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The Village Gardner

*Episode 9*

The following day, i took my luggage and kept them at chief simon’s boot. Isabella had already gone back to the city last day. My mother, i mean grand mother was busy shedding tears as if am not gonna come back again. She prayed for me before chief simon zoomed off. The journey from the village to the city lasted four(4) hours and 30minutes. It wasn’t easy for me coz i haven't traveled such long distance before, including the AC that was not helping matter at all.
We are in the city. Welcome to the city. Chief simon’s voice brought me back.
ME; wow, it’s beautiful.
C.SIMON; yea, you haven't seen anything. What will you like to eat?.
ME; sir, anything will be okay for me. He stopped at one of the restaurant for us to eat before the journey will commence. I took rice and plantain while he just took rice and chicken. 30minutes later, we continue the journey to his residence.
ME; wow, see houses, see cars of difference type. See girls of difference sizes. chai this is city indeed. city here i comes. Finally, anybody wey talk say i no go come city, him go die for village. Anybody wey talk say my coconut no go dry, him own no go get water. I said to myself.
Chief simon drove inside a very big mansion and killed the car engine in the garage. Where are we. I said to myself.
CHIEF SIMON; welcome to my home, Tobe.
ME; wow, thank you sir. Your house is beautiful. How many people are leaving here with you.
C.SIMON; just i and my two daughters alone.
ME; alone in this big house? what of your wife.
C.SIMON; my wife is in abroad doing her business. Please come let me show you to your room. Immediately i saw Isabella coming with another lady which lookes like her sister, coz they really has the same face. But Isabella is more beautiful than her. Good afternoon dad, you are welcome. They chorused.
CHIEF; my daughters, how are you guys doing?.
Fine dad. They chorused.
My daughters, meet Tobe the new gardner and Tobe meet my daughters. This is Isabella which you know and this is Anabell my first daughter.
ISABELLA; Tobe, you are welcome to the city am sure you are gona enjoy your stay. *smiling*.
ME; thank you. Hi, i said to Anabel. she didn’t reply instead she kept a straight face.
Please Isabella help me bring my back inside and Anabel please show Tobe his room at the quarters. Follow me. she commanded me. Without wasting time i followed her like a zombie. After a few silent walk. She pointed at the room and said to me.
ANABELL; Hey, there is your room. I wonder how you will cope here with this your village mentality.
ME; erm sorry, how do you mean?.
ANABELL; will you shut up, don’t ever in your local life talk when i’m taking, village illiterate.
ME; Anabell, what wrong have i done to you which warrant you to insult me this way. We haven't met before o, am just seeing you for the first time.
ANABELL; You even know my name, dog. For the first time i saw you some minutes ago, you are too local to work here. I don’t know why my dad will employ a boy like you as a gardner. Mehn you are not just good for my liking, i will advice you to go back to your village and continue your suffering with your poor reched mother over there. She finally called me a fool and went away.
Immediately she left, i felt dumped and dejected. I started blaming myself why i came to the city at the first place. Look at this girl that i just met now, i did nothing wrong to her. She has started insulting me, calling me names. This is hate at the first sight, not love any more. I still have some money with me here, maybe i will start going back to the village were i can have peace of mind than to stay here and watch this girl insult me. I was still in my thought when Isabella walked closer to me.
ISABELLA; Why are you standing out side. Havn’t she showed you your room?.
ME; She have showed me my room.
ISABELLA; Why are you still outside. Beside you are not looking happy. What happen, did you miss your girlfriend.
ME; Not really, is your sister.
ISABELLA; What happen to my sister.
ME; It seems that she doesn’t like me. Some minutes ago, she was busy insulting and calling me names.
ISABELLA; Are you serious. What did you do to her?.
ME; Nothing o. I did nothing to her.
ISABELLA; Don’t worry okay. I will talk to her. Just get inside and freshen up. Hope you can use the shower.
ME; No, what is shower?.
ISABELLA; Ooh gosh, you have a lot to learn. Come inside let me teach you how to use the shower. After she was through with her teaching. I am a fast learner, so i was able to learn how to on and off the shower and other things in the room.
City life is very interesting than village life. If only Anabell or what ever she called herself will allow me to leave here in peace, am sure i will enjoy my stay here. But if she want trouble, i will surely give her double. I’m a village boy doesn’t mean i don’t know my right.

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