Tomorrow

John gathered the village elders early that morning, he had had enough of Charles's mischief, it was either today or today! The women were not allowed under that tree whenever the men were there and besides what should they be doing there when the drums had to be full, fire wood collected, chopped and stacked. The food needed to be down from the fire before the men returned.

John was a successful yam farmer and his farm usually yielded the most produce every year, married to the once village beauty queen, now worn out by age, work, motherly and wifely duties, her three children had sapped her beauty, replacing that with the joy and stress of motherhood.

Charles, on the other hand was not married. Tall? Yes. Handsome? Yes. Hardworking? No, but somehow he managed to get by daily. His farmland, not over run with weeds had every fruit tree one could think of thanks to the seeds people threw off as they walked by.

"John..." Elder Mark spoke, being the eldest of all the men present, "... state the reason for calling us here."

"Elder," John began, "two months ago, Charles has come to me for a loan of twenty five thousand and promised to pay the next day which I had obliged. It's been two months now and he hasn't paid me back."

The elders muffled amongst themselves for a minute before calling Charles to speak.

"Charles, what do you have to say?"

"Elders I have nothing to say."

"What do you mean?!" John fired at him. Charles ignored him and brought out a ruffled piece of paper. Giving it to Elder Mark, he spoke,

"When John and I had agreed on the loan, we also agreed as to when I will pay back and we both signed on it. According to that agreement, I told him I will pay tomorrow."

"My elders! He said it himself o! Please ask him why he hasn't paid me back!" John dramatized as he spoke.

Charles laughed, "John, how foolish can you be? My elders according to that paper, I will pay tomorrow and today is still today."

"So are you agreeing to pay tomorrow?"

"My elders, does tomorrow ever come?"

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