Story

The Village Gardner

*Episode 6*

AT ISABELLA’S CAR.
On our way to the market, inside the car the AC wasn’t helping the matter. I became cold and uncomfortable instantly. Don’t blame me abeg, i havn’t been in AC before. So it’s not my fault. Isabella noticed that i was uncomfortable with the AC, i can see that you havn’t been in AC before. Should i off the AC. She asked.
ME; what did you say.
ISABELLA; i said should i switch off the AC.
ME; erm, sorry o. What is AC?. I asked as an illiterate.
ISABELLA; *laughs* i mean, the air condition.  This thing that is blowing cold air on you.
ME; ooh, erm, yes switch it off. It’s cold.
ISABELLA; oh gosh, you are indeed a typical village boy. She switched it off.
ME; (hey, this girl, don’t even insult me o. I senior you with many years. Immediately i looked down and saw her laps. She was wearing a short skirt, so her laps were visible. chai! see fresh laps, na one person go dey enjoy this thing alone. Her boyfriend is very lucky o. If only i could touch this her laps alone, i swear i will be satisfy. Only a touch will be okay for me. i don’t need much. But who am i to touch her, unless i want to spend my entire life in jail. Coz her rich father will surely deal with me. Abeg let her go jooh. My tochi is waiting for me. I will use her and console myself, i said to myself).

What is your name?.her voice brought me back from my thought.
ME; eeh, what did you say?.
ISABELLA; what were you thinking, coz i saw you staring at me more than a minute now.
ME; nothing, am not staring at you.(i lied).
ISABELLA; ssshh, you are. Tell me what were you thinking.
ME; erm, i was just looking at your face.
ISABELLA; what happen to my face.
ME; erm, nothing happened to your face. Just that you are fine. (am a village boy doesn’t mean i don’t know something that is beautiful).
ISABELLA; (Smiled). thank you. What is your name.
ME; Tobechukwu, but you can call me Tobe.
ISABELLA; nice name, you already know my name right.
ME; yes, but what is the meaning of Isabella.
ISABELLA; well let me say, is an english name.
ME; okay. (she is friendly, i said to myself).
ISABELLA; is she your sister. I mean the girl that i saw you with.
ME; noo, she is my girlfriend.
ISABELLA; you even have a girlfriend. Village love indeed.
ME; (i no blame you, city girl). Stop here. We are already at the market.
We came down from the car and started walking towards the market. She bought all the stuffs she wanted to buy. I was busy following her like a body guard.
ISABELLA; what will you like to buy. Just take anything you want, I will pay.
ME; are you sure.
ISABELLA; come on, do i look like am kidding?.
ME; ok i want to buy erm, chocolet, milo, bread and sweet.
ISABELLA; is that all. Yes i answered her.
She bought them for me, plus other things that i didn’t asked her to buy. Thank you. I said to her.
ISABELLA; your are welcome, can we go now.
ME; yes, but hold on am coming. I went to see one of my friend that sells drugs.

ME; chidi, how far.
CHIDI; nna i dey o. who be that girl wey resemble oyibo, wey you dey follow for back like housefly.
ME; na one girl like that o. Chief simon’s daughter. She asked me to show her our market.
CHIDI; haa, she is very fine o.
ME; so you too sabi better thing.
CHIDI; before nko. Who no like better thing.
ME; i want buy something o.
CHIDI; wetin you want buy.
ME; erm, con.
CHIDI; what is con.
ME; i mean, dom.
CHIDI; i still don’t understand.
(this guy no be correct guy at all).
ME; okay, i mean condom.
CHIDI; wetin you wan use do. How many you want.
ME; give me 150 naira own. He handed them to me. Immediately i slide them inside my pocket.
CHIDI; but weting you want use am do.
ME; i want use am cook ogbono soup.(mumu). Don’t ask me again, shebi i pay you. Before wetin dem them use am dey do.
(Tochi, i am coming for you)
I left his shope. Isabella, drove us back home, she stopped me at the front of our house.
ISABELLA; so this is were you are leaving.
ME; yes, i am leaving with my grand mother.
ISABELLA; alright, do you have phone?.
ME; noo, i don’t have. She open her hand bag and brought out a brand new phone.
ISABELLA; take, i knew that you don’t have phone. Just take this.
(she handed the phone to me.) I bought it for you.
ME; (wow, see me see brand new camera phone with Mtn sim card. chai i done hammer). Thank you very much, may God bless you.
ISABELLA; you are welcome. I have to go now see you tomorrow.
I bade her good bye and she drove away. I was very happy at last i have gotten a brand new camera phone for free. Tochi must hear this.
I went inside the house, i couldn’t find tochi. I asked my grand mother were she is. She told me that she has gone to her house after she waited for me and i didn’t show up.
Plain failed, what is the need of buying those condoms nah, Tochi is wicked. What am i going to do now.

FAST FORWARD TO THE NEXT DAY.
I took my working materials and headed to chief simon’s house to start my work.
I went inside the large compound and saw Isabella’s car at the garage which means that she is around. Should i go and greet her, I said to myself, no let me start work before the sun will start scorching.

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ToBeContinued...