Feverish love is a no no
That kind of love that gets you tied up in knots and sweaty like Christmas goat
The kind of love that gets you pacing up and down when the one you love has not called or did not show up as at when he or she promised to
That love that makes everything else
That kind of love that gets you tied up in knots and sweaty like Christmas goat
The kind of love that gets you pacing up and down when the one you love has not called or did not show up as at when he or she promised to
That love that makes everything else
taste like ash and debris
A love that takes the colour out of everything and turns your brain to mush
The kind of love that takes your appetite away and causes your breathing to quicken and slow sporadically
A love that is like coronavirus
You'd think you have gotten it under
A love that takes the colour out of everything and turns your brain to mush
The kind of love that takes your appetite away and causes your breathing to quicken and slow sporadically
A love that is like coronavirus
You'd think you have gotten it under
control and then it will come in another wave
Like the tide of the sea
Wave after wave of anxiety, edginess, panic, and fear
A love that is as unstable as water
That was what his first love was like
Feverish, gripping, scintillating, mesmerizing, galling, suffocating, choking...
Like the tide of the sea
Wave after wave of anxiety, edginess, panic, and fear
A love that is as unstable as water
That was what his first love was like
Feverish, gripping, scintillating, mesmerizing, galling, suffocating, choking...
His mother saw it, but he didn't
That day when he woke up at four am and sneaked out of the compound carrying a gas cylinder he had hidden in a plastic waste bin
His girlfriend's younger sisters had saved up some money to buy themselves new shoes
His girlfriend was out of school
That day when he woke up at four am and sneaked out of the compound carrying a gas cylinder he had hidden in a plastic waste bin
His girlfriend's younger sisters had saved up some money to buy themselves new shoes
His girlfriend was out of school
at the time and therefore did not have any means of collecting money from their parents for daily upkeep
She was waiting for WAEC results & was often at home all alone
She was stirred to jealousy by the sight of those new shoes bought by her younger sisters
He saw it in her eyes
She was waiting for WAEC results & was often at home all alone
She was stirred to jealousy by the sight of those new shoes bought by her younger sisters
He saw it in her eyes
He felt he ought to be buying her cool stuff like that
So he decided to sell one of their landlord's cylinders at the gas station not too far away from their house
His friends had told him they had a contact there who bought gas cylinders for cheap
As soon as he left the compound
So he decided to sell one of their landlord's cylinders at the gas station not too far away from their house
His friends had told him they had a contact there who bought gas cylinders for cheap
As soon as he left the compound
the security guys caught him just as he was about to cross the express
He threw the cylinder into a gully and ran like a scared rabbit
He ran so fast that they had to let him go
He went all the way to the next bus stop and waited until daylight before returning home
When he got
He threw the cylinder into a gully and ran like a scared rabbit
He ran so fast that they had to let him go
He went all the way to the next bus stop and waited until daylight before returning home
When he got
home his mother said "When you find yourself stealing to satisfy a girlfriend, you have to begin to question your sanity. Are you sure you are okay?"
He didn't say anything
His mother couldn't give him the money because they were poor too
He was under so much pressure to impress
He didn't say anything
His mother couldn't give him the money because they were poor too
He was under so much pressure to impress
her
That afternoon he left home for a long walk until he found a hospital where he could donate a pint of blood for 500 Naira
The shoe was 450 naira at the time
He found his way to her house and gave one of her sisters the money
He said "Please buy another one of those shoes and
That afternoon he left home for a long walk until he found a hospital where he could donate a pint of blood for 500 Naira
The shoe was 450 naira at the time
He found his way to her house and gave one of her sisters the money
He said "Please buy another one of those shoes and
give it to her tomorrow."
