his return
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(when he got home)
John nkem ?
Titi. yes, my dear what's the problem ? why are you back just in an hour from a journey of two days ?
don't you want to go for the hunt again ?
ehh ?
John. nkem ,let me answer one question first before you ask again please .
Titi ok answer any of the questions.
John. ehen, let me tell you,this village have misplaced a very important part of us ,do you believe that a great Hunter has used the mother Earth to wrap himself ?
Titi. I don't understand all this your idiomatic expressions; tell me what happened or forget it then.
John. listen, this no child's play,I mean a great Hunter is gone,do you believe that mr eze hulk the hulk of npotu land has eaten with his ancestors {he fell down on his knees looking up as if he is talking to someone in front of him} why,why eze hulk of all people?
death it won't go well with you.
Nkem. my dear tell me you are joking;am not sure if you are serious,by the way i don't like such an expensive joke,
how on Earth would you have to play with a friend dying ?
John how on Earth am i going to play with the death of a close friend ? I said i am serious.
(she put her hands on her head and began to cry)
Titi. (speaking in pigin English)
I talk am say this life be like biscuit , break am trow for mouth im own don finish be that,
so nah like this hulk take die ,
ah! death e no go better for you ooo.
John. my own,e don do,nah just to go greet im people now, nah im remain.
Titi. my love wait first, wetin happen to am ?
John. (after a long silence John decided to break the silence)
my own , you remember that Star wey ejah talk say im see for that river,wey im run for ?
Titi. yes i remember am well well,
that star wey later dry give am signal make im come back, we ejah for pack im slipass find levels abi ?
John no be lie , I swear down you remember am ,them talk say im see am im come go shoot am nah so the bullet wey comot for im g*n come, come back kill am.
Titi ye my god sey na like this im use finish im own wakaa ? ok now i pray say make im rest in peace no be in peaces.
(titi stood up and left John in the room)....
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