SHE Said She WAS Too EDUCATED To Become A TAILOR Like Her Mother SO..#story #folklore #africanstory – Ty

The morning sun was high in the sky and the weather that day was very hot. But in a very big mansion in Enugu, a young woman was still sleeping. Her name was Chamaka. She was only 24 years old and she had finished university. Her room were large. The walls were painted pink and the father decorated it for her.

Chamaka had all her belongings scattered everywhere. Her clothes on the bed, perfume bottles, makeup, everything scattered everywhere. Just then, her phone buzzed. It was a notification from Tik Tok. Chaka stretched her hands, yawned, and grabbed the phone. She didn’t even check the time. She didn’t even pray her morning prayer.

She just unlock her phone and went straight to Tik Tok. She scrolled but something made her to laugh out so loud. Ah look at you. Hey see my old cousin you do is ser roasted planting by the roadside chai. Wow poverty is bad. See her hands black because of smoke. E her color is even changing. Hey Chai imagine after secondary school.

See where life puts her turning planting like the villager. T God forbid Bing. Oh. Ah. This kind of thing will never reach me. I can never leave this kind of lust tree and just turn myself into a plantain roster by the roadside or forbid bing. She then went ahead and screw up again. This time she saw her secondary schoolmates.

Her name was Miriam and Miriam was saying Aara in front of her small ques. Customers lined up waiting for her to finish frying. In fact, Miriam used Tik Tok to sell her business and it has been moving for her back to back. Chamaka saw this and laughed so hard. She nearly dropped her phone. Hey, so this is what education is for to end up frying our car to fear.

So after Mary and finish university. So Akara is what she saw to be doing. H God me Chaka a graduate of economics to be smelling of beans. Never go for she kept on scrolling her laughter echoed in the big room and that sound and noise attracted her mother. She then called her chi chaka. Are you awake or are you still sleeping? Mommy, I’m awake.

Coaka replied, not even moving an inch from where she was seated. Her mother gently opened the door and entered. She was carrying a basket of fabric, the same fabric she wanted to go and sew. The mother was a very beautiful seamstress. Even at her age, she still sews and make money. When she entered Chamaka’s room and found it in a very big mess, she was really disappointed.

Chamaka, look at your room. Take a look at the time. It’s almost 11:00 and you are just waking up. Eh, can’t you just stand up and tidy up before you start pressing that phone? Chakasha shrugged. Ah, mommy, I just finished school. Can’t I rest small? Chaka’s mother side. Rest for how long? See, I have many customers today.

People want their clothes to ready before Christmas. Come and loring. This is the right time. Taka busted out laughing. Mommy, me telling God forbid. Do you want me to sit on a sewing machine like a poor woman? This statement shocked Chamaka’s mother. Poor woman. The fed this family. The same Delorean that paid your school fees. Delorine that helped to build this house. Hey this girl, you are gone.

Oh, and I think you are very stupid for referring me as a poor woman. Are you okay? Chaka waved her hand. Mama, please, please don’t start. I went to the university. I cannot suffer for 4 years in school just for me to come back and start cutting clothes. Mama, please. I’m not a butcher. I’m not a meat butcher.

Please just keep your sewing machine for now. Chaka’s mother, she was so disappointed. She was really angry. She wanted to retaliate, but she just endured that little insult and she walked away without saying nothing to Chamaka. Chamaka then sat down and continued from where she stopped. She laid back and continued whispering to herself, “Me a graduate.

I will marry a rich man. Oh, and I will get a government job. Then I will live a soft life. Let Yu and my friend Marian continue frying planting an Aara. I beg.” She then continued scrolling on her phone again, double tapping videos of rich influentials, showing off cars and expensive hair. Chaka’s heart swelled up with proud.

She saw herself in them already. Very soon she will start doing the big things. But as the days rolled by, every morning Tama will wake up late. Every afternoon she’s on her phone. Is it in the evening she will sit on the balcony painting her nails and drinking malt? Her mother meanwhile walked from sunrise to night.

The sound of her sewing machine never stopped and she never stopped talking to Chamaka to please come and learn tailoring small her mother begged and begged even if it’s how to men clothes because life is not sat but Taka always refused. Then one morning out of anger her mother pushed her door open. Chaka wake up we are going to the shop today. Ha.

Oh mama, please leave me alone. I cannot come and be sweating like you. You don’t really understand, mama. I studied economics. Big companies are waiting for me. Not be only big big companies. Which year big companies are waiting for you after you studied ordinary economics? You have not even written any job application.

