Continuation (A piece of fiction i wrote for a Magazine when i was still in Uniport. The next edition did not get published. Decided to publish it on my blog

I AM THAT GIRL PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY LABEL WITHOUT A CHANCE OF GETTING TO KNOW ME. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY LABEL IS, WELL, IT STARTS WITH BEAUTIFUL. I AM NOT BRAGGING. THEN THEY SAY I AM QUIET AND DOWN TO EARTH. I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY HUMAN BEINGS HAVE LABELS; I MEAN WE ARE NOT PRODUCTS IN THE SHOPPING MALL. THEN AGAIN, I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THAT PART OF SPEECH IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CALLED “ADJECTIVES”. ANYWAYS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAGGED ME WITH THESE LABELS ARE A 100% CORRECT. I HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN THE RELATIONSHIP TYPE OF GIRL BECAUSE I THINK ALL A GUY THINKS OF WHEN HE WOES YOU IS HOW TO GET TO THE PLEASURE CENTRE, TO ME, GUYS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE EMOTION CENTRE. THEY CAN’T HANDLE THE HEAT OF REAL PASSION. SO WHEN A GUY STOPS TO WOE ME, I SIMPLY SOLILOQUIZE “I GET IT, IF YOU WANT SEX, HOOKERS ARE PRETTY AFFORDABLE THESE DAYS”.

I HAVE MADE OUT WITH A COUPLE OF GUYS BUT ONCE THEY WANT TO GET TO SEE THE COLOUR OF MY PANTS, I IMMEDIATELY SNAP OUT OF THE MUSHY MOOD. PRATICALLY I WAS STILL A VIRGIN NOT BECAUSE THE THOUGHT OF SEX FRECKED ME OUT BUT BECAUSE I COULD NOT BEAR THE PAIN OF A HEARTBREAK AND ALSO FEELING USED. FOR CHRIST SAKE, I CAME INTO THE WORLD AS A HUMAN BEING AND NOT A TISSUE PAPER. MY IDEA OF SEX IS VERY ROMANTIC. A CANDLE LIGHT SCENTED ROOM; MY PARTNER WOULD BE A PRINCE CHARMING WITH A SEX APPEAL THAT COULD THROW A LADY OFF BALANCE. HE WOULD BE TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH ME, THAT WAY, WHEN HE TOUCHES ME, I WOULD KNOW THIS IS LOVE MAKING AND NOT SOME SORT OF QUICKY ON A HARD FOAM, AND WHEN THE GUY IS SATISFIED WITH HIS ROUNDS, HE JUST TURNS TO ONE SIDE OF THE BED, DOZES OFF AND SNORES. THIS YEAR, I BECAME TWENTY AND SOMEHOW I COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS STILL A VIRGIN. I WAS JUST RECOVERING FROM MY THIRD HEART BREAK FROM THE SAME GUY. SOUNDS PATHETIC, RIGHT? IT STILLS BAFFLES ME HOW I COULD BE WITH DAVE AFTER HE BROKE MY HEART TWICE. I GUESS HE WAS JUST CHARMING AND I WAS UNDER A SPELL. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE LAST HEART BREAK; I WAS NOW READY TO USE MY BRAIN AND NOT FOOLISHLY FOLLOW MY HEART.

