Chapter 10
By
Rejoice Igbinovia Aluyi
.....After thinking for a while I decided I'd first of all get father's complete drugs,which would cost about 5000,and present 10,000 as the balance of what uncle gave me....
I got home,and met father and mother in the living room, Nathan wasn't home, neither was Osato...
Kor daddy,obowa,kor mummy Obowa,I greeted..
Obokian ovinwen,father responded....
Where is the money your uncle gave you,mother asked in reply...
I handed 10,000 to her....
10,000,you mean it's only 10,000 your uncle gave you,she asked...
Not really ma,it was 15,000 he gave me,I used 5000 to get father's drugs,I explained......
Who asked you to get drugs, didn't you buy some the other day,she asked angrily...
I did ma,but that wasn't the complete drugs,I had to buy the complete drugs,I explained..
Will you keep quiet,what do you mean you had to buy the complete drugssssss,she turned and saw father starring at her in shock to her response of me buying drugs for him,,
Eheennn,what I meant was,as a well trained child,you were supposed to bring the complete money home,and then I'd ask you to go get the drug,,,(really, on top of money given to me,I thought within),and your uncle didn't try at all,so it's ordinary 15 thousand he was able to give you,I was actually thinking he'd give you around,50 or 100 thousand, say the least 30000 thousand Naria,was it ordinary 15,000 he was asking you come again as if it is something tangibleeeeeeeee,,,,
What kind of talk is that iye osato,father interrupted her,even if he gave a thousand Naria, it's something,stop acting as if you gave him money to keep for you,he scolded her...
My daughter, thanks for the drugs,and please thank your uncle for me, God will richly bless him,father said...
I smiled beautifully nodding my head and saying amen to father's prayers.
The next day,mother and Osato had gone to the market, Nathan had gone out,it was father and I that were home....
Father,the wasn't the complete money my uncle gave me,I brought the remaining 35 thousand and handed it to him.my uncle actually gave me 50,000,I told him....
Oh,how thoughtful of him, God will richly bless him,he said...
Father counted the money and took 5,000 and.handed 30,000 to me...
Father, what's this for I asked politely....
My daughter,use that money on anything tangible for yourself,I am certain you'd make a right decision, thanks for this,he referred to the 5 thousand he took....
But father, would that be okay for you,I asked...
Yes my daughter,I only want you to make good use of that.he said...
Actually father,I wanted to go learn fashion designing,but the situation of things at home isn't friendly at all,I will think of any small scale business I can go into,to generate money,we need money in this house,I said...
But my child, can you do any business In this your condition,he asked concerned....
Father,I have a very perfect pregnancy,your grandchild is taking it nice on me,I have heard stories of different women during pregnancy,but as for me,I am as lively and strong as ever,the only difference between now and when I wasn't pregnant is my tommy growing bigger by the day,father and I burst into laughter...
Okay my child,if you say so,but promise me you'd stop as soon as you feel stressed,he said...
I promise father..I said...
So what business do you have in mind, he asked me...
I don't know father, I'd think about it and possibly discuss it with mama Ada,I said...
Okay then, that's good, mama Ada is a sensible woman,I believe she will be able to guild you through the right path,father said..
Okay father, thanks alot....
I went to Mama Ada immediately,since mother wasn't around,as they weren't friends..
Mama Ada,if you aren't busy I'd like to have a word with you,I said...
Big belle,you don start with this your grammar,come inside na,she said....
Thank you ma,ma please I need your advice on something,I said...
Na waitin be that,talk to me....she said.
Ma,I was wondering what kind of business I could start with 20,000 I said,I wanted to keep 10,000 aside,as I felt it will be unwise to invest the whole money in a business I wasn't sure...
Twenty thousand no too big oh,but no how,e go let start something,you see,I for advice make you sell foodstuffs like tomatoes, pepper,yam, plantain, cocoyam,and the rest,if you watch this our area, that kind thing no dey,na only provision dey,all these things no dey,if them no hawk arm come this area,or we go market,we no dey get them,but when you begin sell arm,I believe say e go move,my salon work no dey give me chance I for don go into the business,she said....
I thought about it,Indeed such wasn't in that area,I was convinced it was going to be a good business,but I didn't know how to go about it...
Ma,I think it's a good idea,but I don't even know how to go about it...I said..
One of my church members dey into the business,you go follow me go church on Sunday,she go put you through,even carry you follow body when she wan go buy market,so you go know everything about arm,she said ..
Oh thank you ma,I am very grateful, God bless you ma,I said in appreciation....
E don de Ese, but my concern na whether you go fit do that business for this your condition,she said....
Mama Ada,na belle I get,I no dey sick,I dey okay,yes I can do the business....I replied
So big belly Sabi speak pigin after all,she said,and we both laughed....
Just dey thank God for your life,when I get Ada belle,I no dey even fit baf,if papa Ada no come baf me, na so I go dey,I no dey fit cook, even to Waka from here to here na war,just dey thank God,she said...
Yes I Know I am very lucky,and am thankful to God,I said....
I went to father and told him all we had discussed,he also thought it was a good idea,since there wasn't any of such around...
That evening I decided to tell mother..
We had finish having dinner when I brought the topic up....
Mother, I'd like to have something doing,I want to sell foodstuffs like tomatoes, pepper,yam, plantain and the rest, no one is doing that around,I think it will be a good business...I said...
It is a good business madam, but which money will you use to start that,if it is the 10,000 you gave me yesterday that you want back,am sorry madam,I have spent it all,she said...
I,I will plead with my uncle if he can help me with a little amount to start up,I said....
Better oh,he should assist you, having a business wouldn't be a bad idea,she said,she was the only one who didn't ask if I would be able to handle a business in my State,of course she didn't care....
So on Sunday,I told mother I was going to my uncle's place, only father knew I was following Mama Ada to Church,I walked to the end of the street to wait for her,she soon came with Ada and her husband,and we all went to her church,at the close of service,she met the woman and discussed with her, thankfully the woman was willing to help,she told me when and where to meet her.
I got home and told mother uncle had given me 15,000...
So that uncle of yours doesn't give anything more than 15,000 she asked....
Well give me 5,000
10,000 should be enough to start your business she said...
Will you stop that,let her be,she needs that money for her business,father told her...
I went with mama Joy, who happens to be mama Ada's church member to where she buys goods,and she introduced me to them as her sister's daughter,that I will be coming to buy too,they shouldn't cheat me and all of that,I also stayed with her in her shop for about a week knowing how she sells..
soon I was ready to begin my business.....
To be continued
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