You’re not even making effort to go out there and look for job ever since you came back. Mama please calm down. Eh, don’t worry. See, my husband will find me and my husband will be very rich. Oh, he will take me to Dubai. You will see mommy. I will spo you. Oh. Oh. Oh. So chi, you are depending on a man to feed you and clothe you.

Ha, this girl will not kill me. You see me hustling like this and you see your father also hustling. Are you okay this girl? We should be a role model for you to know that success and hard work and having money and being rich does not come from sitting down here painting your nails all day going through Tik Tok and doing rubbish. How will you make money? Oh, is it because your father is still sending you monthly allowance at your age that you’re supposed to be bringing home to your parents? I don’t blame your father.

He’s the one spoiling you up and down. See, let me tell you my daughter, a woman must learn something with her hands. You have to find something doing because that man you will marry tomorrow, you will not know what he will do to you because you’re not doing anything. So what if the man leaves you tomorrow? What if he dies and leave you with children? How will you survive? Chamaka started, God forbid my husband will not die. He will stay alive.

Mama, please leave me. Ah no no no no man will die and my husband will not leave me see me now I am a full option I am beautiful educated and smart any rich man will be lucky to marry me her mother laughed so hard I don’t blame you sha I blame the stupidity running inside your head I don’t know who is giving you all this y advice but just know this chamaka pride goes before a fall pride destroys don’t wait for life to humble you But Tiamaka wasn’t even listening.

She just adjusted her wig in the mirror and smiled at her reflection. Later that week, Tiamaka decided to visit her friend called Amara. Amara’s father owned a small block industry. So the day Chamaka visited her friend. Amara was busy missing cement. So that made her hand white with dust. Immediately Chamaka saw her.

She grasped her Amara you two mixing sand like a rebora. Is this the life you want? Amanda wiped it sweat from her face and laughed. H chaka. You can never change. There is no shame in work. Work is work as long as it pays. See this work. I am helping my father out. And guess what? That man pays me a whooping 200,000 every month for helping out in the block industry.

Which company will pay you that? Until I find something more suitable, this is what I’ll be doing for now. Chaka rolled her eyes. God forbid me. I can never do you see my skin or are you not looking at these beautiful nails? Do you want me to spoil them with sand and dust? H please. He knows that I do not want this life of poverty.

I’m already made for the rich guys to come and pamper. I beg go Amara just nodded. Okay, now continue just they play. Continue deceiving yourself. One day, one day you chi, you will understand. You will call me and tell me now I understand. But Taka did not even want to hear. She stayed just a little while longer and she left.

When she got home, she saw her mother and immediately she started talking rubbish to her mother. H mama, see this is Amara, the one I graduated with, she’s already mixing sand like a rebura. Mama, even am I cannot disgrace myself. Chamaka’s mother sighed deeply and whispered, “You are walking on a very dangerous road, this girl.

It’s like something is wrong with you, including your friend. Your friend is doing something good to help her life. Her father taught her and she’s mimicking it already. But you, you have the privilege to learn how to s. What did you do? You telling me that you are made for the rich man. I’ll be here. Let me see the rich man that will come and marry you.

As week passed, Taka still woke up late. She still scroll Tik Tok. She still mocked her cousins and friends who were working and she still laughed at her mother’s sewing machine. Everyone could see the pride growing in her heart like a weed. But she didn’t know this. Life was really watching. And life has a way of teaching those a very big lesson.

Those who refuse to learn a very big lesson. Then one evening as Chaka sat painting her nails. She crossed one leg over the other. Her phone lay beside her. She’s still playing Tik Tok videos. Her father walked in and sat beside her. He then cleared his throats. Her father, Chief Unandi, was a very tall man with a very quiet strength.

He worked in a civil servant for 30 years. His gray hair already showed his age. That day he sat beside her. He decided to talk to her. Chaka my daughter I need to talk to you your mother complained so many things to me and if I do not rectify all the mistakes I have made I don’t think I will be a good father I’ve raised you to this extent pay you monthly allowise apart from my job I still have other businesses I run chaka do you know the reason why I run those businesses it is because I want to give you and your brother a better life.

Your brother is still in the university. I hope you know you are the ad the first daughter. You should show a very good example to your sibling. I am using God to beg you. You have to go and learn your mother’s stilling. That is the best thing that could happen to you. There is no job anywhere.

