MAMA I MADE IT: Episode 11 – 20

MAMA, I MADE IT!?

Episode 20.

Story by Miriam Edem (Miriam Eyen Efik)

I sluggishly did what I have to do to keep the house in order, but my mom never came in to help out in anyway unlike her.
I came out to throw the debris but she wasn’t anywhere near the compound,
“Where has she gone to! I shouted and ran out but met the guy who keeps pissing me off.

I ignored and wanted walking away but he drew me back forcefully,
“What’s the meaning of this! I shouted on him.
“Where did you go to in the middle of the night? He asked and my eyes bulged out.

“What? I asked calming down.
“I saw you with a guy driving out in the middle of the night and came back very late, where did you go to? He asked.

“Didn’t you see I was with a girl too and why should you be bothered about where I went to? Did anyone you keep you as a watchman in this community to monitor my footsteps? Excuse me, I said putting all the boldness in me and ran away to find my mother.

During the process of looking for her, I heard people talking about the dead body that was found and the man was recognized by the villagers.
The people actually thought maybe he was hit by a car and the run away driver decided to keep him by the corner of the road,

“But he has no business with the road, he only parades around the community drinking, I don’t believe that story, someone said.
“I want to believe that, Looking at his wounds it doesn’t look like he was hit by me, another lady said.

“Yessss, even if it was an accident, he should have wounds on different part of his body na, someone just choose to kill and dump him there, a woman said and I slowly walked away from there.

Despite I was not the murderer but I felt guilty like I was the one, but I felt somehow relieved no one will know it was my mom.

“Aunty good morning, please have you seen my mother today? I asked a lady that lives not too far from my place.
“Your mother? Yes yes yes I wanted calling you sef before I got distracted, I saw her going to the road o I don’t know where she is going to, she replied.

“To the road? What is she going to do there? I asked.
“Are you asking me? Just go check I think she is going to see the dead corpse, she replied and I hurried off.

As I was going a question struck me,
“Why did the people get to see him that fast? His body was dumped at a very far distance away from the environment totally, who brought him close? I asked and stopped a bike to get to the junction faster.

Before the bike could get there, the place was so crowded that i had to get down and paid for my fare.

I pushed through the crowd to see truly he was carried down to the junction,
“But by who? I asked and began looking for my mom.

I saw my mom laughing and touching people demonstrating how she was hitting him.
They just looked at her and ignored, I alone knew what she was trying to communicate and I held her hand dragging her out which she seriously struggled and hit me so hard for the very first time.

I looked at her shocked and saw her face changed and she ran off before I could say anything.
I didn’t know how to start running after a mad person or calling her mommy, probably they will think I’m mad too.

I stood so confused and took a bike home and called up Alfred which he finally picked up,
“Hi, he said.
“I’ve been calling Alfred, what happened? I asked.

“Nothing, so wasup? He asked.
“The body was carried to the junction, I don’t know who did that, I replied.

“How is that your business? Maybe someone recognized him and decided to bring him home, he said.
“Maybe someone saw us and decided to bring him where he was taken from, I said.

“That’s always your problem Purity and please I don’t want to get angry again, I need my rest, he said and dropped the call and I felt like running Mad.
I thought of calling Charity but i know she must be resting by now.

A lot of things was on my head and my mom condition now is getting worst,
“Where has she run to! I shouted covering my head on my palm with tears streaming down my face and a car drove in.

I looked and got up wondering who it could be, and surprisingly it was Angel!
I was speechless not knowing how to react until he came to me,
“Hi Purity, what’s wrong you’re crying? He asked and I sniffed cleaning my tears.

“Sorry who are you? I asked and he smiled.
“Seriously? He asked and i just felt sudden anger I couldn’t explain when I’ve been longing to see him.

“I don’t understand what you’re doing here, I thought the laptop was given to you? Anything else? I asked and he heaved.
“I guess I came at the wrong time but please why are you crying? he asked.

‘None of your business, i replied cleaning my frustrated tears and he made me sit down.
“I’m sorry I left, but is not what you’re thinking, he said and showed me his legs and I felt so bad.

“What happened to you? I asked.
“I had an accident when I left, it was so severe and my car was badly damaged, he replied.

“Oh my God! I was calling your line but it wasn’t going through, i said so sorry.
“Yea, you know in the process of help from pretenders, thieves also came to help and took what they could including the laptop, he replied.

“What! Oh my God how can people be so heartless even at such a condition! I shouted getting up.
“Its Okay Purity, things are hard I understand……. “Must they do that! I cut in.

“Purity they didn’t take my life did they? That’s what matters and I’m okay, just that I couldn’t reach you either and its like your account on social media was deleted or something.

My mom didn’t want me to go out too and she was so mad at me I travelled just to get a laptop i could just get anywhere, believe me Purity I tried to come visit to know how you’re doing at least, I couldn’t have abandoned you that way as you think, he said.

