CHAPTER 20

It was lovely weekend in Mr and Mrs Tayo's house, all the family were doing division of laugbors. Titi was in her room cleaning it and mopping the floor when Bolu and his father were outside cleaning the compound and uprooting the little grasses on the floor beside the swimming pool, it was Bolu and the gate man that were doing the work when his father was just supervising them. Sarana and their mother were in the kitchen cleaning it and also cooking.

After some minutes, Bolu and their father had done entered and went to their rooms to bath, Sarana came out from the kitchen with the dinner dishes setting the table at the dinner room when their mother came out went straight to her room to take her bath as well. After finished setting the table she went to her room.

Titi came down to the living room sat on the chair waiting for them when Bolu and Sarana too came out from their rooms, Sarana called them to the dinner room just sat down when their parents too joined them and started eating the breakfast. After finished eating, Bolu and Titi packed the plates to the kitchen to wash and others went to the living room, Mr Tayo took the remote control and on the Television. Sarana just came home from school to spend the weekend with her family and would be going back on Monday morning, she used to come home some times.

They were watching NTA news when Bolu and Titi got there standing beside the chair.

"Mom! Am want to go and swim" Bolu said.

"Okay! My son, you can go"

"Me too mom!" Titi said. "Okay! Just be careful"

"Yes! Mom" two of them left the living room, door closed. Their mother repositioned the way she sat down and Sarana on the other chair.

"Sarana! Sarana!! Sarana!!" Calling her continuously.

"Yes! Mom, am here now!" She said with lower voice.

"There is something important that I want to discuss with you and I want to you to pay attention"

"Okay! Mom, am with you!"

"What I want to discuss with you is about my friend's son, Olawale"

"I hope no problem? Something happen to him?"

"No problem at all and he is alright!, I have discussed this with your father and he agreed also happy" Sarana looked at her father.

"Yes my daughter!, your mother had told me everything about it and I agree but we have to tell you first"

"And you said no problem!"

"No problem! My daughter just agree with your mother about it and that is all" said with smile.

"It's not something difficult!"

"Okay Mom!" Looked at two of them round.

"We want you and my friend's some to come together as one!"

"Me and Olawale! Come together as one!"

"Yes! My daughter, to be as one family"

"You want us to do what? I can't get you Ma"

"We want you and Olawale to be dating each other and after that we can plan your wedding"

"You mean you! Mummy and Daddy want to matmake us together!" Said with loud voice.

"If you called it maltmaking good but it's not!" Her father said.

"Daddy! Daddy!! You know that it can't be possible!"

"Why? It will, if you love each other"

"Mummy! It can't be possible!, directly and indirectly you are matmaking us together for what?"

"Give me good three reason that make it not to be possible, we two family know and love each others"

"One mummy! Am older than him!"

"Age doesn't mean anything in relationship my daughter! And in other way what you take from him is just two years nothing more!"

"You know that if it's because of outside that he study he can't never finished university by now!"

"I know that his education is fast and so!, he has been working so what else do you want!"

"Yes my daughter! All what you want from a man he has it so nothing again" her father said.

"Mom! It's like you are forcing me to do this!"

"This is not forcing my daughter!" Her father said.

"Just that we want the best for you than all those guys whom will just break your heart and collect money!"

"I will try and see how it will go, mom and Dad!"

"God will bless you!!" Her father prayed.

"Ameen! Ameen!! Sir" said with lower voice.

"So next weekend me and you will go to their house so that you can talk and know each other well!"

"Okay Mom, anything you want and thanks!"

"You are welcome!!" Mrs Tayo was very happy and they continued watching the news.

Mrs Olotun and her son were in the living room watching movie, Olawale just got down to the living room five minutes ago.

"My Son! I want to talk to you before I forget!"

"Okay! Mom, what is it?" Faced his mother.

"It's about you and your life because as a mother I will always want the best for you!"

"Yes ma, I know that!"

"Do you my friend's daughter, Sarana?"

"Yes Ma! I know her name, the first born of Mrs Tayo right?" "Yes my son!, you are right!"

"So what is it? What happen to her?"

"Nothing happened to her, I want you and her to be a girlfriend and boyfriend!"

"Boyfriend and girlfriend!, you want her to be my girl?"

"Yes my son that is what I mean!"

"But mom! You know that can never possible!"

"Why? Sarana is a good girl and lovely!"

"You know I have my own girlfriend now!"

"Which girlfriend? Who know her? What it's her name?"

"Her name is Zinara, my lovely girlfriend!"

"You are so funny!, still when do you want to be waiting for her the child that all her parents and relatives are in United State so how can you meet again and talk of marry each other!"

"Am still going back to U. S now!"

"I have told you several time that going back to U. S is a dream that can never come true"

"Mom! What?, are you trying to restricted me here!"

"Yes! If that is what you think and that is why I want you to be dating Sarana so you can forget about that Zinara or what did you called it and enjoy Nigeria"

"Mom! Forget of dating that Sarana! Release my green passport and let me go back to U. S"

"Sarana is coming here next weekend masha Allah"

"To do what? Are you really serious of this!"

"Off course and for both of you to see each other, talk and try to be getting along with each other!"

"Wait! Are you trying to matmake us!" Said with loud voice with surprised.

"If you said so!" She laid down straight and continued watching the movie, Olawale was just looking at his mother without knew what to say.