as my maid? Rubbish!" She said as she hissed and walked into the kitchen. I stood where I was, too frightened of what she might do.
"Where is my food?" She asked walking back to the palour. "So while you were busy gossiping to your beloved uncle, you forgot that I would eat abi? " aunty grace was already walking towards me, I could read the anger on her face. I just knew she wanted to hit me, and I started backing away from her slowly with my arms in front of my face.
"Aunty I...... I..... I've already..... I made rice. It's in the microwave..."
I stammered. She stopped and thought of what to do next. I saw her hand coming before I felt the hot sting of her palm against my face.
"Is it rice I asked you to cook, you this stupid girl" She screamed at me. I was already crying, I couldn't think of one wrong thing that I had done to incur this abuse. She was about to hit me again when her boyfriend walked in.
"Grace! What is the meaning of this. Why are you hitting your cousin?"
Aunty grace immediately mellowed, she walked towards him and I used the opportunity to run out of the house. I knew she wouldn't leave her boyfriend alone to chase me down the street. I felt terrible. I ran to elohor's house, she was outside sitting under the paw paw tree. She got up immediately she saw me, she hugged me and told me to calm down. I explained what had transpired between aunty grace and I. she told me to forget about it, that aunty grace would come around.
I stayed with elohor till evening. I hid behind elohor when I saw aunty grace walking towards her house, her boyfriend was walking behind her.
Aunty grace and I mended fences with help from her boyfriend.
The situation didn't occur again, but I kept playing the role of a maid and I stopped giving her my allowance.
After my first term exams, I decided to spend my holiday at home. I couldn't bear the way things were at aunty grace's house.
Papa was happy to see me and so was my brother. Thank God for uncle dayo's advice, my complexion had become better and I didn't look stressed anymore.
I visited a lot of my aunts and uncles. We celebrated Christmas and new year in papa's village. Uncle dayo had already told papa that he would take me to town before school resumes, and he did.
EPISODE 4:
"Hmmmm, I hope you told him everything? How I maltreat you and use you as my maid? Rubbish!" She said as she hissed and walked into the kitchen. I stood where I was, too frightened of what she might do.
"Where is my food?" She asked walking back to the palour. "So while you were busy gossiping to your beloved uncle, you forgot that I would eat abi? " aunty grace was already walking towards me, I could read the anger on her face. I just knew she wanted to hit me, and I started backing away from her slowly with my arms in front of my face.
"Aunty I...... I..... I've already..... I made rice. It's in the microwave..."
I stammered. She stopped and thought of what to do next. I saw her hand coming before I felt the hot sting of her palm against my face.
"Is it rice I asked you to cook, you this stupid girl" She screamed at me. I was already crying, I couldn't think of one wrong thing that I had done to incur this abuse. She was about to hit me again when her boyfriend walked in.
"Grace! What is the meaning of this. Why are you hitting your cousin?"
Aunty grace immediately mellowed, she walked towards him and I used the opportunity to run out of the house. I knew she wouldn't leave her boyfriend alone to chase me down the street. I felt terrible. I ran to elohor's house, she was outside sitting under the paw paw tree. She got up immediately she saw me, she hugged me and told me to calm down. I explained what had transpired between aunty grace and I. she told me to forget about it, that aunty grace would come around.
I stayed with elohor till evening. I hid behind elohor when I saw aunty grace walking towards her house, her boyfriend was walking behind her.
Aunty grace and I mended fences with help from her boyfriend.
The situation didn't occur again, but I kept playing the role of a maid and I stopped giving her my allowance.
After my first term exams, I decided to spend my holiday at home. I couldn't bear the way things were at aunty grace's house.
Papa was happy to see me and so was my brother. Thank God for uncle dayo's advice, my complexion had become better and I didn't look stressed anymore.
I visited a lot of my aunts and uncles. We celebrated Christmas and new year in papa's village. Uncle dayo had already told papa that he would take me to town before school resumes, and he did.
January 2007
We got to aunty grace's house on Sunday evening. She hugged me and asked about my well being. her manner seemed over acted and I could tell that she was faking it. Her boyfriend walked out from the room and sat with her, welcoming uncle dayo and I.
Aunty grace told us that her boyfriend wanted them to move to the next compound. It had a two bedroom apartment and I'd have a room to myself.
I was genuinely happy for aunty grace because her boyfriend looked like he was in for the long run. Uncle dayo left around 8pm, after he had eaten dinner with us.
I went to school on Monday with elohor, we both talked about our holidays on our way to school. Mide didn't come to school that day, but her butterfly friends were in school.
When elohor and I got home, the house was practically empty. They had already moved most our things out. I walked over to the new house to look for aunty grace, but I met her boyfriend.
"Oh my dear Nse, you're back from school. welcome back dear" he said smiling at me.
"Good afternoon sir. Thank you. I didn't see any body at home, so I thought I should come here to check. "
"Oh dear, your aunt didn't tell you that we are moving in today?" He asked frowning slightly. I told him that I wasn't aware. He apologised on her behalf and told elohor and I to come in and help arrange the new house.
I liked our new house better. It was bigger and spacious. The kitchen was really big and was already put in order. The only thing different about this new house was that kunle (aunty grace's boyfriend) was now living with us. This made things really complicated.
We got to aunty grace's house on Sunday evening. She hugged me and asked about my well being. her manner seemed over acted and I could tell that she was faking it. Her boyfriend walked out from the room and sat with her, welcoming uncle dayo and I.
Aunty grace told us that her boyfriend wanted them to move to the next compound. It had a two bedroom apartment and I'd have a room to myself.
I was genuinely happy for aunty grace because her boyfriend looked like he was in for the long run. Uncle dayo left around 8pm, after he had eaten dinner with us.
I went to school on Monday with elohor, we both talked about our holidays on our way to school. Mide didn't come to school that day, but her butterfly friends were in school.
When elohor and I got home, the house was practically empty. They had already moved most our things out. I walked over to the new house to look for aunty grace, but I met her boyfriend.
"Oh my dear Nse, you're back from school. welcome back dear" he said smiling at me.
"Good afternoon sir. Thank you. I didn't see any body at home, so I thought I should come here to check. "
"Oh dear, your aunt didn't tell you that we are moving in today?" He asked frowning slightly. I told him that I wasn't aware. He apologised on her behalf and told elohor and I to come in and help arrange the new house.
I liked our new house better. It was bigger and spacious. The kitchen was really big and was already put in order. The only thing different about this new house was that kunle (aunty grace's boyfriend) was now living with us. This made things really complicated.
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