Even me as a civil servant. I have tried to hook you up with one or two. Still nothing is coming forth. Jamaka looked up immediately. Daddy, what is it now? You want me to go and learn theory like mommy? Are you okay? This girl. Yes, go and learn it. Don’t mock your mother. That theory fed you. I am still giving you so much respect.

All because you are now an adult. Chamaka, if you are not e, I will slap that nonsense out of your mouth. I heard the nonsense you were telling your mother. I want to be as matured as ever. That is why I am sitting down here and calmly talking to you. As a father, you should listen to me. But papa, I do not mean any disrespect towards mama.

Ko, I do not mean any disrespect at all. Papa, I was only explaining to mama that I’m a graduate and very soon I will get a government job just like you. You will see I cannot waste my degrees studying for 4 years and I will come out and start frying a car or selling plantain or start cutting clothes.

Please I just want to work in a corporate environment. Papa please see Chi I want you to understand something and as your father and as a man who have experience and I will tell you there is nothing in corporate jobs they will just use you and dump you eh please book is good though but Han must learn something look at me now I work for government do you know how many months they are still owing me my pension.

Government job not they feed everybody you it was your mother’s tailoring shop that send you to school built this beautiful house you are sitting down on enjoying in case you don’t know it was the side business I was doing I helped also you see this government job you’re looking at you know they pay anybody laughed out loudly shaking her head papa please you are just an old school this is new generation I studied economics My certificate is my weak one.

Papa, I came up with second class. Just watch. A company will employ me soon. Chamaka’s father stood there and was confused. This girl, huh? Pride is a disease. So do not let it destroy you. But Chamaka picked up her phone again and continued murmuring. I cannot suffer like villagers. I beg. And she kept on scrolling to her Tik Tok.

Her father just looked at her quietly for a long time. Then he just said, “Just like a prophet. One day you will remember this advice and when you do I pray it will not be too late.” Chaka did not call the advice anything. She thought her father was just being over dramatic. She didn’t know that life was already waiting to teach her a very hard lesson.

It did not take up to a month after Chamaka’s father gave her that advice. The man falls sick. He started with a cough at night. Then they thought it was just cold. The mother started giving him hot tea. You know, doing all sort of home remedy. But the cough got worse. He then started complaining of chest pain. All of a sudden the man became so weak that he cannot walk on his own.

Then one morning he wanted to weed and couldn’t get up. Unfortunately, he weeded on the bed. Then Chamaka’s father called his wife to please take him to the hospital because this is now beyond him. Out of fear, Chamaka and the mother rushed him to the hospital. The doctor ordered many tests.

While Chamaka was in the sitting waiting room scrolling to her phone, her hands continue walking tick tock. While her mother was sitting beside her praying so that her husband will come out of this. When the result of the test came out, it was not good. It turns out that her father had severe heart problem and he need urgent treatment.

The bills started coming in millions. They paid what they could. He sold some land borrowed from some friends but it was not enough. Then one cold night the man could no longer bear the pain of the chest and that was how he died. Chamaka’s father was gone just like that. That was when Chamaka’s world turned upside down. She screamed.

She cried, shout, “Daddy, you promised to be here when I start work. Daddy, please wake up.” Her mother collapsed in tears. Everybody gathered trying to console them. But the bread winner of the house was gone and with it their safety disappeared cuz Tamaka’s mother bowed a lot of money so as to ensure that her husband leaves.

But unfortunately the man did not make it. From that day life began to change. First of all, the hospital demanded full payment for the treatment they have already done before they will release the body. Chamaka’s mother looking at the savings nothing is there. They have exhausted everything they have.

The relative who had promised to help all of them turned their backs. Chamaka’s uncle who once smiled and call her brilliant niece and always teaching her and was always fond of her. When Chamaka went to him to beg for help, the man turned his back. No, times are hard. We don’t have enough. But as far as the barrier is concerned, we are going to support.

But this hospital bill, I am sorry, there is no way h I can be able to help with such millions. It’s too much. And the man is dead already. Why don’t they just release the dead body? What is the essence of paying that kind of money to the hospital? Ah these people should try and be be reasonable. Chaka begged and begged but the uncle was speaking 44 up while Chaka was speaking 22 down.

Two of them were not even in the same line. Chaka seeing what the man was doing knew that the uncle would not help out. That was how she left and they decided to go to her auntie who just bought the latest Range Rover. When the auntie saw her and Chaka begged her to help out, even crying, the woman was just looking at her, waiting for her to finish her cry.

