"It's showtime mother fucker !" Tobi smiled and instantly Deji knew he was already fucked
How could he forget the power of the last born, no matter the situation that always look like a victim and have everyone on their side
The knock on the door came from their mother who was curious as to why her shop was already closed.
Since the ship was just the goods layer in the ground ontop of a sac bag in front of their house Deji's mum, Esther, would always close up once it was eight o'clock in the night since there were no customers at the time
The streets were still busy at night, but they made it all the more dangerous for a shop like Her's, closing eight was just playing it safe
Due to their family financial situation,Esther hated nothing more than losing money because of a small period of absence
"Come and open this door !!" Esther yelled as she banged on her own door. People who didn't understand the situation would think she was here on behalf of a loaning company
"Shit..shit…, talk about timing " Deji muttered as he looked his Brother who was smiling with tears coming down his face "don't you dare, I didn't even hit you that hard"
Tobi responded with a grin before he ram out the room " Mummy…" he called out as he reached the parlor tears dripping from his face and his facial expression as if in pain
Damn Deji couldn't even be too upset after witnessing his brother's acting, Tobi ought to change careers, Deji thought before chasing after him
One thing Deji didn't take into account was the object he held in his hand, his pen which was clenched in his fist as if he were playing to attack someone.
"Mummy" Tobi opened the door
" ..gasp..My sim what happened to you ?" Esther asked her son in a worried tone
Just as Eather was consoling Tobi, Deji came into view holding a broom in hand and bearing a scary expression on his face "mum welcome" Deji greeted
"Adedeji !!, why is your brother crying?" Esther asked furiously
"Ahh, about that mum…" Deji responded before being cut off by the crying Tobi "he hit me with a broom !!…and he hit me in my face..sob sob"
"WHAT?!" Deji and Esther thought soon after they made eye contact
Chills went down Deji's soon as he knew he wasn't going to hear the end of this. But his mind was at ease because he never hit him with a broom so he could talk his way out of any severe punishment
"…"
"…"
"Why is she quite??" Deji wondered, increasing the fear and anxiety he felt presently "maybe she want to hear my side of they story… but where is she looking…."
That was when it hit Deji, he was holding a broom on his hand currently and he hadn't loosened his grip on his pen, the current circumstances would but him as the assaulter no matter the statement he made
As to the reason he was holding a broom, it was because Tobi threw it at him the moment Deji exited the room in order to slow him down
The entrance to the the kitchen was in front of the passage to their rooms and it wasn't a long one at that. You could see the kitchen door just from coming out their room, and from the kitchen you could see the parlor at a whole
"Adedeji…." Esther glared at Deji "why did you hit your brother with a broom of all things..intact why did you hit him at all" Esther became furious
She had warned the two not ti get into any fights all she wanted was for her kids to get along since they only had each other when ever she and their Dad would go to work
Deji was shaking in fear he had made his mum upset… no he was being accused of something he wouldn't do, at least not when he knew his parents weren't far
"Mum i didn't hit him with a broom he threw it at me… and his faking his tears" Deji stuttered "I-I didn't even hit him that hard, it was like a slap because he wouldn't listen"
"So that's what happened.." Esther let out a sigh she looked at Tobi's cheek and told him to go and bathe first, she could smell the after school sweat from him.
As Tobi left the room he made small eye contact with Deji and grinned so hard he almost laughed. Esther called Deji to help her with the goods
"Is that it?" Deji thought, he could understand how things played out if he were in his brother's shoes or if it was someone else.
But this was his Mum and the victim was his his younger brother who she adored
"Ok ma" Deji slowly made his way towards his mother after putting the broom in the kitchen entrance by his side
As he was half a meter away he sensed something was off with the atmosphere suddenly, and began hesitating to move forward as if he knew the punishment was just coming