In the bustling hot afternoon of Nigeria, everyone doing everything they could to make ends meet. The Streets of Edo state was also busy, traffic jam causing a commotion,the market place also busy,those hustling on the streets were moving but a certain somebody was too busy to pay attention or too caught up to care.
In a house adored in luxury,a little girl not more than the age 17, could be seen moping the varanda of a huge building with headphones on listing to her favorite musician's song both old and new not knowing that someone was calling out to her.
"Marigold, Marigold,"the person called approaching her and then yanked off the headphones.
"Marigold!!"
"Abah!,no need to shout I can hear u"Marigold said cleaning her ears.
"My bad,but I've been calling your name for ages"the girl replied.
"Alright Miss Lucy, what's the matter?"Marigold asked calmly.
"It's time for Danger force, I thought you'd love to watch it with me?"Lucy replied.
Lucy is an American staying in Nigeria with her parents and siblings and Marigold works as a part-time cleaner for them and her mother is the cook.
"I love my neck"Marigold replied and continued cleaning,her headphones hung on her neck.
" But no one is home, it's just u and me"
"And that witch Luna"Marigold replied immediately, reminding her of her sister.
"Are you scared of her?"Lucy asked
"Tah!,how I go dey fear cockroach?{,how will I be afraid of a cockroach?}"Marigold asked in Pidgin english.
"Mari,u know I don't understand what you're saying"Lucy complained.
Marigold laughed for a bit but instead of replying,she went back to Cleaning.
"You're no fun"Lucy grumbled stomping her foot.
"It's a gift"Marigold replied picking up the bucket and going to rinse it and the mop while Lucy went inside upset.
Marigold Kamsiyochukwu Onyekachi,a seventeen years old Nigerian high schooler (secondary schooler). A black girl with vibes,crazy personality and a knack for being troublesome living with a family of Americans to earn a living assisting her mother in anway she can, with her dad late,life ain't easy for herself and her mother but they'll have to pull through.
She finished cleaning and went into the house to have a shower in the guest room before coming down to meet an upset Lucy.
"Why u come dey vex?, I no understand u {Why are you angry now?, I don't understand you}.
"Marigold you're tormenting me, I haven't fully learnt Pidgin yet so speak English"Lucy said
"Fine. Why are you angry?"Marigold asked
"Because you're no fun,u neglected me,your best friend,why?"
"As how naw, I no lose guard u, I dey your back (As how?, I didn't leave u, I'm with u)"
"Now you're speaking slangs, Auntie!!!"Lucy called out heading to the kitchen while Marigold laughed.
"What is it dear?"Mary, Marigold's mother asked,she was a woman in her late Thirties.
"Mari keeps on speaking Pidgin and now she's move to slangs, it's frustrating"Lucy complained.
Marigold continued laughing till she coughed.
"What's all the noise?"Luna asked coming down the stairs.
"Go back to sleep"Marigold said
She and Luna have never been on good terms since the very beginning.
"Why should I?, it's my house"Luna asked in a challenging tone
"But na my papa land una build am put,abi?, I lie?(But it's my father's land u built it on, right?,did I lie?)"she asked purposely speaking Pidgin.
"We don hear (we've heard)"
They turned and noticed Mr and Mrs Greg walking in with their son Lucas and daughter Laura,the second of the triplets.
Luna,Laura,Lucy.
"Boss man, afar na (Boss man, how's it going?)"Marigold asked giving him a fist bump.
"I'm good,u?"
"All's good"
"Am I invisible?"Laura asked clearly displeased.
"Sorry,my bad"Marigold replied and hugged Laura.
"Marigold please have a seat. Mary please come out here"Mrs Greg said taking a seat on the couch.
Mary rushed out to meet them wipping her hands with her apron.
"I'm here ma"she said looking at everyone.
Mr Greg sat down and cleared his throat,"Mary, Marigold, we'll be leaving for Miami in a weeks time"
Lucy:What?!
Laura: Already?!
Lucas: C'mon!
Luna:Yes!
Marigold lowered her head trying not to shed tears.
"We will miss working with you and your family"Mary said giving out a sad smile.
Lucy and Laura had already begun crying at the news.
"But there's more"Mr Greg said and everyone to pay attention .
This time Mrs Greg cleared her throat and turned to Mary saying,"Since we're leaving, we've decided to bring u and Marigold along with us"
"For reals?"Marigold asked raising up her head and the lady nodded.
"What?!!!!"....