I Fought My Mother-in-law With Pie / Chapter 5: No Rest for the Wicked
I Fought My Mother-in-law With Pie

I Fought My Mother-in-law With Pie

Author: Elizabeth Lynch

Chapter 5: No Rest for the Wicked

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I wan talk, but little sister-in-law no gree:

Before I fit open mouth, Amaka rush enter: “Nnenna, you get conscience so? My mama dey try for you, how you take repay am? Since you meet my second brother, you don ever buy my mama even one cloth? Since two months wey you marry come, na my mama dey feed you, dey take care of you. We wey be her pikin, we no dey use her money. Second brother no dey house, but na you dey chop her pension finish! You no just ungrateful, you dey waste her sweat join. You be better example of person wey no get shame!” Her finger dey point like teacher for classroom. The way she balance leg, you go know say she no go stop until she win.

I just laugh. “Your mama good to me? Na so she tell all of una, abi?” I gimme small laugh, but for inside, my blood dey boil. "Una dey see me finish, no wahala."

Big brother sharply point at sister-in-law and brother-in-law: “No be only Mummy go talk—ask your sister-in-law, ask your brother-in-law, Mummy dey treat them the same way as me and you?” Obinna try balance. E no wan make matter spoil. He point everybody, try show say na equal love.

Sister-in-law nod: “Mummy dey try.” The woman nod, carry face up, hands for lap, agree with small smile. For her, matter suppose end there.

Brother-in-law agree: “True, Mummy treat us well.” His voice no loud, but he nod in support. Everybody dey back my mother-in-law, na only me stand alone.

Little sister-in-law raise voice: “You hear am? Sister-in-law and my husband no be Mummy pikin, but she dey treat dem like her own. You, new wife, na only you she wan please. She no fit show you bad face for just two months. If she ever do am, na you provoke her first!” She dey list points like person dey count lottery number. Every line, she dey throw face.

I laugh. “You don talk finish—good and bad.” The smile for my face dey bitter. If I talk, dem no go hear. If I keep quiet, na me dem blame.

Little sister-in-law snap: “I lie? Leave every other thing—today you throw away the pies my mama make, she no even fit vex for you—she just dey cry for us. That one show say you dey bully her steady. If second brother dey house, he for don slap you!” She stamp foot, throw hand. Her husband hold her waist, dey beg her with eye: “Abeg, calm down.” For their eye, I dey wicked, heartless, enemy of progress.

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