Tinu's Diary (3): The salon talk

I was at the salon the other weekend getting my nails done along with my girlfriends. Oyin’s boyfriend was to have a party and we had decided to grace the event. While we were fixing our nails and ‘ooohing’ and ‘aaahing’ at each other’s nails, sisi Mem one of the attendants started gisting with the other attendants

Sisi Mem: You know that guy that drives a red car?

Kari: (feigning ignorance) I don’t know any guy o

Sisi Mem: you know him jor the one that lives down the street, not far from here that is fine like this, that’s always having parties

Kari: okay okay! I know the guy

Sisi Mem: Ehn ehn! See I heard that he got a girl pregnant. In fact ehn they said the girl came to cause trouble in his house yesterday

Me: Really?

Sisi Mem: Yes o hmm they even said he has not been able to come out of his house since yesterday o the babe just set ambush for the guy house

Oyin: sharp babe!

Jemimat: but Sisi Mem wetin com concern you for another person yawa?

Sisi Mem: aunty which kain question be that one now? Na gist now how I no go hear?

Me: so you sef dey hear gist

Sisi Mem: if I no hear, who go hear?

The rest of our stay at the salon passed uneventfully after Jemimat ruined our gist. That episode got me thinking. How is it that these salon girls always have the latest gist in town I mean nothing happens without them knowing and by nothing I mean NOTHING even when our councilor’s wife had a miscarriage, they knew. How do they do it?