Fun

This morning

Uncle - (in the sitting room)

Me - (walking into the sitting room) Don't even expect me to wish you anything... Abeg... I don't do that rubbish

Uncle - (laughing) That's why I came to stay with you today... I said you're the only person I know who doesn't do happy new month wishes

Me - That thing is rubbish na... What's there to be happy about abeg?...

Uncle - I think this is the only thing I like about you, Barnabas..

Me - Abi... (walking to the kitchen)

Uncle - (putting his phone on his ear) Yes Eliot... Me I am safe like this

Eliot - Me I want to go out o..

Uncle - Eliot stay inside.. You know you live with your family members.. And the baba said that nobody must wish us happy new month.. Or else.. Both of us will die.

Elliot - I know... I've been in my room all night ... I'm so hungry

Uncle - We have been doing this since January and this is the last month... It hasn't been easy but lest scale through today and we will be rich

Elliot - Hmm.. Okay o.. Okay..

Uncle - That's why I came to Barnabas house cause I know he doesn't do that new month greeting stuff...

Elliot - You're lucky na.. For this my house... Them don dey bang door since.... I just pretend to be asleep.

Uncle - Oya let me call you back.

Me - (walking in with food and sitting down)

Uncle - Ahan, Barnabas, this one you brought food for yourself

Me - You don't know where kitchen is?

Uncle - Barnabas try and change.. You can't continue being wicked..

Me - Hmm... (standing up and going to the kitchen and bringing food for him)

Uncle - Ahh.. You actually listened...

Me - Yeah.. And you're right.. I think how I've been living my life and all my ideas are wrong... So... I'm going to change this month

Uncle - Thank God o

Me - That said... Happy new month, uncle, wishing you the best of all the good things this month has to offer

Uncle -