The visitor

At home Soma was seen making arrangements in preparation of dinner , pounding the melons with a pistle inside a moltar when her friend walked in . Dressed up with an Ankara wrapper covering her upper body and the same piece but another wrapper securely tied on her lower body with beads on her waist and wrists and hair styled up and half of it cascading down on her shoulder and tattoos similar to Soma's on her arms and chest .

She waved at her with smiles and went to greet Annaki

" Good day mama" , she greeted while bowing down a little in response to their tradition.

". Good day , my child how are you", Annaki responded with smiles on seeing Nneka her daughter's friend

". Am fine mama "

" And your parents"

" They are equally fine mama, lemme go and help Soma", she said while picking up a small kitchen stool and walking back to her friend, she kept the stool and sat on it, picking up a tray with Vegetables she began to pick them and soak them in a basin filled halfway with water to wash them after picking.

" You said you will come over after you come back from the market, but it's obvious you chose to stay back with out informing me, and I waited and waited at home" she said in tone with trace of anger in it .

". Am so sorry, I didn't mean to, just that I was delayed on my way back from the market and I couldn't come back home on time" Soma explained trying to make her see reasons with her.

". You were delayed? " she asked with a raised eyebrow, hinting that Soma should explain further.

". of course , by Chike ",

" By Chike again ?, please don't listen to him he's one of those people looking for people the will deceive". She said with a trace of sarcasm in her voice.

" How do you know that"? Soma asked, For Nneka to turn her back to check if Annaki is listening to them before she continues.

". When a man is poor , he has nothing to offer apart from wasting your time all in the name of love ". she said and rolled her eyes in disgust

" See let me tell you , better not fall for those tricks he call love, or else you will regret it" Nneka shrugged her shoulder giving Soma the concerned look

". You maybe right , but I believe that Chike is not one of them." replied Soma still not believing what her friend said.

"Look at you , he's even their leader, hence you're poor you are one of them "

". This one you are not believing me, hope you are not falling for him " Nneka asked with a tone of suspicion.

" As for me , Nneka bragged while checking her self out, I will never marry a poor man , never"!

" And what if the man you love is poor" Soma asked her

" There's nothing like love, Soma! , money speaks all language my dear don't be fooled"

" if you say so", Soma sighed and continued pounding not having the strength to argue further with Nneka.