And immediately Chaka concluded, hoping to hear good news. The woman now turned and said, “Chai, sorry, my beautiful daughter. We know we would have helped, but we are planning a wedding. She saw we bought a new car. Things are really hard though. We have a lot of expenses right now. We cannot be able to help.

We will support the little way we can for the burial. But you see this millions of people are the money for that hospital. It’s impossible. We cannot be able to do me and my husband. We can’t be able to do it. I am sorry. It was Chaka knew that life had already started teaching her a little lesson. Then just 2 months after the father died, they have not been able to clear the bills, the man is still in the mug at the hospital and they have refused to release his body since they are still owing. Then the landlord came and

started bagging on the door. Madame Moaka, where are you? When Chamaka and the mother came out, they started pleading. I beg landlord please I just lost my father and my mother lost her husband the same person that been paying your rent for years please sir please give us just one year extra one year we going to plan I will I will look for job I could do everything possible for me to pay you personally hold me hold me down the landlord looked at her it’s like you’re crazy do you think I’m running a charity organization in this compound eh

Do you know you have been owing me for over 6 months now going to 8 months soon it will reach 1 year and you want me to give you extra 1 year see do you know that this is what put food on my table your rent so if I don’t get it I am putting another tenant here sharp sharp so the only grace I will give you is because you lost your father and that the only grace I will give you because you lost your father is that I’ll give you only two months after 2 months and I do see my rent.

I will call my boss to come and throw your things out. You better get ready. That night, Chaka could not believe her ears. Left, right, and center. All the problem on this world is on her head. She doesn’t even know what else to do. She tried to be strong. The next morning, she dressed up, wore her best shirt, and carried her certificate. I want to find a job.

She told her mother, “Don’t worry, mama. Please, I’ll just try my best to see what I can get. The mother even did not even talk to her. The woman was just quiet and was just staring at her. She didn’t even wish her well. Tamaka left that day. Chiwa, she went to bank all you companies, BB offices.

They all kept telling her we will get back to you. Everywhere she dropped her CV, every day she waited for calls. No call was coming. Even the one that came it was a disappointing call. Unfortunately, we cannot take you because you do not have enough experience. Taka kept on getting disappointments, emails and calls and messages up and down and she knew that if she continued like this definitely she and her mother will be out on the streets.

Is it at home? There was nothing in the freezer. The day she opened the freezer, nothing is remaining. She just stood there looking at herself. Only granut and gary, no sugar, no milk. And because of the loss of her father, he affected her mother’s work. She no longer go to the tailoring shop as she used to.

Because of that, the customer drastically dropped. They were not coming as they used to come before. Everybody thought ah mama chamaka is mourning maybe when she’s done we are going to bombard her again but unfortunately they didn’t know that the woman needed the job most that period because no help was coming from nowhere.

It got worse that one hot afternoon went to fetch water from a public tap because their pump had been cut off they were not able to pay any longer. She carried a small bucket. Her face, she tried to hide it under his calf, but it didn’t help. People still recognized her. Two women were standing standby. Immediately she passed. They started gossiping about her and they made sure that Chamaka heard everything they were talking about.

Is that not Chief Nand’s daughter? Hey. Yeah. The one that just died few months ago. I hear they have not buried him. H and this one finished university a long time ago and she cannot even go and look for work. For what reason? See her graduate with empty stomach. The two of them laughed so well.

See how she’s carrying buckets like us. Can she even buy ordinary soap? With all her university certificates, all her baby grammar, they cannot put food on the table. Education with no skill. What a waste of a child. They continued laughing and was mocking her. Chaka froze where she was standing. Her eyes were filled with tears.

She wanted to turn and shout at them and warn them and remind them that she’s a graduate while they are not. But she decided to respect herself. It got to her turn. She fetched her water and walked away. When she got home, she dropped the bucket of water, ran inside her room, and cried her eyes out that day.

For the first time in her life, Chamaka felt shame like fire burning her skin. She remembered her father’s words, “Book is good, but hand must learn something.” Then she remembered her mother’s voice that kept on telling her, “Don’t wait for life to humble you before you start doing something for yourself.” Now life had humbled her and Chamaka had nothing left to hold on to.

That night Chaka did not leave her room the next morning. She was still on that same spot when her mother entered the room and saw her dear. She you cannot continue like this. So eh bread will not cook food. Work is not a shameful thing to do. I heard your cry. I heard your mom win.

