Why You Need A WHY Statement: 6 Reasons

 6 Reasons Why You Need A WHY Statement

Most people do not know what their true calling in life is. Some people just don’t care about this and are happy to be a drifter in life and just “go with the flow”. Others do care about it but have problems with identifying their real purpose in life. So here will show you 6 reasons why you absolutely must create a WHY statement.

1. It will provide clarity about what your purpose in life is.

If you don’t know your true life’s purpose then you will end up doing things that you really don’t want to do. There are so many people working jobs that they hate just to pay the bills. They dread Monday mornings and always feel apprehensive on Sunday nights. This is no way to live your life.

When you know what your true purpose is in life you can take action to achieve this. You will have more confidence and can get a job that will align with your purpose. You will have more energy and be motivated every day.

2. A WHY Statement Sharpens your Focus

Without the right focus in your life, it is easy to set goals that you are not truly committed to. A lot of people follow their friends and other influencers in their life and end up setting the same goals as them. We are all different and this rarely works out well.

When you identify what you really want your life to be about this clarity helps you to work out your next moves a lot more easily. You can use your WHY statement to drive you forward each day and achieve what you really want from your life.

3. You will make the Right Decisions

Have you ever made wrong decisions in your life? Of course, you have we have all done that. When you have a strong and compelling WHY statement it will help you to make much better decisions in life.

A lot of decisions have serious consequences and if you don’t know your true purpose then you can dismiss these consequences in exchange for short-term pleasure or gain. With a good WHY statement you will assess the long-term consequences and be able to make better decisions.

4. It Provides More Accountability

People that have no purpose in life tend to shy away from accountability. They are just happy to drift along but then complain bitterly when things go against them. It is never their fault of course and always someone else’s.

With a powerful WHY statement, you will know where you are going in life and be accountable for this. You will think things through more and only take action where it aligns with your WHY statement. This additional accountability will make you a better person.

5. You will be Healthier and Happier

If you only want to consider one of these reasons to have a compelling WHY statement then this is the one to choose. There is nothing more important than your health and your happiness. When you are happy then you tend to be healthier. If you are unhappy then your resistance is down and you can experience all kinds of health issues.

6. Your Resilience will Increase

Everyone has to face problems in their life. For some people, these problems are too difficult to handle and they become overwhelmed and stressed out. When you have a compelling WHY statement you can see these problems as opportunities for you to grow and attain fulfilment in your life.

 

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Heart Robber (EPISODE 4) - Story Time

 

❤️ Heart Robber ❤️

Episode 4

Today started out as a buzz for Jimi, all day he has been running down the hall to fax an email, use the printer and answer phone calls at the same time. His secretary Clara.. Has been acting weird all day, he has just been too busy to talk some sense into her.

He was heading to his office after a draining presentation, what a Monday... Today of all days their foreign investors decided to reschedule today, he walked into his office and wondered if he was in the wrong office

Someone was sitting at his desk, playing with his system and acting as if she own the place, 

"what the heck, "  Jimi said to himself as he moved closer to her

"Esther..." He rolled his eyes, not today

"Yes hon'' she turned and smiled at him 

"What are you doing on my desk"

"Oh this" she readjust herself and opened her Legs in a way he could see her underwear

 " oh don't act so tensed you know how much you love it when we make out on this desk"

he cleared his throat ''just get down from there will you''

she giggled and hop down " OK master''

''What are you doing here Esther''

"Well I heard you are single again''

he gave her a hard glare as if he didn't know what she was talking about

"Oh Jimi ''she moved closer to him and held his shoulders " you are such a naughty boy Jimi, why did you waste so much time with Nancy, you knew I would be waiting but you choose to irritate me with your fling, I almost felt jealous ''she laughs

"Esther I don't have time for this'' he stepped away from her and walk to his seat " how did you get in here in the first place, and where the hell is Clara"

"I don't know where your secretary is and I don't care, what important now is the both of us, together and unbothered"

"Esther you can't just come into my office and start distracting me from my work, I am extremely busy and I don't have time for this"

"You said that before, but I know you don't mean it, you want me just as much as I want you ''she pulled closer to him until there was not a tiny space for air to pass through 

There was a bit of relapse on Jimi's part honestly he was tired from working so hard and a break seem like a good idea but Esther is hardly ever a good choice 

Jimi break off from her tight hold and made enough distance between them 

"Am very busy Esther and I have to get back to work so pls excuse me"

"I promise this won't take too long, just relax and let me take care of you"

She moved to stand in between his legs

" I don't want this Esther, yes we may have had something in the past but it doesn't mean anything now, am moved passed that and I hope you can too. Pls just leave right now I have more important things to tend to"

"You and this ur ego, anyway it one of the many things I love about you, I will get out of your hair now so that you can work but there's nowhere this ends here, simi told me you moved out of the house, even better now I don't have to deal with your sister always in our business, just text me your new address and I'll be there when you get back from work''

she turned as if she was heading out and then catches him off guard and pulled him closer for a kiss," don't forget to send me that address."

with that, she finally walk out of the room 

Jimi was still trying to catch his breath when Steve walks in,

"Hey Jimi''he scoffs and covered his mouth with one hand 

"What !" He yelled thinking it was Esther again

"Sorry man, I thought it was...."

"Esther" Steve chuckles "I should have known something was up when I bump into Esther by the hallway but look at you covered in lipstick"

Jimi touched his lips and quickly try to rub them off with a soft tissue " don't mind that little bitch, she doesn't seem to understand the word NO"

"Woah, now you are acting like you didn't enjoy it"

"Of course not, she just ruined my mood as if I wasn't already having a bad day"

"Too bad dude, I don't have good news either"

"Oh now what"

"Director wants you to represent us at the official merger with The Source media, he sent me to hand over the files and paperwork to you"

"So what happened to Jordan or even Mrs Bakare, they live their lives for this ...why would he want me to go"

"Apparently we have another major bidding today so Jordan and his madam are already there''

"This is so unfair I have a lot on my plate too, I can't just drop it all and be at a stupid merger"

"That's just what the big boss wants"

"Can this day get any worse,"

"I hope not, so how was your weekend, did you enjoy your stay at Philip's"

"No, I didn't and it's no thanks to you,"

"Why what happened, I already feel bad about it no need to rub salt on an open wound"

"Am not making things up, do you know Philip is a babysitter, yeah, he literally spends his quality time watching over his neighbour's kid. He gave me an earful about responsibility and shit just because I disagree with his wacko tactics on pleasing the single mother"

"Oh that must be Abby"

"Oh you even know her"

"Yeah, we met the last time I went to his house, the girl and her mother are so adorable but I guess Philip has other reasons for being so nice"

"Yeah I think so too, he sometimes acts as if he's a dummy, do you know he spend the whole of yesterday with them in their apartment after  they return from the church he went back to her apartment to have lunch and even dinner,

"You can't blame him, he is not you, Philip is a chill guy '' 

"And what is that supposed to mean"

"Some of us don't sweep a girl off her feet at the first sight. we have to try over and over again to get them to even notice us"

they would have continued with the conversation if the phone didn't interrupt them, then Steve hurried back to his own office

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Martha and Diana were sitting by the veranda when Jimi walked in and head to Philip's apartment, Martha waved to him and although not immediately he waved back before walking into the house and out of sight

"You just couldn't control yourself. "Diana rolled her eyes irritated

"What can I do, it is not every day you meet a very good-looking person.

