UCcrownboy:
Best Ghost reader of the year but this story just ended it. Nice One, Mr Centino Ride On!!!

Welcome man

Preetiex, thank you my nairaland bae, I really enjoyed the story



Centino, honestly, you have been added to one of my nairaland literature fan.

What a great story.

wunmi590:
Preetiex, thank you my nairaland bae, I really enjoyed the story



Centino, honestly, you have been added to one of my nairaland literature fan.

What a great story.

UWC he is a good writer but likes starving or dishing small food give person

Preetiex:
UWC he is a good writer but likes starving or dishing small food give person

Lol, you are right, I saw how people were calling him to come online to update his story.


How have been your day? Hope great

wunmi590:


Lol, you are right, I saw how people were calling him to come online to update his story.


How have been your day? Hope great

yes & how are u doing?

wunmi590:
Preetiex, thank you my nairaland bae, I really enjoyed the story



Centino, honestly, you have been added to one of my nairaland literature fan.

What a great story.

Nice to have you here wunmi590. Glad you like my story.

Preetiex...she's the absolute best.

Preetiex:
yes & how are u doing?

I am doing great too, just that these few days have been having hectic day, just switched to a new job (Airtel NG), so currently undergoing training for some weeks now, so I am really giving much of my time.

Centino:


Nice to have you here wunmi590. Glad you like my story.

Preetiex...she's the absolute best.

My pleasure boss

wunmi590:


I am doing great too, just that these few days have been having hectic day, just switched to a new job (Airtel NG), so currently undergoing training for some weeks now, so I am really giving much of my time.

congrate on d new job, eya pele all is well jare

So I've finally caught up!!!! I must say bro, your work is superb, I off hat for you.. you're the best!!!
Your flow is not here Your story line make me fear I just sit down here jeje sipping my beer!!
Don't stop bro Continue with the flow just know that the dough will come to you in bowls

you're the man bro!!!
Peace out

Preetiex:
congrate on d new job, eya pele all is well jare

Thanks dear

frankline461:
So I've finally caught up!!!!
I must say bro, your work is superb, I off hat for you.. you're the best!!!

Your flow is not here
Your story line make me fear
I just sit down here jeje
sipping my beer!!

Don't stop bro
Continue with the flow
just know that the dough
will come to you in bowls



you're the man bro!!!

Peace out

Thanks a lot for the flowing tribute frankline461. Me too I respect

Amen to the coming dough in bowls

really interesting story.
pls guys check out my very first story on nairaland titled 'A mommy for Christmas'
thanks and God bless

Centino you are the best. Simple.

tsharp:
Centino you are the best. Simple.

Thanks tsharp

Centino:

Welcome man

Thanks Centino, more wisdom and more strenght.

Centino, thanks for this beautiful piece, it's been a while that I've laughed so hard.

I love this story......

UCcrownboy:
Thanks Centino, more wisdom and more strenght.

You're welcome

dupsai:
Centino, thanks for this beautiful piece, it's been a while that I've laughed so hard.

You're welcome dupsai. Glad you like it.

thickminaj:
I love this story......

I even fink say u post smfin Ni sha.

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Today na sunday

BUSINESS PLAN

I sat there with Mama Akunna and watched as neighbors enjoyed their free food and continued to banter. The mysterious monitor lizard and Maya’s clownish suitor were not going to be forgotten in a hurry. But mama was not yet done advising me.

“I don tell you wetin to do for this matter. Make you no waste time” she said.

“Well mama. The good tin now be say her mama don know say me with the girl like each other. We go just dey carry on small small.”

Mama Akunna shrugged and said “wetin Cosmas dey talk?”

“Na de tin wey dey happen for our country with church people hin dey talk.”

“De boy no dey lie. Anytin hin talk make you gree with am, you hear me so?”

“But mama, all of us get head. We sef fit tink. Na wetin hin believe hin dey talk. Everybody suppose do as him mind tell am.”

“You no know say person pass person? And mind pass mind?”

I paused and looked at mama Akunna. Having said this, there wasn't a better time to ask the question.

“Mama. Abeg where dat tin come from?”

Mama Akunna looked away.

“Mama. You know say dat tin no fit live for dis kind our area, and na very dangerous animal. If na snake sef we see, we no for fear reach as we fear to see dat tin.”

“My pikin” Mama Akunna said. “No be everytin person dey know. If you know everytin, life no go sweet you again.”

