The Adventure Of Kúkù Jósẹ́fù – Episode 3
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Joseph’s POV
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The reasons that the people in our village started hating me is that, there was a day my mother sent me back home to get her something.
I got the thing she talked about and on my way back to the market I met with two masquerade on the way.
I saw them going to people or stopping some passerby with whip on their hand and request something from them.
” maybe dey Don lost and they are asking for directions” I thought.
My mother already told me to run from them whenever I met them on the road and I wonder why cause I never did anything wrong.
Since then I’ve been running from them but today I decided to stand my ground and not run I haven’t done anything wrong.
I tried to pass them but they prevented me from passing unless I pay them and I was surprised.
haha dis egun(masquerade) na beggar ni, abi wich kain begging style be dis” I said to myself.
See ah no get anything, ah no get shi shi allah ba mi sa” i said.
give us money or else you will not Go” one of the masquerade said.
you say wetin, Nigba te ya were(when you are not mad) ” I said to them then tried to passed them then one them whipped me hard on my buttocks and I jump up.
Heeyyy……oya were ni(are you mad?)…… Ofe ku sha( do you want to die?) ” I said angrily and also in pain cause the whip touch me well well cause the whip has thorn on it and also I don’t wear pant or boxer, just my over patched worn-out trouser.
Without me knowing the second one whipped me again and jump up again in pain that I almost cry.
I got angry and went to the first one and punch him on the face which sent him to the ground.
The second one tried to whip me and I took the whip from him, and started beating him with the whip and i turn to the second one and started beating them together.
It got to a point that I threw the whip away and started beating them with my hand, people have gathered around us already and someone stopped me from beating them.
The two of them stood up and ran away and I also went to the market, my mom asked me why I was late I tried lying cause she had warned me not to fight anyone but she got me already.
josefu,o tu ti loja( you have fight again)” she said.
rara oo….maami….i did not fight oo” I defended.
shaarap…..lier…..iwo omo yi, iwo omo yi, so ofe pami ni (you this boy, you this boy, do you want to kill me?) ” she said.
mama, no be my fault, na dem kuku cause am” I said.
wey the thing I say make you bring?” she asked and I gave it to her.
When we got home on that day we saw some people in front of our house, I looked at my mom saw the same confused look on her.
ki lo sele……what happen….why are you hia? ” mama asked.
look Here mama josefu, your son has done what he’s not supposed to do, he has stepped on the tail of a cobra and it will surely bite him” the man said and mama stare at me immediately.
josefu, you dis boy will not kill me, why did you do it?……don’t you see the snake?…..why did you match it?” mama said.
mama, I no no anything naw, I did not step on anything, mama, na lie dem dey lie, ah swear I no do am” I defended.
are me sure? ” mama asked.
yes mama, are me sure ” I replied then mama turned to them.
he say he no do anything, maybe na mistake, abeg help me beg the snake” mama said which only got the man more angry.
look here woman, you think this is a joke abi, you and your son are now playing us like a fool abi” another man said.
Nooo…no be so” mama said.
come, lemme tell you something…in the next three day if ur son no make appeal to the gods hin go die” he said and I was shocked including mama.
eeehhhh die ke?, ahhhh,..josefu e ya kill me oo….ahh…abeg babalawo(herbalist)…..i” mama said.
ehh….who be babalawo?, I look like babalawo for your face? ” the man said interrupting her.
sorry, abeg, help me forgive am, na small Pikin him be, abeg” mama begged.
en eh, you no know say na small pikin before hin go beat our masquerade ” the man said and mama look at me.
you beat egun(masquerade)?” she asked facing me and I looked down.
aaaaahhhhhh….josefu, josefu, wetin I do you eh” mama said.
mama no vex?” I said.
e be like say you people are not serious…..i Don tell you my own, if you like do the sacrifice and if you like no do am, na your palava be dat” the man said and they were about to leave.
baba, baba, baba, abeg wait….. umm….how much na the sacrifice?” mama asked and they stopped.
if you want to perform the sacrifice then come to the shrine with #5000″ the man said.
eeeeeehhhhhhhh, #5000……ahhhhh” mama shouted.
na because of #5000, you shout like that?……you’re not serious, my people abeg let’s go” the man said and they left.
aah, josefu you see ur life, ahh…#5000, where I go see am” she said.
sorry mama” I said.
ah..eh…no problem, shebi na three days dey give us, I still get #600 for here, so tomorrow we go go find the remaining till it’s complete, e means dat we go fast be dat” mama said.
mama, no worry about that one Jaree, dey just dey lie for you, nothing go happen” I said.
you know say dis people dem kuku get juju well well, abeg I no want any Wahala oo” mama said.
