I want it to be favourable for you my child try to understand, please" I explained
"hmmm okay when are you coming?" she asked
"hmm the day after tomorrow" I said unsure
"are you sure?"she inquired
"yeah baby, very sure" i said making my voice sound very confident
"okay I would believe you when I see you" she said still doubting
"hmm baby, just okay is what you are going to tell me?" I said rolling my voice pitifully, "aren't you going to say you forgive and miss me?" I continued
"haha mummy acting like a big baby, okay I miss, love and cherish you, I don't forgive you because you haven't done anything to me, I love you mummy but come back quick so I don't spit fire," she laughed
"okay baby thank you " I greeted
"okay mummy" she hanged up
And I breathed down, that was almost a wild goose chase but thank God I'm saved, I thought
"Ma you look quite exhausted yourself!" Cotnie teased me
"That child is taming you quite alright," Erica chuckled satisfied
I just looked away smiling not wanting more bullets from this two jungle girls
"but you are quite talented with words you know, you killed it verbally, realistically and artificially warming your way into her heart" Erica snapped
"oh Erica don't kill me" I laughed
just then we came across some cars that has stopped there was this long line up in front of our car, we couldn't move forward or backward because of it, all cars was jam packed the wholenplace looked muddled, I was so frustrated, we stayed there for more theory minutes and I was not having it, I asked Erica to Google another direction and asked the driver to hop out of the car and find out if he could get in touch to know what was happening but it all proved abortive and so I had to step down from the car, I walked with my hands placed above my chest, and then I was finally able to get to the beginning of where the line up of the cars started, where some taut had gathered heavy rolled stones on the main road, they were holding unto cutlass and daggers, some were smoking while others were drinking and staring at me
"good morning sirs please may I have a word with the leader of this gang" I asked
they weren't conversant with English so they replied with their language trying to signify that they weren't understanding what I was saying
we were trying to understand each other when I sighted another person make for the road, he was a man within his late forties, by merely looking at him you will know he was a high man to this goons and so sensing that he might be their leader I stood still not letting any atom of fear leap into me
he gestured for me to speak when he walked up to me but I hesitated.....
"you don't know how to speak or are you dumb?" he asked furiously
"no sir" I answered
"so good you can speak, how you doing? he asked
"not so fine sir as at now" I said sincerely
"why is that, you don't mind me asking, do you?
"sir, please I was invited here to come speak with teens on the nature of life and am on a time tape but I just got hindered by you, am really sorry to spoil your mood but I know you are far unique to be on this road under the sun doing this.." I said confidently
"well, well you have got some nerves but I love just how brave you are, woman! I suppose this is your first time in Uganda, you would have heard about me if it weren't your first time?, I block any road I want to and nobody speaks even the president avoids me alot cause I give problem and people take but no one gives me problem cause I buy it on daily basis but since this is your first time in Kampala,and I don't want to be the one to give you a bad impression about us, I would let you pass, only you, he concluded
" But sir I am not the only one on the road they are other people who need to go other places ... I mean more urgent places please let them go"
"why are women like this they love asking for too much " he complained
"but please sir" I said pitifully
"hmm okay but on one condition that..... when you are back you come see me" he said raising his eyebrow searching for an answer
"okay sir, no problem sir" I said
"well woman don't be too formal my name is Oscar and you are?"
"Mrs. Michael' I answered
" wow you have a good spirit so hurry up don't be late get back to your car and move out" he said
"thank you sir God bless you, I knew you were a good man" I praised
"now, now woman don't delude yourself about me I might change my mind, hurry up now " he warned
I hurried down to my car as we waited for other cars to move before we did
when we got to where he was, he smiled at me and asked for my cellphone number and I gave him, waved him goodbye and zoomed off....