"And what is so good-looking about him"

"Don't tell me you can't see it, cmon Di he is tall, light skin, with big brown eyes only a person with an eye defect that won't notice that"

"Go ahead and call me a blind person"

"Oh Di, I know you are not blind you are just too stubborn to admit it"

"What is there to admit, I mean what is the use of so much physical endorsement without proper manner and respect for others"

"Okay chill, you've only known this guy for what three days, you can't just conclude he is that bad"

"Trust me I don't need more interventions or clash to know just the kind of person Jimi Benson is''

"How do you know his surname is Benson"

"What.."

"You just called him Jimi Benson do you know him from somewhere"

"Of course not, I must have heard it somewhere besides do not derail from the point, I just don't want to see you get hurt, you deserve the better and this man is far from it"

she sighed " OK mother, I hear you '' she teased

 " it's not like am into him or something, I just appreciate something good when I see one you on the other seem to not like this guy at all"

She detests him if there's another way to define it

++

After a hectic day, it seem only fair not to be stuck in traffic, Jimi was grateful he left the office early after an exhausting day.

 Steve had teased him for turning down a club invite on a Friday, his regular Grove day but unlike him ...his mood was just so down throughout this week has so busy no rest at all, it won't hurt to take the whole weekend off and rest

He pulled over towards the apartment and it was unusually crowdy, just three or four unfamiliar faces standing outside but he was too exhausted to be bothered so he just pulls out his takeout from the eatery and headed straight into the house. Philip's car is outside but where is he, maybe he took Brady out for a walk, Jimi took a quick shower and started unwrapping his food,

He rushed to the kitchen to grab a tray when he saw her crying furiously, he looked through the window and watch her as she cried uncontrollably, what could be wrong this time, well that's none of his business so he just went to the living room and munch his food hungrily, even as he tried so hard to not think about her, he just couldn't help it

She's Philip's neighbour and for her To be crying like this something must be he walked out of the house and approached her friend, Martha

"Hey what's going on"

'she sighed frustrated '' we can't find Abby, we've searched everywhere"

"Abigail, but how can she be missing"

"I know it sounds stupid,"

"No I mean I did see Abby, I drop by from work by noon and the school bus was supposed to drop her off but she was crying seriously, I can't stand it when kids cry. So  I asked the lady on the bus, she said it was because of the school's excursion and Abby was not included apparently her mom didn't pay for her, then I checked you weren't here, Philip was at work too and so was her mom, so I just thought why not just pay for the excursion and save the little girl from being unhappy and having to stay here all by herself. so am sure she's at the excursion"

when Jimi finished, Martha was staring at him dumbfounded, well not him the person behind him so Jimi turned to see a very devastated Diana, hell she looked like a mess, her eye bags were swollen and red, in fact, she looked like she has just been run over by a vehicle 

"What did you just say" she questioned him

"Uhm, '' Jimi didn't hear what she was saying he was too busy staring at her swollen face "

"I asked what did you just say '' she repeated at top of her voice "

"Oh I uhm I was telling her that"

"Do you think this is a joke" she cut him short

"I don't find it funny either"

"Explain yourself"

"I told her that your daughter isn't missing she went for the school's excursion"

"You actually paid for that excursion" he shrugged

" why would you do that and not tell anyone about it, who gave you the right to do such a thing... What business do you have with my daughter" he pushed him until his back hits the wall, Martha dragged her away from him

"You are misunderstanding the whole thing, I was only trying to help"

"Who asked you for help, do you know have called her School and they don't know where she is so I don't see where your good Samaritan leads mister?"

"Are you saying that am lying, I personally transferred 10000 to the school account today, the record should be somewhere on my phone"

"By the end of the day, if I don't find my daughter you will be in big trouble" she walked away but he followed her

"Wait, what is the meaning of this, it's not my fault that your daughter is missing or so you think, you brought this upon yourself you claim to work day and night but you can't even afford 10k for school excursion then what is the use of the so-called job that occupies all of your time. They were going to leave her out here unsupervised. I did the right thing by letting her go on that trip"

"I never gave you the permission to do anything, they wouldn't dare to leave her here alone, they closed early from school today and that's why Martha wasn't here on time"

"I didn't know I wasn't aware"

"Exactly! You know nothing so you are not allowed to meddle"

"I didn't mean to cause any trouble. Look just tell me what to do to help"

"You've done enough. Now stay away"

"Just explain what they told you in school"

"It's pointless explaining anything to you, you wouldn't understand, you've never been responsible for anyone before, you just don't get it and you never will"

"That's what you think and am not hooked because I planned my life with maturity, am not like someone who got pregnant and dumped before she could make a stand for herself, you should be thanking me"

she slapped him hard before he could go on 

"You are good for nothing man, I hope you burn in hell '' 

the school bus pulled over and Abby hopped down with aunty Jane, Diana hurried toward them 

"Why would you take my daughter with you without my consent" she yelled

"But ma'am, am sorry I thought"

"You thought, do you see the people standing here we've been running helter-skelter to find Abby we thought she had gone missing, I called your headmistress and she seem to be so sure that Abby was not under the school care."

"That's because Abby made late registration and we couldn't pass the information to the School on time, the reception at the museum was so bad we couldn't get through to the school admin"

"Stupid excuses,, aunty Jane am really disappointed in you, and then why would you listen to a stranger"

"Stranger, but he said he was Abby's dad"

What!

Diana turned to look at him but he wasn't there anymore .she wants to just strangle him right now

Philip walked into the house and Jimi was sitting with his head throwback, he should have listened to Steve and just spend his time having fun not getting slapped for something he did to actually help her

"If you're going to lecture me, just save it

"No Jimi, ''he tossed the pillow aside and sat beside him " first of all, I want to apologize

Jimi raised his head and stare at him to confirm what he just heard 

Yes, I apologize for the inconvenience you've experienced since you have been staying here, am sorry about the slap and this evening, I really wish things had not turned out this way between you two

"She is an ungrateful human being who thinks everyone is beneath her. who the fuck does she think she is"

"You can't really blame her she had no idea, you could have told me about it, it would have saved us from the turnout of the event"

"It skipped my mind have been really busy with work, I just came back home to pick up a file and that's how I ran into her, I thought the school would relay the message to her mother since I don't have her contact"

"Which is a good thing because who knows if you hadn't done that she could really be missing"

Martha waited until Abby has fallen asleep before deciding to go home. Diana was pretending to watch TV when Martha started packing up to leave

"Diana am leaving"

"Oh yeah, thank you so much dear, get home safely and make sure to call me when you get home"

"Don't give me that's it OK.. Look, what you did tonight was totally uncalled for"

"What, which part."

"Oh you lashed out today do I need to remind you"

"Of course and that's because I couldn't find my baby for hours. What did you expect me to do"

"You didn't have to slap him you know"

"You don't expect me to stand and digest all the horrible things he was saying to me, I had to shut him up,"

"But that was totally uncalled for"

"He kinda deserved it, I don't regret doing that at all''

"Indeed he went a little overboard but he did help, just be very careful, I'll be here early so you don't have to drop Abby at Philip's.

"No need, after what happened today, I think it's best if I stop working completely''

"Really ''Diana nods " oh girlfriend '' Martha hugs her

" Am so sorry,"

"It's okay Marty, I'll survive"

"To think he called himself Abby's dad''

'they both laughed but Diana wasn't really finding it funny...

