The Drummer Boy - Season 1 Episode 17

8 years ago

The Drummer Boy - Season 1 Episode 17

During the mid-week in the evening, instead of going to church, i
decided to hang out with my friends while we sat around my
house area gisting, we were about 3 in number, one of our friend
just walked in feeling so happy and joined the gist. We discussed
virtually everything that evening from football to politics, to
general issues, to hustling then finally to women issues. While at
it. We kept fumbling that we can’t never even say hi to an ugly
lady. We made jest about ugly ladies and laughed at each other.
Jokingly insulting each others at interval. While we continued
chatting, one of the guys brought up the issue of drink, saying
how can we be chatting without drinks to make the conversation
fun. Then somebody suggested we walk into a bar.
Happy mood was activated by them guys and we walked
majestically to a bear parlour some streets from our street. Men,
i don’t know that, that day will be my unlucky day. As we
gathered chatting and laughing we ordered for drinks and a plate
of pepper soup each. As i was about to start eating, the
unexpected happened. The lest person i expected to see was the
person i saw. Already, my friend have resumed with the
conversation of kitten and women before i knew it, i saw linda
walked in.
Ewoh! i exclaimed. This na bad market oooo. Immediately, i
activated my prayer mood begging God that this babe should not
see me. Cos i noticed something in that babe’s body. Although i
have not stayed long with her, i think she has a boldness which i
can’t explain and then i knew if she sees me, she will definitely
come to my table. i called on all the immortal powers i could call
on, i prayed for my face to be disguised to another man’s face, i
prayed that something should just take her out at that time, but i
guess all my prayers fell on a deaf ears. Or maybe God want me
to pay for denying him his service today. While trying to hind my
face, one of my silly friend, frank with a loud voice called out to
me.
Frank: Emilo, you no go eat your pepper soup, me i go help you
out º°??° and he started laughing.
His voice was so loud and before i could say jark, i noticed a
lady walking towards my direction. Chei na only me waka come
o.
The person got close to our table and the next thing i heard was
hi emilo. All my guys looked up and made some funny signs. (U
know as boys dey behave now) some were about to laugh while
others behaved themselves but within me, i knew i was the topic
for that night and the next one week. i knew what this guys are
definitely going to say how they will make jest of me, how i will
be the subject of ridicule and all that. The Frank to shouted my
name then spoke. Emilo, na you the babe they hail you. Hi i
managed to mutter. What are you doing here linda asked. *what!
Is this babe alright, can she see i am drinking and hanging out
with friends? Naija and their dumb questions i said in my mind*
just hanging out with my friends i replied and you what are you
doing here i asked her? Well! This is my mums shop. i just came
here to relax for a while.
Without an invitation, she drew a chair and sat wit us. (Chei!
This babe don finish me today i kept on saying in my mind. Who
invite this ngbeke here! We give you sit? My mind kept asking me
like i had an answer to the question) there was no way i could
discharge her cos even if i want to that silly lousy mouthed frank
will sha spoil the show.
Linda: so after that day, na so you run abi? Emilo
Mehn! With this her question, i didn’t even know what to reply or
say to her again. Its not like that o, i have not been around for a
while now. i lied to her. i traveled to my village, my big sister did
her traditional marriage so i had to go and help out. And you
didn’t even tell me she asked? Its was sudden. i thought i won’t
go but i later changed my mind. So why were you not picking my
calls she asked? As this time i was getting really pissed in my
mind cos i was tired of the question and answer section, as she
forgotten that my friends are on the same table with us? and i
knew that them guys would have decoded all what happened
between me and her. The network in my village is very weak and
poor and if i pick your calls, i will surely be wasting your credit.
Ok she said. Am coming as she walked, i saw my guys giggling
and laughing. Emilo, emilo frank tissed me. So na your hot chick
wey u know want make we see be this another of my guy spoke
out as they laughed. Immediately i lost my appetite. But i
managed to each the pepper soup because i know frank will
surely help me out.
Linda came back with a bottle of malt and joined our table. By
now, she has started chatting with the guys as i kept quite and
tried to eat my meat. She was good at cracking jokes and she
was lively. Why won’t she? My mind asked me. Since her mum
owns a bear parlour. Occasionally she will pass a glance to my
side and smile. After we finished with out merriment, linda said
one funny thing. Abeg make una help me beg una friend make
him dey pick him call o. The guys burst out laughing. We go tell
am ooooo they all chorused. Frank with his loud voice shouted.
Emilo you don hear am, i nodded like a dummy. That evening i
became a slow poke, i walked like i was remote controlled and i
waited for the attack that this guys are going to through at me.
And just as i envisage so did the attack came.
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