Money Is A Defence, Wisdom Is A Defence!

“Mom, you won’t believe what happened”. Ify said to her mother. The woman asked her to tell her what had happened and that she would believe. “Mom, Lanre slapped me! She did something wrong and I confronted her for it, then she slapped me”. Ify said.

“What manner of approach did you use?” The mother asked. Ify kept quiet. The mother ordered her to talk. Ify started to narrate all that has happened so far till this point. The mother sighed.

“Ify, you must have used the wrong manner of approach for your friend to have slapped you. Besides the both of you never had a fight till now. I mean now that you girls are about to be done with Bachelor’s degree and leave school if you decide not to further”. The mother said.

“Ify, this is where life begins. Outside that school wall is a whole different life waiting for you girls. And how you lived this far will determine how you will see each other outside those school walls. So if you like ruin your friendship, tomorrow will tell”. The mother said again. Ify defended that she was no the one ruining their relationship. She told the mother that Lanre was toxic and Lanre was evil. She told her what Lanre did to Chibuzor to crown it all saying that Lanre could do same to her.

The mother laughed when she told her about what happened to Chibuzor the caretaker in her compound. “Ify, you see how much she cares for you and how far she can go to fight for you. You do not get such friends easily”. The mother said. Then she told her to go give the phone to Lanre. She would want to talk to her.

“She is not here. She packed out”. Ify said to her mother over the phone. The mother sighed. “Ify, what did you say to her?”. The mother asked her. She told her she told her to leave but that she was not exactly serious with it. She said she thought Lanre would plead. “Hope you are not letting the fact that your parents are rich get into your head? Because if that is what is eating your brain, then gear this. Their are points in life when money will nut matter because it can’t be of help. Money is a defence, wisdom also is a defence. If you have money without wisdom, then you are doomed. Besides, how can you be proud of your parents wealth?”. The mother said to Ify. Then she ended the call. This was the longest they both talked over the phone.

Ify frowned after the call had ended. Why would her mom be taking sides with Lanre? Why do they all like Lanre? Even her favourite aunt, Anita’s mother had liked Lanre while they were there. The woman liked Lanre to the point she was trying to match her up with Gozie. But somehow, she knew her mother was right. She received that slap because she talked about Lanre’s father.