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Heart Robber (EPISODE 3) - Story Time

 ❣️ Heart Robbers❣️

Episode 3

Diana couldn't waste any more time getting out of Philip's house after seeing that man there, she totally freaked out what was he doing here, how did he get here... 

She can't be mistaken he is definitely Jimi Benson, The same Jimi Benson. she laid Abby down to sleep, and this bothers her a lot ..she paced back and forth in her room and wondered if Jimi already knows and that's probably why he is here... 

But he didn't seem to act as if they know each other and there's no way he could have figured it out after all these years, well they haven't actually met and he probably doesn't even know she exists,

 she might just have to ask Philip tomorrow what he is doing here. She shouldn't get ahead of herself this might just be a mere coincidence, her mind roaming around to the first time she heard of him

Flashback ** (2010)

Diana :

I was going to surprise my elder sister in her hostel, I left the home with so much joy since Dorcas left for school have really missed her and a surprise visit seem perfect.

I knocked and she opened, as expected she was very happy to see me.. She gave me a big hug and sprinkle kisses over my face

"Didi, what are you doing here," she asked puzzled

I smiled  "what kinda question is that"

"Sorry.... Where's mom and dad"

'I waved my hand over my shoulder  ''am a one-man mopol DC, I came on my own

"No way.. '' she nods in disbelief 

"Am serious '' I pushed her aside as I walked into her room " this looks very different, did you change the painting

"Yeah ! The other one sucks, you still haven't told me how you got here ..should I be worried, maybe I should call mom made it here safely"

"Yes please, tell her I got here safely,.. Relax Sis, mom knows am here, she put me on a bus to come and see ur pretty face"

"Very funny, is mom at the admin. probably spying on me from the school staff"

"No, mom is not here, she let me come to check up on you and bring groceries '' I point at the bag that I came with, 

"That is so thoughtful... Thanks"

You're welcome '' I slumped to the bed and my hand grab something from under the pillow "...I glanced at it, it was a photograph of Dorcas and a guy 

" what do we have here" I raised a brow

"Geez. Didi, you just got here and you are already snooping around. lemme have that"

"Not before you tell me what this was doing under your pillow"

"Lemme have it '' she tries to grab it from me but I dodged and let her chase me around her room for it 

"What are we five years old " she giggled literally out of breath

"It would be easier if you just tell me who this is."

"Why must you know?" 

"Well I want to know the person who is important enough to have their picture under your pillow"

'she blushed "his name is Jimi Benson''

''And who is this Jimi Benson''

"He is..a friend, He is a smart amazing and a very good-looking person. He's just exceptional"

"Hmmm You don't mean it, how did you meet him?"

"Is that necessary" I nod she knows I wasn't going to drop it so she indulges me a little   ''he is my coursemate, so obviously we met in class"

"Wow, I hope you still concentrate in class because this is...."

"Shut up! And Stop teasing me Didi"

"Sorry, this is your first DC, I mean have heard you talk about a guy like that. you never really had time for guys in high school and here you are acting like so in love"

"Well, what can I say? He makes me feel so"

"So '' I whispered 

"You are not taking this serious are you?''

"I am, so when do I get to meet this awesome Jimi Benson.''

"Next year"

"What"

"You will be joining me next year, so don't worry you will meet him next year''

"Why not now"

"because it not a good time"

"Yeah whatever, just be careful, I heard fine guys like this are big-time flirts

"Thanks, baby Sis I got this under control. just don't tell Mom about it"

"Not a word I promise, I still can't believe it, '' I glanced at the picture once again "Dorcas and Jimi, you guys make a cute couple" she blushed shyly.

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Jimi fought to keep his eyes closed, the banging was getting louder and somehow it feels like it was his head they were banging..

It had to be that silly simi or perhaps his Mom trying to annoy him this early in the morning, they know how much he loves to sleep extra hours on Saturday before leaving for the gym. This is mere wickedness he eventually opened his eyes and mouth at the same time, he wasn't in his room at home, he was in a very small room with a tiny bed, he jumped up and look around.

Oh, of course, he was in Philip's house.

But who would be banging the door this early? He checked the time. ..it was just 6:36am, he hurried out of the room when he got to the living room Philip was struggling to put his trousers on and Brady was barking like crazy

"Good morning'' Philip greeted but Jimi was too anxious to find out who was at the door so he just head straight to the main door when he opened the door, he nod angrily 

Diana stared at him, he was not wearing a shirt, and he looked like he wanted to swallow her, she pushed gently and walked inside carefully dropping sleeping Abby on the couch. she wasn't going to stand there playing the staring game with Abby in her arms

she cleared her throat  "good morning"

"Good morning Diana, sorry it took me so long to answer the door, Brady won't release my clothes"

'Diana chuckled and winked at Brady  "I understand it one of those mornings" Brady was already sniffing Abby on the couch

"I am the one who is sorry for disturbing you this early, am getting late for work and Marty is not here yet, she is already on her way but I can't wait anymore, I would leave Abby alone in the house but you know how she gets when she wakes up and there's no one there"

"It's okay, Diana.. You can go"

"What do you mean by it OK'' Jimi interrupted coldly folding his arms

"Excuse me '' Diana said 

"No you excuse me miss, what do you think you are doing, you can't just show up at someone's house with your daughter at 6:30 in the morning, do we run a nursing centre here or do we look like nannies"

"Jimi" Philip whispered 

"Don't Jimi me"

"Is there a problem?'' Diana tried to understand his outburst

"It's nothing, em Diane this his my friend Jimi, Jimi meet Diana, my neighbour"

"I would say it's nice to meet you but it not considering the circumstances"

"Jimi can you just chill"

"No I can't, what sort of nonsense is this, how can someone just decide to wake every other person up because she's going to work and she has a daughter, that's just ridiculous.."

"Don't mind him Diana just go."

Diana turned to go although she has a lot to say she didn't want to get into that right now and this is still Philip's house

"Yeah just go, I wonder what kind of a mother you are, is it so convenient for you to leave your daughter with two grown men and not be bothered "

"Jesus.. Jimi" Philip want to clamp his hands on Jimi's mouth

"What! Haven't you heard of child molesters, they have their way once they are alone with a child, especially female kids, I mean which should be more important your daughter or your job, Philip was in his underwear while you are banging the door like crazy maybe you don't realize we are bachelors, not baby sitters."

'Diana turned swiftly literally choking on everything she just heard and carried Abby back from the chair and walked out of the house

"Unbelievable Jimi, just unbelievable"

Philip rushed out of the house and joined Diana and Abby outside

"Hey Diana holds on, don't listen to him, he's an idiot. he doesn't know what he is saying"

"Yeah maybe, but he is kinda right my job shouldn't be more important than more daughter. I shouldn't be enforcing this responsibility on you, "

"Am not complaining, look He is in no position to judge you, don't pay attention to his nonsense, just lemme have Abby pls"

"No, don't worry Phil, I have no issues with you, it's just him that I don't trust"

And she meant that in all senses

Martha hopped out of a cab and hurried to them

"Hey Didi, am so sorry I overslept"

"It's OK,"  Marty carried Abby from Diana's shoulders 

" Thank God Marty is here, we'll talk when I get back so I got to run... Bye"

"Bye"

.......

Jimi's day was ruined because of this morning episode maybe he overreacted but have people learnt about privacy at all who does she think she is to just barge in here and shove me off the road just to come and dump her baby here

Philip might be digging it because he is into her and he wants to portray a nice gentleman act before her but that old mojo is not going to work as long as he is here.

