My phone rang for the upteenth time that day.I had just taken my shower after having a day full of lectures.
I hadn't eaten yet and I felt too tired to talk to anyone.
There's just this feeling of irritation I get when I'm stressed out.A slight mistake makes me want to explode and before you know it,I get angry then,start crying for no reason.
I angrily check the caller I.D just to realize that it was my younger sister calling for the fifth time.

I pick up and thus the conversation went.

"Hello! what is it?"
I asked.

"Hmm Ally you need to come home right now cause I don't understand what mum's elder sister is saying."

She repied.

"What is she saying?"
I asked.

"She's saying something about Daddy having a second wife and two children somewhere that we don't know about."

My sister answered.

"I'm coming."

Was all I said before ending the call.

"How dare she tell my little sister something like this?of all people to discuss this,she tells my little sister that my dad has another family somewhere? what sort of rubbish is that?I mean who does that?"

I didn't realize that I was talking aloud until I noticed that my roommates were looking at me.

You know women and gossip now…so before anyone could ask me anything,I was rushing out the room already.

Now, that's the outburst I'm talking about.
I just can't hold anger whenever I'm tired.
Right now,this story  made everything worst.
My heart was beating so fast and my head was aching.
What is all this?where is this coming from?

I met my mum together with her elder sister at the house entrance.
I respectfully said my greetings before going in to meet my younger sister who was cooking in the kitchen not without taking note of the stare my mum's elder sister was giving me.
I knew there and then that my mum said something bad about me but I acted not to know.

I met my sister looking rilled up and worried.

"Madam! what is it?"
I asked her.

"I told you on phone, don't you remember?"
She asked.

"Oh you are asking if I remember correctly that she said Dad has another family somewhere?"

I replied.

"Yes now,are you not worried?"
She asked back.

"Worried,why should I worry when I'm going to have more siblings?

I said while tapping her head.

"I don't want to have siblings who are not born by our mum"

She replied.

"I know! don't mind mummy and her sister okay?it's not true.

I wasn't done talking when mum's sister walked in on us.

" Your Dad has a wife and children somewhere,I just found out.
You people should be very careful…your Dad is not the person you think he is, that's why you people are suffering.Look at Alysher, like someone from a motherless baby home…ahh I'm sorry about this"

She said before walking out of the kitchen.

As I watched her,I wondered how some Elderly people will be behaving as if they own……Turkey brain.

We are kids for crying out loud.
My younger sister is just twelve and she has to carry all this weight because of what?

First of all,we were and are not suffering.
My Dad has been providing more than enough for as long as I can remember besides what's her business if we were suffering?is this her own way of showing that she cares?..
Then, she went ahead to make a useless example with me as if her daughter is any better.
This woman is a woman who's Husband cheated on her few years after their marriage,had a child with another woman, and still brought the child home for her to raise as her own so what's she saying?
If truly my Dad cheated,is her Husband any better?  I don't understand.

I made my younger sister cheer up before going to my room to drop my back pack.

I sighed before throwing myself on the bed.

"Today is gonna be a long day indeed."

I began to perceive a strange scent coming into my room when I realized that it wasn't just a scent rather,it came with smoke.

I walked into an empty room to find my mom doing something strange.

She was kneeling in front of a small clay pot, with something burning in it.That is where the smoke came from.

She started explaining before I could ask.

"My sister gave it to me.she said that a lot of people she knows have used this and are doing well.she said that I should inhale the scent every morning and evening,that it was given to her by one hausa man as medicine."

My mum finished saying.

I wasn't interested at all.
As I watched my mother,all I felt was pity.

If it's medicine,why does she need to hide?
I mentally asked myself.

This doesn't feel right.

I silently walked out without a word from myself.
I had absolutely nothing to say.

I just want to sleep.

I thought of my Dad finding out about this.
I just know it will not end well.

Is this how people act if they are desperate for sound health?

They stop trusting in God and begin to trust in some fetish clay pot with smoke?

I mean, this is the woman who thought me how to pray and never to give up on God.

Why is she doing this?

At that moment?I began to wonder if my mum's sister  was sane.

I resented her but what if it were my sister? would I go to any extent to see that she gets better?to what extent will I go?

I dozed off……

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I feel bad for Alysher🥺🥺

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