Mary got home feeling exhausted and irritated. Her last lesson was not the best and it was expected as Miss Ruth had begged Mr Ben the Economics teacher to take his period.
All through the class she pestered Mary and threw question at her hoping she'll get it wrong but it never happened.
Mary had, had about enough of her and had though of posting the video and getting her out of the school but though about Dean.
He helped her, she couldn't ruin his reputation in front of the entire staff and his parents.
She walked up to the porch and pushed open the doors. She heard the sound of her mothers laughter as she walked into the house. She removed her shoes and held them as she walked into the living room.
Looking like a volcano that was just waiting for the right moment to erupt.
"Good afternoon ma" She greeted in a dull voice as she passed the living room. She didn't even look at the occupants of the room.
"Come back here Mary!" Her mom called after her. She huffed and turned around with a frown that deepened as she stared at her mothers company.
"Can't you see I'm with someone? Or have you lost your manners?!" Her mother scolded.
"Sorry Ma, I wasn't thinking" she replied apologetically
"Good afternoon uncle Peter" Mary greeted her moms company with a slight bow.
"Afternoon my dear. You have grow oo. The last time I saw you, you were running around in your pants" He said in a deep monotone voice and Bukky laughed.
Mary frowned at that. She was never a fan of peter. He was her mothers younger brother and she admired him as a kid,cause he used to shower her with lots of gifts when he visited but then he started calling her his wife and being a very shy kid then she started running and hiding whenever he visited.
She remembered one time when he was five that he visited just when her mom was about to bathe her. She pulled her moms wrapper and used it to cover her nakedness leaving her mom in a bum short.
The last time he visited was when she was ten and she remembered hiding under the bed in the guest room. She even fell asleep under the bed and by the time her parents noticed she was missing it was past Six. Her father was about to call the police then when she staggered out of the guest room with an eye open.
"You know kids this days, they grow faster than plants" Bukky replied with a smile
"Go get dressed then come down here" Bukky replied
"Okay ma" Mary replied with a forced smile and ran to her room.
She heaved a sigh of relief. Thank God she didn't ask me to stay and chat with them. I can't bear listening to the embarrassing things i did as a kid stories
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"Mary!" She heard her mom's shout and groaned before closing her book.
First C.A (Continuous Assessment) Test was coming up on Thursday and she wanted to be fully prepared for it.
She ran down the stairs and met her mom who was comfortably lying down on the couch and watching African magic.
"Ma" She Stood before her mom.
"You cannot answer me immediately I call you right" her mom spat
"Sorry ma, I was reading so I didn't hear the first call"
"Sorry for yourself, pass me that remote jor" She pointed to the Decorder and television remote control that were laying on the center table.
Mary looked at her mother in annoyance and glared at the remotes. With just a stretch of her mothers hand she would be able to grab the remote but she called her all the way from her room to get it.
"God help you" Mary grumbled under her breath as she passed the remote to her mom.
"What did you just say?" Bukky glanced at her
"Nothing ma" She quickly replied.
She stared at the television screen with interest and nearly squealed from excitement at what she saw.
A scene from the merry men was showing. Exactly the part where Ay was at the bar taking shots with two girls.
"What are you still waiting for? My friend go and read" Her mothers yelled at her.
She ran to her room and continued reading her textbook while taking small notes in a joter. She felt her stomach rumble and groaned.
Why now!
She walked downstairs pass the living room and dinning room to the kitchen.
She took a plate from the cardboard and placed it on the counter. She slowly opened the pot of stew and took the serving spoon.
She scooped the biggest meat and placed it on her plate followed by two more. She then poured two spoons of rice on the meat and poured two more meats on top.
She closed the pot and turned around only to see her mom staring at her with a heated look.
Her hands were placed akimbo on her waist and the look she was directing at Mary was so heated that it could melt ice.
"So thats your new style of stealing meat abi?" Bukky yelled.
Mary felt her throat go dry. She felt a lump in her throat and started visibly shaking.
"For the past two weeks I have been wondering about how my meats kept reducing in the pot, when there are no rats in this house but now I know" angrily yelled
"So...s..sorry m..ma" Mary stuttered out
"Sorry my foot, since you decided to turn into a certified meat thief, you'll not eat meat for a whole week in this house" Bukky spat out
"But mommy! It's not my fault. Daddy said I'm free to eat whatever I want in this house. Or do you want me to go and beg from someone else's house?" Mary replied with the little courage she mustered.
She would not be able to survive a week without meat. She'll just die.
"So you gave grown wings abi. You even have the effontry to reply abi? It's not your fault? Whose fault is it then?" Bukky took a step forward
"T-the de-devil" She whispered inaudibly
"So the devil forced your hands to empty my pot abi?" Bukky yelled and knocked her head.
Mary plate of rice nearly feel but she held tightly unto it and placed it back on the counter. Tears welled up in her eyes as she stared at her mother.
"Can't you talk again?" Bukky scoffed. Mary just shook her head
"Nonsense, as big as you are you still take meat without permission. Let me catch you again" She warned and walked out of the kitchen