On this day, she came to visit with my favourite aunt, my aunt is a Goddess in human form. We call her “Oyinbo mi” very fair and beautiful, I adored her. My uncles soon joined and the house was full.
We we're excited to see them, I and my siblings and parents. It must have been on a Sunday because my father was at home.
We lived in a room and parlour, the setting was simple- a set of brown chairs in the parlour, a Tv that never works and a centre table. That was it. And in the room, a big bed for the parents, a wooden wardrobe and sleeping mats for the children.
There must have been an emergency or something but as usual the children couldn't know much so I didn't know what it was about.
I clinged to my aunt like a baby monkey, their conversation started organically, from greetings to unpacking and all so they forgot to send me out of the room.
I sat there on the floor like a mute, I felt invincible as I watched them talk back and forth, what it was about I cant even remember but what I remember is watching my grandma’s gestures as she talked, I look very much like this woman I thought, especially our lips and nose. Why then does she always insult me that I have big lips?
So right there, in between the conversation of about 6 adults I made a statement in Yoruba ( Please try to read this in Yoruba) “maami, look at your big lips, they look exactly like mine “
Everyone in the room shouted Ah! My mum's hands were on her head, My aunt's hand covered my mouth! I remember my father rushing to my side to probably prevent me from the evil that is to come but he was late. Before he could reach me, maami got to me and nothing was the same.
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