When Philip came back inside he was wearing this big frown and he was obviously very pissed but he is not going to take back his defence just because his friend was being a do-gooder.

"Jimi what you did right now was totally uncalled for and insensitive, how can you talk to her like that? what makes you think you can just treat her that way?"

"Who are we talking about"

"You know who am talking about, don't try to act smart"

"I am smart and if you are referring to your single mother neighbour, you should know I just put her in her place"

"You don't even know her and you think you are doing the right thing by insulting and questioning her capabilities as a mother"

"I only stated the fact, you see she couldn't even say anything."

"What did you expect her to say after you washed and insulted her so cruelly"

"You know me, Philip, am not a stand-up comedian and I don't condone nonsense, I think what she did last night and this morning is total BS and if we don't stop her she's going to think it's her right to barge into our lives like that"

"You don't even know her Jimi. You only just met her yesterday, said two words to each other and all of a sudden you think you have her all figured out"

"Am being realistic, I know women like her, they get dumped by a man and feel the need to bombard the next available selfless person that comes their way with that responsibility"

"You are being cynical not every single mother out there uses people or wants to use people. We both agree that the responsibility of being a single parent is high and if you think you can shoulder such task alone it becomes harder, she needs all the help she can get and am willing to help"

"Showing up here by this time of the day and banging like she owns the place is a little too excessive don't you think''

"It doesn't happen so often"

"So it does happen"

"Once or twice she recently just move into the city she still needs help getting by daily"

"Whatever it is I just don't want people taking advantage of you besides you still have a girlfriend"

"What does that have to do with anything"

"Your sudden interest to share in your neighbour's responsibilities is quite questionable and I just need to be sure you are aware of what you are getting into"

"What do you think am getting into"

"Exactly you don't realize this because doing good is like a default setting for you"

"Just the same way I took in without a second thought. I help others too"

"Smooth so it bounces back on me too I see you are raising the bars on this one"

"As it should be, I expect you to respect my decision not explode it"

"Am just trying to look out for you"

"Am not a child look out for yourself"

"Wow"

"Yes wow .am done talking am exhausted."

He walked away.......

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The Village Teacher (EPISODE 6) - Story Time

 

THE VILLAGE TEACHER

Episode 6 (final episode)🔥

………… I saw Kate in a white dress, walk towards me. Her dress triggered my mind to remember the dream I had the night before. “Is this a coincidence or does my dream want to come to a reality?” I thought. “Good morning” Kate greeted. “Good morning, Miss Kate” I responded, with the mind that Kate would give a reaction to the title I gave her. She never did. “How was your night?” Kate added. “Ooh! I had a good night” was my response. She didn’t know I had a good night with her in my dreams. I took advantage of the greeting and continued with a chat with Kate. We talked a lot about life in general and later limited ourselves to living in the village. I got the chance and enquired about Abiba’s lifestyle. Kate told me Abiba was a lucky girl because she would have been the one pregnant for Ken. “Like seriously!” I exclaimed. “yeah!”, Kate responded. She added, “When Ken came to this village, the chief said that he (Ken) needed a wife. So he decided to give Abiba out to Ken for marriage, but by then, Abiba was seriously sick. He then said that a man like Ken must not live even for a week without a woman, so he decided to replace Abiba with her younger sister, Rahi, who is now carrying Ken’s baby. Ken has regretted impregnating Rahi”. I was shocked by the news I got from Kate that morning. Kate didn’t stop there, she added, “I am quite sure the chief would say you also deserve a wife. He may even give Abiba to you. He cannot see a nice-looking man like you and wouldn’t take you as an in-law, now that you are even in his house. Hmmm! I am just assuming oooo”. I quickly retorted, “Aaah! How can I marry my student? That is only possible over my dead body”. I said all that but in my mind, I was like, “I even slept with Abiba last night in my room over my living body”. Kate told me Rahi was a student before her father gave her out to Ken, so the idea of Abiba being a student couldn’t prevent the chief from giving her to me. “At least, it is a great honour to have the chief as an in-law, isn’t it?” Kate teased me. I thanked Kate for feeding me with such information. Kate had advised me to act fast to avoid falling into Ken’s shoes. She also said that if only I had a wife, that could possibly prevent the chief from imposing his daughter on me for marriage. “Do you have a wife?” Kate asked. “No”, I answered. “Then I advise you to find one before you are forced to marry Abiba.” Kate added. “Where do I find one? I cannot go back to my town to search for an emergency wife. I don’t also want to marry any village girl.” I remarked, with the hope that Kate would suggest herself for me. Kate also remarked, “hmmm! I don’t even recommend a village girl for you to marry. You are too expensive for a village girl.” I was flattered by Kate’s remark. I had expected her to add something like “….at least a girl like me is ok for you.” But she never did. That would have been a good starter for me.

I thought of reporting the matter to the District Education Office. I didn’t want to pass a second night with Abiba-something could happen. I was scared of falling into the shoes of Ken. I then suggested to Kate about the decision I took. She seconded the idea but told me she would miss me, in case I was transferred from the community. “Herh! You would miss me”, I thought. I quickly told her she could visit me in the district capital. “But I cannot be seeing you all the time” Kate replied. “This lady is gradually endorsing me. But I must still report the case to get myself released from the community.” I thought.

Without wasting time, I took my books and left for the house to embark on my journey to the district capital. I went and told the chief that I needed to send some documents to the District Education Office. The chief told me there was no lorry travelling to the district capital that day because that day was not a market day. “So what do I do? Because I must present the documents before tomorrow”, I told the chief.

He suggested he would get somebody to pick me up with a motorbike to a nearby community where I could get a lorry. Two hours later, I was at the District Education Office. I presented my complaint and every officer in the office was astonished. “You mean we still have such a primitive attitude in this 21st century?” one officer asked rhetorically. The officers asked me to return to the community while working things out. I told them I wasn’t ready to go back to the community because I would be made to sleep with the chief’s daughter. I added that I had already slept with her the day before. “What! Is that how serious the matter is?” one female officer remarked. The director asked me not to go to the community until they investigated the matter. I was very happy with the decision. The only worry I had was that I was going to miss Kate.

Two days later, an officer went to the community and came back with his findings, which confirmed my allegations, true. The officer said he tried convincing the chief to change his attitude of giving his daughter school-going age out for marriage, but his plea wasn’t taken by the chief. The Director felt bad about the development and decided I would not go back to the community. He ordered the Deputy Director to repost me. I felt like I won a lottery, upon hearing that I was to be reposted. At about 5pm that day, I went to the Deputy Director’s house to pre-appreciate the reposting he was to give me. My pre-appreciation made him repost me to a school in the district capital. I was so happy. My only worry then was about how to get my items from the community, and how to get the chance to see Kate again.

I thought of not going back to the community to pick up my items because the chief would suspect I was leaving forever. ‘Kate’ was the only reason that could send me back to the community. “I must link up with Kate to visit me in the district capital”, I thought. The following day, I was en route back to the village and I was warmly welcomed with a hug from Kate like a girlfriend who had missed her boyfriend for ten years. It was then I realized Kate was also emotionally attached to me. She told me about how an officer came to the school and later went to the chief’s palace to investigate my case. I told her about how I was reposted to a school in the district capital. Kate was so happy for me but told me she was gonna be missing me badly. I also told her I was back to see her and wouldn’t mind having her visit me in the district capital. She agreed to my request and promised to visit me over the weekend. I was so happy that I didn’t bother going back to the chief’s palace to pick up my items. I quickly joined a vehicle back to my town with the hope of seeing Kate during the weekend.

