==THE VILLAGE GIRL== EPISODE 9 Mma had slept when he came to her door. He knocked gently. Nothing. He knocked again. He’d turned to leave when the door groaned and opened. ‘Hey, I sorrying o. I sleeping and not knowing you knocking.’ ‘It’s ok.’ He walked in and sat on the bed. Mma sat on the chair by the wall. ‘How are you.’ ‘I fine.’ ‘Have you eaten?’ ‘Eh. I didn’t even finish the yam Stellar gave me.’ ‘Yam?’ ‘Yes. She giving me with ofe okwuru.’ ‘You ate yam and okro?’ ‘Yes. I wanting to asking you sef how you people eating in this house.’ He stood and left the room. From her room, Mma could hear his voice, stern and loud, as he questioned Stella. ‘What did you make for dinner?’ ‘Then why would you give her yam?’ ‘Are you silly? So you think people from the village eat yam and okro?’ Mma heard Stella’s ‘I’m very sorry, sir’ and nodded. She would have a small discussion with the fat maid in the morning. Nnanna returned to her room. He told her that she would follow Madam to the clinic on Saturday. ‘What is kilinic?’ ‘Hospital.’ ‘Oh. No problem. I going with her. Please wearing her so that I thanking her.’ ‘For what?’ ‘She agreeing to taking me to hospital. She very good woman. You knowing Ekeoma?’ Nnanna shook his head. Mma hummed. ‘She pouring hot water, mmiri oku, on Ifunanya, the girl selling beer at Oye because she hearing Deh Amadi sleeping with the girl. The girl, Ifunanya, you suppose knowing her now, she fairing well well.’ Nnanna stared at her, amused. ‘You will thank her in the morning. She’s slept already,’ he said. He turned to himself. ‘No facebook tonight means she’s really tired,’ he muttered. Cynthia left early in the morning before Mma even wake up. Nnanna too. Before he left, he’d entered her room and found her sprawled on the bed, snoring gently. He asked Stella to take care of her and make sure to provide all she needed. Stella nodded. TO BE CONTINUED
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