Bokong Mama Novels & Stories

The dining table was still crowded with half-empty bottles of red wine and plates of leftover pounded yam when Bode slumped forward, head heavy on his folded arms. “Too much ogogoro,” his mom laughed, patting his back. “He’s out for the night.” Guests trickled out after that—uncles slapping backs, aunties hugging Temi goodbye, promising to call about aso-ebi adjustments. The house quieted fast. Bode’s mom disappeared to her room to change, muttering about swollen feet.

I sighed and looked away. Aso Rock Villa Vice President Quarters. "Daddy, what is wrong with you and mammi?" Falmata Bakura asked and leaned back to flick through her brand new iPhone for the latest reels and videos about Harry Potter. She had gone to see her mother earlier to get some cash to go out later and found her mother crying with a box of tissues almost finished and another readied to be used. "Your mother and I just have an argument." Bashir Bakura answered. He didn't want to drag his children into anything that looked like was happening. He flicked through a photo of Labeebah laughing on a deck in her wheelchair, breeze playing with her scarf and sighed.

I love Mama! "You are kidding, Ma? I'm sure Bonnie's on cloud nine right now because of your approval," Pearl interrupted. I jokingly glare at her. She just stuck her tongue. Ben snickered. Nice friends! Grrr. We talk much over dinner but only casual topics. Mama's recipes for the night were superb and delicious. It was my favorite Filipino cuisine. She served Pochero, Ginataang hipon, Afritada and Ez favorite, Bicol Express.

“Grandma will you please talk to me.” Brent pleaded as he drove. Mama Chika made it very clear they where heading home. He was nervous, she had never been this quiet before and it was really unsettling. Mama Chika was furious, she couldn’t believe what he had done specially to the poor girl. To boot she knew her lineage will fall for what he did. She couldn’t believe she didn’t see it before, though it had been many years since she saw one but today. Today for the first time she was scared.

"No, I'm sure your queen will not be angry." "Is she not your queen too? She is everybody's queen." She asked her mother as they walked. "Whoever is Remeta's queen is also Baski's queen." Baski deadpanned. "Because Baski is Remeta's mother?" "Because Baski is Remeta's mother." She confirmed with an affirmative nod. "Can Remeta tell her mama that she loves her?" Baski stopped suddenly and stared at her daughter. In the past few days, she has added weight and she looked so brighter than ever.

The bus stopped, and she rushed out as fast as she could, heading two her house which was about two minutes away. On getting home, she saw two black heavily tinted cars parked outside her house. There were two hefty men dressed in all black standing beside each car, and she began to get scraped. The plate number of the car read “Big Boss”, and that was all she needed to know. Someone from the biggest mafia in the city, “The Shadow Empire” is here. But, what could be the affiliation of her family with them? She dashed inside to see her father and mother kneeling in front of an unknown man, who was holding a pistol.

"Bon—bon! B—Bonbon! Our journey isn't over yet! No! No! Please!" Bonbon's eye blinked twice, his frail form reaching out to me. His touch was a fragile connection, a lifeline amidst the storm of pain. "M—mumma... pa—puppa. M—mumma. P—puppa." "Shhhhh." My voice trembled, a soothing yet desperate attempt to comfort him. My tears mingled with his as I cradled him, my touch gentle yet shaking with the intensity of my emotions. "W—we'll find your mumma and puppa. Hold on, please. Don't give up!"

Bimbo retorted, “but why didn't you bring her for me?“ Ajike's mom asked, “The woman taken care of her and daughter refused to release them to me” Biola retorted, “What did I hear you say?“ she asked, 'She has a beautiful daughter of eighteen years” Bimbo says, 'You mean, I have become a grandmother seventeen years ago” she inquired, “I saw her beautiful, sharp, and smart daughter,” Bimbo says, “tell me this thing it's a nightmare,” she says, “am telling you the reality,” Bimbo says,

“Mother… mother…. Mama..” called Beth, trying to walk along her side as she felt her arms being dragged to move out faster. “MAMA!” called Beneatha her first girl but, the mother did not care to listen to a word. Both looked at each other helplessly, almost near to crying when suddenly Beth slipped off her palm and fell on the floor with her first. “MAMAMAMA!!! AAAA!!!” burst the child in tears, yelling in fear.

**** About an hour later I walk out of Umma Magajiya's side full of surprise sometimes I can't believe this woman, she never cease to amazing me. I enter Mami's parlor, it was empty. One of her maid is cleaning the table that's when I asked "Karime where is Mami" "She is in her room" she answered I walked to her room, with a little knock on the door I open it and enter. Mami was seated on the edge of her bed scrolling through her phone. "You're back" she asked without looking at me "Yeah" I said sitting down on her bed "Umma Magajiya is weird".