FED UP!

(...continued...)

She picked her phone to dial her mum.

  “You think she will not be worried?” Mabel asked.

  “She is used to staying alone. You will also speak with her later just so she will hear your voice.”

  “Did you tell her you were coming here?”

  “No. I had to cut short our rehearsal in church because my mind was not at rest. That’s where I told her I was going”

  “Then tell her you are spending the night with me.”

  “No o. she will get worried. All the times I spend weekend here, I tell her ahead of time.”

 “It’s true. I just hope she doesn’t pick up the signal. I don’t have strength for her BP issues.”

  “She will not.”

                Cynthia dialed and spoke with her mum. Her mum was surprised at first but after Cynthia convinced her that all was well and that it was an all-night prayer program, she relaxed. She just advised Cynthia to be careful and greet Mabel for her.

  “Have you spoken with her today?” Cynthia asked Mabel when she hung up.

  “Hmm. I didn’t speak with her before the incident and I couldn’t have called her with the way I was.”

  “You also need to call her so she will not be worried.”

  “I will do that now.”

  “No. wait a little. She might suspect that I am with you and will wonder what the problem is.”

  “okay. Help me look for my phone.”

                Cynthia tried dialing Mabel’s line.

  “It should be switched off.”

  “I forgot.”

                Cynthia searched her handbag but didn’t see the phone. Mabel got up to help her look for the phone. They searched her bed side, and other places but didn’t see it. The there was power outage.

  “Ohhhm. NEPA why na?” Cynthia exclaimed.

  “Don’t worry, the light will soon come back.”

                Mabel got the rechargeable lamp and they continued the search for the phone.

  “Where did I keep the phone?”

  “Did you throw it away?”

  “I don’t remember throwing it out of the window. It should be in this room.”

                Cynthia checked under the bed and saw the phone.

  “What is your phone doing under the bed?”

  “I think it is when I was rolling on the floor crying.”

                Cynthia tried to power it on but it refused.

  “The battery is dead.”

  “So how will you call mummy?”

  “Did you come with your power bank?”

  “No. now you see why you should buy one.”

  “Light is steady here.”

  “So what will you do now?”

  “Wait till the light comes back.”

                Cynthia looked out of the window. The whole estate was dark save for few houses whose generator were on.

  “I need to shower,” Mabel said.

  “Ok but leave the bathroom door open.”

  “You really think I still want to kill myself,” Mabel said laughing.

  “To be on the safe side. Let me clear the bathroom before you go.” She went into the bathroom ahead of Mabel and removed the suicide materials that were still left there. “You can now go.”

                Mabel laughed and went to bath.

  “What do I prepare for you?” Cynthia asked her.

  “I am not hungry.”

  “No. you need to eat something.”

  “Don’t worry, I may just eat some slices of bread.”

  “Okay. If you say so.”

                Cynthia boiled noodle and egg for two of them just in case the aroma makes Mabel change her mind. When Mabel came out, she managed and ate one egg and three slices of bread. While they were eating, light came back. Cynthia rushed and plugged in Mabel’s phone and tried powering it on.

  “Let it charge for a while.” Mabel told her. “That’s when it will come on.”

                After a while of charging, Mabel switched on her phone.

  “O my God!” she exclaimed.

(..to be continued...)

Chinedu Isaac