February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021
Chief was always full of humour. The one I always remember was when on one bitterly cold winters morning Chief hurriedly burst into the house and firmly closed the door. He leaned against it, breathing heavily. “What’s the matter daddy” his children asked. “I just ran passed this “old rotten woman" (mama lulei in Mende). “Her coat was toooo fearful. I ran cos you know these old women can scream rape out of stigma attributed to men of colour, especially on a deserted street like ours at this time of day. Before you realise you are in jail.”
Shortly after, keys shuffled in the door. And the door opened.
“Khuoo so it was Amy I was calling “old rotten woman?”, warmly hugging his lovely but knackered wife after a 12 hour hospital night shift.
From: Janet Sam King
Shortly after, keys shuffled in the door. And the door opened.
“Khuoo so it was Amy I was calling “old rotten woman?”, warmly hugging his lovely but knackered wife after a 12 hour hospital night shift.
From: Janet Sam King