THREE WEEKS AFTER BREAKING UP WITH DAVE FOR CHEATING ON ME, ANOTHER PRINCE CHARMING SWEPT ME OFF MY FEET. I MEET HIM IN THE CINEMA, HE WAS JUST TOO CUTE, HE WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME. WE WERE WATCHING A ROMANTIC COMEDY “THE UGLY TRUTH”. WHEN HE LAUGHED, I FELT MY HEART MELT, IT FELT LIKE I WAS SITTING CLOSE TO AN ANGEL. SOMEHOW, MY HEART STARTED BEATING FAST, I ACHED FOR HIM TO JUST TALK TO ME. I WOULD NOT MIND BEING JUST A FRIEND. HE WAS SO INTERESTED IN THE MOVIE, SO I TRIED TO GET HIS ATTENTION. OUT OF MY DESPERATION, I STOOD UP WITH MY POP CORN AND ACTED LIKE I WAS HEADING OUT OF THE CINEMA TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL, THEN I LET MY POP CORN OUT OF MY HAND AND IT POURED DIRECTLY ON HIM. I AM SORRY! I QUICKLY SAID NOT KNOWING HOW HE WAS GOING TO REACT. HEY! TAKE IT EASY, HE SMILED BACK, THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. WE PACKED THE POP CORN TOGETHER INTO THE PACK. THEN I SAT DOWN, AND HE CONTINUED WATCHING THE MOVIE WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING TO ME. SO I SAID I WAS SORRY FOR THE SECOND TIME, HE SMILED AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS OKAY. WHEN THE MOVIE WAS OVER, I GAVE UP HOPE AND WALKED OUT OF THE CINEMA, AS I HEADED TO BOARD A CAB, SOMEONE TOUCH ME ON MY SHOULDER. IT WAS HIM. I AM SORRY, I DID NOT STRIKE A CONVERSATION INSIDE THE CINEMA. EVERYONE WAS SO KEEN ABOUT THE MOVIE AND I DID NOT WANT US TO BE THE NOISE MAKERS. BY THE WAY, I AM TIMI. I SMILED BACK SHEEPPIHSLY, I COULD FEEL MY HANDS TREMBLING, I PRAYED IN MY HEART THATHE WOULD NOT SHAKE MY HANDS. YOU CAN CALL ME ENIOLA. THAT’S A NICE YORUBA NAME. THANKS! SO ENIOLA DO YOU STAY IN PORT HARCOURT? YEAH BUT I AM ALWAYS TRAVELLING, SO I AM NOT REALLY A TYPICAL PORT HARCOURT GIRL. I SEE! HE SAID SMILING. I DON’T STAY IN PORT HARCOURT, I ONLY CAME HERE FOR A WEDDING CEREMONY, I STAY AT ABUJA. I LOVE ABUJA, I HAVE AN AUNTY WHO RESIDES THERE AND I RANDOMLY VISIT MY COUSINS. THAT IS INTERESTING. I GUESS YOU ARE A STUDENT? YEAH! I AM IN MY THIRD YEAR STUDYING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN UNIPORT. YOU MUST BE A GURU, NO OH! I JUST TRY MY BEST. HERE’S MY CARD, FLASH ME AND I WOULD GIVE YOU A CALL. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU A RIDE HOME BUT MY FRIEND IS INSIDE WAITING FOR THE PREMIER OF “HANG OVER”. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE YOU FLASH ME. TOODLES, HE SAID AND HURRIED BACK INSIDE THE CINEMA. I WAS SO HAPPY, AND SILENTLY THANKED GOD THAT THIS ANGEL DID NOT PASS ME BY.

WEEKS PASSED BY, AND WE WERE LIKE BEST FRIENDS, WE SHARED A LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE DISTANCE BUT IT DID NOT MATTER BECAUSE TIMI WAS A RICH AND YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR. HE COULD AFFORD TALKING TO ME FOR HOURS IN THE DAYTIME. HE WAS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE CHEWING GUM GUYS WHO CALLED IN THE MID NIGHT DURING MTN FREE HOUR. I WENT TO BED WITH TIMI ALWAYS ON MY MIND, I SAW HIM IN MY DREAMS AND I WOKE EVERY MORNING ARCHING TO BE BY HIS SIDE. ONE AFTERNOON, AFTER LECTURES, TIMI CALLED AND ASKED ME, IF I WOULD LOVE TO COME SPEND THE WEEKEND IN ABUJA WITH HIM, I SAID YES WITHOUT HESISTATING. HE SENT ME MONEY FOR MY TRIP. MY GIRLFRIENDS THOUGHT IT WAS NOT WISE TO TRY SUCH AN ADVENTURE BUT I IGNORED THHEM BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DARED TO DO ANYTHING DANGEROUS. ABUJA WAS FUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH, HE SPOILT ME WITH SHOPPING AND EXPENSIVE GIFTS. I COULD NOT WAIT TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND NARRATE MY FAIRY TALE TO MY FRIENDS.

