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Forty-nine

'Mummy Chima said he's been trying to reach you o', Esther shouted as she made her way to the door. She stopped and checked her school bag one more time to ensure she packed her shoes, uniform, cap and breast watch.

'He's looking for money. That his project should do and end biko, so me too can rest. Are you already going to work?',

'Yes mummy, don't worry about food. I'll buy something when I get to work if I'm hungry',

'Make sure you eat o',

'Yes ma'.

Her phone beeped, she looked at it before answering.

'Yolo!',

'I go break bottle for that your coconut head! You nur de Sabi greet your elders again abi?',

'Sorry ma, good morning ma, how was your night ma? Family nko ma? Your husband nko ma? Children nko ma? Grandchildren nko ma? Hope you slept well ma?',

'Na to beat you just de hungry me these days, yeye pikin. After all the training way I give you you nur still get respect-',

'Bike!',

'Argh!! Egba mi o! You're even hailing bike on my credit. Esther na me go kill you lass lass'

'Shola, go to work. Abi you've fought with your oga again?',

'The guy na idiot na, no sabi say if you like babe you ask am out. No be to de try frustrate the person. But dem no tell am truth sha, en for ask questions before en come de fine me. Dem don sack you for work?',

'For wia? I just de enter motto now. I get like fifteen minutes before them talk say I don late',

'Esokay, where Daniel de?',

'Alive somewhere. Samson nko?',

'E de breathe somewhere. En mama de talk say make we do trad before year end. I no know where en think say I de run go',

The most unlikely couple and they were making it work.

'Eh do fix d date, you don gree settle for the asoebi?',

'Mbanu, that thing is wack. My girls gats look peng na, na my wedding we de talk about o!',

'Yes ma! Oya make I call you later. I don reach d work place',

'Oya na, bye! Love you!!',

'Back at ya!',

'You don start o, stop wasting my I love you',

'Oya I love you too!'

'Who you de tell that one? I resemble Daniel?'

'Shola gettat!', she cut the call as she signed in for the day. What a day it would be indeed.

*****

'Nurse Esther we need more hands in ETR. Oya oya, Nurse Karen follow her. There was a big accident on the express today, no bed space inside. Hurry hurry! Nurse Chika they'll be back',

They all ran out to go take care of the carnage the accident brought in. The driver had died on the spot, as well as two other passengers.

'Ma this one is stable',

'Move to the ward once the doctor clears that',

'Okay ma',

Work continued till it was three hours passed her closing time. The afternoon shift had joined them and they were quickly rounding off.

'Morning shift you can go o! Una don try!',the lead nurse for ETR yelled making Esther and co sag with relief.

The food she said she was going to buy she didn't buy it. She was covered in a lot of body fluids that she didn't care to mention or take note of.

Thankfully she found the changing room and took a quick bath, at least this one would carry her till she got home. She changed into her mofty before leaving the hospital premises.

****

'Mummy what am I cooking for night food?'.

'You look like you want to pass out, sit down first. I've already cooked. The accident that happened this afternoon, they took them to your hospital?',

'Yes mummy, mummy let me eat first. I'm feeling a little dizzy',

'Okay, food is in the kitchen inu? Eat enough then sleep for a bit, I'll wake you up later in the night okay. Ndo nwa m, my special nurse. Ngwanu rie nri o?'

'Okay ma',

She ate as much as she could stomach and took the rest to her room where she took a proper bath.

After which she laid on her bed and slept off, food long forgotten.

She felt her mum enter her room later and heard her muttering about her working to exhaustion before she covered her food and left her to sleep peacefully.

Thank God she was off duty tomorrow. She had zero plans of going anywhere.

Turning to a more comfortable position, she we went back to sleep and slept till the next morning.

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