Family reunion 4

Hell hath no fury lk a woman scorned....so the saying goes,but it is also an old adage that says a woman's problem is another woman,on this fateful day,the whether was quite clement,she sat on her bed tucking her legs into her stilettos as her long hair tumbled over her bare shoulders and back in messy curls,Mom had always dressed fab whenever she was going to give a presentation at office meetings or meeting people for the first time or going for a feline cat fight as it was today,she believed it boosts her confidence and creates a certain fear in her "opponents", "Mom,all these are unnecessary" Hamz who strolled into Mom's room in a tank top and "kukere" jeans opined, Mom sighed, looked up and said its the downside to being an Adagiri, "I hate ur father's family,they r draining me but to protect ur trust funds,I hv to maintain an appearance at the reunions" she said with another sigh, there was nothing we all could do than to watch her dress up,she stood up to apply her loose powder at the lighted mirror on the wall when we heard a soft knock on the mahogany door,we looked at each other as Karl went to get the door,standing at d doorway was Ubaida Adagiri, Mom's sister-in-law,looking well dressed in her lace gown,she smiled at Karl and without being told to come in,she briskly walked in,looking all around for Mom and asking where she is,Mom quickly grabbed for her wrapper and tied around her boobs as she was only putting on her victoria's secret uplift bra and black leggings,Ubaida came into the room,greeted Mom pleasantly and sat down at the edge of her expansive bed, "Mama QT,don't u think all this is stretching for just tooo long,this silly woman we call our mother-in-law keeps threatening us,traumatising us,making us leave our jobs,risking getting fired at our places of work,making our lives hell, am tired and I see it in ur eyes that u r also tired and of all of us,u've been the only one brave enough to stand up to her on several occasion,we need to combine forces and stand up against her,am beyond fed up" ,Mom who kept dressing up,smiled, "well I don't kno what we can do other than endure this reunions and go on to our respective homes and lives,its not so much to start a drama over" Mom replied trying to maintain a diplomatic stand,u never can trust women anyway,Ubaida stood up,stamping her feet annoyingly and lamenting over the ordeal she's suffered in the hands of the Adagiri matriarch,saying she couldn't take it no more,while they were at it,I kept acting like I wasn't listening to what they were saying,pinging away,chatting with my friend tuby who was having some family drama of his own and jamal inundating me with gists about how he's balling in lagos,Mom still trying to play the whole thing down suggested they just be patient and try not to react whenever the matriarch starts with one of her threats or outbursts, Maryam Adagiri,another sister-in-law to mom and one of our late uncle's wife also tricked in,one by one,all the Adagiri wives were in Mom's room and they all agreed that they had had enough of their monster-in-law's ordeals,Mom was beginning to feel a sense of responsibility to lead the women to the promise land,ever the amazon,lol,her head began to "swell" as the other women encouraged and praised her for her strength and boldness,Mom should have known better
       The Adagiri wives,all cladded in their killer heels,louboutons,war paints of makeup and hair styled to perfection all descended the stairs to have a meeting with the matriarch and other well placed extended relatives of the Adagiri family,the matriarch had ensured the women all look well dressed and look smashing for such meetings as the local press are always on hand to cover such events and report to all and sundry that one of our hometown's big familes are still intact and looking fabulous. The meeting started in earnest and as usual,dad's mom barked orders,rules and generally terrorized the women,Mom cleared her throat,stood up and asked the matriarch to shut it, "WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS?,she shouted, "ALL U DO IS MAKE OUR LIVES HELL,OVER WHAT,HUH? DOES IT MAKE U HAPPY WHEN U DO THAT?ALL UR 9 SONS DIED IN UR LIFETIME ,RATHER THAN PULL US THEIR WIDOWS CLOSE,U THREATEN US,MAKING US REALISE WHOEVER REMARRIES FORFEITS WHATEVER INHERITANCE DUE TO HER,HOW MUCH IS THIS FUCKING INHERITANCE WORTH ANYWAY", everyone quieten down,grams looked totally aghast,the 8 sisters-n-law all avert their gaze,Mom looked around her,there was no support or looks of reassurance,she knew immediately she was alone,but rather than shiver,she looked up bravely,grams stood up,laughed mischievously and ordered Mom out of her house,mom defiantly walked out of her presence,came upstairs and announced to us we've been sent packing,without much ado,we packed our stuffs and happily went out of the palatial home and as we shut the door,we heard her shouting to the rest of the women,we were just glad to be out,but we knew we haven't heard the last of our paternal grandmother! Whew! we boarded our car,onwards to the federal capital, KEEP UP