Sisterhood

The day had been a hectic one, I had woken up at 5:30am and have been busy with one chore or the other. I couldn't wait to finish the neverending chores and finally have some goodnight sleep.
After attending to the last customer, I decided to close the shop and go home which was 9:23pm. When I got home I just threw my bag wherever and I went into the bathroom for a long awaited shower.

" Hurry up o, me I want to take a bath too"

My sister yelled at me from the other side of the door.

" So your telling me that since evening that you've been in the house you haven't taken your bath yet"

" I was busy"

" Busy with what? pressing your phone?, Abeg you better wait patiently don't rush me I'm already stressed"
I replied in an annoyed manner. We shared one bathroom so we had to manage time whenever we used it but That's a feet we couldn't keep up with cause we always tend to spend longer than necessary, most times just staring at the water as if it would magically speak.

My sister stared daggers at me when I got out of the bathroom. If looks could kill I would have been six feet under. I smiled meekly at her as if I didn't know why she was mad, but I didn't care one bit at all she had the bathroom to herself for hours but left it vacant for God knows who. I stepped aside giving her room to enter into the bathroom.

"We're you having kids in there, why did you take so long"

I stuck my tongue out at her comment and then shook my bumbum at her just to rub it in.

" Now your looking for trouble o, when me I will start don't complain"

" Please spare me the talk, your getting angry cause of this small thing mtcheeeeew"
I decided it was time to mind my business and leave her alone for now. I opened my lotion bottle to apply it on my face so that harmattan will not make it white.
" Kate"
My sister called in a tone that was different from the one she used to reply me a few seconds ago. I turned and stared at her giving a look that said "what do you want".she lowered her lashes a little to stare at floor then gave me the cutest look she could make
"Say it now" I was getting impatient

" Uhm, pls can I use your phone Torchlight"

" Why do you need my phone Torchlight? What happened to yours"

" Mine is dead, you know Nepa has not brought light since yesterday"

" So how is that my business,"

" Please now, let me just use it to bathe, I will give you back"

For some strange reason I suddenly remembered we had been in this situation but the roles had been reversed last week.i laughed at the irony of it, karma is truly bitchy.

" Remember last week I had asked to use your phone and you said no cause you were afraid I would pour water on it, today you will use moonlight to bathe"

" No I don't remember that kind of thing"

What her mouth and her expression were saying was two different things, she obviously did.

" You better remember cause I'm not giving you my phone, tell the moon to shine brighter that you need more light"

We stared at each other for a few seconds then burst into laughter. We laughed until our tummies hurt, it was kinda funny.We shouldn't pay evil with evil but this one felt good, last week she had the upper hand this week it was my turn. Suddenly there was a rumbling sound coming from outside and then the lights were turned on. My moment of glory was short lived cause we had turned on the generator, this time she was the one sticking out her tongue and shaking her bumbum at me.
This was the first time I was not happy to see light, but all is fair in love, war and sisterhood.