THE ILLITERATE BABYSITTER - CHAPTER 1&2
*Chapter 1 and 2*
[ Meeting ]
June sat at the back of their house as she watched children playing. It’s evening, so the breeze was giving.
She kept laughing as she watched them play the game called I CALL ON.
“June!!!!!!”her uncle shouted and she ran in instantly.
“Uncle you call me”she said.
“You no fit greet!”he snapped and then she turned to see a white lady sitting.
“Good evening ma!”she bowed.
“You see this woman….”her uncle stated and she nodded.
“You go follow am as she dey go, you go dey live with am till she finally settle you”he said and the smile on her face disappeared.
“No uncle, me…me no go anywhere oooo, I tell you say me wan learn work no be to be house girl, I wan dey go come”she said.
“Shut up!!!”he shouted.
“No mind am madam, she go go pack now follow you”he said.
“Go pack!!”he faced June.
“I’ll be in my car waiting”the woman said and walked out in disgust.
“Uncle he go take time for me to pack ooo”she groaned.
“Abeg go wear slippers, she go give you new clothes”he snapped and she ran out, putting on her tore slippers on the door spot, she entered the car. The woman isn’t in that one.
Her uncle screamed immediately the cars drove off.
“I don finally make am!!!!”he screamed and jump in excitement.
100 dollar.
June has been asleep since they got on plane. They arrived at an island.
“Wake her!”
“Hm hm, wetin!”she groaned as she stretched her hands before opening her eyes.
“Get down!”
“Good good…where we dey?”she muttered.
“You refer me as Ma Angel”the woman said but she said nothing, thinking about what refer means.
“Walk!”
They got in.
“Jesus!!!!”she screamed as she stared at everything.
“Are you crazy!!”Ma Angel screamed.
“No vex madam, na how everything dey shine dey look me make me dey…..”
“Shut up!”Ma Angel screamed.
They began walking in, they haven’t even gotten to the living room.
“Na so I go dey Waka everyday”she muffled and they finally got to the living room.
“Eh! I wan faint!”she screamed again. Everything is in colour white.
“Madam no vex but na heaven be this, abi I don die you come be angle wey dey carry me go meet God?”
“Another word and you’ll be taken to a prison. What the hell are you!!!”
“Abeg you fit talk am again?”she asked but a resounding slap hit her face and she fell down immediately fainting.
“Take her to the room she’ll be staying”Ma Angel said and she was taken away.
Ma Angel sat down on a couch. A maid put on the TV.
Xavier her son is on news. He just asked a professor a question and the professor was unable to give an answer neither did other professor.
*Comments
**He shouldn’t be in college anymore
**He’s making education that hard for other kids
**I need him as a tutor
**He looks cool as he asked the question
Different comments was shown on TV.
“Where’s he?”she asked.
“Still in college”her personal bodyguard James said.
“Send a message, he should be home for dinner”she said and he nodded.
With a sign from her, the maid turned off the TV.
*An hour later
June walked down the stairs. She kept counting one after the other.
“Move those legs!!”she heard Ma Angel’s voice and she walked fast.
“You should know what your job will be”Ma Angel said and she stared at her.
A translator machine is on the glass table.
“The house rule, you obey your master, don’t argue, don’t leave the island without him, anywhere he goes you follow, don’t ask much questions, do what you’re here for only, there’ll be more as time goes on”she said and the translator machine began translating.
“Yes ma!”
“It’s Ma Angel “Ma Angel said and she bowed.
“Ma Angel”she muffled.
“You’re gonna be a babysitter to my son”
“Baby wetin?”she asked.
“Are you serious, what was I even expecting from you”Ma Angel scoffed.
“Ma Angel, abeg no vex ooo but me tell my uncle say na work I wan learn and he talk say na maid I go be, now you dey say na baby wetin you call am I wan do”she said. Ma Angel stared at her in.anger.
“You’ll be a maid to my son”
“Na wetin you for don say since na, you know say me no go school and this wan wey be say na Americana english you dey speak…..”
“One more word and you’re gonna get ki||ed!”Ma Angel said and she shut up. Even if she didn’t understand what she said but ki||, she knows what it is.
Xavier and Noah just walked out of their last class. They were heading to the cafeteria when two girls approached them.
Different department from them.
“I see the queens of the bees coming toward us, we’re gonna get sting”Noah chuckled but Xavier maintained his expression.
“Hi Xavier!”both waved at him, standing in front of him, preventing him from walking further.
“He’s not in the mood girls”Noah said.
“Come on Noah, he’s gotta speak for us to know”one of them said but Xavier walked away and Noah chuckled before going after him.
“Seriously!”one shouted.
“He’s just too cold”the other said and they walked away. Their names is boldly written on the jacket they’re on. Gold and Diamond.
“The attitude was giving”Noah said. They’re in his car now.
“Not ready for their silliness”he muttered.
“Ma Angel wants you home”his driver said as he started the drive home.
“Plan ruined”Noah groaned.
“We can go after seeing her, it won’t take long”Xavier said and he nodded. Both brought out their phones to keep their selves busy.
The drive home took more than thirty minutes. Their car walked in the island.
“I should start living here with you”Noah said as they came down.
“Get your things then”Xavier said.
“Seriously!”Noah exclaimed.
“As long as there is no girl, no party and just peace, then I’m fine”he said and Noah scoffed.
“How the hell would I live without those!”Noah said.
“Then stop saying it as if I’m the one at fault”he also scoffed and they finally got to the main building.
“Can there be an elevator from the packing lot to here!”Noah groaned.
“Get a scooter when coming”Xavier said as he got on one immediately they entered. He threw one to Noah who caught and got in.
“I would have loved to be a gay for you”Noah winked and Xavier shaked his head. Off course this isn’t the first time he’ll be saying it.
In just two minutes, they got to the living room. Ma Angel is busy setting dinner with June.
“Good after Ma Angel!”Xavier and Noah greeted and she smiled as soon as she saw them. Xavier isn’t her son, she didn’t give birth to him but her sister’s son, but she has been taking care of him. Everyone knows about it, so it isn’t new. She has no child nor husband, neither is she ready to have one.
“Ma Angel?”she folded her hands as they walked to her.
“You were looking as Ma Angel not mom”Xavier said and she smiled.
“Always has an excuse”she had a hug with him and also Noah. Then they notice June.
“Who’s she?”Noah asked.
“Oh, June, Xavier babysitter”she smiled and Xavier eyes moved from her to June.
What the hell is she saying??
“Babysitter??”Noah blinked.
“Yes, he needs one and since he doesn’t want those ladies I’ve been bringing, so I brought a Nigeria one”she said and he coughed.
“Say hi June”
“Me…me I no know wetin to talk cause na another Angel be this or wetin, they too fine”she said and Noah laughed but Xavier had a straight face.
“What did she just say?”he asked and the translator spoke.
“I don’t know what to say cause it looks like they are angels cause they’re just too handsome”it said and Noah laughed hard.
“I don’t want a babysitter at this age and I don’t want a Nigerian Illiterate with me”Xavier said and walked away.
TBC