MY FAIRYTALE TURNED INTO SOUR EXPERIENCE. I WAS TO LEAVE ON MONDAY MORNING WITH AN EARLY FLIGHT. SUNDAY WAS COOL, TIMI TOOK ME TO A 5 STAR RESTAURANT AT MAITAIMA, AFTER HAVING A DINNER DATE, WE HEADED HOME. WHEN WE GOT HOME, HE MADE A HOT CUP OF COFFEE AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT MY OWN DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS. THEN SUDDENLY, HE WAS QUIET, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY, EVEN THOUGH, WE HAD BEEN GOOD FRIENDS FOR SIX MONTHS, I WAS STILL SHY AROUND HIM. HE HELD MY HANDS AND GAVE ME A LIGHT KISS, MY HEART STARTED BEATING FAST. TIMI! PLEASE STOP! HUSH ENIOLA, STOP TALKING, YOU ARE RUINING THE MOOD, I LIKE YOU. I AM SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS BY NOW; YOU DON’T NEED ME OR A SOOTHSAYER TO TELL YOU THAT I CARE. I HAVE SHOWN IT IN MY ACTIONS. I SAID NOTHING, I WAS READY AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THIS WAS THE PRINCE CHARMING THAT COULD BREAK ME AND TAKE IT ALL. HE KISSED ME SOFTLY, I FELT I WAS DREAMING, HE WAS SUCH A GOOD KISSER, HE KISSED ME ALL OVER AND THEN CARRIED ME TO HIS BEDROOM AND MADE SWEET LOVE TO ME.

I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT REGRETS, I FELT LIKE A PRINCESS AND I WISHED RIGHT ON HIS BED THAT HE WOULD BE MY HAPPILY EVER AFTER. HE WAS NOT IN BED; I TIPTOED TO THE PARLOUR TO SEAL HIS LIPS WITH A MORNING KISS, AS I APPROACHED THE PARLOUR I HEARD A FEMALE VOICE, SHE WAS GIGGLING AND HER VOICE WAS FLIRTITIOUS. I IGNORED THE FEELING OF JEALOUSY INSIDE ME AND STILL WENT TO MEET HIM. AS I REACHED HIM, HE SMILED AND THE LADY WITH HIM SMILED AND SAID “I GUESS THIS IS THE ANGEL, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT?” YEAH! YOU ARE RIGHT. I WAITED PATIENTLY FOR AN INTRODUCTION. ENIOLA! YOU LOOK REALLY BEAUTIFUL, ANYWAYS, MEET ALICIA, MY GIRLFRIEND. WHAT? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TELLING ME? I ASKED TIMI LOOKING DUMBFOUNDED. I WAS TREMBLING, I COULD FEEL AN INVISIBLE ARROW PUNCTURE MY HEART, WHAT THE HELL WAS HE TELLING ME? IF ALICIA WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHY WAS SHE NOT MAD AT HIM FOR HAVING ME SPEND THE WEEKEND AT HIS POSH APARTMENT? A LOT OF QUESTIONS KEPT POPPING IN MY HEAD BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE QUESTIONS SPINNED MY HEAD. PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE JOKING, .............................................................................. TO BE CONTINUED.

