More Than A Friend - Season 1 - Episode 8

6 years ago

More Than A Friend - Season 1 - Episode 8

“Mummy, I will help you to activate something on your SIM tonight so that they wont be deducting your airtime too much, your phone may be in my room overnight” I told my mom,
“Yes, exactly the way you activated it on Monday to Deborah’s number right?” She asked, with straight face, I was shocked,
“Jesu!!! this girl has called my mom For God’s Sake!” I exclaimed in my mind while my mouth was a bit opened, my mom responded as if she heard my mind,
“No, she didn’t call me, I did. You were not smart enough to delete her Number and reset call duration so that I won’t know, I checked my balance and noticed change, that’s why I traced the cause” my mouth was opened wider in an amazement, she continued,
“You called your friend on my phone without telling me and you almost finished my airtime. You try that again, you win a serious punishment!” She concluded strictly. I was dumb and could not utter a word as she checked something on the phone and threw it on the chair I was sitting on;
“‘E activate nkan ti efe activate’ )Active what you want to activate sir)” she said and went into the room. I took the phone and went to my room, initially I wanted to call Deborah with her phone to inform her I was around, but I dared not try that because she was serious saying I could win punishment. I threw myself on the bed and checked balance, she had enough airtime to call, I was tempted to call but I flashed Deborah instead, in the next three minutes, a strange number called, I wanted to go and give the phone to my mom but I decided to pick it, on picking,

Caller: Hello Ope… (Deborah’s voice)

I: (smiles) wow… Debby County… but why new Number?

Deb: Stop that name, I don’t know the meaning of Debby County. This is my mom’s number joo, am happy to know that you’re back, how are you doing, how is dad?

I: He’s fine, he said I should greet you (smiles)

Deb: If I hear that he knows me (smiles), are you still coming to our shop tomorrow?

I: Tell me the time your mom won’t be around and I’ll come by then.

Deb: Opeyemi!!!… Is my mom a ghost or are you coming to rub me ni? (She asked jokingly). I have told you several times that you have no problem with my mom, she understands that you’re my fiend and nothing more, or are you more than my friend ni?

I: Is just that I won’t like a situation whereby, she’ll be mistaking me for the boyfriends (clear throat), and to your last question, I’m more than your friend, I’m your elder brother in the Lord. (We both laughed). So, I will come around tomorrow by 11am remember that your brother likes amala and ewedu soup, (smiles), so, prepare it for him.

Deb: (laughs) Alright sir, you shall eat it and wake up from your dream. (Laughs) Don’t forget to bring the plantain you bought from Lag o, else, “gongo aso” troubles will take place.

I: OK, ten baskets of plantain as dowry (clears throat)

Deb: (laughs) don’t bother, our female dogs are engaged already, maybe when we buy new female dog, you’ll come with dowry. (we both laughed, she later told me that my mom called her and was nice to her).

“Goodnight dear” she said.

“Alright, sweet dreams” I responded and hanged up. I was still smiling heavily when my mom entered slowly,
“Sebi you’re through with the activation, ehn, give me my phone I want to call my customer (Iya-Bisi)” she said and stretched her hand to collect the phone, I handed it over to her and she walked out. I rested my head on the pillow.

“Gosh! I could not delete Deborah’s mom’s Number before my mom collected the phone! I pray she does not call the number back; besides, since when has she been at the entrance before she entered? This my mom ehn, over-vigilant dey worry her, anyway, thank God I didn’t say anything bad during the conversation.” I said, not too loud and started thinking about Deborah and our recent laughs together on phone… my mom walked in again holding a carton,

Mom: Ope, have this, it is a Nokia phone, in it is a registered GLO SIM card and N200 recharge card, you can be using it to call Deborah your girlfriend, I know you love eachother, so don’t use your love-life to disturb my phone and business again. Number two, you travelled to Lagos, you could not buy even a sachet of gala for your friend, shame, take this N200, buy her anything you like tomorrow when you’re going to her shop by 11am, goodnight.

I was just looking with my mouth wide opened,
“This my mom ehn!” I exclaimed not too audible, I began to ask myself different-different questions to the extent that I forgot to say even ‘thank you ma’ to my mom as she went out.

I opened the carton, lo and behold; it was a Nokia 2690,
“Wow!!! A browsing phone!!!” I screamed aloud and woke up from my sweet dream, I checked time immediately and it was 9:45pm, my mom rushed in and asked,
“What happened to you? Where is the browsing phone?”
I responded, “nothing ma, it was a dream, no problem ma”, she looked at me, shook her head sideways and said “pray before you sleep o”,

“Alright ma” I responded as she closed my door slightly and went out.

“So, I have been dreaming after I finished speaking with Deborah? (I checked around if I could see any Nokia 2690, but I found nothing like that), but why this sweet thing con be dream naw? Nawa o, I even screamed out self, Mshhhw” I said then hissed, closed my eyes and slept off without praying.