EPILOGUE

January, 2015.

"Great grand ma'ami e sope 'come and eat.'" 'Great grand ma'ami' was a compromise. since her mother would not allow her call her Ma'ami, Rose had settled for that. "Ma'ami smiled and indulged the young girl. "Come and eat' she repeated, Then said "I know how to say 'come and eat' in English already"
"But you don't say it." Rose retorted.
"It's because I prefer to say it in Yoruba."
"You can't learn it if you don't speak it." The girl admonished. "Now, let me teach you another one"
Leave Ma'ami alone Rose." Ese said as she entered Ma'ami's room, then she turned to Ma'ami  and said in a not too perfect Yoruba. "Ema ma da lohun, don't let her drain you."
"She won't rest until I speak English. It's her self imposed mission."
"A mission that she'll have to postpone. Allow Ma'ami to rest Rose, it's time for bed."
"Has Adeponle finally slept?" Ma'ami asked.
"Yeah, finally. The boy is an handful. Rose didn't give me that much headache."
"Male kids are a little bit more difficult to raise
"So I heard. Teju warned me, but I think Ponle is more troublesome than her son."
"How she doing? Your friend."
"Good, her second child should arrive in two months or so."
"May she deliver safely."
"Amin, odaro ma."
"Odaro iyawo mi."
Ese pulled the not too happy Rose along with her, as she left the room.

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Siji dropped the phone as she walked into their bedroom.
"Jasper just called, he said he couldn't reach you. He'll be coming for dinner tomorrow." She said to him
"That would be great. It's been awhile we've had him around."
"Who were you on phone with?" She asked.
"That was Chief." He said
"You still can't bring yourself to call him dad?"
He shrugged.
"Anything the matter?" She asked.
"Pago lost the appeal. The Appeal Court upheld the Judgment of the High Court."
"Jeez!" Ese breathed.
"The case against him was strong. The testimonies of the two eyewitnesses who saw him shoot Sam could not just be thrown away. They described him and the vehicle well, they even got the number plate on camera. He is lucky he is escaping the gallows."
"What difference does that make? He got a life sentence." She said, then asked. "How's Chief taking it?"
"He's taking it well enough. He even asked me again to come work for him."
"And?"
"I said no."
"You still haven't forgiven him."
"Of course I have, If I haven't my kids won't be bearing his name. I won't even have anything to do with him. I acknowledge he is my biological father, but he lost his chance to be a true father. Hopefully if Ponle is interested in his company when he grows up, I won't try to stop him."
"Okay dear, but that would be a long wait." She said smiling. "And judging from how hyperactive my son is, he would rather be a sportsman."
Siji laughed at her joke. "Then let's help the poor rich old man out." He said as he pulled her into his embrace.
"How do we help him out?" She asked, looking clueless.
"Let's make another grandson for him, hopefully this one would prefer the company to sport."
"We are not having another baby Siji." She said, trying to appear serious but failing woefully.
"Yes, we are." He said laughing at her.
"I'm not having another baby Siji."
"Yes, you are."
He pushed and they both fell on the bed laughing.

THE END
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About the Author

 Soji Adeola Ayanleke was born about 3 decades ago in Kano.
He studied Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, he speaks Yoruba and Hausa fluently and he is trying to learn Igbo and Spanish. His hobbies are reading, writing and playing some indoor games.