“So mama you mean say life no dey sweet you?”

“I know no everytin. I no know book.”

“But wetin you know pass book mama.”

I could see that Mama Akunna was not comfortable with this line of conversation as she began to shift in her seat, so I decided to change the topic.

“Mama how your new born baby?”

“I no know.”

“Mama how you no go know?”

“Dem don take dem thing. I don leave dem.”

I chuckled and hailed her “mama de mama!”

She managed a thin smile and then said “my pikin. I wan start business.”

“Wetin you talk mama?”

“I say I wan start business. As I dey siddon like this no dey do anytin, e dey worry me.”

“Ah mama. I think say na visit you come visit?”

She suddenly wore a sad expression and said “you sef dey pursue me?”

“No na. No talk like dis mama.”

She looked away and I was hit with a pang of guilt.

“Oya sorry mama. You be my person you know. For the thing wey you do for me, I go support you for anything you wan do.

“Hmmm.”

“So which kind business you wan do?”

“I wan sell ogogoro.”

“Jesus.”

“Wetin happen?”

“Mama!”

“Eh hen?”

“Ogogoro?”

“Wetin ogogoro do?”

“But mama ogogoro no good na!”

“How ogogoro no take good?”

“E dey turn person head, e dey dry person body.”

“Abeg make I hear word!”

“You for sell bread or tomato and pepper.”

“Wetin dat one dey do for person?”

“Na food. We need food every day.”

“Ogogoro sef good for we body. I go put root medicine inside. If you get headache, I get de one I go give you. If ya belle dey pain you, I get de one I go give you, if you no fit sleep, I get de one I go give you. If ya preek weak, I go give you de one wey you go take nack sotey…” at that she grinned and patted my thigh and I flew out of my seat.

Mama chuckled and said “why you dey jump?”

“Nothing ma,” I said and lowered my posterior back on the edge of the seat.

“Oya follow me go Josiah place. I want make hin do table for me. Wasiu go bring all the bottle wey I go use.”

“But where you go dey go buy the ogogoro? Dis kind tin no too hard for elderly woman like you? And which money you wan take start?”

Mama Akunna chuckled and said “Na me you dey call elder woman? You know de kind cassava wey I dey plant every year? You know the road wey I dey waka go bring firewood every day? All of una dey hia dey p*ss, dey sh*t, dey chop, and dey sleep for the same place una tink say una strong pass me.”

“Mama!”

She hissed and said “Somebody go dey bring de drink from Sapele for me. My broda go dey bring de root from we village.”

“Oh I see. De money nko? I mean the money to take start the business.”

“Since I come here you see me beg anybody money?”

“No mama. But money to start business na another matter.”

“My pikin, no worry yasef for dat one. Oya make we go see Josiah.”

I shrugged and stood up and walked behind her to Josiah’s shop. He was seated outside enjoying his share of the rice and malt drink. He started when he saw me walk up with mama Akunna.

“Na you follow go bring police to catch me abi?” Mama Akunna said.

Josiah’s eyes widened and I saw him swallow a piece of meat without chewing. He choked instantly. His eyes bulged out of their sockets. He opened his mouth to cry for help but nothing came out. He held his throat. Someone rushed down with a cup of water and as he grabbed it Mama Akunna knocked it out of his hand, pulled him up on his feet, stood slightly behind him and cupped her palm and administered five sharp blows on his back between his shoulder blades. The meat flew out of his mouth and landed in the gutter. His breathing immediately became normal again and tears streamed down his cheeks.

“I for don die” He said and wiped his face with a piece of serviette. “Thank you mama.”

“I wan make you do table for me” Mama Akunna said dismissively.

“Okay mama. Which kind table?”

She looked around and pointed at Mama Cowbell’s table and said “make e small pass that one. And two bench with one stool.”

“Wetin you wan use them do?”

“I wan put my market ontop de table. My customer go siddon for the bench. Me I go siddon for de stool.

“Which kind market you wan sell?”

“Na medicine I wan sell.”

Josiah looked at me and lifted an eyebrow and I simply nodded.

“How much you go take?”

From the corner of my eye, I saw Irikefe trying to get my attention. As Mama Akunna and Josiah began to haggle I stole away and went into the compound with Irikefe.

“What do you think you are doing bros?”

“I went to say thank you to her. You know she was the one that disrupted the marriage don’t you?”

“You went to thank her for saving your love life with witchcraft?”

