Hotel Palaver - Season 1 - Episode 26

4 years ago

Hotel Palaver - Season 1 - Episode 26

Epi 10

I picked up her phone dialing a number of a friend.

“Hello Jane, the house you spoke about the other day, call the landlord up. I’ll love to take it.” I said quietly.

“Are you being serious?” She sounded shocked.

“I’m dead serious”
I knew mom would be waiting for me to come back. I was more than ready to face her. Well i was welcomed by her mom who personally opened the door for her.

“Welcome back sweetie”
“Thanks” I said kicking off my shoes from my feet.

“Clem called me, he seemed really happy, so are you ready for a second date?”
“I’d rather kill myself” I answered sharply and mom raised her brow, “What do you mean?”
“Mom I won’t be going on any stupid date with that old man!”
“He’s only fourty”
“If you want him badly, why don’t you date him yourself” i snapped and mom slapped me on the cheek.
“Urgh!” I grunted.

“I’ve had it up to my neck with your control. I’m a grown woman! I can make my own decisions” i cried out.
“I’ll call Clement and I’ll let him know you want another date”

I walked away angrily into the room where I dragged my luggage down the stairs.
“What are you doing?” Mom asked, “What I should have done years ago” I answered going back to get two more bags after which I came down with my kids who were in their pyjamas.

“Mummy where are we going to?” They both asked, “You’re not going with them” mom countered and I scoffed.

“Watch me!”
“I would like to see you take care of them, you can’t even take care of yourself”
“I’m pretty sure any life would be better than living under the same roof with you with your crazy controlling habit. Sweetheart let’s go” i said to the girls then i dragged the luggage and a bag.

I drove over to Jane’s house where I spent the night with the twins who complained of virtually every single thing.

Henry’s POV
Dad woke me up with the news about Tosin’s decision to leave the house. “That’s crazy” I muttered.
“Your mom isn’t ready to do anything about it. She even placed a bet that Tosin would not last two weeks.”
“What do you want from me”
“Try to convince her, you know she’s as stubborn as your mother and they both listen to you. Talk to the both of them”
“She doesn’t listen to me, mom doesn’t listen to anyone” I answered.
“I’m worried about my grandchildren, how will Tosin take care of them with work, she’ll have to resign. I even suggested the maid goes to meet her but your mother sha… She’s so adamant.”
“What do you want from me?” She asked, “I want you to convince Tosin to come back”

“I’ll try” i answered yawning then i hung up dialing Tosin’s number.
“Good morning” She greeted, “I guess you’ve heard the good news”
“Dad just called me” I paused, “Tosin”
“Don’t even try to convince me Henry, since mom got back, you’ve been sleeping at the hotel”

“You’ve endured her crap for too long. Why now?”

“Cause she has never pulled that arranged marriage crap on me, now she wants me to date a fourty years old divorcee and stupid fourty years old Mama’s boy.”
“Forty…. That’s like…” I stalled, I can’t picture my little sister getting married to a man older than I am. This was too much even for mom!

“Henry I’m not returning back to that house. I’ll go check out a house today and if it’s good, I’ll take it” “Where did you spend the night?” He asked, “At a friend’s place”

“How are the twins?”
“They’re sleeping, they couldn’t sleep last night. They complained about the bed and there was no A.C and there’s mosquito here.”

“This is going to be really tough for them, I hope you know”

“I’m willing to go through this, the twins would just have to bear with me”

“Hey dear” Jummy woke up laying her head on Henry’s chest. “Jummy’s awake” I announced.

“Tell her I said hi” she answered then hung up.

I dropped the phone while Jummy’s eyes lingered on it.
“Who was that?”
“Tosin.
. She left the house”
“Why?”
“She wanted her independence, you know how mum can be” “I don’t see anything wrong with the way mummy is. She’s only looking out for you all”

I rolled my eyes. Jummy would support anything her future mother in law do or say.
“Good morning sweetheart” she greeted kissing me on the lip and I rose up.
“I have to get ready for work” i stood up naked and I noticed her eyes were still lingering on me.

“One more for the day?” She bit her lip and i shook my head.
“Sorry, I can’t”

I learnt Miss Emmy was at the lobby waiting to be called in for the staff meeting. She was about to be announced as the assistant manager. Courtesy of Jummy and Mom.

Beautiful Nubia’s ife oloyin filled the office, it was my new ring tone. I picked up the call. It was my cousin Niyi. He probably called to find out if I finally made you my mind about who should be my assistant.
“Hey Niyi” I began and I heard him laugh.
“Someone sounds stressed out”
“Dude, stressed out is an understatement. I finally succumbed to mom’s manipulation to make Jummy’s friend the assistant.”
“Sorry about that” he apologized and I hissed tapping a pen on the desk. “Have you finally made your decision?” He asked and i shook my head.
He was definitely asking me if I had made a decision to stay in Nigeria. “I don’t know man, I just don’t know what I want anymore”