I went and gave my room a new look. My room was then made dust-free. The only beverage one could get in my tabletop fridge were sachets of water. But because I was expecting a special guest, I managed to stock my fridge with a pack of Don Simon drinks and two apples. I had locked my fridge because of my hungry niggers who could come and drink the drink before the arrival of the intended drinker.

The following day, which was a Saturday, I went to the lorry station very early in the morning to welcome Kate like friends and family members go to the Airport to welcome a relative from Mecca. I looked forward to seeing Kate alight from a lorry, but my anticipation failed. Kate never came that day. I got bored. “Anyway, it is not bad to devote one’s time to what he much desires”, I said to myself. The next day, Sunday, I was with the hope that there was no way Kate would not come. I went to wait for her at the station, as usual. Guess what, she never came. I was highly disappointed at Kate’s disappointment. “What could have made this girl not come? Was she just pretending she had me at heart?” I asked myself. I went and organized my guys and we enjoyed the Don Simon and apples together.  They were shocked because they had never seen such a drink in my fridge. I told them I was celebrating my reposting. After the assumed celebration, I got my clothes ironed for a GES workshop I was to attend the following day. The next day, I was on my way to the workshop when I heard somebody call me, “Hey! Galaxy! Galaxy!” My mind quickly decoded the voice before I turned to know the person calling. Guess who it was, Kate. My heart palpitated. The first thing that clicked in my mind was the Don Simon and apples I gave to those useless guys of mine. “oooooh, Kate! Where were you when I had Don Simon and apples in my fridge?” I questioned her in my mind.

She greeted me and said she had wanted to come the previous day but there wasn’t any lorry in the village, since that day wasn’t a market day. I understood her perfectly. She added that she was to attend a workshop organized by GES. I told her I was just on my way to that same workshop. Kate then proposed we should go to my house before going to the workshop. I was happy but there was no Don Simon again for her, I thought. I picked her up on my bike and soon, home we were. We entered my room and I asked Kate to relax on the sofa. I then asked her whether she needed anything to drink and she said she was alright. I insisted the second time and she gave the same response. I didn’t want to go the third time because she could say I should get her any drink. I went and sat adjacent Kate. I didn’t know what to say-I was in a ‘Baafira’ mood. I counted my fingers several times and never got to any finite number. I didn’t know how to tell Kate that I love her. As I was thinking of what to say to Kate, she looked me in the eyes and asked me, “What is on your mind?” I responded “nothing”. She then said, “If nothing, then let’s go for the workshop”. She took her bag and stood up to leave. I gathered courage, took a deep breath and pulled her by the arms closer to me and planted a kiss on her lips to show a sign of saying, ‘I love you’. The kiss lasted for a long time which was a response from her saying, ‘I love you too’. “Aren’t we going for the workshop again?” I asked. Kate responded, “GES workshop dey bore”. I retorted, “E be so, dear!”. At about 12 noon, I had to send Kate to the station to catch up with a bus back to the village. Luckily for us, we got to the station when the bus was just about to move. Kate quickly entered the bus and gave a sweet wave as a sign of goodbye and promised to always visit me during every weekend. What a lucky guy I was! I was reposted to the community I desired, and I found love from the community I felt was a curse to me. Reposting was successful, and Love was built!

“Galaxy, you are too much! Hahahahahaha” I flattered myself.

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Heart Robber (EPISODE 2) - Story Time

 

💞Heart Robber 💞  

Episode 2

When Jimi returned from work he was exhausted after yesterday's break up he went out clubbing to celebrate  and went straight to work this morning and now he is so tired he might just crash anywhere... 

He walked in to the house and his mom was in the living room with his sister

''Holy Shit '' he whispered as he tries to sneak his way to his bedroom upstairs

His mom and sister in one place at a time like this is red flag so he had to bounce

But they have been waiting for him, they knew it the moment he walked in

"Jimi ,Folajimi" his mom called killing his tracks 

"Hey mom, good evening MA, I didn't see you" he strolled into the living room 

"You didn't see me or you are trying to avoid me"

"Avoid you for what, I just didn't see you mom, why will I be avoiding you "

"Are you a child trying to sneak your way upstairs "

"I wasn't sneaking around, I am just tired and I need enough rest, so I was heading straight to my room. Not sneaking "

"Jimi come sit, I need to talk to you right now"

"Mam please we'll talk later, am too tired"

"Jimi do you think you are still a baby, why are you making things difficult for yourself. . ...you have everything you want but you choose to throw it away"

"I don't understand, what are you talking about''

"You know what am talking about, how can you break up with Nancy, what is wrong with you "

He rolled his eyes at his sister, she definitely snitched on him

"Nothing is wrong with me mom. It just wasn't working "

"Nancy is the perfect woman for you but you can't see that. She's very patient and understanding and also very tolerant.. What more could you ask for ..."

"Mom please I don't want to talk about this right now"

"No we are having this conversation right now. You can't just pick girls and toss them out as you please. 

So Tell me what you think is wrong with Nancy"

"There's nothing wrong with Nancy we are just not meant to be "

"How do you even know that when you are not willing to give it a try"

"We already did. Look am doing a favor, she deserves better "

"She sure do" simi whispers 

"Look I know you think she's the one and am just going pop up the question but guess what I bailed because it is the right thing to do"

"Oh Jimi. Do you even know what you want for yourself. You have dated dark, fair, skinny, fat, short, tall all kinds of women and you still don't know what you want" 

"Mom pls, stop paying so much attention to my love life "

"I can't stop. Am your mother and am concerned that you are going to lose a good girl because of your stupidity "

"Maybe she's too good for me and I just need someone as messed up as me''

"Can You even hear yourself "

"Hey mom am not ready for any kind of commitment right now"

"When will you be ready , when your mates are having three to four kids, is that when you will decide to get committed or start finding the right partner not to talk of getting married. Jimi open your eyes Nancy will make a wonderful wife"

"For anyone but me, I don't feel anything special for her mom, I will just be wasting her time"

"so You are going to waste yours instead, are you getting any younger? "

"Am taking my time, this pressure is getting to me mom.... Geez"

"Well I want the best for my son and that Nancy for you"

She's repeating the same thing and it driving him nuts

"Its over between us. We are done. Move on already, it's not a big deal"

"but Jimi how would you feel if I was being treated the same way you treat my friends and those other girls." 

Simi asked

"Who ask you to interfere ''he turns to his sister '' if you allow a man to pretend to love you just so you can be happy it's your problem am not going to do that to someone else "

"Jimi. Son. Pls just take your time to reflect on your decision, am going to speak to Nancy and figure this out"

"There's nothing to figure out mom. Why can't you just let this go. it's not for me '' he turns and walks away

"Jimi where are you going to. Come back here"

"Finding myself a new place, seem like have overstayed my welcome in your house."