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Over the next two days mama have been starving me and herself in the house, if not for the small garri that we have in the house we wouldn’t have eat anything.
But I don’t mind at all cause for the this two days I had another dream and I went out as usual and take care of the sacrifice, so I don’t really get hungry.
The last day given for us to perform the ritual and we are yet to gather the money, my mom was able to gather #1,800 out of #5000.
My mother went to the shrine to beg them to collect the money like that but they refused saying she needs to complete it or else I will die.
My mom and I paraded the village all about but no one help us, my mom cried alot on that day thinking that I was going to die.
But on the next day I was still alive and my mother was so happy, we were on our a way to the market then we met the men on the way and it’s seems they are coming to our house.
They saw me and they were surprised to see me alive and well.
baba, thank you for wetin you do oo” mama said kneeling before them.
wetin I do?, how is this possible?…..you should be dead? ” the man said.
haha, dead ke, God forbid…..i no do anything so ah no go die” I said.
baba, you too see that hin no do anything” mama said.
you dis woman, I don tell you make you come do the ritual….maybe the gods they show you mercy……uhm…anything that happen na you cause am oo” he said then they walk away.
mama, no mind them joooor, na lie dem dey lie, nothing go happen ” I said.
ritual ko ritual ni” I said then we left to the market.
Weeks passed and nothing happened to me which only got those men more angrier at me.
The news got to the whole village they say we are cursed, which cause them to hate us.
They refused to buy from my mom and they distance themselves from us, which make my mother to go over to the next village to sell her market.
This never stopped me from my midnight adventure until one day, I went as I always do after I had a dream.
Unfortunately there are group of other ritualist that perform a midnight rites as well.
They saw me eating the sacrifice of another person, they tried to pass another way thinking they saw a ghost but one of them recognize.
They were shocked and surprised and they dragged me away from there and I ran away from there.
It was in the morning that we saw them right in front of our house and they started raining curses on us.
My Mom found out about it and was not very happy, I was taken to the king of our village about the issue and I was put inside the prison.
My mom pleaded on my behalf and in the next three days I was released. The king told my mom that if I am seen with such an act or any bad behavior again that we will be sent out of the village.
My mom got very angry with me and she beat me mercilessly saying that she wanted to beat out the spirit that’s making me eat sacrifice.
she told me very to go anymore, and to consider our situation and for me not to involve in any fight again, that she doesn’t want to lose me.
Seriously I don’t really see know what I did wrong but I decided to stop because of my mom.
That’s that about how the people of our village hate us.
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Now back to the present, while my mom took the boys to mama Caro’s place I went to the market to watch her market.
I stayed with the market till very late in the evening, and no one came not even one person to patronize me then I packed the market then went back home.
I met mama at home and the countenance I saw is not welcoming at all.
” mama, good evening ” I greeted.
” josefu, wetin I do for you ehh….why do you kuku just like to give me wahala” mama said.
” mama no vex” I apologised.
” sharrap, everytime no vex no vex……you know dem kuku done give us warning before say make we
commot for this village, abi u want make dem kuku send us away” mama said.
” no mama, but no be my fault oo…na those boys na dem kuku they find my trouble, I said.
“must you fight
……then you will run away” mama said.
” ehh….
mama, i should run for those small boys….
olorun maje (God forbid)” I said.
” ma so bata fun e (i will throw you my sandal)……
kilo nse e gan na( what’s wrong with you) ” mama
said.
” ah ah……
fight…
fight….fight, dem use fight do you? ” mama said.
” na all the money wey I make since mawrin, na hin I give mama caro to treat those boys……..
hope say
you sell small market cause ah no get any money for hand again ” mama said.
” ahh…..
mama market no dey ooo…
ah no sell at all” I said.
