By Othello B. Garblah
Dear Father:
So, they say whatin happening to ley Rescue Train na. You wan tell us it will reach to our owner junction na? I thought they say, it wor coming with speed?
Oh, my son, you na hear ley news?
What news Father? Da whatin happening?
You na hear they say ley Rescue Train engine get some problem? Tehy say ley Train na start leaking oil.
You say whatin! So soon?
Oh, you jest hearing it. They say ley Rescue Train mon be dragging again-lol. Look all da speed thing you used to be hearing they say da vla.
You joking!
Okay, be there. they say ley Recuse Train engine started smoking before it could even geh on ley main road. You wan see ley Rescue crew fighting for their own survival on le Train?
Da lie…hahaha, are you killing me?
Be there, be talking leh you jest from Uncle Sam’s village. You will soon know whether goat can start from G.
Father, what dog care about family planning-ehn da jest to born and leave it with ley owner to take care of it?
Where? Da na in this rescue era oo. You hear ley people say ley oil seal and ley gasket maker on ley Rescue Train fini, they telling everybody to be patient da ley play ley dog mon come lee him children eh.
Father, ley thing you talking ay making me scarry na oo. In fact, next week I will hustle to geh small money to carry my dog dem for family planning, because right now those three women dogs when they try it, it will na be small thing.
Oh, you na wait for ley Resuce Train to come for you again. The play weh ley people fighting to rescue themselves eh da ley play you want com be waiting and expecting-you will balance.
Father, dis one da true oo.
Be there, they will wait for you. The play ley man dem eh their teeth dem sharp, sharp.
Hmm, no wonder my man wor telling me ley other day that him wor going to Pekin man village to get some quick, quick spare parts.
Yes, oo. If ley village people na do something, they will really stay long inside oo.
Hmm, this our village-kpo. So, all ley delay ley train on, not knowing our man dem fighting for themselves inside there instead of helping to make sure ley train pick up very fast.
Hmm, you know Father, I was listening to ley Pekin man dem light ley other day, I wor too shame for ley. Ley man jest looking for all kina means to geh ley kina attention he used to have before bor no way.
Ley thing ley people can say empty drum can make plenty noise da true. How our man will make noise na when him gut full.
You know, when we were growing up, our people used to tell us to stop talking when we eating. They used to tell us ay na civilized, Da na I understand. How you will talk sef, when your mouth full-ley food will be falling from your mouth.
Hmm anyway, me I will na give up I still waiting for ley Rescue Train, even if da 2-hour sef remaining to reach, I will jump on it. Da me na suppose to?
