Ayo: but she didn’t say anything about slapping you.
Adaobi: ‘I know’ she said and smiled.
Ayo: What really happened?
Adoabi explained all that transpired and Ayo who was initially angry at his wife, left the bedroom and went to confront his mother.
Ayo: Mami how could you do such a thing? How could you slap my wife in her own house?
Mami: Errm Ayo, did she tell you what she really did and what prompted it?
Ayo: Mami no matter what she did, it does not give you the right to lay your hands on her in her own house.
Mami: But Ayo!
Ayo: Mami don’t. This is her house and as such she is at liberty to do whatever she wants to do. Turning to Adaobi who was in the sitting room while he was confronting his mother ‘Sweetheart, Whatever my mother says, never you disrespect or walk away from her and Kemi’
Kemi: Yes brother.
Ayo: My wife is like a sister to you and an elder sister for that matter, she is not your maid and on no account should you look at her like the maid of the house. Whatever she ask you to do, do it and clean up whatever mess you create yourself not allowing her to talk or allowing Mami to ask her to do it, I will not condone that in this house.
Mami: it seems she has brainwashed you, you didn believe us or you think we are lying?
Ayo: Mami please, I am not ready for any story of who did and didn’t and please Mami, never you raise your hand on her again. Infact, this should be the last time such thing is heard of in my house for I will not condone it from you or anyone is that clear?
Mami: I have heard.
Ayo: ‘Good’ turning to Adaobi he said ‘Please apologize to her’
Adaobi: Mami I am sorry.
Mami: Of what use will that be if it is going to happen again?
Ayo: Mami please accept her apology.
Mami: Hmmm, I have heard.
Ayo: Good. Mami, apologise to Adaobi for slapping her.
Mami: ‘I am sorry too’ she said.
Ayo: ‘Good and please, I need peace in this house not a warfront’ he said and went back to his room.
The week that followed suit after the incident became worse for Mami made life unbearable for Adaobi.
Mami:’ I am hungry ooooo’ she said it out loud for Adaobi who was in the bedroom attending to Kunle to hear.
Kemi: Mami but why don’t you go to the kitchen and get something to eat or should I go and prepare something for you?
Mami: Noooo my daughter, I don’t want you close to that kitchen before they will start saying this is my kitchen and as such you cannot go in there without my conscent.
Kemi: Mami, there is soup in the fridge, I can prepare eba or semo for you to eat with the soup.
Mami: ‘Thanks but I don’t want you near that kitchen please, I am hungry ooo’ she said it out loud again.
Adaobi who was in the room attending to Kunle, put him to sleep and went to the sitting room where Mami and Kemi where and greeted Mami who ignored her for that has been the way things has been since Ayo reprimanded all of them for she has never spoken to her or said any word to her.
Adaobi: Kemi please come and prepare food for Mami for she is very hungry.
Kemi: Okay.
Mami: Hmmm some people are feeling too big to prepare food for me theirself, what wont I see?
Adaobi: Ermmm Kemi don’t worry, I will prepare it.
Kemi: Okay.
Adaobi went into the kitchen and made Mami food, set it on the table and told her that it is ready.
Mami: ‘Hmmm this food sef’ she said as she opened the meal in front of her.
Kemi: Mami what happened to the food?
Mami: this food is somehow, the semo itself doesn’t look good, and it is small.
Adaobi: who was in the sitting room listening to what she was saying said ‘Mami if you don’t like the food or want me to prepare another you should say so instead of saying negative things about the food I took my time to prepare for you.
Mami: I don’t want to say anything oooo before they will say I have started again.
Adaobi: Ignoring her comment said to Kemi ‘Why don’t you prepare whatever Mami needs since she doesn’t want my food?
Kemi: Okay! Mami what would you like to eat?
Mami: ‘Nothing ooo, I will manage this one’ she said frowning her face.
Adaobi: ‘Honey’ she said to him ‘I am thinking of inviting my brother to come spend sometime with us.
Ayo: Wow! That is good, have you told him already?
Adaobi: I want to go and see my people and spend a couple of days with them and then I tell him.
Ayo: Really! Okay, how many days do you intend spending?
Adaobi: Two weeks to be precise.
Ayo: Are you going with our son?
Adaobi: Of course I will and he needs to see his grandfather you know?
Ayo: Yes I know, just know that I will be missing you.
Adaobi: it’s just two weeks, your mother and sister will be here and so, you will do okay.
Ayo: Alright.
Question: But why so much hatred? Hmm…
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