“So you’re choosing her over me, right? After all I’ve done for you?”
“Mom, it’s not like that, honestly. Just please let her be.”
“I will not. She must do as I say.”
“Welcome, welcome to my son’s humble abode.”
“Wow, his place is so beautiful.”
“I agree. He did a wonderful job with the decoration.”
“Yes, it is lovely. My ladies, sit down and make yourselves at home. Let me get you some refreshments. We have a lot to discuss.”
“Thank you.”
“So, you’re cooking. I have guests over. Can you make some fried chicken and sauce for them? I think there is still juice in the fridge. I don’t want to keep them waiting.”
“Mama, this food is for me and my husband.”
“You and your husband—my son—will eat later. Serve the food you’re preparing to my guests and make another one.”
“No, she will not do that. We have been in this kitchen for over an hour cooking. You didn’t even tell anyone you were having guests over. Who does that? You just brought people into the house without anyone knowing, as if it were your house, and now you’re telling us to give them the food we prepared for ourselves. Sorry, Mama, but your guests will go hungry.”
“My son’s house is also my house. So you cannot tell me what I can and cannot do here. So Judith, you won’t prepare food for my guests, right? No problem. I’ll go and get them some snacks outside.”
“Can you imagine? Mom, I am so shocked. After all the stress we went through to go to the market and cook, she is telling me to serve the food to her guests and make another one. She has a lot of audacity.”
“Mom, I’m glad you are seeing this for yourself. She is a very tough nut to crack. There is nothing I do that pleases her. She will always find something to complain about. If it’s not the food, it’s the cleaning. And Henry is not helping matters.”
“My daughter, your husband needs a push. You have tried talking. Now we need to give him a reason to be bold and speak up to his mother. She wants to scatter his family. You’ve not even been married for up to one year, and she is already causing problems.”
“So, Mom, what are we going to do? I really love Henry, and I don’t want to lose him. His mother is making me feel like I’m not the best decision for him.”
“You will always be the best decision any man could ever make, my princess. We will find a solution soon.”
“Judith, I left my catfish pepper soup that I prepared this afternoon. Were you the one who ate it?”
