God bless the disaster

She gave a deep sneeze. Everybody echoed,'Bless you, ma' I kept mute and said nothing to ma. She turned and shot me an evil eye. I acted oblivious, kept mute and I Didn't want to react, was impervious Childish and acted oblivious. She threw the metal spoon and Down to the tiles all the glass cups. Seeing my reflection in one of the glasses. 'Ogbanje, amusu'... she hollered 'Very wicked child' her insults slap me. 'Are you lips sealed? Must you be a deviant'? She turned abruptly and went into the store room. Returned with a slender cane to strike. I reflexively docked and the empty blender flew to the ground. I ran out of the kitchen, dodging her incessant strikes. Her legs were feeble; running slowly, she almost tripped, 'what an old weakling'? She then stopped mid-run and gasped, 'For all these, God bless you'