At work Jimi was practically dozing off in the cafeteria, when his friends and colleagues Philip and Steve walked in making jest of him 

Steve hit the table to shake Jimi from his slumber

"Jimi what is wrong with you why are you sleeping in the canteen, your favorite place at work at your best time of the day, are you on drugs or something? "

'he wipes his face with his hand 

"Hey boys have you been here that long? "

"Long enough to catch you snoozing. Yes '' Philip teased 

"But Jimi why would you be sleeping here" Steve cracks up 

"I haven't had any good sleep since last night, my head is banging seriously, I think am going to take the day off"

"Why! were you partying too hard last night"

"More like I got kicked out of shelter,  so the hotel I lodged in  belongs to an old friend, and she told me that I could lodge in for free, Is not like I couldn't pay for my own shit but since she offered I couldn't refuse.... Everything went normal until late last night when she showed up at my room and kicked me and my date out"

"Wait slow down, What!"

"Who is the old friend"

"And why would she let you lodge for free"

"We go way back the rest is not important "

"Is she one of your many flings "

"Something like that " he flipped

"So You brought to your ex's hotel that she let you stay in for free? "

"It's an hotel was I supposed to spend the night alone"

"Well You are a smart guy you should understand what she is offering "

Steve teased raising a brow 

"Who gave you a room for free. Who is the nice ex ''he asked "

"Maureen." He whispered 

"The same Maureen, I thought she's married"

"Exactly!  that was why I wasn't buying whatever she was selling"

"But Maureen shouldn't even consider giving you anything for free after the way You guys ended things"

"I didn't ask her she offered, and am going to reject something like that, it just how she went from being all nice to complete crazy bitch all of a sudden, the way she embarrassed me last night, I was almost begging her to let me stay till morning"

"Did you say something wrong to her"

"No, I haven't even cross path with her since we broke up years ago and now this. I swear the female is so complicated, she just went crazy when she saw me with the other girl''

"Oh so you were with another girl"

Philip asked

"Haven't you been listening to me at all Philip "

"Just forget about this guy, his brain is still booting. Its the robert thing. 

But Jimi, no one would give you something for free and be happy to watch you share it with another girl"

"Cmon dude she's married, am not going to crawl back to her bed or share mine with her"

"But that's what she wants."

"Women, you can never fully understand their ways. You are married but you are not satisfied "

"Typical "

"So where did you stay after she kicked you out of the hotel"

"In my car. I was too tired to drive and the girl left angrily so I bailed "

"Why didn't you just go home "

"Good question. Story of my life"

Jimi cleared his throat ' 

 "I'm having a midlife crisis guys. I need a vacation "

"Yes You do"

"I still can't believe you broke up with Nancy though. Am going to miss all those delicious food she sends over"

"Oh! Man!  Not you too. My mom is frustrating me already don't add to my mystery "

"Sorry but that girl takes good care of you "

"I know she is great but am not her problem anymore. Moving on"

He rub his palms against each other

 "I need a place to stay, I can't keep going from one hotel to the other.. I need to get an apartment "

"Are You really moving out of your house " he nodded

"I didn't think the day would come when you would finally grow up"

Steve teased 

"Shut up!  Stevie. but before then I might need a place to crash for a few days, weeks I don't know until I get a suitable place"

"Really "

"Why not just go back home Jimi. And move out when you get your own place "

"Nah. Am not going back to that house"

"Why not"

"I think it's time. It long overdue anyways. I need my own privacy "

"I don't think your mom will like this"

"She'll be fine"

he glanced at Steve and nod his head 

"Don't look at me man, my place is fully booked, my sister now stays with me "

"So. We can share a room like we did before"

" I don't have a problem sharing my room with you but uhm...  I just found out that Sharon has been following you on instagram and sometimes she asks me silly question about you.. I just don't want to complicate things for my little sister, I hope you can understand"

"Unbelievable Steve, why would I ever be interested in ur little sister.. Sharon is like family"

"I know, I don't have anything against you.. I just don't think I can control her with you around.."

Jimi was disappointed that Steve thinks so little of him

" Am sorry but Phil should have an extra room or extra rooms he actually live in his bungalow alone.. right Phil? " Steve suggested 

"My house is always open to you Jimi, if you want it you are free to move in anytime"

"Oh thanks man.. Have actually miss Brady a lot"

"You see, am such a genius... You even like Brady a lot, that dog and I don't get along at all "

"Just you shut the fuck up. Steve I still can't believe you think I'd mess around with little Sharon''

he stood up from the table

 " Phil am ready to take you up on that offer when you are ready lemme know when you are leaving, thanks alot buddy. You are a life saver ''

they shake hands and Jimi walked out of the cafe

After work that day, Jimi decided to move into Phillips house same day 

When they got to Philip's apartment it was already late they met a lady and a girl standing by the gate, Philip's dog

 'Brady ' was with them.

 Philip hopped down from the car and walked towards them, at first Jimi thought Philip was going to pull open the main gate for them to drive in but walk to the lady and started a conversation instead

"Hey Philip'' Martha said softly 

"Hello Martha how are you.........

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The Village Teacher (EPISODE 5) - Story Time

 

THE VILLAGE TEACHER 

Episode 5

……… Abiba spread her mat parallel to my mattress. Her behaviour was as if she was given a letter by GES, informing her that I would be posted to that community to marry her. “See me, see wahala!” I thought. The worst part of it all was that she tried to leave no gap between my mattress and her mat.

Meanwhile, a mattress and a mat are not the same. The only similarity is the “mat”. There is a difference of “tress” in them. I hate temptation, especially when the temptation comes close to my ‘magnetic field’.

I built a room around my mattress with the mosquito net. At least that would help reduce the degree of temptation. I entered my ‘mosquito net’ room whiled my wife was left outside the net. What a wicked husband I was! I had wondered what Abiba would be thinking about me. While in a net, I peeped to see whether she was sleeping or not.

Each time I looked and our eyeballs met, she sighed, “hmmmm”. This happened severally until a time I looked and saw ‘light out’ on her face. “Thank God, I think I can sleep now”, I said to myself.

The next action I saw was carrying Kate on a motorcycle. We were cruising on the principal streets of a city. She was well dressed in a white dress. Her beauty was magnified by the symmetrical arrangement of her teeth. We soon got to the birthday party of one of her friends. Kate and I were given a separate table with a variety of drinks and food. We sat opposite each other and my entire attention was on her pretty face. Kate’s beauty could make any man with aesthetic eyes terminate his flight trip in order to have a nice time with her. I considered myself lucky to have gotten a beautiful angel like Kate. Her smiles never stopped.

“Let me use this opportunity to propose to this lady”, I thought. Before my thinking landed, I said to her, “Kate, please, will you marry me?”. She gave an optimistic smile, stood up from her seat and moved toward me. She got to me, went down on her knees and gave me a tap on my shoulder.

I received three strong taps on my leg with a call,

“Master! Master! Master!”. “Yes,” I responded and

opened my eyes. “What is the problem?” I asked.

“Mosquitoes are biting me”, she responded.

“hmmm!” I sighed and asked her again, “So what do

you want me to do?”. “I want to sleep in the net”,

she said. This girl didn’t know how annoyed I was with her. If she had known she had spoiled my best dream ever, she wouldn’t have been asking to sleep in my net. At least she should have waited for Kate to respond to my proposal. Maybe, she (Kate) would have even given me a kiss to confirm my proposal.

With an angry heart and mind, I asked her a question, in the language she would best understand, “are the mosquitoes biting you plenty, plenty?”. She answered with a naughty voice, “yes, sir!”. With my matured mind, I told her, “but my mattress is too small for two people to sleep on, or?”. I didn’t know Abiba was that smart. The village-class-six girl told me I could spread the net to cover my mattress and her mat. “See me, see trouble. Were you already sleeping in a mosquito net or do you want to capitalize on the fact that you are married to a man with a net?”, I thought. I didn’t hide my feeling. I asked her whether she used to use a mosquito net, and she said, “no!”. 

