The Alaba's were preparing to travel.
Gift had packed all her few clothes and some reasonable item she owned. Mr Alaba had bought some clothes for her the day gift and him went out. Those were the clothes she packed as instructed by Mr Alaba.
Gift, have you arranged the children room? Mrs Alaba called from within.
No ma.
What? You have not cleaned their room., what are you doing since?: Mrs Alaba. asked as she went to look for a cane to flog gift.
Gift ran out of her room, ran to the kitchen to get a broom and a parker. She bursted into the children room.
Immediately, she entered the children's room, bamidele eyed her
What do you want in our : he asked her. With anger and hatred. In his eyes.
You move asked me to sleep Your room. Gift said.
Come on, get out of this room; dayo barked
Hey! Don't talk to me that way because am not your maid; gift shouted back at him
Ehen!!! So daddy has given you audacity right? You will see….. When I beat yo.....
The door flung open
Where is that gift: Mrs Alaba shouted sweating profusely
She's here mum: bamidele said
Mrs Alaba raised the cane and gave her three stokes of the cane.
Ahhhhh: gift yelled in pain.
Now, out of the room and I want to see you with two big stones outside and you must be kneeling down: Mrs Alaba said
The gate flung open as Mr Alaba came in;
It was on a Thursday they were to commence their journey to the age
Gift was given a heavy load to carry while bamidele and dayo carried light loads but Segun insisted on carrying heavy load.
They reached the park and boarded a bus to the village. They reached a point and there was hold-up. They decided to have refreshments because they were so tired. Gift was given a little portion of the refreshments. She managed to carry two bottles of water when they were about to travel, so she drank the water to her fill, at least it sustained her till she reached the village.
The Alaba's family were heartily welcomed by the old ones in the House.
The house was a mud house with thatched roof.
Gift watched a lizards ran helter skelter on sighting her. She was served a full plate of Amala and ewedu soup, she ate like she had never eaten in ages
Gift who gave you this bowl of food; Mrs Alaba asked wickedly
It was grandma who gave me
Mrs Alaba exchanged her gift food with hers because her food was smaller, gift accepted it heartily and ate happily.
Two days later, Mrs Alaba instructed gift to sweep the whole compound
After sweeping the compound. She was asked to Wash all the dirty clothes and wash all dirty plates
Gift was. Stunned at what her aunt told her but she had no choice. She had to obey.
Thirty minutes later, Mrs Alaba went to the kitchen to cook, she saw that all the plates were very dirty, she became very happy, she decided to use that opportunity to kill Gift.
I must grab this opportunity; she said within herself
Gift
Ma
So you haven't washed the dishes
No ma, am still sweeping the compound, it's too big and no one is assisting me: gift said
What you haven't even washed the clothes; she said as she picked up a knife
I will do it now ma
Come her: she beckoned gift as she hid the knife at her back
Gift came nearer and was shocked to find her aunt was hiding something at her back, she feared the worst was about to happen.
Mrs Alaba knelt down pretentiously; gift please am sorry for what I have been doing to you, please forgive me: she said closing nearer to gift with her knee.
Gift moved backward, turned and took to her heels.
Mrs Alaba shouted at her to come back, revealing the knife she was holding.
Gift quickly ran to her room, took her coat and escaped through the window, immediately, her aunt came inside, by then gift had escaped.The next day, gift was missing.