THE ILLITERATE BABYSITTER - CHAPTER 11&12
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“You go go wear better cloth or na mop I go use next”she said and he ran into the dressing room, holding his butt in the process.
“You think say we be agemate”she muttered and waited patiently for him.
Few minutes later, he came out.
“Make we go”she said.
“I’m the one going to college not you”he muttered.
“Na until you taste am na that time you go hear word”she said and he started walking out while she followed.
**
*COLLEGE
Thirty minutes later, they got to college. Just few students in sight since it’s an afternoon lecture, most people skipped.
“I just don’t wanna come”Xavier muttered as they came down. June wasn’t even paying attention to him, instead she was searching for Finch with her eyes.
“Now I think you’re babysitting Finch and not me”Xavier said and she faced him. His app translator was on.
“But na you talk say you no wan babysitter”she said.
“I still don’t want one”he said.
“No dey disturb me na”she said and they finally got to class. Mimi and some other students were in.
“Class postponed to 4pm”Mimi said.
“What?”Xavier said.
“See”she showed him their department group chat.
“This is bullshit”he said and sat down.
“Exactly, had to leave my precious lunch”Noah who’s just coming in said.
“Can you stop referring girls as food!”Mimi scoffed.
“But that’s what they are. Hey buddy!”him and Xavier bumped hands.
“Got the notice, this semester exam is just two weeks away”Xavier said.
“Like when did we even resume, days fly”Mimi hugged June who’s beside her.
“Worst part is that I’m not ready”Noah said.
“You have a smart best friend so why worry”Mimi said, leaving June.
“Hahaha”he said sarcastically.
“What? Not as if he wouldn’t help you”she said.
“You should know better, lecturer Owen would surely make me not seat with him”Noah said.
“Forget about ?îtçhes then and study”she scoffed.
“Let’s study together”he smiled.
“That smile….it doesn’t work on me”she smirked and the smile left his face.
“Angel never come, wetin happen to am”June who have been quiet all along asked Mimi.
“Who’s Angel?”she asked.
“Fish, I give am new name because I no sabi say he name well”June said and she laughed before answering.
“I’m not his sister but he’ll surely come”she said.
“I wan go wee-wee”she said and walked away but Mimi didn’t get that one since she put off her app translator.
“What does that mean?”she asked herself since Noah and Xavier are busy talking.
June didn’t go to the toilet, she only got out of the class and dialed finch’s number.
“Happy to see you call”Finch said behind her and she turned.
“I think say you no go come”she smiled.
“I would have called if I wouldn’t come”he held her hand and they began walking to the library.
“Eaten?”he asked as they got there.
“Ehn, una food for here no dey sweet like food”she said and he chuckled.
“Then it tastes like what?”
“I no even know how e dey be for mouth”she said and he nodded.
“Let’s go out on weekend”he said.
“Saturday?”
“Yes, I can get you the food you want”he said and she smiled.
“You mean am?”she asked and he laughed.
“That’s funny”
“Wetin funny now”she frowned.
“Nothing nothing”he stopped laughing.
“The thing be say I no even fit vex for you”she said and he smiled.
“So what are you gonna teach me today”he asked and she smiled.
**
By six o’clock, they all began walking out of the class. It took two hours as expected.
“I surely missed an hour teaching cause I was feeling sleepy”Mimi said, she’s walking with Xavier, Noah and June.
June already said her goodbye to Finch.
“I didn’t even get anything”Noah groaned.
“I remembered something!”Mimi stopped walking and they also did with the way she said it.
“What?”Xavier and Noah asked while June brought out her phone.
“Noah’s nineteen years birthday”she said and Noah scoffed while she laughed with Xavier.
“You purposely said it”he frowned.
“Come on little bro, show some respect”she laughed.
“Let’s go June”he said.
“Wait, you never reach nineteen?”June asked and he groaned.
“You too”
“He isn’t nineteen yet June”Mimi laughed.
“I’m going home!”he walked away.
“I’m gonna announce it if you don’t!”she shouted after him. So it’s remaining June and Xavier.
They walked to the car while the driver drove off. They’d surely be getting home by seven.
“You don chop?”June asked.
“Why do you care?”he asked without looking at her.
“Why I no go care? Na part of my job na”she said and he nodded, not giving an answer.
