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The help CHAPTER ONE

It was a busy day in the Kumuyi’s residence in Garki, tomorrow Derele is coming home or as Madam would call him Dele. I have not met him before because I came last year to work at the Kumuyi’s resident as the house help. Derele lives in the UK; when he schooled there he would usually come home for vacation but in recent years he has not visited. So I hear Mr Kumuyi is retiring as the chairman of the Coker’s group of company, a company which uses to belong to Mrs Kumuyi’s father and Derele is to take over from his own father. I have scrubbed, cleaned and decorated as I know how; even the staff has been reshuffled. Mrs Bankole also called Sisimi ceased to be the cook as a sharp looking uniformed chef, Willy was employed last week to take her place. “Dele will want an intercontinental cuisine Sisimi, white people don’t take African dishes.” Madam had explained gesturing with her thumb and first finger to indicate perfection. “But I can learn Madam.” “No, you assist Maureen with housek...
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