She was his only friend, his lover, and soul mate
They were both waiting for admission into the University at the time and they both had so much time on their hands
He spent every weekday with her
She had volunteered to teach in a school closeby but the
She was his only friend, his lover, and soul mate
They were both waiting for admission into the University at the time and they both had so much time on their hands
He spent every weekday with her
She had volunteered to teach in a school closeby but the
school didn't pay or designate pupils to her so she used the excuse to leave her parents house to be with him
His mother would have gone to the shop from 8am to return with his siblings at 9pm every day
He had the whole house to himself and it was all they needed
He was twenty
His mother would have gone to the shop from 8am to return with his siblings at 9pm every day
He had the whole house to himself and it was all they needed
He was twenty
She was eighteen
They would kiss and smooch and play the
"It will enter"
"Don't let it enter"
"Just to rub it"
"Just the tip" game
Eventually, he asked someone what to do
He was told vaseline will do the trick
He scored after three weeks of "stop it or I won't come here again"
They would kiss and smooch and play the
"It will enter"
"Don't let it enter"
"Just to rub it"
"Just the tip" game
Eventually, he asked someone what to do
He was told vaseline will do the trick
He scored after three weeks of "stop it or I won't come here again"
She was afraid he was going to dump her after the flower was plucked but he couldn't
He was in love
The kind of love that didn't care whether the whole world burn down or not
WAEC result was released
He passed
She failed
He told her not to worry
He swore would not go to school
He was in love
The kind of love that didn't care whether the whole world burn down or not
WAEC result was released
He passed
She failed
He told her not to worry
He swore would not go to school
unless she got her admission too
Her parents insisted she had to work to raise the money for the GCE form
He told her not to work
He said he would work something out
He got his letter of admission
He ran to relatives and family friends
He raised the money for his school fees
He
Her parents insisted she had to work to raise the money for the GCE form
He told her not to work
He said he would work something out
He got his letter of admission
He ran to relatives and family friends
He raised the money for his school fees
He
bought her the GCE form and ranted an accommodation at the special centre where she was supposed to write it
In fact he bought two forms
He was going to sit right beside her and write her papers for her
He spent all his money on getting her that result
She passed and gained
In fact he bought two forms
He was going to sit right beside her and write her papers for her
He spent all his money on getting her that result
She passed and gained
admission to study Estate management in a polytechnic
He wrote JAMB and failed
He was out of touch and had to study
Her parents were able to raise the money to pay for her fees and accommodation
She left for school on a Thursday
Late in the evening
They had spent the day together
He wrote JAMB and failed
He was out of touch and had to study
Her parents were able to raise the money to pay for her fees and accommodation
She left for school on a Thursday
Late in the evening
They had spent the day together
while her father went in search of a pick-up truck that would convey her and her loads to school
He promised he would come and see her as soon as possible
He wrote her everyday while preparing to write Jamb again
The first time he was offered admission on a platter of gold but
He promised he would come and see her as soon as possible
He wrote her everyday while preparing to write Jamb again
The first time he was offered admission on a platter of gold but
JAMB got trickier and trickier
He didn't make the cut off for LAW again at his preferred school
So he got a job at the postgraduate school's records office while lying to everybody that he was a student
He sent her money every month
Sometimes he would travel to her school to
He didn't make the cut off for LAW again at his preferred school
So he got a job at the postgraduate school's records office while lying to everybody that he was a student
He sent her money every month
Sometimes he would travel to her school to
spend the weekend with her
She finished her OND
He was still writing JAMB
She did her direct entry examination into a federal University
She got admitted
He was still writing JAMB
She got to 300 level
He realized he had to settle for another course other than law
He settled for
She finished her OND
He was still writing JAMB
She did her direct entry examination into a federal University
She got admitted
He was still writing JAMB
She got to 300 level
He realized he had to settle for another course other than law
He settled for
for communications and language arts
He finally gained admission at the age of 26
He had spent 6 years serving love
He was in 200 level when she graduated
She went off to serve in the East
It was the first time he couldn't jum[p on a bus and go looking for her
He couldn't afford
He finally gained admission at the age of 26
He had spent 6 years serving love
He was in 200 level when she graduated
She went off to serve in the East
It was the first time he couldn't jum[p on a bus and go looking for her
He couldn't afford
to waste any more time
He had stopped working and couldn't afford to raise the cash needed for such a venture
He had to let her be and hope she was fine
One year is a long time
He wrote and called and chatted as much as he could
She replied as much as she could too
Towards the
He had stopped working and couldn't afford to raise the cash needed for such a venture
He had to let her be and hope she was fine
One year is a long time
He wrote and called and chatted as much as he could
She replied as much as she could too
Towards the
end of her service year
She sent him a message that she and some of her friends would be going to Abuja from her camp
He was preparing for his examinations and felt "whatever"
She left a message saying "We are taking off now!"
Everything changed from that day
He couldn't explain
She sent him a message that she and some of her friends would be going to Abuja from her camp
He was preparing for his examinations and felt "whatever"
She left a message saying "We are taking off now!"
Everything changed from that day
He couldn't explain
it but he knew it
She met a guy in Abuja
The guy was working with the civil defense corps
The guy took an interest in her
She had stayed with him despite the fact that most of her friends felt it was unreasonable
She was way ahead of him in everything but age
She felt should be
She met a guy in Abuja
The guy was working with the civil defense corps
The guy took an interest in her
She had stayed with him despite the fact that most of her friends felt it was unreasonable
She was way ahead of him in everything but age
She felt should be
looking upwards
Not downwards
She is a girl, a first child with siblings at home waiting for her to make it
She cannot sit on her hands in the name of love
She had to be pragmatic
Her parents were neck-deep in debt
Everyone was expecting her to marry rich or get a good job that
Not downwards
She is a girl, a first child with siblings at home waiting for her to make it
She cannot sit on her hands in the name of love
She had to be pragmatic
Her parents were neck-deep in debt
Everyone was expecting her to marry rich or get a good job that
could help the family
Sentiment couldn't even breathe in the cesspool of life she was dumped in
She needed to make tough decisions and one of such decisions was to get the first available way out of poverty
The guy offered such a door
He took her and her friends out and impressed
Sentiment couldn't even breathe in the cesspool of life she was dumped in
She needed to make tough decisions and one of such decisions was to get the first available way out of poverty
The guy offered such a door
He took her and her friends out and impressed
all of them
He was a top guy who also offered her a job with a bank in Abuja
The guy didn't have to say so much
He was the key to her dream of not returning to the shack her parents live in and he came at the right time
The guy really went out to thrill her
He took her out daily
He was a top guy who also offered her a job with a bank in Abuja
The guy didn't have to say so much
He was the key to her dream of not returning to the shack her parents live in and he came at the right time
The guy really went out to thrill her
He took her out daily
throughout the week she spent in Abuja
She saw her man's messages
They came in daily
He wrote about his exams and his preparations for the next one
She felt he would eventually meet another lady
This was her own time
She didn't bother replying to him
She just blocked him on every
She saw her man's messages
They came in daily
He wrote about his exams and his preparations for the next one
She felt he would eventually meet another lady
This was her own time
She didn't bother replying to him
She just blocked him on every
platform
She completed her NYSC and returned to Abuja
She and her new guy were on a serious track to getting married
She refused to settle for less
He got her a job a promised
Eight months after they started preparations, she took him home for their introduction
It was a quiet
She completed her NYSC and returned to Abuja
She and her new guy were on a serious track to getting married
She refused to settle for less
He got her a job a promised
Eight months after they started preparations, she took him home for their introduction
It was a quiet
ceremony
Her immediate family came
They invited just a few friends and relatives
He heard about the introduction from a friend
They were drinking local gin while he was lamenting about his babe
The friend told him his babe was in town
He rushed to her house
It was true
It was so
Her immediate family came
They invited just a few friends and relatives
He heard about the introduction from a friend
They were drinking local gin while he was lamenting about his babe
The friend told him his babe was in town
He rushed to her house
It was true
It was so
true!
