Okay, let me start this way; Last year in December, when we were home to celebrate the festive period and after everyone had gone, I waited for a few more days because school had not resumed then. So, I have been served with something on my food, I don't even know but the taste was different. I couldn't say if it was meat or fish but I waved it off and continued eating. I didn't bother to check the pot to know what I was being given. After all, it was my cousin who was serving me and wouldn't give me poison, I said to myself. For a few more days, I have been eating this special meat until I stood up to check for myself. I couldn't believe I was given what I hate the most 馃槼 It's toad meat. I couldn't vomit the ones I had eaten some days back. I was mad at myself not to check before then. I hate to see frogs or toads, now, I was served with it- it's a poison.
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Yesterday was another day. Okay, let me start from here;
After finishing my devotion and brushing my teeth, I jogged and took a walk to the main road of the town which I stood there for five minutes staring at the cars and bikes passing by while eyes were also on me. In my mind, I was thinking they are seeing a stranger because I know they know I am not living in the village. It's funny enough to know there are those who already know those staying in the village from those who came to visit. I turned back and went home.
By the time I got home, I was hungry and there was nothing in the house. I managed to cook Noodles and eggs but I wasn't satisfied because the hunger became more intense. One of my cousins had gone to school and I waited for him to return back so we could go out to get a few things for myself.
The other cousin and my sister begged me to buy spaghetti so they could eat. It was a shock to me when I heard they haven't eaten spaghetti since last year. I laughed but at the same time surprised but I can't blame them because they only eat food Grandma instructed them to cook and she doesn't eat that. They do not have money to contribute and cook spaghetti for themselves. I promised to buy it so we can prepare for lunch today. At least they have me around and I should satisfy their desires.
We later went to the market to buy many things. I withdrew more than $10 to get all I needed to buy. When I got home, they already prepared a meal for dinner and when I checked the stew, it was this same toad Grandma instructed to add. What is wrong with grandma na? 馃槵 I frowned at myself but do I have a choice.
I would have bought some meat from the market if I had known something like this would happen and the market isn't a place one would hurriedly go to because the transport fare is more than the food I bought 馃榿馃榿
Since I bought Cucumber, I washed it and sliced it. I gave some to grandma. I concentrated on my system as I was biting the cucumber while doing my tasks online. I finished it but it seems nothing can be done to kill the hunger in me. The only food I ate was the noodles in the morning.
I quickly made cold tea for myself with the biscuits I bought too and ate to my satisfaction.
This was what I ate and I was filled for a while. It was already getting to 6pm. At this time, my eyes were hurting me but I paid no attention to it because I wanted to do those tasks on time especially the dreemport challenge and so, when I saw I couldn't go any longer, I switched off the system and rested with my eyes closed for a few minutes. Poor me, I still couldn't take the rest as I stood up again to press my phone 馃榿馃榿
When it was exactly 7pm, I did not have a choice than to eat the food prepared without meat because it's still the same toad in the pot. I can never eat that again but I blamed myself for not checking the first time I ate it. Mere seeing it, makes it look like 馃惛 馃槵 and I felt like puking.
Today, I will make sure to get some meat or fish because there's a possibility that Grandma will instruct them to add more toads in the soup for tonight. I am not joining them to eat again.
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