I then asked her to manage the mosquitoes till the following day.

If I had known, I would have allowed her to share the net with me, because I was disturbed throughout that night by sound from slaps on her body, which she claimed were killing mosquitoes. I had wondered how many mosquitoes she succeeded in killing that night. If only the number of slaps corresponded to the number of mosquitoes killed, then Abiba’s action was too mosquitocidal.

The following morning, Abiba was the first to wake up. She tapped me and said she had fetched some water for me to bathe. I stretched out the dullness in me, took my bathing apparatus and then decided to head for the bathroom. I peeped through my door and saw the entire family happily seated in the compound. I had known I was a part of their gossip that morning. I had assumed they would think I had performed some nocturnal matrimonial responsibility. I gathered courage and went and took my bath, after all, I wasn’t guilty. Abiba also took her bath and got dressed up in her mother’s room. After we took our breakfast, we followed each other like we did the previous day, to school.

On reaching the campus, the number of pupils wasn’t encouraging. Neither Kate nor Ken was present as at that time we got to the school. My wife gave my books to me and joined her colleagues to sweep the compound. I was left alone under our staff common tree like an isolated witch. From a distance, I could see Abiba and her friends exhibiting a ‘hide and look’ on me. I wondered whether they were discussing me as a new teacher or a new husband. 

Their ‘hide and look’ attitude made me uncomfortable. I pretended my mind wasn’t on them, but I was actually bothered. As I was seated alone wondering what my pupils were discussing while looking at me, I heard an adult female voice at the other side of the school block,

“hey! Sweep fast and go for assembly”. My mood

suddenly changed from wondering to

celebrating………………

👉Episode 6 (final episode)

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The Village Teacher (EPISODE 4) - Story Time

 

THE VILLAGE TEACHER

Episode 4

………. As I moved from the chief’s quarters to my room, the emotional department of my brain was

busy debating ideas to face the love virus the chief had injected into me. I gradually moved from

brain-talking to speaking out loud about my feelings. After minutes of thinking, I had gotten a plan. Since Abiba was my student, I would accept to take her as a wife but as a “play” wife. 

I would assume she was a kid, although she was physically grown even beyond adolescence. I still held the view that she was a kid on the ground of schooling because she was in class six. I would take her as a TOC (Teacher’s Own Choice), I thought. “But come to think of it. Abiba is a good and caring girl, although she has some village ingredients in her pot of beauty.” I soliloquized.

I still had to put my libido under check if not for any reason, but for the Noble Profession. I had been trained to impart both academic and moral values to my pupils. I had wished the chief reasoned along the same line with me. I became my own counselor because I had been given some guidance and counseling lectures back at the college. 

No sooner than later did darkness overshadow daylight. My heart had begun to palpitate based on one reason. It was no other reason than how I was going to face that night with my new partner in matrimony. “ Wettin man no see before? What can come, can come.” I built self-confidence to console myself and prepare for the sweet mistake that was on the way.

I soliloquized “yes” to my self-confidence and it coincided with a knock on my door. Guess who! It was Abiba, my wife. She had come in with a bowl of fufu with a chicken light soup. Her care had graduated to a higher level. She sat on the floor and asked me to wash my hands in a bowl she held.

Although not abreast with their tradition, I believed her action was a symbol of respect from a wife to a husband. In my mind, I was like, “if not because you are my student, I will eat this fufu and…………

hmmmm”. While I was in my thinking mood, I heard,

“Master, please eat. What are you thinking?”.

“hmmm, nothing” I responded. In fact, I was actually humbled by her domestic care and respect. For the first time, the ghetto boy who used to eat with a bowl in the palm with other niggers was then being treated like a prince. The meal was indeed a ‘honeymoon’ meal- I enjoyed it. My wife picked the bowls out and came back in 30 minutes with a mat.

“kooooiiii, is it really true that this girl is now married to me? I thought it was a partial joke or partial seriousness. The Pope must hear this”, things were knocking things in my brain. She went out again and I heard her talk with her mom. I stood up and tuned my ear to their conversation and it was that she needed a pillow. 

I heard her footsteps sounding back in my room, so I quickly jumped onto my mattress like a cat pouncing on a mouse. She knocked again and came in. she called my name and requested to lock my door. I asked her whether she wasn’t going to move out again and her response was, “yes”. In fact, her response gave me a feeling similar to getting a referral in Teaching Practice. I then said to her with a feverish voice “ok, you can go ahead and lock it”. “kprap!” The door was locked.

👉Episode 5 

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Heart Robber (EPISODE 1) - Story Time

💞 HEART ROBBER 💞   

             EPISODE 1

They say true love only happens once in a lifetime but these days anything can easily be passed on for true love

• Mere infatuation 
• Strong attraction 
• Assumed chemistry 
• True Affection 
• Concern and commitments 

can also be a sign of love but sometimes it doesn't even count. 

love is a missing piece until it ignites with the right half, partner, it magnetic it sticks. 

Emotional attachment to a certain person may not necessarily mean they are in love with you 

It might seem right at the moment but doesn't mean you are right for each other  

       *********

Jimi checked the time on his wristwatch again, this is just typical Nancy she never shows up to anything on time gosh not even to their goddamn break-up. 

He signaled to the waiter for another glass of wine, he has to get his antics intact this is the second time he is doing this, and this time he had to do it right.

Breaking up with a girl has never been this hard before, most times they just get tired of his snobbish attitude and walk away 

sometimes they notice his attention is divided and he is now into someone else and then they take the pride in saying they're over. 

But in rare situations like this one, when they act like they don't care or they don't see what is wrong with their relationship, then he just gets really nasty maybe letting her catch him in bed with another girl, he had never really been the one to say it's over. 

Except in special cases such as this. He has to be man enough to step up.  He has been dating Nancy for over four months now and if he doesn't stop it now things would get too complicated to handle

When he raised his head to the entrance, he noticed everyone in the room seem to have diverted all their attention to the person that just walked in. 

Jimi ran his hand over his head, Damn she looks gorgeous..... she flipped her hair as if trying to locate him and when their eyes met she smiled and head towards him, her body-hugging black strapless dress was definitely an eye-catcher.  

He robbed his throat feeling really itchy. The last time he tried to break up over a fancy dinner they ended up in bed.

Nancy is a very classy lady with an adorable fashion sense, every time it just keeps getting better, when he shook his head again she was already standing in front of him so he jump up and ushered her to her seat before heading back to his seat

"Sorry I kept you waiting, baby "

"Oh nay I haven't been here that long, you look amazing by the way"

He smiled feeling really nervous

She must have sensed that something is wrong. 

she blushed  "thanks hon"

"So what would you like to have"

"Uhm..... " she picked the menu and scrolled through tracing her long nail down the menu 

Jimi immediately knew what she was going to order they echoed together 

"Greek  salad with plain dressing and no cream please"

she blushed and smacked the menu to his hand  Jimi made his own order too, he has spent too much time with Nancy, and knowing someone this much can be disgusting sometimes 

they fell into an awkward silence that made Jimi's blood boil, Nancy doesn't talk much and now more than ever it annoys him, he drum with his fingers on the table 

"Jimi "

she whispered " you are being noisy"

"Oh sorry I guess am just really hungry"

"Do you want snacks for starters"

"No, that won't be necessary. Actually Nancy"

he cleared his throat

"Are You Okay "

"Yes " he rubbed his throat 

"You seem a bit uncomfortable "

"No  am fine, are you fine "

"Yeah"

"I need to tell you something Nancy "

She blushed and he looked down at his fine Latino shoes 

"I think you are a successful beautiful woman with a wonderful personality and the way you go about things just shows how special you are."

