The Pains Of A Lonely Mother

The pains of a lonely mother episode 1 – 2

THE PAINS OF A LONELY MOTHER 1

©️ Fardaykhemy Raheem

The morning breeze blows slowly and the sun has started rising gradually. its another monday morning, another working day for mama. The old woman glanced at the clock on the wall and looked away

“It’s just nine o clock, the sun rise earlier today” mama muttered to herself as she dragged her leg to the bus stop, waiting patiently for any bus,after few minutes of waiting,a napep stopped by for her to come in while the driver started stating his charges,she simply nodded her head and get in side,she was trying to balance herself when the vehicle started moving.

Mama got to her destination and stretch fifty naira to him

“Please my son,I don’t have enough money on me accept the fifty naira” the old woman pleaded to the napep driver looking apologetically

“Who is your son mama! I know who my mother is…and I know how many kids my mother gave birth to,don’t tell me that..I said it before leaving the bus stop that hundred naira is my transport fare,you don’t talk all this while,we naw get here,you are telling me what is not right! I will collect my full money” the driver shouted throwing his two hands up in the air while mama mood changed to sober mood

“Please dear accept it,you won’t know poverty all your life” mama prayed

“Mama or what are they calling you?you are wasting our own time here o,we have allot of places to get to….stop taking our time and give him his money or what’s all this”a young lady rudely interfered frowning her face.

“My daughter,am sorry for keeping you all waiting please help me to beg this young man to accept my money” mama pleaded once again.

“When you don’t have money,u supposed not to come in or what kind of thing is this early in the morning” the driver complained

“I will pay for her” a young guy said

“Mama keep your money,I will pay everything” he said while mama thanked him before leaving.

She got to where she normally work every day and met mama cook the owner of the canteen in front of her shop waiting for her to get closer,she could sense the rage in her eyes as she keep getting closer to her.she held her chest due to fright and dragged her weak legs faster…..

She didn’t know what to expect from her boss
Hope she won’t send her away this time around?
Those questions run through her mind ….

THE PAINS OF A LONELY MOTHER 2
©️ Fardaykhemy Raheem

“Mama! Is this the time to come to the shop when you are aware of this business protocol. this is nine thirty for heaven sake,if I started talking now,they will say that I have started. I have an elder at home too and they don’t behave like this”. She shouted as mama got to her presence while mama pleaded.

“I am sorry ma! The weather make me sleep more, that is why I don’t come to my work earlier. Such won’t repeat itself again” she replied while mama cook hissed and went into the canteen.

Mama also get in,side and met alot of people already eating and her co_workers attending to people. She dragged her legs to the backyard where she normally wash plates and met piled plates waiting for her with flies hovering around it. She sat down and close her eyes, she was interrupted by mama cook voice.

“Mama what is the meaning of all that early in the morning. If you want to sleep maybe you should quit this work”. She shouted at the d old woman while she shakingly dip her hands into a bowl of water in readiness for washing.

” wash that plates very well o,if I hear any complaint from my customer,you are out of this place” mama cook said to the old woman, the old woman wiped few drops of tears from her face and continue washing the piled plates with flies hovering around it

One of the customer rudely dropped a plate on the clean water used for rinsing the plates and it splash over the old woman

“Yeeeh! She shouted
“What is it?it’s ordinary water,why the noise,abeg don’t complain,it’s your work naw” the young lady rudely said and went in,side the canteen

The old woman clean her body and keep on Washing the plates,it gets to a point that her back ache her seriously,she stand a little bit to relieve her back.

She managed to rinse the remaining plates and take it in,side,she was looking downwards not knowing that a customer is holding an hot plate of soup,they bumped into each other and it splash all over the floor,the young man shouted at her.

“Are you b.l.i.n.d old woman,how would you spo.il the soup I used my last money to buy. did you put your eyes in,side your pocket? Or what kind of thing is this?”

“A..m sorry sir, am so sor..ry” the woman pleaded

“You are sorry right! Does sorry get me another soup,I am hungry right away and I need new soup”

“What’s happening here?” Mama cook interfere

“I mistakenly bumped into this young man ma,and all his soup splash on the floor”

“You did what!

Mama! You again!

“They told me then not to employ an old woman but I refused to hear,look at what you caused now,your salary will cover the expenses,please young man order for another soup,she will pay for it” mama cook said while the old woman left the place to sit down,she look so devastated and is tired of everything now! She suffered during her youthful times and it continues now!

She supposed to be reaping the fruit of her labour now!

Not suffering again!

She look up as tears gathered round her face

She is really suffering

“Where is my child?” She muttered to her self.

Tbc.

The story increases with time.

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