14/05/2024
Amara: Ehen, Precious, I forgot to ask you about the date you went to yesterday. How e go na?
Precious: Is it that rubbīsh date? Abeg wait, lemme put down this rice first so we will chop it quick-quick.
*She sprinkles salt on the rice, turns it swiftly, and then brings down the pot*
Amara: *grabs a spoon* The rice don sour?
Precious: It sour a little, but I put am maggi and pepper and it go well now.
Amara: *scoops some rice into her mouth, chews and pauses* E no sour much. Still good... *continues eating*... Ehen, tell me about the date na. You know I had slept off by the time you returned.
Precious: *drops her spoon and claps her palms together in awe* Babes, can you imagine that that stupīd guy took me to Chicken Republic.
Amara: Chicken–what?
Precious: Chicken Republic oooo. Common Chicken Republic. Cheap Chicken Republic. When we dey text, he was acting like he was rich, telling me that he will buy this and that for me, that he will take me here and there.
Amara: True. You talk am. You even showed me the guy's pictures on Instagram, he looked rich.
Precious: Exactly. I thought he was rich ooo. Forget all these Instagram famzing, all these guys are broke like glass cup wey fall from person hand.
Amara: Omo! I thought una go one five star restaurant like that or those exotic bars for Lekki.
Precious: For where? Who dash monkey coat? Can you imagine that all he spent on me was just 21K.
Amara: 21K?
Precious: 21K oooo. What is 21K? He bought me that their tasteless rice and chicken, one tub of ice cream, a grilled fish, and one Chivita drink. Omo, I come squeeze face dey chop am, dey vex. Like what is a big girl like me doing in Chicken Republic?
Amara: *scraps the burnt bottom of the pot for more rice* That guy no get shame. He's lucky na you. If na me he take go Chicken Republic, I go cursē am, curse em mama, curse em papa.
Precious: I trust you na. But trust me, I showed him shege. After we finished eating, he asked me to follow him go house, but I told him my stomach was paining me. I reach here come block am.
Amara: *smiling* Smart Babes. Stainless. Asa Nwa. Big girl. Lagos number 1. Girl you too get sense.
Precious: Na me! Na me! *shakes her head left and right with pride* Anyway, I got date with another guy this evening. He's very fine.
Amara: Nwa! Abeg, bring back shawarma for me ooo!
Precious: I will... *looks into the pot*... Leave me make I chop this small one na, Amara.
Amara: Abeg, me I still dey hungry.
Precious: *sighs* Wetin we go chop this afternoon sef?
Amara: Garri and sugar still dey for cupboard na.
Precious: Na true.
*Both keep eating their stale rice*
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