"That's so sweet thanks babe"

He sighed finding it hard to get the right words

"I appreciate all the time we've spent together,"

the waiter dropped their order giving him a moment to catch his breath. 

"You have been really supportive and I appreciate that but."

"Jimi your food"

"Am not hungry"

"Huh... But you said"

"Forget about what I said and focus on what am saying, our relationship is not working Nancy, I have tried but it's just not for me, you deserve someone better"

"Ju. Jus... Just stop,, what are u saying"

She interrupted 

"I'm trying to tell you that I don't love you the way you deserve to be loved, I can't give you the time and attention that you need."

"Well am not complaining, you might not love me now but eventually you will, we've only been together for four months give it time, I love you, and that's all that matters"

"No it's not, I can't do this anymore .... my conscience is bugging me for not letting you go, there are guys out there who would do anything just to be with you"

Jimi spat out

"I don't want them Jimi, I want... You"

"Am sorry.... It just doesn't work out that way, it just ends up being a complete waste of time, it is too one-sided and you deserve better. You know I am ready for any kind of commitment."

"Am not rushing you "

"It does seem like you are. This is not working, I can't breathe well. Let's just call it to quit"

he adjusted his seat to stand up 

"Don't even dare " she hit a fist on the table 

" you don't get to walk out on me Jimi, you just don't ...

after all that I have been through together, after all, we shared... 

you just Want to throw it away

you'll never find anyone who will love you the way that I do ... "  her voice broke 

" ...you asshole ''

she tossed everything on the table and walk away leaving her seat stumping on the floor 

Jimi sighed in relive, it wasn't as he had expected but he was glad she didn't slap him in public, still a classy girl 

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Diana stared at the well-furnished office again, from the well-arranged office equipment to the family frame on the desk, she has been waiting for almost an hour, where was the director that asked to see her. 

she thought after the interview she was going to the market and then straight home hoping to hear good news later wards 

But they gave her a note to wait behind and the receptionist ushered her to this office she felt really excited probably this is just one of their test and they might just be a camera somewhere monitoring her every move 

when the door finally opened and the round short man from the interview showed up Diana immediately stood up adjusting her skirts

"No pls have ur seat, my dear"

"Thank you sir'' she sat back down  

"So sorry for the delay"

"It's nothing sir"

"So what can I offer you"

"Don't bother sir, am fine"

"Are you sure, or you are just feeling shy"

"No, am really okay sir"

"If you say so, but lemme know if you change your mind, I want you to rest assured, I have single-handedly picked youlu out of the crowd just so you know you are my favorite"

she smiled flashing her dimples

" Really sir"

"Yes really, what a lovely smile you've got there oh with dimples such a beautiful girl"

She waited patiently for him to get to the point

"Thank you, sir"

"Sir sir sir, am not that old you can just call me Jacob or Jack anyone that suits you" she rolled her eyes

"well you know...  that as you are my favorite other executives have their own too and to make sure you get the job I need to pull some string and to do that, I need motivation"

"Motivation what kind of motivation? "

he stood from his desk and moved closer to her and place his hand on her shoulder 

"The kind that can you this job and much more"

"I don't understand "

she jerked off his hand from her shoulder

"Kai, how can you not understand... a big girl like you" he rubs his hand on hand arm and she  shakes him off

" Are you seriously asking me to sleep with you "

she stood up and took a good look at the dwarf in front of her 

"Why do you men always think that if you have something to offer people, we must go out of their way to get it."

"Honey you don't know how lucky you are, out of 25 other applicants I picked u, you should be hugging me right now."

"You are not even ashamed of yourself am I not old enough to be your daughter, or do you think I have not seen what they look like "

she points to the family frame On the table 

"It doesn't matter"

"It does"

"Oh pls do you want the job or not;''

" you can keep your job to yourself Shameless old hag "

she hissed and walked out 

Simi walked into the house briskly, she was sure that her friends would be thrilled with the news she had to share with them

"Hey ladies ''she tossed her bag to the table

''You guys would be thrilled with what I just accomplished Today. "

Her friends didn't look so thrilled

''guess what ''

Silence

"Well I was able to get us the VIP tickets to the concert we are all going''

she clapped her hands 

'' YaY"

Esther hissed

Donna rolled her eyes

Nancy buried her head in her hands

"Cmon guys we have been trying to get these VIP tickets for weeks and I was finally able to pull some strings and get us one and now no one seems to be happy about it"

Esther sighed loudly

'' do you think we are fools and you can just buy us with silly tickets, that's absurd"

"What are you saying, you of all people should be thanking me for this, you can't afford to pay for it and you won't even admit it... Am saving you from having to disgrace yourself by hiding in your closet''

Esther stood up and point fingers at her

''did I ask you for help? No! 

did I beg you to help me coz you are making it sound like you are doing me such big favors"

"Guys this is not the time, for this" Donna raised her voice 

"Oh am so sorry, Nancy. We just have to deal with the insensitive one''

Esther slumps to her seat beside Nancy 

"What is really going on guys? Why are you all wearing long faces?"

Simi asked confused

"Your brother broke up with Nancy, that's what going on" 

"oh gosh! Nancy is that true''

"Oh pls don't give me that surprised look, I know you are dying to say I told you so" Esther fired

"Shut up Esther, and stop making this about you.... We know how devastated you were when Jimi broke up with you so you can stop pretending, I know you are happy about this"

"Why would I be happy, it's not like I ever want to have anything to do with your heartless brother."

simi walked to their seat and sat in between Nancy and Esther .pushing Esther aside 

"Nancy, am so sorry, I would never want this for you, you deserve better, I am not sure why he keeps doing this but I guess he is never going to change, I really wanted it to be you Nancy but I guess he is too blind and too dumb to realize it ..''

she patted her back softly and murmured silently 

''am really sorry".

Nancy burst into tears

♠

Diana offered her friend Martha  a glass of juice and they sat on the two-seater couch

"Lagos has shown me hell in the last few months that I have stayed here, I have seen the worst of it''

"Cmon it's not that bad '" Martha sipped her drink "

"Yeah it's that bad after yesterday's experience I just don't know what else to expect."

"It's okay to feel intimidated. I mean the pressure is too much "

"I just feel helpless, there's no way I can survive without earning anything. Abby's school fees and soon the rent will be due and I'll have to figure out a way to pay before then. How am I supposed to do that if I don't get a job soon''

"Sweetie take it one step at a time, because one job didn't click doesn't mean the rest won't work, you don't have to pay another school fees until the next term, and rent is not due until next year and before then we'll get you the right job that can cater for you and our little princess "

"Another job that doesn't involve spreading my legs"

they chuckled

''But you can't blame those men you are too attractive, too beautiful to ignore"

"Too bad am not for sale...I just hope coming to Lagos wasn't a bad idea in the first place"

''The school bus horns '' looks like my princess is back

👉EPISODE 2 

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