KAMMA’S REGRET
EPISODE 2
Written by NNENNE UJU IZUANAGBARA
Mama just poured the egg on ADAOBI’S face. Ada added pepper to the egg. it went straight into ada’s eyes.
—JEEEZ, my eyes ooo, my eyes ooo, mama my eyes, oh my God. (she tried reaching the tap in the kitchen but mama used a bowl to cover the tap.) oooooh God, my eyes oooo. where is this tap na? (mama tip-toed to her room. farouk the gate-keeper heard ada shouting and came to her rescue. he removed the bowl mama used to cover the tap and led her close to the tap.)
—-madam, farouk called out, you no get am for mama ko? You wan die hia? mama go kill you o. madam abeg, make u dey go your mama house. mama wicked fa. walahi my oga call , i go tell am. E don too much faaaa. (he left crumbling in hausa language)
ADA had brusies from the flogging she received from mama. ADA has brothers. four for that matter and they are rugged. as in rugged. well connected to BAD GUYS.
—-(hmmm, ada cried as she soliloquies) if i go home like this, umu nnem eme nwanyi a 60 makachi (my brothers will deal with this woman, i swear to God.) and it will affect my marriage with my husband. my husband is a good man o but his mother. hmmm!!. i just don’t know why and how i’m calming down for this woman o. chai, this world eheee. na me person take dey do wickedness sample so? issorite. shey na because of marriage, no wahala.
ANAYO visited his mum and saw the brusies on ADAOBI and went mad.
—-Mama negodu ihe imere nwa mmadu. (see what you did to someone’s child)
—–she wanted to beat me(crying)
—-big lie, mama big lie. i know you na. you know i know you. onye aruru ala. mama stop this thing you are doing. all your children gbalu gi oso (ran away from you) because of your character. anya-ufu nke gi, obi ojor nke gi, (you are full of jealousy and wickedness) this girl will not stay with you again. ADAOBI, let’s go to my house.
ADA quickly went upstairs to change and pack few things.
when she came down, mama faced her.
—bia ada, if you leave this house,be ready to give Collins plenty explanations because i don’t know where you are.
Adaobi followed Anayo to his house. ifeoma, Anayo’s wife saw Ada and shouted,
—Jesus!!!, Ada, what’s all these marks on your body?
Her husband replied
—–mama o. mama used cane on her.
—-cane kwa? nawa o. nnem, please come and bath. hmmm, cane on a full grown lady, somebody’s wife.
That night, mama called collins.
—–hello (crying) nna, i’m all alone in this house. since morning i have not eaten anything. your wife has turned into something else. she has not slept in this house for 2days now. i have been sick. nobody to cook for me.
—-nnem stop crying. so ada had the guts to leave you all alone in that house? where did she go to? mama stop crying. drop this call, i need to call her.
ADA’S phone was ringing but she was fast asleep. ANAYO and collins are not in talking terms all because of MAMA. Anayo came to the sitting room that night and saw Ada’s phone ringing, it was his brother calling.
—HELLO
—-what!! replied collins. how dare you pick my wife’s call? what is a married woman doing in your house?
—-my friend calm down and listen now replied ANAYO.
—–oh you’re shouting at me? you are sleeping with my wife and you’re shouting at me? i will locate you when i come to nigeria and bl©w out your balls.
—-NWOKEM will you keep quiet? it’s ANAYO your brother.
—–liar, is that what she told you to say? like my mother doesn’t know my brother, her son any more and besides, my wife won’t step foot into Anayo’s house. We are not in talking terms. i seriously warned her not to. Tell her i’m coming back soon for both of you.
ANAYO’S WIFE CAME INTO THE SITTING ROOM.
——Obim ogini? is that not Ada’s phone?
—–yea. i heard it ringing. when i saw it was collins i picked it. i wanted to use this opportunity to tell him what his wife is going through with mama.
—-Hey obim, mba nu. you shouldn’t have. you know you guys have issues because of this same mama. you shouldn’t have picked.
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