Those Little Things

I'm tired of all these small things called ants. They are not doing me so well, and I bet you, killing them would be my priority, but then, they are not getting finished. The more I kill, the more they multiply. It is just as if my room is their hideout. Why do they love to stay in my room that much? This is a question even I cannot explain. I always keep my room so clean, but then, they are not concerned about being neat.

Shot Kamelev

When they were done finishing my back, they left my bed for my children's bed. My last son had to cry out, shouting profusely after receiving the bit from the ants. My first son does not care anymore as they are now part of us. The only safest place is the couches.

My elder sister came to visit me on one nice and beautiful day. I thought she would go back that same day, but she decided to stay back. How would I say it? I just let it be and wait for the miracle of the ants to manifest themselves. Although, I was praying seriously within me that they must not bite my sister. I left the bed for her and decided to sleep on the couch, which was the safest place. But then, I would squeeze myself into it since it is just too short. It is not the longer type that one would even balance.

When it was time for the ants to perform their miracles, no one told her to stand up. I was just listening to her. She was given a welcome visit by the ants. She just shifted to one side. The other one gave her a second visit. As she turned to the other side, she could not stay, other than to raise an alarm. I was initially pretending not to have heard her, but after too much shouting, I had to respond. She rushed to the parlour and sat until it was dawn. In the afternoon, they would disappear. So, I told her how I have been managing it. She slept well, I'm the daytime.

Come to think of it, sometimes these ants always save me from some unwanted expenses. My Aunt called me that her son would be coming to spend the holidays at my house. I was feeling reluctant to answer, as I was not ready to accommodate anyone, not even now that things are cost in the market. Transport alone can feed me for one week. Who am I to object to her statement? As I was grumbling within me, I never knew that I had some giants who were ready to fight for me.

Fejiro, my aunt's son, is now at my house to spend the holidays with me. The night he came was so peaceful. The ants did not even touch him. He slept quietly without disturbance. That week was so peaceful as it was as if the ants went on holiday as well. He was to stay for one and a half months. During the second week of his stay, he received a rough visit from the ants. He could not hold it and instead rushed to the parlour. He stayed with his eyes open until dawn. This continued for up to a week. He gave his mum a call that he was going back. He said he was unable to stay as he was unable to sleep so well.

That night, he was unable to sleep until dawn. Now, he took off from my house. Wow…. These ants have saved me from some unnecessary spending.

Fegiro vowed not to come to my house any longer. He always informed others not to come to my house that they would suffer from the ants bite in my house. It's a nice thing for me.

A friend of mine had to send her son to my house to stay. I was not ready to accept him, but I cannot say ” NO”. He came, and I said to myself, “You will be forced to run no matter what”. He stayed for a week and did not feel the ants. Likewise, he could not even say a word related to how the ants were biting him. I kept on wondering if the ants had gone. I quickly rushed to check and saw that there were ants on the bed, but he was not feeling it. We call this kind of people in Nigeria here ” Ajepako”. This means people who are from poor homes.

“This boy is ready to stay oo", I said to myself. I called him and asked if he was being bitten by ants, and he said, “Yes, I can always withstand them as I have twice what is here in my house”. I just opened my mouth in surprise.

Not only that, but I thought I was the only one managing these ants, not knowing that I still have a boss who would not even shake for these ants.