He got there just as they were posing for pictures in the compound
He opened the gate and stepped in
She saw him and froze
He looked at her, nodded his head twice, and without a word stepped out of their compound
He began to walk and cry
He walked for several hours
By the
He got there just as they were posing for pictures in the compound
He opened the gate and stepped in
She saw him and froze
He looked at her, nodded his head twice, and without a word stepped out of their compound
He began to walk and cry
He walked for several hours
By the
time he came to himself it was nightfall
Around 10pm
He was at Alakia area, close to the brewery
He didn't know when he got there or how
His legs were throbbing
He had walked over thirty kilometers
He saw a church, they were having a vigil
He walked in and sat down at the
Around 10pm
He was at Alakia area, close to the brewery
He didn't know when he got there or how
His legs were throbbing
He had walked over thirty kilometers
He saw a church, they were having a vigil
He walked in and sat down at the
back
The pain in his heart was searing
It was either he cried or die
It was unbearable
The vigil started
He just sat there and cried through the noise
Silently weeping and mourning
Sometime around 2AM, he walked to the altar and gave his life to Christ
There was no altar call
The pain in his heart was searing
It was either he cried or die
It was unbearable
The vigil started
He just sat there and cried through the noise
Silently weeping and mourning
Sometime around 2AM, he walked to the altar and gave his life to Christ
There was no altar call
he just felt a strong nudging
After the service, he met with the pastor for counseling
They prayed together
The pastor told him not to give up
Christ is the best beginning of all for every man
He believed the pastor
The next morning, the pastor drove him back to school
He healed
After the service, he met with the pastor for counseling
They prayed together
The pastor told him not to give up
Christ is the best beginning of all for every man
He believed the pastor
The next morning, the pastor drove him back to school
He healed
It took months but the school activities and fellowship activities helped him
He was able to gloss through without putting his feeling into much
He graduated and got posted to Lagos
He served with a telecommunications firm
He was retained after service
He got married in 2017
He was able to gloss through without putting his feeling into much
He graduated and got posted to Lagos
He served with a telecommunications firm
He was retained after service
He got married in 2017
He said they met only once after the whole episode
This was in 2019
She came to see him about getting a job
He asked her what had happened to her
She said her husband had been shot and killed by kidnappers on an official assignment and she lost the job he got her after that
She
This was in 2019
She came to see him about getting a job
He asked her what had happened to her
She said her husband had been shot and killed by kidnappers on an official assignment and she lost the job he got her after that
She
really needed some help
He said he gave her some money and collected her CV in order to help her get a job
He said his wife saw her CV in his car told him to keep away from her
He had told his wife so much about her in the course of their dating
His wife simply couldn't see
He said he gave her some money and collected her CV in order to help her get a job
He said his wife saw her CV in his car told him to keep away from her
He had told his wife so much about her in the course of their dating
His wife simply couldn't see
anything but danger
He said he saw her message on WhatsApp the next day thanking him for the previous day and reminding him to help her out however he could
He said he sent her some more money and told her he couldn't help her any longer because of his marriage
He blocked her
He said he saw her message on WhatsApp the next day thanking him for the previous day and reminding him to help her out however he could
He said he sent her some more money and told her he couldn't help her any longer because of his marriage
He blocked her
afterwards and continued to pray for her
He said the last he heard she moved back to Abuja to pick up the pieces of her life
He said he still missed her and somehow still loved her too but not in an actionable way
It was one of those feelings, like the embers of a dead fire!
He said the last he heard she moved back to Abuja to pick up the pieces of her life
He said he still missed her and somehow still loved her too but not in an actionable way
It was one of those feelings, like the embers of a dead fire!
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