The Range Rover Sport was flying down the Benin -Ore Express way , Mr Abayomi a real estate mogul based in Abuja , was sitting beside his driver , Betty his wife sat behind him , next to his Twin daughters ,Lara and Lola , their older brother Timitayo sat behind them at the rear sit of the car he had a big head phone plugged into his iPhone , playing some cool Naija Jamz.
"Mummy are we there yet ?" Lola cried . "No baby we're not there yet , we'll be in grandma's house in an hour time ." Betty said , Lola made an angry face . "I hate being on the road , I hate long journey, I want to go back to Abuja , daddy refused to let us travel by air , you're punishing me ." Lola said angrily.
"Lola would you shut your mouth up , are the other people on the road less humans ? You're comfortable in a Air Conditioned Luxury car and you're complaining and making noise , go to the village and see kids walking about without shoes on their feet." Betty quarreled.
"Baby don't mind that naughty girl , I won't take her to Disney Land , if she keeps on being naggy." Mr Abayomi said , Lola resorted to grumbling,she angrily threw her iPad on the floor of the car .
"Jesus Christ! do you know how much that cost ?" Mrs Betty yelled . "You won't see this pad until the end of the holiday!" She snatched the pad from Lola before she would pick it up , she gave it to the nanny who was sitting at the back sit with Timi. "Put it in the bag , and font let her see it till we get back to Abuja!" She barked . Grace did as her boss instructed, Lola cried all the way till they entered Mr Abayomi's country home in Oruniya in Akure.
"My grandchildren!" Grandma Titi said joyfully, embracing all her grand kids one after the other , Lara was so happy to see her grandma, Timi embraced her also , but Lola wouldn't let her grandma touch her until her father barked at her , she hated the dry skin of the old woman touching her body , it felt like abrasive paper brushing her skin .
Abayomi had come from a very poor family, his father died when he was only ten years old , his mother had seven of them , she had to hawk Amala , and Alubo flour with her kids to be able to feed them and send them to school, she got so old from hardship, much older than her mates.
Grandma showed the twin to their room, and showed Timi his room , the nanny and driver also had their rooms . "What kind of bed is this it's too hard , the pillows are too soft , the duvet is ugly!" Lola complained to her mother . "So what do you want me to do ? should I have brought your own special duvet from Abuja ?" Betty said .
"Mummy I can't use that bedsheet, you need to buy a pink one for me ." Lola insisted . "You must be high on something, you're going to sleep on that bedsheet or better still use the floor ." she hissed , Lola angrily folded her arms over her stomach .
"Lola we're just visiting Grandma, we'll be going back to Abuja ." Lara said to her twin sister. "I didn't talk to you ITK, I want to go and meet my friends in Abuja ." She began to cry .
''God I'm just tired of your nagging !'' Betty screamed . "You have too much Wahala . Grace please come and arrange their stuff ." Betty said to the nanny before leaving her children's room . Grandma's house had about ten rooms , the driver had his room in the boys quarter.
Abayomi took his family to greet his relatives later that evening, they moved from one house to another greeting and giving them gifts they had brought
for them .
They went into the house of Mama Remi , who was Abayomi's father's elder sister, she was very old , she got up and embraced Abayomi and his wife , she tried to embrace Lola, she stepped back and wouldn't let the woman touch her , she made a face that showed she was disgusted by the old woman , her parents were so embarrassed, they put their hands on their faces do hide their shame and embarrassment.
The old woman went ahead to embrace Lara and Timi , she served them Amala and Ewedu soup with bush meat , the whole family munched joyfully, Lola refused to touch the plate . The old woman glared at Lola , she faced the old woman , the hate was mutual, the old woman smiled and got up with the aid of her walking stick , she put an arm on her waist , while she struggled to walk straight with her walking stick .
"What's wrong with you! Why do you have to embarrass us anywhere we go ?" Abayomi yelled at Lola . "Stop shouting at my grandchild!" His mother yelled at him , she carried Lola on her laps .
"Mammy don't pamper this girl , she's getting spoilt by the day, why can't she be like a normal child ?" Abayomi cried . "My grandchild is a normal child ." Titi said .
"Mammy do you know what she did ? she went to aunt Fumi's house , the food she served us all, this child refused to eat , she wouldn't greet her or even let her touch her , I will send her back to Abuja !" He barked .
"Calm down Abayomi, you were like her as a kid , you didn't let me to rest , you cried so much , and wouldn't let your barefoot touch the ground , you wouldn't enter a stream if you saw a rag in it , she's just like her father ." She said and embraced Lola .
"Should I go and make chicken pepper soup for you Lola ?" Grandma asked , Lola nodded . "Arrh you're so heavy my baby , please come down from my leg before you break it ," the old woman joked .
Timi and his cousin brother who was living with grandma were asked to chase down one of grandma's rooster , boys from the compound where so happy to join the chase , they pursued the bird the whole of the compound and neighbouring compounds until they caught it , and took it back to grandma .
Ajagbala slaughtered the bird , Lola and Lara took to their heels , they had never seen when a rooster was being slaughtered, grandma made a chicken pepper soup, her grandkids loved the soup , they ate with joy .
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