The Hunted House!
Written and composed by Excelrhymez
Aka Mummy E
Episode 13.
Mr Ade carried the head pan that he had hired and went in search of any new house that is being built. He hoped that he would be accepted to carry granites or even sand. It was painful for him a first class graduate to be reduced to a bricklayer. A sand and cement carrier. But he didnt have a choice. He needed the money.
He tracked from one new building to another and most times he met them already working, at other points they told him they’ve already collected workers.
Luckily for him he got to a place where the people were just assembling and then he joined them. He decided to ask just to be sure.
Mr Ade: Madam good morning ma.
Woman: oga good morning.
Mr Ade: Abeg have they choosed workers?
The woman looked at him from head to toe before answering him.
Woman: Oga which one you day na. Here nor be office work o, speak pidgin for me nor day go form English. I nor go school.
Mr Ade: sorry ma, abeg nor vex for me. Sorry, abeg them don chose workers?
Woman: Ehn, na now you come my level. Them never chose workers. The engineer say make we wait, so we siddon here day wait am.
Mr Ade: But them go work today sha?
Woman: ah yes! Them go work. As far as oga engineer don assure us them go work.
Mr Ade was hopeful as he dropped his head pan and sat amongst the other workers.
It was almost 3pm and they’ve not started, mr Ade was already very hungry and weak. He looked at the other people waiting and they didnt seem to be bothered. Some of them had even started eating bread and coke from the small girl that was selling just by the house. Mr Ade noticed that they were not paying for the goods. He was not sure of what was going on because he had no dime on him and he didnt want to embarrass himself. And so he asked the woman again.
Mr Ade: sister abeg nor vex, the bread and coke when that girl day sell, na free? Because even you collect you nor pay
Woman: anything na free for Nigeria? We go pay when we don work finish and receive pay.
Mr Ade: Ehn! On that abeg na how much them won pay?
Woman: shoo, na your first time to work the work?
Mr Ade: I nor go lie give you na my first time. I day work for company before but I lost my job bout eight months ago. My wife and children day suffer now. No food or house even my daughters now day sick. I got do something naim let me find this work.
Woman: eyha, sorry o, sorry ehn, anyways daily work na 3,000 naira.
Mr Ade: Really? That’s good o. So I can buy bread and pay after I receive my pay.
Woman: yes,/na so we day run am here.
Mr Ade was happy, he enter head and collected one bread and one come from the girl and ate. He became a little bit strong.
At about 4 o’clock a young man walked into he building, from his assessment by mr Ade he would be in his early 40s same age mates with mr Ade. The workers jumped up when he came in, including mr Ade.
Woman: Oga engineer don come.
Engineer: you guys should go ahead and sand fill that room over there and also transfer these granites from over here to there.
The workers jumped up excitedly to go and begin work. Mr Ade followed them but then he engineer stopped him.
Engineer:Hey papa, please stop. Where are you going to.
Mr Ade looked around to know who he was talking to but then he realized the engineer was talking to him.
Mr Ade: sir I am going to join in the work.
Engineer: ah no ooooo, how an an old man like you so this kind of work.
Mr Ade: me? no sir, I am not an old man o, I am 42 years old.
The engineer looked at him as if he was a mad man.
Engineer: well papa, I dont care about your age, I dont want anybody to come and die at my site. Please you cannot work here.
Mr Ade turned and looked at the bread seller who was already set to collect her money from him. Then he quickly went on his knees.
Mr Ade: sir please, am owing this girl 200naira already, there is no food in my house. My wife will kill me if I return home empty handed, please sir, I can do this work, let me just do it please.
The engineer looked at him with pity, and dipped his hands in is pocket and paid the girl the 200 naira. Who happily took her money and left.
Engineer: listen papa, I am not refusing you the work to punish you o, I am doing it to help you. You are an old man and you should be resting at your age.
Mr Ade: But I am not an old man sir.
The man smiled and dipped his hands into I pocket and brought out some cash and gave it to mr Ade.
Engineer: Here sir, have this Money, go home and rest.
Mr Ade could not believed his eyes. He counted the money it was 10,000 naira. Mr Ade went on his knees and appreciated the engineer. Who quickly raised him up.
Engineer: ah papa dont do that. You are old enough to be my father, just go home and rest.
Mr Ade didnt argue this time, he picked up his head pan and hapilly ran home. Blessing God all the way.
He engineer shook his head as he saw him excited. He was also happy that God had used him to bless someone. He moved to check what his workers were doing but all of a sudden one of the woods used in roofing the house pulled off and fell down hitting him on his head. He fell down on the floor as blood pumped out of his head.
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