A LIFE WITHOUT MY PARENTS

re one. What am

one of Yayi's companies. I was nervous, panicked I did not know what awaited me. Sitting in the waiting room, Mr.

and there he was, the man who was going to change the course of my life. In traditional Bo'oumba costume, her perfume took over the w

his desk. I will slowly sit down while waiting for him to finish his call.

o lady, ho

Mr. Yayi. Please, you as

and correctly, you

randmother didn't like

over a month ago. Why didn'

I did not intend

did you

e much choice. Excus

No, I

e and the food has go

, it's the best Attièk

ayi but I don't really understand

me every day from Monday to F

y cooking training or certificat

s not a pro

ny preference of things you don't

les a little

erything except reptiles. As long as you do

want me to start and where shoul

ne. You will bring it here yourself and give it

ause I have to feed my Idriss. C

you. Idriss i

No it'

sentence, which he tel

I ca

ered by you and no one else. Can you st

all. I start

m. Even before arriving home, Stéphane and I

ay home,

forgot to men

ow ? You can't go back there anymore. You'll talk t

hing into Stéphane's car, who accompanies me to pick up Idriss and d

Yayi Lee works with his e

ning Mr. Yayi. Y

you! You c

t. I'll pick up th

over I believe that the gentleman had not even calculated m

don't play with mo

the gentleman wasn't

ot calculate its entourag

We'll see what comes ou

his office. As I put the dish on the table, I feel his breathing behind me and act like I don

eck, I hope t

eave his office, I see a small smile on his face. I didn't quite understand what he had just done. I must

ll him ev

, it has already started. I'

reath and glanc

! Stéphane 1

he guy fell for you.

t have misinterpr

k, I withdraw the money and I give 200 thousand fra

in my bed I wake up with a start. I couldn't speak to my grandmother because s

ould at least do a little on one of the lands that my father

afternoon when I am in his office, he takes off his tie and

ays and you are going to cook for me an

y. For how

Attièkê. It's a reception betwe

nd late at night. Ple

the car Stéphane gives me a brilliant idea. On the crucial day, I prepare everything. I told my grandmother that I

dish. Stéphane motions to me to let him take care of it. I get up at some point to go to the bathroom and before leaving, I hear a noise in the hallway. I open the door slowly and there Yayi and his wife are making love in the hallways.

g away in his car and I was putting the kitchen in order, I see the other Yayi empl

6, I have a dinner in my villa in Abomey Calavi. It's a pretty

e dinner in Abomey Calavi, how man

opean customers. Try to avoid the chilli

sir. But I don't kn

ry the driver w

e a concrete idea of

ll let y

Thank

aves he ca

u forgotten a

o I don't

et and hands me another

want to be paid for work in Abomey

ok I'll l

ters the kitchen. She looks at me like

me to bed we have

, I'll join y

how I would have reacted if I were in her place. In the car arrived at a t

a huge sum in one evening my darling. The guy

ne he is marri

man Ashley. If you can, hol

no I'm not

ll make a living room on your p

I won't. Besides, these people are rich

this Yayi does. He looks at you and soon h

irm feet. I was too tired to argue with her. I let her chat, scream as she wanted. I go back to my room af

he time? I hope you're not going

y I just went to work. Go

me. Go wash and sleep. When it'

worry there's nothi

y turn I will wash myself and come back to sleep next to Idriss who was sle

as doing the laundry, my u

e 50 miles to spend on me t

give you 15 miles if you want. I have

y's work you didn't

ontract so he's the one who will

en't had any mo

as banned us from selling under the

u cooking here every

a lady I cook

d she does

enough to have something myself. M

he funeral money, can't y

le left is for Idriss

me that, I'll pay you bac

s a blocked account if I remove

lp us when we have done everything for

ere? It's not in makeup without effects you put your money? And then when I talk about

feeling that everyone hid their money and expected me to spend what little I had on household needs. Starting with my uncles. I understand bet

everything to have a lo

so my uncles never wanted to work. They had lived off grandfather's hook. Now it was my turn but they lied. I will hold what I can hold. After

ama what do yo

cent! I want

croissant is duri

: Plea

en croissant and ske

chette afte

you have

ing for minutes. He l

rochette

baby. Please take this and go w

ber my mother at that hour when she was already picking on my

ing and I go to my room. My grandmoth

truth I know you why you star

long story I'll tell

nything that would bring shame to me i

e meal is ready, we are wait

tell me your secret, I'm going to

it's just that th

at it was already 7 p.m. It's when my uncles and Idriss come to find me in the living room writing the recipes that I come back to myself. I ru

I went to the market to shop for the kitchen meal. I felt like som

ll even follow us? So someone's gonna get

hing and we conti