“Irikefe!”

“She produced a monitor lizard from nowhere bros. If you were never afraid of her, this is the time to be.”

“On the contrary Irikefe, for some reason, I am not. I know the whole thing is somehow but her intention was good.”

“Bros, monitor lizard. Good?”

“I don’t know Irikefe. But I have seen a soft side to Mama Akunna I cannot ignore. There will always be things that are inexplicable. So long as we don’t get hurt, I’d rather not worry about such.”

Irikefe shook his head and said “Well, as for me, I will have nothing to do with her. If you have joined Wasiu to befriend her, know now that I will never be a part of it.”

“I am not befriending her.”

“Well, whatever. I am preparing to go out tonight. Little Castro is coming. He has gone to borrow shoes to wear.”

“Let me also prepare. I’m coming too.”

I heard a rap on my door and Maya let herself in. Irikefe stood bolt upright and scratched his head. “Em, I think I have to go now. Bros we leave in one hour” he said and left the room.

“Where are you leaving to in one hour?” Maya said.

“We are going to the club.”

“Oh really?”

Maya was still in the attire she wore for the Introduction. Every time I see her I continue to marvel at her pristine beauty. I had never seen a dress look as good on a woman as this looked on Maya. She came and sat beside me on the bed and to my surprise twisted to one side, showing me her back.

“What is it Maya?”

“Don’t go.”

“What?”

“I don’t want you to go to the club.”

“But I can’t disappoint my friends.”

“But you can disappoint me?”

“Come on Maya.”

“I did what I did today because of you.”

“I know.”

“No, you don’t.”

“You told me already that you did not want to marry him.”

“Yes, it is true. But I want you to know that I did not marry him because of you. Not because he is old or ugly or talks nonsense. I can bear anything.”

“I understand Maya.”

“No, you don’t.”

“But of course I do.”

“How then is it that the first thing you want to do is to go to the club and leave me here.”

“It’s Irikefe’s birthday. And besides, you have to be home with your mum and siblings.”

“You want to go and meet prostitutes.”

“Maya!”

“Don’t go.”

I had both my hands on her shoulder so I turned her to face me. Her eyes were soft and misty. He lips glistened from the gloss she had put on it. She even smelled of fresh perfume.

“Don’t go” she whispered.

I began to caress her shoulders and let my hands run down her arm till we locked hands. Sitting like that was not so comfortable so I stood and she stood with me too. We were facing each other fully now, not daring to break the gaze.

“Are you going?”

“I dare not.”

Then she stood on her toes and kissed me. Softly at first and then harder and harder as I held her waist and ran my hands over her.

I stopped and held her face in my hands and watched as she struggled to open her eyes.

“You could have been with him tonight,” I said.

“God forbid,” She said.

“After the other day, I knew I wanted to be with you again and again.”

“I want to be with you always my Prince.”

“Thanks for choosing me Maya.”

“I’ll choose you again and again Ndifreke.”

“Stay with me tonight.”

She was not surprised or shocked at my request. She held me tighter and placed her ear on my chest as if to hear my heartbeat. Then she said, “What about your cousin?”

“He wouldn’t mind,” I said.

We had an understanding that if either of us needed to spend the night with a girl, the one with a companion would use the bed and the other would use a mat on the floor. This has happened a number of times but it was always me on the floor. I knew my cousin would be happy that I have finally decided to enjoy my life, as he put it.

“I thought you would protest because of your mum and siblings,” I said to her.

“Why then did you ask,” She said and looked at me and smiled.

“Somehow I know they won’t mind.”

“No, they won’t. One less body for the little space we all share. Only that mum would now intensify her search for a worthy suitor.”

“Oh no.”

“She is my mother. I know how her mind works.”

I thought about it and then said: “if tonight happens to be our only night together, then we have to make it memorable.”

She turned her back and said, “Unzip my dress.”



TO BE CONTINUED.

centino u too much ...asin u finish work for dis one.... d part wia Josiah swallowed d meat witawt chewing really got me cracking up

Action! cut!!! nice update centino

M beginning to like mama....... ND as fir Maya dats tru love .... Bt centino dis update small oo.

Thanks guys.

YINKS89...I try na

nice one centinho more ink to your pen..

Nice one.. Centino dear keep it up

Centino:
Thanks guys.

YINKS89...I try na

having to wait for a whole week ain't easy bro t ss nt ma fault... Anyways thumbs up.