(Episode 7) The Marriage Battle … A Scratchy Story!

Mami: went into her room to bring both clean and dirty clothes for her to wash and dropped them on the floor in front of her ‘here they are, I hope they are not too much’.

Adaobi: seeing the clothes and knowing what Mami is up to picked them up, smiled and said ‘it wasn’t’. She went to the bathroom where they was already detergent waiting for her already and started washing the clothes.

Kemi woke up from bed feeling very hungry, went to the dining and saw that breakfast was already set; she sat down, ate and asked her mother where Adaobi was if she is still sleeping after eating.

Kemi: Mami, where is Adaobi?

Mami: so you don’t know how to greet again abi? You just woke up, you didn’t even ask who prepared the meal you are eating, you just dived into it and after that you are asking me of Adaobi.

Kemi: Mami, I am sorry, I was very hungry. The meal is delicious sha, you did well.

Mami: Adaobi prepared it.

Kemi: That is nice of her, where is she sef?

Mami: In the bathroom washing.

Kemi: ‘Okay’ she stood up and left saying ‘i need to add my clothes too’. when she got to where she was, she dropped her clothes instructing her to wash them and iron them when she is done.

Adaobi: Kemi, you can’t possibly add your clothes to the ones I am washing, why don’t you come and join hands lets wash them together.

Kemi: I can’t, I am too tired, Can’t you wash my clothes?

Adaobi: I can if you were incapable but in this case, you are not.

Kemi: My mother told me to add my clothes so that you will wash them.

Adaobi: For what reason?

Kemi: Meaning.

Adaobi: Why would Mami say so? Why would she ask me to wash your clothes when there is nothing wrong with you?

Kemi: Maybe you should go and ask her.

Adaobi: ‘Alright’ She said and went to ask Mami who was in the sitting room relaxing ‘Mami, did you say that I should also wash Kemi’s clothes when she is doing nothing?

Mami: Why can’t you or do you have a problem with that?

Adaobi: it is just a question Ma.

Mami: Wash it.

Adaobi: ‘Okay Mami’ she said and left. When she was done, she hung the clothes and waited for Ayo to come pick her immediately for she already gave him a call. Few minutes later, Kemi went to check if her clothes were well washed and hung only to find out that they were all soaked in a bucket in the bathroom. She was angry and went to report to her mother.

Kemi: ‘Mami, do you know that Adaobi didn’t wash my clothes’ she fumed.

Mami: Are you sure?

Kemi: My clothes are soaked inside a bucket in the bathroom.

Mami: Ah Ah! But I instructed her to do so.

Kemi: She didn’t Mami.

Mami:  go and call her for me.

Kemi: went to call Adaobi who was sitting on the bed waiting for Ayo to come pick her for she couldn’t and didn’t want to spend another day there.

Adaobi: Kemi said you asked for me.

Mami: Yes I did, why didn’t you wash her clothes?

Adaobi: Pardon?

Mami: Why didn’t you wash my daughter’s clothes?

Adaobi: but what is wrong with Kemi washing her own clothes, why do I have to be the one to do it?

Mami: but I told you to, didn’t i?

Adaobi: But Mami….just then, Ayo entered the house.

Ayo: ‘Hello every one? How is my wifey doing’ he went and gave a peck on her cheek saying are you ready? He turned to look at his mother and sister and turned to looked at Adaobi again ‘is everything all right?

Adaobi: Yes everything is fine.

Mami: says who?

Ayo: Mami, what’s wrong?

Kemi: the wifey or the woman you want to bring into our home is disrespectful, she disrespected Mami

Adaobi: Ayo let me explain please.

Ayo: Go to the car and wait for me please.

Adaobi: But Ayo…..

Ayo: ‘I said go to the car and wait for me’ he ordered. As soon as she was gone he asked ‘Mami, what really happened?

Mami:  she…..

Kemi: Mami gave her my clothes to wash but she refused, instead she soaked them for me to do it, can you imagine?

Mami: will you shut up your mouth before I shut it up for you? Turning to Ayo she said ‘I told her to wash some of Kemi’s clothes but she didn’t.

Ayo: Why will you give her Kemi’s clothes to wash, cant Kemi wash her own clothes again?

Mami: Is that what you will say to me Ayo? So I can’t give her simple instructions without she saying no? Now that she is not married to you she is showing her true characters, what if she is now married, I won’t say anything to her that she will do.

Ayo: I am not saying that and I am sorry if she didn’t do it but I still do not know why you will give her Kemi’s clothes to wash, I mean she is Kemi’s senior and as such respect should be accorded to her.

Mami: and what is wrong with me giving her my daughter’s clothes when she was washing my clothes?

Ayo: On her behalf I am or she is very sorry.

Mami: There is no point apologizing on her behalf, I do not like her. She is a pauper and from a poor family, she is not good for you.

Question: Should Adaobi had argue with them in the first place?