Half of a Yellow Sun Page #4

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Mama, welcome!Nno!

I'm Olanna. Did you go well?

- Our journey went well.

- Good afternoon.

Is this Odenigbo's relative from home,

Mama?

Amala helps me in the house.

Come, Mama, let's sit.

You shouldn't bother in the kitchen.

You should rest. Let Ugwu do it.

I want to cook a proper soup

for my son.

Of course, Mama.

At least let me help you, Mama.

I'll go and change.

I hear you did not suck

your mother's breasts.

What?

They say you did not suck

your mother's breasts.

Please go and tell those

who sent you

that you did not see my son.

Tell your fellow witches that

you did not see him! Do you hear me?

Tell them that nobody's medicine

can work on my son.

He will not marry

an abnormal woman,

unless you kill me first.

Only over my dead body!

Mama...

Don't "mama" me.

I said, do not "mama" me.

Leave my son alone.

Go and tell your fellow witches

that you did not see him!

- Neighbours!

- Mama, will you stay inside?

Neighbours!

There is a witch in my son's house!

Neighbours!

Tell your master I've gone to my flat.

Neighbours!

I'm so sorry she acted that way.

- I just had to leave.

- No, no. You didn't have to,Nkem.

You should've ignored her, really.

I've decided to talk to Okeoma

about the Labour Strike.

- We have to show support...

- Your mother made a scene.

You're angry,Nkem?

I didn't think you'd take this

so seriously.

You can see my mother

doesn't know what she's doing.

She's just a village woman.

You never talk about your mother.

You've never asked me

to come to Abba with you to visit her.

Stop it,Nkem,it's not

as if I go that often to see her,

and I did ask you the last time

you were going to Lagos. Huh?

- What did you cook?

- Rice.

- Aren't you going to play tennis?

- I thought you would come.

I don't feel up to it.

Why is your mother's behaviour

acceptable

because she's a village woman?

I know village women

who do not behave this way!

My mother's entire life

has been in Abba.

Do you know

what a small bush village that is?

Of course she'll feel threatened by

an educated woman living with her son.

Of course you'd have to be a witch!

It's the only way she can understand it.

- Did you talk to her about this?

- I didn't see the point.

- You didn't see the point?

- I want to catch Okeoma at the club.

Let's discuss this when I get back.

- I'll stay here tonight.

- No.

- What?

- I said no.

What's wrong with you, Olanna?

Go. Go and play your tennis

and don't come back!

Olanna?

Did something happen?

Nothing happened.

'I just wanted to say hello,

find out how you are. '

How's Nsukka?

How's your revolutionary lover?

'Odenigbo is fine. Nsukka is fine. '

Richard seems taken by it.

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