“You don chop?”she asked again.
“No”he muttered.
“Ah! Hunger for don ki|| you by now”she said and he frowned, finally facing her. Her app translator already translated but hearing ki||.
“ki||?”
“Eh na, your belly bite you?”she asked and he shaked his head before resting his head back.
**
Gold is in the sitting room watching movie.
“You also didn’t attend lecture”Diamond joined her.
“Didn’t wanna see Finch and that girl”she said.
“You mean that lady”Diamond said.
“Doesn’t matter, he sees her differently”she said.
“I should be happy since she isn’t into Xavier but the guy who you like likes her”Diamond said.
“Finch was quiet back then, he’d only come to class a minute before it starts and then leaves immediately it’s over, he never talked to anyone. But since she came, he became different”Gold muttered.
“Come on, don’t feel bad”Diamond said.
“And the most annoying thing is that nothing is coming in my head”she said.
“Why don’t you get close to his family, heard he has a junior sister, she might like you immediately”Diamond said and she smiled.
“Why haven’t I thought about it”she hugged her.
“You should keep smiling often”
**
Finch got home and Alma is little sister ran to him.
“You came late”she said with her little voice and he carried her.
“Little Alma acting as my girlfriend”he smiled and she pecked his check, smiling.
“Stop spoiling my baby”his mom who walked out of the kitchen said.
“She’s five and surely knows what boyfriend and girlfriend means”he said dropping her down to hug his mom.
“Mom, I don’t know what it means”little Alma said.
“Off course I know”her mom smiled.
“You just betrayed those cartoon you do watch cause even sleeping beauty needs a prince to kiss her so she’d wake up”he said and his mom hit his head gently.
“Girlfriend and now kiss”she said.
“See mom, I don’t even know what’s that”little Alma said.
“I miss dad already cause you both are bullying me”he said playfully.
“Come on big bro, I didn’t do anything”little Alma said.
“She’s betraying you now mom”Finch said.
“No mom, I love you both equally”she muttered and their mom laughed.
“Love you baby, gotta go have my shower”he pecked both of them and ran upstairs.
“Dinner is ready, come down quickly!”
**
Finally, Xavier came down for dinner.
“Ah ah since, you wan sleep for the bathroom”June said but he ignored her.
“Wait”she said as he was about opening his food.
“What now?”he scoffed.
“I don dey look you since, every morning way we want eat, you no dey even say God thank you for food”she said.
“So?”
“Wetin be so? From now, we go dey pray before we chop”she said.
“What should I say?”he asked.
“You no sabi pray?”she asked.
“No”
“You no dey go church?”she asked again.
“No”
“No wonder you dey do like devil, Satan don take your soul na why”she said and he frowned.
“No worry, on Sunday we go go church”she said.
“Can I eat now?”he asked.
“You go say God thank you for the food way you give us”she said and he stared at her.
“I can’t”he said.
“Wetin hard for there, talk wetin this thing say na”she point at the translator app.
“Repeat it”he said.
“God thank you for the food way you give us”she said.
“Heavenly lord, we thank you for the food”he said.
“This thing dey change wetin I dey talk, but talk am like that”she said and he repeated it and they started eating.
Ma Angel walked in immediately.
“Mom!”Xavier stood up.
“Where’s the phone I bought for you?”she faced June.
“Good evening Ma Angel….”
“Answer my question!”she said, trying not to yell.
“No vex ooo, the time way you give me the phone, person don buy me phone so I sell am”
“What!”
“Mom….”
“Don’t interfer”she cut in.
“Where’s the money?”she asked.
“The money dey with…..”
“It’s with me”Xavier cut in.
“I told you not to interfer”she said.
“But mom I was the one who got her this phone and….”
“Stop lying, I called the number but some else picked it, saying he bought the phone”she said.
“I sold it with her, we went together”he said.
“When did you start lying!”she shouted.
“I just told you what happened!”he also shouted but she’s losing it already, forgetting she shouldn’t be shouting.
“I showed him your photo but he said no, it’s not you!”she shouted and that was it, he fainted, falling down, blood coming out of his ears and nose.
“Xavier! No I didn’t mean it!”Ma Angel ran to him while June ran to get the driver since her personal bodyguard already carried him.
TBC