Heaven Baby

Corolla

"Puft! Hahahahaha!!!!" Chioma suddenly burst out laughing.

"Babe, is anything the problem?"

"Wait, wait, wait. Cut!"

Arms akimbo, "Babe which film wey you dey act so? Wetin be the name."

"Oma I don't understand."

"Omo this one go sweet for Nollywood oh. Babe, wetin happen for here?"

She burst into another fit of laughter and took the bouquet from him. "Na me you bring flowers for?"

"Who else?"

"I no know oh, your other babe nko?"

"Oma...! I said I'm sorry okay? And that was a misunderstanding, she's just a distant relative from my grandmother's side."

"Hmm... I have heard, no wahala. The flower fine sha. I love it."

"I'm glad you do."

"Why you come bring these noise makers then?"

"I wanted them to serenade you before the main gift arrives."

She glared at him. "Oh is that so? They should have said so then, I dey quick vex."

She lifted the bouquet to her face and breathed in their fresh, sweet scent. A little giggle escaped her lips.

Tucked among the flowers was a little note. She pulled it out and unfolded it.

'To the most beautiful girl in the world.'

"Thank you." She mouthed.

"It's a pleasure my love."

She rolled her eyes.

"Oma...so...the car, you...you don't like it?"

She froze at that question...she doesn't like the car...? She had seen the car but...is.. is it...?

"Oga e no matter if she like am or not, beggar no get choice." One of the trumpet guys said.

"Shut up Mr. Man." Hipolite shunned him.

"Is it...mine?!" Chioma asked.

"You don start with this your yeye question naw, you no see your name for there??"

"Babe...you really got me a car."

"Yes."

"I been think say you dey whine me oh."

"No."

"You really got me a car?"

"Yes."

"You really got me a car!"

"Yes."

"You really got ME a CAR??"

"Yes...!" He sighed, which kind girl be this sef.

"You REALLY got ME a CAR??!!"

"Nawa oh...make I carry am dey go back??"

"YOU REALLY GOT ME A CAR!!!!"

"Na okada you want?"

"BABE YOU REALLY GOT ME A CAR???!!!! THIS IS REAL RIGHT????"

"Yes babe, and I'm sorry for what I did. Please forgive me, mm? I love you so much Oma." He held her hands tenderly.

"AAHHHHHHH!! AWWNN BABY!! I LOVE YOU TOO!!" She squealed and flew into his arms in a tight hug.

"Is my gift enough to atone for my mistakes?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! It's enough! Oh my gosh, I LITERALLY love IT!" She disengaged from the hug and ran to the car.

"Anything for you my love, my beautiful queen. You're know you're my safe place right...? My heaven Oma... and I'm sorry for hurting you."

His words softened her completely.

"Awwnn, aren't you cute Hipolite? Come here!" She curled her arms around his neck kissed him.

"I love you. I love you. I love you soo much Hipolite!!"

"Abeg oo, wetin una dey do? Tone it down please...make we for see road see better thing today." A neighbor said and walked pass.

They stopped. Chioma smirked.

"Heh. I no go follow you talk today because I know say na small thing e remain make you go hang yourself because of jealousy."

"If you like no focus on the school wey your mama send you."

She ignored the person and turned back to Hipolite "Baby, you out did yourself today. I'm so grateful, I promise you all my love...all of me!!" She hugged him again.

"Em...abeg reduce voice..." He cleared his throat.

"Why?"

"Nothing e don do, and gate still dey open. Here na public place, you no hear wetin your neighborhood talk?"

"Babe...? Are you ash—"

"No no no, I'm not. You know I love you right? And I'm not going to look at another person ever again."

"Promise?"

"Yes I promise. Na why I bring car nah."

"Hipolite you're not being—"

"Oum... Oma, Oma abeg no start. No just start now please. Oya come." He took her hand .

"I still get surprise for you inside car. Make we dey go."

"Really?!"

"Yeah!"

She followed him, their hands intertwined, as he opened the car door for her. They climbed inside.

"Woow!"

"It's okay, babe. Don't be overawed. I go still shock you more in the future."

"Eh? Shock or surprise?"

"Oh..." He scratched the back of his head "Slip of tongue...I meant surprise."

"Eehh?"

He nodded firmly.

"So, what's the model of the car?"

"You no sabi am?" He frowned

"I no be car dealer nah. How I wan take know?"

"But dem write am for front."

"I no see am, I was too excited!" She whined.

"Okay, okay, e don do. Na Corolla."

"Ehh?"

"You no hear me? Na Corolla be this."

"Babe!"

"What?"

"Corolla??"

"Corolla no be car?"

"I don't like it!" She pouted and folded her arms.

"You don't like it ke? You no see as e take fine?"

"Oma see eh make I tell you something. This Corolla car so? E bam well well. E dey very sleek and sharp. Luxury and prestige na the vibes this car dey give oo. Na old money e be!

"I agree...but babe, Corolla... na Corolla we dey talk about here oo."

"Forget that thing. Na fine babe you be oh, you suppose sabi all this thing nah! If you carry this one enter school now, all these small small girls no go dey see your back again oh, because you go be high class lady with Corolla."

"Okay, sha... but I still prefer something like Benz or Ferrari though!" She flipped her hair.

"Hmm? I see... all these GenZ una no really know better thing oh."

"Na you no know anything. You no follow be GenZ?"

"I be but I get small insight at least. This is the latest model, 12th generation oo babe. With updated features. Na you de slack!"

"Whatever! But sha you try. Thank yooouuuu!!" She jiggled the keys.

"Na now you come. You're welcomed joor!" He hugged her again.

"Mtcheew...!" She sighed dramatically.

"Ahhh! Big Omaaaa, pepper body!"

"Duh!" She flexed her nails.

"So, where's your other supri—"

He placed a bundle of cash on her lap.

Then another... and another...

"Hah!" She gasped, her eyes going wide as he kept pulling out wad after wad of cash.

"Ahh! Ahh, babe ahhh...this...this is..." She covered her mouth in awe.

"You see Oma? I will ssppooiill you!"

"Haaaaa!"

"No be my heaven baby you be again? You never see anything oo. I go destroy you!"

"Hipolite which one be destroy again??"

"Ooum babe you suppose dey understand nah. I mean say I go treat you well."

"You mean am?"

"Of course! Premium princess treatment loading...when e reach 100% e go enter queen treatment!"

"You're just bluffing. I no believe you."

"Haa babe. Wetin else wey you want make I do? Abi make I swear oath? Ehh? Make we do blood covenant??"

"Yes!"

He went still...

Wetin dey worry this girl? God abeg. Me I no fit do that one oo. If I come find another rib nko? Where I wan fix that one??

He opened his mouth to say something...but nothing came out.

He shifted in his seat and eyed her.

"See am, see am, see am. E don fear! Hahaha!" She burst out laughing.

"No panic abeg, no dey run faster than your shadow. Who wan do blood covenant with you??" She scoffed. "You wey be like nepa."