You were mocked where you went to go and fetch water. I know that life will teach you what is not supposed to teach you. I just prayed and hoped that your father was just pranking us so that life will teach you a little lesson. But unfortunately, he had left us for good and you are not learning it the hard way. Those words even break Chaka.

She started crying. Mama, I’m sorry. Please, I am ready to do anything. Teach me, teach me how to sew. Let us go back to that shop. Let’s rebrand it. Let’s make money out of it. That Deloring shop is the only way we can raise money for rent. It is the only way we can get our lives together.

Mama, do you know the kind of places my leg entered? In fact, the last job offered me 15,000 naira for a month. 15,000 naira a whole me a whole graduate like me h I told him I cannot do that kind of job please I am ready to learn anything about tailoring I will learn I’ll keep up with the customers I am prepared please teach me’s mother huged her and told her that from tomorrow they will start going to the shop so that she would start learning as fast as she code.

The next day, just as Chaka’s mother told her, they both went to the tailoring shop and she started teaching her how to use needle and thread. And with patience and understanding, Chamaka started to learn day by day. She cut small pieces, joined clothes, she made mistakes. Her mother always gave her the backbone. Continue. She encouraged her and slowly before Chamaka could know it, she started sewing straight lines.

She started making simple skirts. Her first real work was a school uniform for a little boy. She pressed it and ironed it and gave it to her mother. Her mother was so impressed. A hair. See, now it is very neat. Oh, bless you, my daughter. For the first time in Chamaka’s life, she was so happy.

She felt proud of herself as she sat on her bed looking at the ceiling at night. From then more customer came. School children needed uniform. Women brought a lot of Anara fabric so that Chamaka would sew for them. At least chief’s daughter is now sewing. Few months later, Chamaka attended a wedding. And at that wedding, it was a wedding of a rich businessman.

The daughter was getting married that day. The daughter who is the bride grabbed the microphone when the MC asked her to please appreciate the people that came for her wedding and one made her wedding stood out. The lady collected the mic. She stood and thanked everyone, her mother, her father, her family and friends.

Before she could drop the mic, she made one final statement. H I want to thank one particular person who made my wedding gown. Please clap for Chamaka stitches. Everybody have been complimenting this wedding gown. It was made possible all because of her. Everybody turned looking for who Chamaka was. When Chamaka stood she was surprised that she called her though.

So she was so happy. Everyone behind her was so shocked because few of the people there recognized her. Ah Chaka the graduate who couldn’t buy so she now makes down. Wow. In that moment Jaka felt very proud of herself. She felt her chest swelled up. It was not the old proud. It was the joy. The joy that comes from hard work.

She smiled all throughout. For the first time, she felt recognized. She felt truly alive. She didn’t know that all the celebrity life she wanted to live, it will come from hard work, not from one rich man’s pocket or being a rich wife to a rich man. After that recognition at the wedding, Jamaaka’s life and the mother’s life turned around. Others were pouring in.

women, brides, everyone wanted Chamaka to make their dresses. Even Chamaka’s mother’s small shop could no longer contain them. She had to rent a bigger place. And soon enough, apprentice left, right, and center. Everyone wanted to learn from Chamaka’s stitches. And boys, too, they were not left out.

And Chamaka taught them with patience, the same way her mother taught her. Every day in that shop was full of laughter, shatter and the sound of machines. With enough savings, soon enough Chamaka bought a secondhand car. The first person she presented that car to was her mother. But before then, Chamaka had to pay off her father’s debt at the hospital and they finally buried him.

When she bought that secondhand car, her mother was so proud of her. She looked at her with tears in her eyes. Chai, my daughter, see you now. From a lazy girl to a big business woman. Your father would be so proud. Chaka held her mother’s hand. Mama, thank you so much for not giving up on me. Thank you for still being there with me despite all the nonsense that was coming out of my mouth.

I was not matured at all. I was just speaking out of ignorance. Thank you, mama. I truly appreciate you. Chaka’s business name spread far and wide and people came from other towns just to make sure Chamaka solds her clothes. And the lesson Chamaka learned, she made sure she transferred it to her apprentice. She would always tell them, “Education is a crown, a very big crown.

near it with pride. But crown without food is useless. Hands must learn something. Skills put food on the table. Never look down on any work. Pride never pays bills. Chaka learned her lesson. But thank God it finally worked in her favor because she decided to change. Hello besties. What is that one handwork you have learned that is helping you up to today? Please tell me in the comment section so that we can also encourage other women to know that handwork is very good regardless of the qualification you have in education.

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