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DIARIES OF A NEW YORKER II

                                                                                                                                I opened my eyes briefly and checked the time. It was some minutes past ten. Stretching on my bed, I dragged myself up yawning. I was adjusting gradually to the change of environment .I strolled around the house in my pyjamas. Aunty good morning, wetin you wan make I prepare for you? I smiled at the house help, Belema. How now? I replied her in Pidgin English. That was the best way our house keeper could express herself.  Nothing for now dear, I’ll let you know later. I sat on the fluffy sofa I had loved as a child and flipped the cable channels looking for something nice to watch. Belema was a nice girl. My mother rarely had complaints about her. A program on MNET caught my attention. It was titled TINSEL. Hmmm, interesting. So for the next twenty minutes or so, I sat glued to my sit watching Tinsel. Aunty, u ready to eat? I turned my head and looked at