“Its okay please i should be the one to apologize, but how is the leg? Hope you’re fine? I asked.
“I’m doing good thank you, he said smiling and i nodded.

“So where is your mom? He asked looking around and i cleaned my face.
“Actually that’s why I’m crying, she’s not getting better at all and ermmm….. Never mind, i said.

“And ermmm what? What is it you wanted to tell me? He asked and i felt i should trust him.
“She killed someone yesterday, I said cleaning my face.

“She did what! He shouted and i told him what happened.
“The man is at the junction, I and my friends had no choice than to dump him there though it wasn’t there but I don’t know who transported him there, I concluded.

“How could you agree to do such a thing? That’s inhumane, he said.
“It was inhumane too he came to rape her, I said.

“Purity your mom has a good case here and she is mentally unstable, the blame is on the dead man because he could have known better and the knife he held was a good point too that she defended herself from him. Look I’m a lawyer and nothing would have happened to your mom, he said.

“You’re saying that because you just came today, who do i have to defend my mother? I only did what i thought was right, i said.
“Who suggested this idea in the first place? He asked.

“My representative in school, i wasn’t feeling too well so they came to visit me, i replied.
“You started already? He asked.

“Yea my 200l in medicine and surgery, I replied and he clapped for me making me smile.
“Thank you, I shyly said.

“I admire the boldness you took despite the circumstances around you, but what your representative did is a criminal act and if anyone finds out about this, you will go for it badly because you stained the truth with crime, he said and I was so scared.
“But…. What.. What am I going to do now? But no one knows its us right? I asked shaking.

“Purity sometimes its just good to do something right whether someone is there or not to avoid complications in the future.

Your representative or even your friend can use that to implicate you, and I’m sorry you won’t stand the case except by luck, he said and i stood up pacing around.

Yes he’s right, even though i trust Charity and won’t believe she will do such a thing to me, I wasn’t sure of Alfred one bit.

“What are we going to do please? And i can’t find my mom! Dear God I’m going crazy already, i said crying and he got up and hugged me.

“I didn’t forget my promise to you and that’s why I’m here, tomorrow or so your mom will be taken to the hospital for proper treatment, let’s hope she gets better, he said and i looked at him.
“Are you serious? I asked.

“Yes, my mom agreed to help out, he said and i happily jumped on him thinking it was Charity and i apologized quickly,
“Its okay, now let’s go find your mom, he said and i closed the door immediately and we drove off………….

MAMA I MADE IT: Episode 11 – 20

We found my mom and I drew her inside, she made lot of noise that i had to stop to buy her bread, with the bread she was calm, but the body was still there.

“We are going to the police station to report this, but don’t be scared i got you, he said and i nodded.

We got to the station and laid a complain to them, at first the officers wanted bringing in things up maybe to shake us or something, but he proved himself as a good lawyer shutting their mouth up.

“She was deceived and given wrong advice yes I know, and we have come to make things right. The murderer is not in her right senses and this happened right in her house, you know very well its a case of self defence, he said and they nodded.

“We will go take the body but you go give us small change to put am for mortuary before we go find their family make they know wetin happen, an officer said.

“That’s no problem, he said giving them money and they got his number so we can still communicate.

“any other problem? He asked.
“Ahh oga everything dey balance, but make una dey first visit us before you take action, police is your friend o, an officer happily said with the money given to them.

“I’ve heard sir thank you, i said to them.
“Please call us if there is any update, and please carry his body quick, he said.

“Immediately sir immediately, oya make una start to move! An officer shouted.

It was like a huge burden was lifted from me as we drove home, i could now breathe well and have no reason to fear or worry again.
“How can i say thank you? Thank you so so much, I said.

“Its okay so tell me where should i take you out? At least to celebrate your admission though I missed your matriculation, he said.
‘Please you’ve already taken me out, this is more than outing itself and before i forget, what’s your name? I asked.

“I thought you knew, I’m Success, he replied.
“Thank you Success for the cake the other day and everything, i said and he laughed.
“Its alright, so how was your other birthday party? He asked.

“Don’t even go there please, i didn’t even remember it and i don’t want to, I replied.
“Alright no problem if you say so, he said and i looked at my mom who still kept herself busy with the bread i bought, and i applauded myself for being so wise to buy her a big loaf.

She got chocked and coughed loud,
“Eat small small na, I said touching her chest when i remembered i didn’t get water for her.

“Here give it to her, Success said giving me water and i took it giving it to her.

“Thank you again, always saving lives big time, i said and my mom burst out laughing and i looked at Success and burst out laughing with him………..

MAMA I MADE IT: Episode 11 – 20

We got home and my mom rushed in leaving us,
“You know what Purity, your mom will be fine, he said and i nodded.