Kapitel 16: Chapter Fifteen
Kelechi's POV
How Ben knew there was a local restaurant close by? I didn't know. All I knew was that we could not afford any meal at the hotel we stayed at.
We were broke.
If we didn't have our ride home, we would have been stranded.
"How come there's not enough money?" I asked again hoping this time he would tell me something different; maybe tell me that he had been joking.
"I used most of it to pay for a night for that room. How many times do I need to tell you?" Ben said calmly as he opened the main door of the hotel. It turned out that the owner of the hotel had let us stay the night in a room at the ground floor. The price was affordable. At least, that was what Ben thought.
Anyways, we didn't need to walk too far to get out of the hotel. "Instead of eating outside, let's just go home and eat. We would be eating to our satisfaction. Plus mama's food is delicious." I tried to convince him.
"You've forgotten that mama would first deal with us before giving us food."
"Ohhh ooh" I grumbled. He was right. We were not going Scott free for leaving without permission. Just remembering that mama hated it when anyone went out on Sundays, I really wished we could just fast forward our time to Christmas day. By that time mama would have moved on.
"Why are you so against buying food at a local restaurant? Their food are good too. Plus you get more out of your money than those fancy restaurants." Ben really hadn't changed at all.
"You're still a miser?" I asked mockingly.
"You're still a spendthrift?" He retorted readily. "You should be the one trying to convince me to eat local dishes. I just came back last week."
"Someone that just came back from UK should be craving for food with high quality in a five star restaurant. Not directing me to a local restaurant!"
"Whatever you say.... I'm really craving for Iwagoyin. It's been really long since I ate it." Ben literally licked his lips as he reminisced.
"It's Ewa Agoyin¹. You and your accent sef." Ewa Agoyin was a really delicious delicacy. I loved eating it as a child. But I no longer fancied it.
"Just imagine Kelly. The soft Agege bread² dipped in iwagoyin. Hmmm!" Ben was practically salivating. "It's that shop." He pointed at a little kiosk with a woman in front, selling food. She was already crowded with hungry customer. They were shouting their orders and shoving their money in her face hoping to be the next person she serves.
"Ohh oh!" I grumbled. "There's already a crowd there. How are we going to get our food?"
"With my charms, of course." He said smugly. "You're eating Ewa Agoyin, right?" Finally, he got it right. I just hope he doesn't forget when he reaches the woman selling it.
"Yeah, I can eat anything right now. I'm really hungry." I had not waited to eat lunch before leaving home the day before. Plus I didn't have dinner too.
"Just wait in the car for me. I'll bring it there, okay?"
I just nodded. I decided that it would be better if I preserved my strength for walking to car than giving him a proper reply.
GLOSSARY
1. Ewa Agoyin : this is a popular Nigeria street food. It is mashed up beans with pepper sauce. It is best taken with Agege bread.
2. Agege bread; this bread is a popular bread eaten mostly in Lagos. It's soft unique texture and taste make it perfect for Ewa Agoyin.
Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
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Rangliste 
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Stein