30/09/2022
Yesterday at the market, I was buying smoked fish when one small girl carrying okro passed.
I was standing close to a woman who was also buying fish. The market was about to close.
The woman called on the girl selling the okro and asked how much. The small girl told her 200 each.
The woman told her, you no see say night don reach, if I no buy this you go carry am go home. I go buy am 100 naira each.
The girl was begging her to buy the 3 left for 500 she told her "abeg go. You no want sell. When you ready, come back come meet me."
The girl told her to bring 450 and the woman told her 300 or you carry am go home.
The girl started walking away reluctantly.
Just immediately, my pregnant wife called and said she's craving okro soup that she just saw one on Instagram. U know pregnant women with their urgent demand of food. Even if u late in providing the food they might lost their apatite
Omoo🕺🕺🕺🕺
I called the girl back and told her to pack the okro for me.
She told me uncle abeg buy am 400. If I sell am 300, my mama money no go commot. E suppose be 450 but I no wan carry am go home.
I told her to pack them.
The woman was looking at me. She asked the girl. Make I pay 350? This woman bought fish of over 2k so it's not like she didn't have 100 to add.
I told the girl "if I buy the okro 450, your money go commot? She said yes.
Tor! Pack okro make I dey go house.
She packed them. I gave her 500 and told her well done. Use the 50 naira and buy something on your way home.
She jumped up in joy, tossed her tray up and down and ran with so much excitement.
By now, market don close. Okro don finish. Madam dey eye me. Small girl don go house. I don see okro for my pregnant wife. Life goes on.
Sometimes when it seems all hope is lost, hold on a little. Your destiny is not in the hands of anyone.
God can raise a helper for you in the least expected places and you won't need the person who constantly yells at your face "you're nothing without me"
May you come in contact with people who will make life easier for you today.