” ahh……
you see your life……ehh…
no problem….
we go carry empty stomach go sleep” mama said.
mama you sef…..you shouldn’t have take them to mama Caro…..now we no get any money again” I said.
shut up jooor, no be your own I dey do” she said then I entered the house.
Not long after my mom called me and i went to meet her.
Josefu” mama called from inside.
Yes mama” i said as i got to her.
Na only this #150 dey my hand” mama said.
How we go kon do am mama?” i asked.
I don’t even know, but make we use this #150 chop for tonight, so in the morning we go know wetin we go do” mama said.
Okay mama” i replied.
So take this #150, buy #100 bread and #50 akara and tell the woman to pack the small small ones for you okay” mama said.
Okay mama, i dey come” i said collecting the money and left.
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On my way to the Akara seller they are celebrating someone’s birthday and everyone is partying and dancing to the song blazing out of the speakers.
The song ‘tesumole’ is the one they are dancing to, I don’t even like the song or the singer cause i don’t see any meaning in the song.
People are busy jumping up to the song that a girl almost fall down while dancing, i have a best artist too her name is ‘TENI’.
I mean that girl dey sing die, all her song make sense die, her song that i heard that made me like her is ‘ For your case’ after that one I just dey like her song dey go.
I left the place and i went to where my mom sent me, i bought the bread and Akara then i left the place.
On my way back home i passed by the birthday party and i stopped as i heard my favorite song.
Titiri biri biri deh
Eyeeh
Ahhhhh na my song be this oooo” i shouted then i put down the bread and akara ontop someone’s car and i started dancing to the song.
Kajo kajo kajo
Kayo kayo kajo
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh
Ùyò meyo
Ùyò meyo
Oh ùyò
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh
Ùyò meyo
Ùyò meyo
Eh ùyò
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh
Everybody’s born a winner eyeh eyeeh
If only you just believe yeh eh eyeh
Close your eyes and come and see nah
eyeh eyeh yea
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing nah
‘Cos if you work hard
You can get it if you want
If you strive hard you can be just what you want
If you work hard you can climb the mountain top
‘Cos nothing is too small
And nothing is too big
Ùyò meyo
Ùyò meyo
Oh ùyò
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh
Ùyò meyo
Ùyò meyo
Oh ùyò
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh eyeh
What my eyes have seen eh eyeh
Ohun toju mi ti ri ah eyeh yea
Don’t let them tell you, “You can’t”
And they won’t help you just so you know
Just keep on pushing oh uhooo
Ibi ti daddy mi o de, ma de be ma tu kòja oh
Ibi ti mummy mi o de, ma de be ma tu kòja oh
Ori ori mi jowo
Ori la ‘na ko mi oh uhooo
Ori eeeee mi másùn yeh eyeh
Ùyò meyo
Ùyò meyo
Oh ùyò
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh
Ùyò meyo
Ùyò meyo
Oh ùyò
Ùyò meyo lé’hun osan okan mi o eh
Owo mi mare fun fun nene yeh
Ma yan fan da n’óke n’óke eh fan da
Teni edulamo
Omo oluwoleje
Omo apata gan
Moduro gboin gboin l’ese mi o eh eyeh
Ah
Wan ro pe ótan shugbon olórun so pe oku
Wan ro pe ótan shugbon olórun so pe oku eeeeeh
Omo la’so n’aiye omo la’so n’aiye ooh
Olaoshebikan o gbodo sun eh eyeh
Ko durotimi l’ojojumo
Ma je k’ota korin mi jo wo
Ibikibi to ba ti hun mo mò pe inu re dun
Tori
Mo she rere n’aiye mi ah mo she rere
Tori
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” Aaah….ah swear this girl Sabi sing die……ah… Ùyò meyo” i said as i went to pick my bread.
I got to the place and i got the surprise of my life as i can’t find my bread nor the akara not even the car.
Ahh….no no no…. don’t even play dirty play with me oo” i said as i keep searching for the bread.
Ahh….abeg make i find am oo…or mama josefu go kill me” i said as i keep searching for it.
The car just drove away now now” the guy said.
Ahhhhh……moku….aye mi my life….yeeeeeee” i screamed as i run towards the direction of the car.
Aaaahhhh…… ÙYÒ MEYO HAVE KILL ME OOOOO”
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TBC
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