Baibe Tonight.........

I went home late last night. I was visiting my grandpa in hospital. The old man has to undergo a medical procedure today so Id gone there to make sure his candle was well lit, blazing like it should. We had fun and laughed a lot. He is a chief bully this guy, so  I reminded him of the many jokes he used to tell me about extremely thin people and fat too. We had such a nice time I did not even realise it was late.  Way home was no hustle since there was no traffic. Music was easy and we all had a common goal; getting home soon or so we thought.

A random guy starts bargaining the fare and saying he was supposed to pay ten shillings lower than the rest of us. It was supposed to be a secret so the conductor tells him, no need to shout . That is when I realized ten shillings still had value in this economy. The guy next to him started shouting too. " This is not fair, pia mimi nalipa ivo." The sad thing is that he had already paid his, inclusive of the ten "extra" but he would hear none of the "you have already paid " bullshit.
  He raised his voice and demanded for balance. Guys behind him had mixed reactions, some were in support (like me for a story) and others were too agitated. "Nipe kumi yangu. Huwezi kuwa sonko na kumi yangu." The conductor said he should have bargained before we left town. This guy was huge and his body matched his voice, the conductor was skinny with dreadlocks. I imagined how a browl between them would unfold, maybe the huge guy would hang the skinny one by his hair. I was having fun.

By this time, three more guys were supporting the huge guy. The conductor spoke to the driver; " horia rwibo, nyabe ndikanie na giki kimundu kuharu." (Put off the music, I first deal with this broke thing). That was it!! The guy shouted, "ok sasa kumi yangu ndio umeamua utakuwa millionaire nayo?!." guys laughed. " Wacha nikwambie, hata na ukikuyu yako yote, jua probox sio shilingi kumi na hata kama ni kumi, hununui na yangu." This guy's voice had no bitterness in it at all, he seemed like he just wanted to cause chaos, hed laugh after talking then make a serious face.

We got to the Kasarani Police Station. The huge guy demanded to be taken to the police and reported for not paying ten shillings. Guys were now becoming irritated. I was smiling hard, afraid to laugh as this guy can embrass anyone.

"Maziwa moto." Someone shouted in panic from the back seat. I wondered why anyone would carry hot milk in the matatu, now he had burnt his neigbour. " Maziwa moto" came the voice again. hahahaha those sited next to him were mad at him and at all the people who looked behind smiling. I couldn't help but laugh by now. The conductor was so irritated with this squad of passengers who seemed to have walked straight from a ward in Mathari hospital.

 Luckily, the maziwa guy had caused enough distraction for us to go past the police station but it was not enough to make the huge guy let the conductor off the hook. He said his ten bob refund had now earned interest. " Buda boss, saii ni mia, zangu zina interest." No one was paying attention to him by time, but he was like a child, he just did not stop. " Zangu ukienda nazo, utajua nyayangu ni nani." I had heard such threats in high school. Everybody's grandmother was a witch when your skirt was lost. Finally,  we were at my stage. We alighted and left the huge guy demanding for his a hundred shillings. He must be a Shylock.  The maziwa moto guy alighted with us. He was wasted, I figured it must have been chang'aa. When you take this thing, you must take a glass of milk otherwise you will sleep right outside the chang'aa den.Don't ask how I know.

I obviously needed a quiet night, but that does not exist in my son's world. I got to the office this morning and  hoped for an easy relaxed morning. All was going according to my wishes. No, it was way better. The main lady came in and put music, sweet slow music. I checked the date, its not Christmas, but its main man's birthday and the day Grandpa will have the procedure done. My siz in law should also be bringing my nephew into the world today :) in the back ground, John Legend's "Tonight" was playing. I smiled and looked up, its was about to be the best day I ever had , huh I wanted to brag until an all too familiar voice too asked " Who used my scissors?" I knew I would need maziwa moto tonight!