(…continued…)
She got the car under control almost immediately.
“Yeye okada people.” She said
angrily. “That is how they will kill themselves.”
“The person he is carrying is
not even bothered.”
“Don’t mind them.”
Some distance
later, they saw an accident scene by the road side. The same okada man who
overtook them speedily had collided with a car parked by the road side,
apparently having lost control in a bid to overtake from the wrong side.
“You see.”
“What these people do to
themselves is terrible.”
“and their passengers also.”
“Should we stop and see what
happened?” Cynthia asked.
“You forgot I have an
appointment with Mrs Biodun,” Mabel answered her.
Margret meandered
and drove on. When she got to Mabel’s street, she slowed down.
“I have forgotten the exact
house,” she said to Mabel.
“Where you have been to
several times?” Mabel asked her.
“Forgive me. All these houses
look alike.”
“Keep going. I will tell you
where to stop.”
When they got close to Mabel’s house, they saw their
mother standing at the gate, still wearing the clothes she went to work with.
“That’s your mum,” Margret
said. “So that must be your house.”
“Yes it is. Park by the side
of the road.”
“I hope area boys don’t charge
for wrong parking here?”
“Not on this street.”
Margret parked well and they came out.
“How are you,” their mother
said as she walked towards them.
They greeted her.
“Maggie how are you?” she said
to Margret.
“I am fine ma.”
She turned to
Mabel and asked, “What took you so long?”
“Hospital process. We were
even lucky. If not for Dr Obinna, things would have been more stressful for us
today.”
“God bless him for me.”
She held Cynthia
close.
“How are you?” she asked
Cynthia.
“I am fine o.”
“So what did they say in the
hospital?”
“Cynthia will tell you when
you go in,” Mabel answered. “I have to go see my supervisor and also get the
drugs for Cynthia.”
“Ok. You need some money?”
“Don’t worry about it.”
Cynthia and her
mother went into the house.
“Should I get anything for
you?” Mabel called after Cynthia.
“My yoghurt,” Cynthia replied.
“Ok.”
“Or better still, just get her
some fruits,” her mother said.
“I will get both.”
Mabel and Margret
entered the car as she drove off.
“You will be going home from
here right?” Mabel asked Margret.
“Nope. We get the drugs, I drop
you off at Mrs Biodun’s house and then I can leave you for today.”
“Aww. That’s so nice of you.”
“You deserve much more from
me. what are long time friends for?”
“Abi.”
They got to a
pharmacy and Mabel went in with the prescription note. She got the drugs for
Cynthia and they continued to Mrs Biodun’s house.
“Do you need to call her so
she will know you are coming?”
“I think I need to do so,”
Mabel answered.
Mabel dialed Mrs
Biodun and she answered. She told Mabel to come, that she is waiting for her.
Mabel dropped the call when she was done.
“Wheew, What a day,” Mabel
said and sunk into her seat.
Few minutes to
Mrs Biodun’s house, Mabel’s phone rang. It was her mother. She picked but she
wasn’t hearing well. All she could pick out was what sounded like a worried
voice calling “Mabel…mabel…” Her heart jumped into her stomach.
(…to be continued…)
-Chinedu Isaac
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