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THE PILOT WHO TAKES YOU ON A FREE TRIP. DEATH HAS NO RESPECT FOR NO ONE.IT COMES WITH ITS WINGS TO TAKE A SOUL ON A SAD FLIGHT. IN THIS TRIP THE TRAVELLER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE READY BECAUSE THE PILOT OF THIS AIRLINE IS ALWAYS READY FOR DEPARTURE.IN THE PLANE YOU HAVE NO AIR HOST OR HOSTESS WARNING YOU TO PUT ON YOUR SEAT BELTS, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, IN THE PLANE, IT’S JUST YOU AND THE PILOT. THIS IS ONE TRIP THAT MAKES YOU TRAVEL LIGHT WITHOUT A SUIT CASE OR A TRAVELLING BOX; YOU GO EMPTY HANDED IN THIS TRIP. EVERYONE FLIES IN THE SAME PLANE, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE FIRST CLASS TICKET. EVERYONE GETS THE SAME TICKET. SO YOU SEE EVEN IF IN THE WORLD THERE IS POOR DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AMONG ALL, THERE IS ONE THING THAT WOULD MAKE THE POOR MAN AND RICH MAN PARTNERS IN A BUSINESS, IT IS CALLED DEATH. IT SCARES ME TO KNOW THAT SOMEDAY, I WILL BE NO MORE OR THE ONES I LOVE COULD VANISH ONE DAY WITHOUT TELLING ME GOOD BYE, WHICH IS THE SADDEST WORD. THE MORE REASON WHY WE SHOULD BE READY FOR THIS PILOT WHO COULD GRAB YOUR HANDS ANYTIME AND SAY “YOU HAVE TO COME WITH ME NOW” LET’S MAKE SURE EVERYDAY WE SPEND ON EARTH COUNT, ATLEAST EVEN IF YOU DON’T DIE A LEGEND LEAVING A LEGACY BEHIND, YOU DIE A GOOD MAN WORTHY OF A FREE VISA AND TICKET INTO A CITY MADE OF GOLD WITH NO MORE PAIN. TRY MAKING YOUR TIME SPENT ON EARTH COUNT, I DARE YOU TO DREAM, TO GRAB OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT THINKING TWICE, TO LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING VULNERABLE AND LEAVE YOUR FOOT PRINTS ON THE BEACH. TRY AND LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE YOUR TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY AND MAYBE THERE WON’T BE A TOMORROW. IT WOULD HELP YOU PONDER ABOUT LIFE AND MAKE YOU ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR LIFE LIKE “IF YOU WERE ON THE RIGHT TRACK RUNNING A GOOD RACE OR IF YOU WOULD WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS YOU ARE NOW”. A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME “NOT TO BE AFRAID TO LIVE MY LIFE” GUESS I SHOULD USE THIS TO INSPIRE MYSELF DAILY BY TAKING CHANCES. SO I AM GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING TO EVERYONE READING THIS. “DON’T BE AFRAID TO LIVE YOUR LIFE” TAKE CHANCES. YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE, EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS WITHOUT FEAR, YOU SEE A PERSON WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP, DON’T HESITATE OR GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT, YOU GET INTO A FIGHT WITH SOMEONE, MAKE PEACE WITH THE PERSON, YOUR DAD GIVES YOU A GOOD ADVICE-DON’T YELL AT HIM, YOU HAVE A GOOD FRIEND-DON’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PERSON, WITH ALL THIS INSTANCES, ONE PERSON COULD GO UNEXPECTEDLY, THEN IT SHOCKS YOU AND YOU REALLY CAN’T BELIEVE THE PERSON IS GONE. YEAH! THAT IS WHAT DEATH DOES. IT CREATES THE “HAD I KNOWN EXPRESSION” WHICH IS TOO LATE AND WON’T GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE TO TURN THE PAGE AND MAKE IT RIGHT. TRY AND LIVE A GOOD LIFE PLEASING GOD WITH YOUR LIFE. MOST PEOPLE DON’T BELIEVE THERE IS A LIFE AFTER THE EARTH STORY, BUT THERE IS, AND IF GOD IS PLEASED WITH YOU, EVEN DEATH CAN’T PUT YOU TO SLEEP FOREVER. THIS ARTICLE “THE PILOT WHO TAKES YOU ON A FREE TRIP” IS DEDICATED TO MY COUSIN "CHICHI ODU" AND EVERYONE I HAVE LOST TO THE COLD HANDS OF DEATH. With love, Lamidee.

life is full of so much, and I mean so much. Our hearts are occupied with how to make life comfortable,interesting and fun but I personally like to pause and see the important things first, so I don't get lost chasing so much and then forget the little important things that should matter. I read this short note in my church bulletin and decided to share it. it blessed me and I hope it blesses you too.
TEN THINGS GOD WON'T ASK YOU WHEN YOU SEE HIM.
1. God won't ask you what kind of car you drove. He will ask how many people you drove who didn'nt have transportation.
2. God won't ask you the square footage of your house, He will ask how many people you welcomed into your house.
3. God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet. He will ask how many you helped clothe.
4. God won't ask you how clean you kept your house. He will ask how many people you fed in It.
5. God won't ask what your highest salary was. He will ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.
6. God won't ask you what your job title was. He will     ask you if you performed your job to the best of your ability.
7. God won't ask how many friends you had. He will ask how many people to whom you were a friend to.
8. God won't ask in what neighbourhood you lived, He will ask how you treated your neighbours.
9. God won't ask about the colour of your sin, He will ask about the content of your character.
10.God won't ask why it took you so long to seek salvation, He will lovingly take you to your mansion in Heaven and not to the gates of hell.
God blesses us, I hope we use these blessings well and not abuse them. Reach out, live,love and never forget the little things that count.
                              With love, lamidee.

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