NOT ME – Episode 8

NOT ME…chapter 8
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…Derrick so you brought a thief into our house, this was the girl I told you about the other day that stole my purse ,,,,wait mum,there must be a mix up somewhere,it can’t be Charity,Oga na she,I remember her face ,,,Will you keep quiet Lara and say what you know,,, don’t you shut her up,the very first day I saw that thief in this house,I told you I had seen her before, but,now I know where,she is just a low life petty thief and a pick pocket, at this point I couldn’t take it,i was in tears and I ran to my room…Mom it can’t be Charity ,I know her too well,she isn’t such a person,oga them no dey write “I be thief for head oh”, Lara get out from the place, oga I…..,.I said get out…Derrick its not about shouting, that girl must leave this house before she steals everything,,, mom,, Charity has being living here with us for almost a month,has anything gone missing,,,,oh don’t give me that, Derrick,its possible she is waiting for the best time to carry out her evil intentions,,,, oh my Goodness, it can’t be Charity mom,the incident you talk about happened about three months ago,and then she was still in Benin,,, My dear,you know noting about that girl,,,she’s a thief and must leave this house,,,, if I have gone blind, has Lara gone blind too,she stole my purse….
Minutes later I heard a knock at my door,I opened and It was Derrick, he stood staring at me and wasn’t saying anything… There was silence in the air for about two minutes, nobody was talking, so I broke the silence,,,, I told you coming to Lagos was a bad idea,,here we are,,,what do you mean by that Derrick asked,is there something you are not telling me,,,and what was Lara talking about,,, I don’t know Derrick, I am not a thief,and I didn’t steal your mother’s purse, that’s my fear in Lagos, people always mistake me for who ever she is that I don’t know, like the other day you helped me,i was mistaken for stealing a dollar I didn’t, the house I was working, my boss mistook me for a girl he had a fling with,and was constantly harassing me sëxually until his wife caught him in the act, but the bastard of a man twisted the story that I was seducing him,hence his Wife sent me packing, the woman that also brought me to Lagos, Mrs Joyce’s Friend, mistook Me for someone else and I was sent out of the house…. Lagos is not for me,its either I am cursed,not to enter Lagos, or a demon is hurting others using my face,,I was crying so much…come on Charity its okay,you should have told me all these sooner,i would have known how to depend you,or what to say to mum and Lara,,,you are not cursed,and no demon is using your face,stop using such negative words on yourself.,. He hugged me gentle trying to make me feel better,,,I could hear my heart beating fast,,,
The next morning I woke up to help Nana in the kitchen as I always do, when I heard them talking about me…..But why oga Derrick go carry thief come house, that girl na criminal oh,if you see as she take run the day she thief madam purse,e be like action film,,,Lara said,abeg e do,stop arm, Charity no be like that kin person to me, she dey nice,I no sure say she go fit do that kin thing, Nana replied,,dey there dey talk waiting you sure or no sure,me dey talk waiting I see,,, rubbish,just then I entered, good morning ladies,good morning Charity,how body na, Nana asked,am doing fine thank you, so what are we making for breakfast,,,na which rice and vegetable stew, okay so what can I help with,,,,ha no no no,no worry,no worry at all,just go relax,Lara said,but i have always helped in the house chores since I started living here,yesssss na because I never come that time,but no worry again,no worry at all,I understood where she was coming from,so I left the kitchen. waiting that one come mean now, Nana asked,,,you want make she thief everything for this kitchen, Lara replied, e be like say craze dey your head,na me and she dey work for this kitchen over three weeks now,nothing done miss once,,,,I couldn’t take it any more,I ran to my room and cried my eyes out…..
Derrick came some minutes later to call me out for breakfast, Charity, hello its time for breakfast, you wouldn’t want to be late for classes,,, okay Derrick, I didn’t want Derrick to know what had happened,because Lara would really get it from him this morning,,,I came out and we both walked to the dining table, Derrick sat,as I was about seating down,a voice stopped me,and what do you think you are doing you gold digger and a thief,Derrick’s mom cut in,Mom what’s the meaning of this,you are seriously beginning to get me angry now, what’s the meaning of this,the meaning is i cant live under the same roof with a thief, Charity is not a thief mom,who says she isn’t a thief, I mom,Derrick walked away,young man you will not walk out on me,in my house,,,, oh is that it,thank God you know I have a house,I am here because you wanted me to,so don’t worry mum,,,i shall leave your house immediately ,Charity go get your things at once,we are leaving here,I shall put a call to Teri and tell her you will be running late today… About thirty minutes later we were about leaving, so Derrick,you are leaving, I,your mother,because of a stranger,, Derrick,Derrick. she was in pains, I hope you are happy now,she turned to me, you are the devil that has come to destroy my home,,,if you walk pass that door Derrick because of this girl,forget you ever had a mother,and if I die, my blood is on you,,,,
Mom can you stop this,you know I love you,and I would not hurt you, but you leave me with no choice,,,, I have to leave mom,No Derrick, I stopped him,you and i know you love your mother so much,,,and even if we leave here ,you would not be yourself, because your heart will not be at peace,,, and it is not your mother’s nor Lara’s fault,the person that took mummy’s purse looks like me ,that’s the misery of my life in Lagos, my destiny is not here,I am always wrongly accused in Lagos, I don’t know what I have done to who so ever that person is,that is causing me this much pain,I shall go back to Benin, that’s where my destiny lies maybe,,,I was in so much tears, so was Derrick, his Mom was surprised… What about your catering programs,Derrick asked, I shall look for a school in Benin and register again,, please,don’t leave your mother on my account, you love her so much and I know, And she loves you too…Mother, the three weeks I lived with you before the mistaken identity, you were nice,so I would not hold anything against you, your current hatred is as a result of who ever stole your purse,and I can’t blame you for your reaction, thank you so much for everything… I still have some money ,and that will take me to Benin, thank you Derrick you are such am amazing fellow and a wonderful friend,I am glad our paths crossed, thanks for everything…
I took my bag in tears and walked out,going back to Benin….