What's the craziest thing you've ever done?

WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?

There are times when we look back at our past, we giggle, murmur and chortle before we can get ourselves together to ask,  Did I really do this? Was I insane or asleep while this happens? Chill, catch a breath we all have such moments; I guess that’s one of the very few things that makes life quite interesting. I wouldn’t be wrong if I say mine was the craziest or I should rather use weird and stupid? (winks).
Ladies we all get approaches and advances on a daily bases that we wipe off like piece of trash right? Because we know it’s very shallow.
On this particular day I was very broke, I began to imagine a lot of things like; Why is it that my only source of income as a young beautiful girl are only my parents and a very few relatives? Why is it that all my wealthy male friends would always want to date me before they can offer  any kind of assistance to me? I let my mind wander away, I allowed it to think about whatever it wanted to think. Then after a while I called it back and decided to go visit my sister… while dressing up I loosened up on my conservativeness and wore something really nice. Before I could get to the school’s exit gate I got a ride. It was while I was already sitting in the well air conditioned jeep that my mind flashed back to the activities of the ‘yahoo guys’ and how sitting in their front sit can make you a’ living dead’ I prayed amidst thanking God that he has not allowed me sit on the front sit . After about 5mins of alighting from the car, A man of about his late 30’s approached me he told me how he loved and how it was love at first sight. I never really looked at him, he wasn’t really presentable and he also smelled of cheap liquor. Somehow, I got to tell him that I was going to my sister’s house because I needed money for something urgent.  He asked me how much I needed and that if it was not a huge amount he could afford to give it to me. That alone brightened my mood so I told him it was just 5k (I needed 10k initially) he told me first we needed to sit and talk which I agreed to but I made it clear to him that I have to get home first so I don’t get my sister worried, he reluctantly agreed. After arriving home I introduced him to my sister from afar and lied to her that he was an old friend I ran into and I will be back in a short  time. He asked that we stop by at his friend’s house whom has just lost his father. His friend  returned from the States few days back. We received a warm reception and we were told he just bordered a flight to Abuja earlier in the day so he could catch up with his flight the next day. While we were leaving I asked him how come his secondary school friend is married and had children already while he… because all the while he kept muttering ‘’hope you go born for me’’ he told me how his ex-jilted him and how he will soon settle down with me if I was a good girl. (I kept imagining what he meant by me being a good girl). We spent close to an hour were we hanged out, he was furious at me that I was disturbing him to hurry up with his ‘native drink’ he finally agreed to us leaving. When we got to my house junction I asked him to give me the money he declined, telling me to sit up that I was no longer a baby we should hang out in a nearby ‘play house’ so we could have fun after that we could withdraw the money. I told him how my sister would be mad at me and how it is not my thing so  I suggested I follow him to withdraw the money then return home he asked me not to worry that he would withdraw it and bring it to me. I went back to the house disappointed because I had thought God wants to use him make a way.
The next day was a Sunday morning, I was preparing for church when a little girl came to call me that I had a visitor waiting for me outside I was confused because no one really know my sister’s house. It was that man yesterday, I was embarrassed he smelled of stronger liquor and exhausted, I managed to go see him he told me how he had my interest at heart and how he really wanted to give me the money that’s why he came back he apologized for the previous day that the ATM was not paying that was why he could not come back… again I followed him to go withdraw. I pleaded with him that we should enter a vehicle to the place he said we should trek, we should take a stroll, I concurred on getting to the junction, he said he didn’t know where the ATM was situated again, I asked him to relax let me ask someone and the person pointed at the stand. The man suggested we take a bus to ‘New Benin’’ to withdraw I declined telling him that there was a nearby ATM na, how I needed to go to church and what’s the need of going to a far one when there’s one close by, all of a suddenly he started limping complaining he has injury, that he could not take few step to the ATM. I was amazed I tried questioning him, he began shouting at top of his voice that it was his money, he struggled for it, he sweated for it, ohh!!! Do I think he could have just given me money like that. I asked him why he made me believe all this while he would give me the money. I buried my head in shame.
I recalled he had asked me to pay our transport fare because he was not having change. I mourned my wasted money, my wasted time and how I let myself get involved with a frustrated man who has no dine, who life has dealt with in no small measure. And how I was never going to be a successful ‘runs girl’ if I had seen it as an option.






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