(It's Sunday morning and the house is very tensed. Aghogho wakes everyone for service. Everyone except Obaro, Ese and Okiemute are seated in the sitting room few minutes past nine. An hour and half later, service is over.) Rume: What are we eating, Mummy? Should I boil rice?  Aghogho: No, not yet. Maybe later in … Continue reading Coro Wahala (25) →

Saturday morning......  (The family eats their breakfast in silence. Not one word is said. Even the children notices the tension among the adults.) Vwede: (Whispers to Jato) Why is nobody talking today? Did they fight?  Jato: (Whispers back) I don't know. I.....  Ese: Stop talking and eat your food!  Obaro: This does not make sense. … Continue reading Coro Wahala (24) →

Friday Morning...... (Rume enters the room.) Rume: Mummy! Aghogho: Yes? What is it?  Rume: Mama Segun is waiting for you outside the kitchen.  Aghogho: Why? What does she want today? (Rume shrugs. She goes outside and finds Mama Segun tappinh her leg furiously on the floor.) Mama Segun, good morning. Mama Segun: Good morning, Mama … Continue reading Coro Wahala (23) →

Thursday morning...... (The women are in the kitchen, just after breakfast. Rume enters, flexing her body.) Rume: My whole body is paining me.  Ese: Why? What did you do with it?  Rume: (Frowning) Sister Ese, it's not funny. Do you know how hard it is to turn semovita for the whole family last night? For … Continue reading Coro Wahala (22) →

Wednesday morning....... Aghogho: (Still seated on the dinning table) So, you can cook like this, Rume? This your stew is very sweet. (Rume is laughing.) Okiemute: That's my daughter. She learnt well from her mother. (Aghogho looked at him and smiled.)  Ese: She really learnt well ooo. What entered you today?  Aghogho: Me sef, I … Continue reading Coro Wahala (21) →