-BY: Olayiwola Faith Adedolapo
So me I want to say a story. I know that the story is fine but you must listen well well to understand it. When I was young I like to play with only small small girls every day so people will call me man of the ladies. I will now laugh no sorry smile. Many people find it weird because I did not play football and my legs were so thin that they all agreed that if I play football they would break into four. My brother said that if I play plenty football I will be strong and my muscle will come out. And when my muscles come I will be able to fight. And I want to fight. The truth is I do not want to fight for myself. I want to fight for Ada the smart girl. Ada the smart girl is in our group. She is fine like pawpaw and she get no mark in her body. Her skin is fresh and soft. Mama is telling me every time that her mama is half oyinbo and her papa is Igbo. That is why she is yellow. But her yellow is shine too much. That is what my heart is telling me every time. The first day I am see Ada the smart girl I want to weewee. She looked like the angel I see in my dream. The angel will give me plenty food. I will now eat plenty still my stomach now sound. But the angel will not give me water. When I wake up my heart will burn. The burn will give me headache. When Ada the smart girl come to our village she will come and greet my mother. She will now ask of me. My mother will tell. She will come to my room. And I will not eat because she will come. She will see my food. She will put the food into my mouth and use her hand to massage my hair. Her hand is very soft like water. I cannot feel anything.
The first day she is wanting to shake me. I am not settle. I am want to talk but I will not. I will not talk because she is too fine. And if I talks he will want to cry. Her eye will look like a sea. She says that is it transparent but me, I cannot see anything. So I will not talk. I will just look at her. Ada the smart one mouth is small. She speak very fast that I am ask her to repeat what she said. She is not angry. She is just want us to be understanding her. I like to look at her mouth. When she is talk, she is like to bit her low lip. She will do that every time still I look at her. She will now smile. One day I ask her why she doing so every time. She is now saying that the weather is burning her skin. And I am telling her to let me take her to the river but she is saying that the river is also cold. Cold and hot. Hot and cold. Me I cannot think anything. So I run back to my mama house. Mama is at the backyard. She is pounding yam but I no see the one in the pot. But me I am praying in my mind that it is Egwu. Mama is now wondering why I run. I see it on her face. I shout Ada the smart one skin is burning. Bring her mama is shouting back. Mama she is burning and fire is here. Ehn bring her. So mama is not understanding. So me I leave. I now running back to Ada. She is sit under the tree. Shivering. I now sit beside her and cover her with my hand still I am feeling her breath on my neck. Segun is now passing but me, I did not leave Ada the smart one. Me I am taking the cold.
Ada the smart one is tall. She is the tall one after me and she like to smile. When she smile Segun will think go. And Segun is tall after me. Me I have tell Segun many times that woman will not kill him and he should forget Ada. So I will protect Ada for everybody. Because everybody will be calling her Oyinbo. But Segun will not listen to him. He will be running after Ada the smart one everywhere in the village. Me I will just be looking. Ada will not answer. She will just be laughing. But her laughing is like song. Like orun song. I will just be looking. But Ada the smart one like tall boys. She is telling me that. One day mama is calling me a small man. Ah mama me I am a tall boy oh. But mama is not agree. I want to become a boy for Ada the smart girl.
On the Agbon day, Ada the smart one is not look me. She is look at somewhere far. I am looking there and I am see Segun. Segun is not look at Ada the smart one. He is look at Shade the big girl. Ada the smart one is stared at Segun. She is looking like fire. The water in her eyes is now brighten like mama fire. I am scared. I am touch Ada. Ade is not look me. I am now shake her. She now look me. She is saying something but I am not hearing. I am not hearing because it is not for me. I am not hearing her talk. I am not wanting it. I am now running. I am running fast. My leg is now weak. It want to break. So I now stop. I am looking back and Ada the smart one is looking at Segun. My eye is now water. The water in Ada the smart one eye is now enter my eye. Me the tall boy. But Segun is not boy na. You understand me very well? You are just look me anyhow.
But the man is no answering. He is just look me and I am look him back.
Smiles
