Tejumola - Season 1 - Episode 11

5 years ago

Tejumola - Season 1 - Episode 11

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we got a one room self-contained within
four days, not up to four streets from Bola’s
place. I also got a shop in the market, I
started selling provisions and soup
ingredients. Eniola enrolled in a school
close to the market, so she could come to
me after closing from school.

Business went on fine, atleast we didn’t lack
anything.

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Eniola was trekking back from school with
her schoolmates. They walked in groups,-in
three’s and in four’s.

“Eniola hold my hand lets cross the road.”A
neighbours daughter called Tola,told her.

She was older than Eniola, I had begged her
to help my baby cross the road always.
“No”Eniola said defiantly.
“C’mon give me your hand.”tola said again.
“Nooooo”Eniola said again.

“Eniola, your mummy will beat you o”Tola
warned her.

“I am a princess, my mummy won’t beat
me.”Eniola said laughingly.

“I’l beat you o”Tola was getting worked up.
“Ehn? Me? Don’t o! My father is a
king!”Eniola was enjoying the whole game.
“Stubborn geh!”Tola snapped.
“Yes o!”Eniola replied before running into
the road.

“Eniola!”Tola tried to hold her but she was
far gone.

An on-coming car screeched loudly before
coming to a halt, almost banging into her.
She fell down due to fear. It’soccup@ntran
out.

“Are alright?”David asked picking her up.
“Did you hit me?”she asked
“No, I don’t think so, I almost did… Errm,
sorry.”

“I’m fine”Eniola laughed,
Tola ran to where they are.
“Sorry Eni..”she held Eniola.
“Next time you should hold her
hands”David cautioned Tola.
“She refused”Tola explained.
“I want to learn how to cross the
road”Eniola said pouting.

David smiled.

“not now baby !”
“you should go home now.”he dipped his
hands into his pocket and produced some
naira notes

“here take this”he gave Eniola
“No thanks.”she smiled before running off.
“Mummy Eniola, good afternoon”Tola flexed
her knees as they got to my shop.
“Tola, bawo? Hows school today?”I replied
hugging them both.

I placed a flask before them both
“Tola eat before going home.”I instructed
“Mummy Eniola, one car hit your pikin
today”Tola informed me gulping down some
water.

“Tatafo.ofofo Tola”Eniola giggled.
“Sharrap!”I chided her
“Tell me my dear.”I told Tola.
“The driver even dash us money, but we
didn’t collect.”she said with a mouth full of
food

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“I wan hold her hand before o, but she
refused o”Tola shrugged
“Eniola? Is that true?”I asked
she giggled softly

“is that a laughing matter?”I glared at her
She bent her head in remorse
“sorry but I was learning how cross the
road”her voice was low.
Stubborn girl! I thought.

Well I’m not suprised, she took well after
me. She was a real Tejumola offspring, I
was tempted to laugh but kept a straight
face.

“Never try that again”I said sternly
“Sorry mummy”.
“Eat your food”I told her, before rising to
attend to a customer,but to my greatest
surprise…