With Christmas fast approaching obi's work became more stressful there was no rest. He wanted to complain but how could he? The market was full bikes,tricycles, cars all moving to and from different places the roads became smaller because of new traders who came and placed their goods where people could see them.
On a normal day the voices in the market you could hear but today, just four days to Christmas the voices were so loud it seemed you could hear each person talk,from the woman shouting "buy tomatoes" to the man calling out"collect your shoes I nor know money o 200 200".. The wheel barrow pusher who complains that the normal pay is no longer good enough. As obi looked at all these things he realised everything was centered on money but it had a name this period "Christmas". Even the Muslims had brought truck loads of goats and cows to sell for the season. Obi Obi Obi !!! He heard his father calling him and wondered which customer could be so important that his name would be shouted like that. As he entered the store(he was standing outside) he saw the reason he was being called. Some bags of rice fell on his brother even though it was a serious matter obi felt like laughing but he held it. His brother had been trying to arrange some bags of rice, he tried to put one on top of 14bags and the one he put fell back with another one. Obi helped him out. All this for the Christmas. At least the holiday was near. Obi thought the market was a beehive and with all this things happening one man remembered the reason for the season and took it upon himself to preach about Christ even though he looked funny with his dress style it felt good to know that with all the running around for money someone remembered the reason we celebrate Christmas. Compliments of the season keep focused.
By Dede A
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