NOT FOR VALENTINE

As a growing dude, I had a view about Valentine’s Day….to me, it was a day to be with your girlfriend in some sort of special way (well, I didn’t even know married people had a business with valentine)

Between you and I – As at that time, I didn’t even know how to ‘toast’ a girl, let alone, have a girlfriend.

Somewhere in the past…. I had a crush on one Temitope (Surname withheld) back in primary school…. I remember when I would always share my seat with her cos I thought she was the finest girl – ever. I would gladly hand her my pen when asked and I was also willing to part with my pocket money if she had asked….it went on and on like that till she left the school in primary five. I was stupidly hurt….. Nobody knew how sad I was after she left…. You can’t believe that I lost interest in school just cos Tope left; I stopped looking forward to school in the morning as usual…it was stupid. But guess what? My dad was a very sharp shooter with the cane and I wasn’t a big fan of his strokes, so I didn’t have a choice but to continue with school.

In JSS 1, there was this girl in my class called Abimbola and yeah, I thought she was the ‘bomb’ but till date, I still can’t explain why I got embarrassed after she handed me a love letter at the close of school. The only phrase I can source off my memory right now is “Your eyes are like sparkling stars; your voice takes me to and fro heaven…”

In my mind, I was like - “Kai! This girl don spoil!” and that surprisingly put me off…I thought she was too blunt…I was shy and those words embarrassed the heck out of me. I avoided her….I couldn’t stand her guts.

As time elapsed, I grew wiser…especially when I met this adult-bad-influence called Ogonna….well, he thought me and my friends T and B how to play the game of love eeerrr let’s say relationship and ‘toasting’ chics….(me and my crazy childhood)

I don’t have space to go pen details right now but really, I met a lot of girls/women along the way and I had numerous assumed valentines…..but….as I write right now…none of those experiences come to mind.

I’m on a different cruise right at the moment…it’s a new year, a new season, a new life…. I can’t pen a remarkable valentine and I don’t regret it…respect to my “Ex’es”

After I met C on that fateful day, every other day became ‘Our Day’….miles beyond Valentine…..how else can I describe it? She became the redefinition of what I had ever known as ‘Love’. It was not about “This day” (Valentine’s Day)….it was about yesterday….it is about today….I also pray for tomorrow…. as long as life permits….

Sometimes, the whole business appears unreal; differences and stuffs…arguments and silence but somehow, we manage to float above it….the good days surpasses and over-shadows the sad ones….and that’s a good thing if you ask me.

Dear C, I wish I could auto-fit into all your desires but hey, this is just me…I can’t be someone else neither can I be everything you want…but like I always say – I'll try. I am not the best man alive; I gat issues, I forget anniversaries, I don’t pay attention, I don’t know what gift to buy for occasions, I don’t always say “I Love You”, sometimes I'm so much in a hurry and would skip the hug, I sleep off without saying “Good night”, I can be very boring sometimes (I guess), I’m not romantic, I don’t call…(you know the rest na) but please, don’t assume all of this for “No Love For You”….Don’t assume all of this for some sort of ungrateful and wicked plot to make futile the love and affection you’ve shown me through the past year…..we all have our short-comings…(same for you reading this right now).

Dear C, do you remember that picture up there? Sure you do…..That’s the symbol of the first Valentine we shared (last year)….from a distance….funny how things have changed now…..anyway…that’s by the way.

I could have written you a poem but I think poems are flowery and fictitious….word play on this would be vain to my state of mind….

I might not be the type of man that will bring you flowers everyday and paint Love in hues and shades of all sort…. but one thing is for sure – I Love you and that’s the best way I can put it.
My heart flow is pregnant with so much…… this piece feels so incomplete to me but, let me pause and save the rest for another day…….

Valentine is conventional, it only lasts for ‘24 hours’….let’s leave it for the crowd…. I propose we stand out cos I want to love you yesterday, today, tomorrow and as long as life as take me.

Here’s wishing you a Happy J/C’s Day….. it don’t sound very sexy but make we leave am like that!

Sign, J

PS: Now I have learnt that Valentine is not restricted to lovers only...we should show love to everybody around us, including our enemies....God bless you.

Happy Birthday 'C'

His Story: HAPPY BIRTHDAY C

Last year, we marked your birthday from a distance….we were far apart, nursing our bond with no precise direction yet we stuck to the computer chatting like we were talking in flesh & blood….this era is one that I think about sometimes and I know we are magic for real.

I don’t do Zodiacs, but I know you’re an Aquarian, and like the book says – you possess strong and attractive personalities…..True, I say….very true.

It’s funny how time fly’s…I remember how I sat amused in front of my computer at the office chatting with you on your last birthday. You asked me if I knew your age and I said “No”….you asked me to guess but I couldn’t give the right answer…..you know why? Cos I was careless about your age….. I was more concerned about your beautiful heart and the bright light you spark on my face each time I heard your voice.

February 7 has automatically become my second birthday and like other special things or activities in my life, I will always make it remarkable for us.

I believe a few words can pull down a mountain, the same way a lot of words might not even shake a feather…..what am I saying…? - I think a birthday should come with a lot of gifts and loads of goodies and trust me, we’re not about to come short of that….but first – I need you to know that if you don’t get a brand new car today, then know that I gat my eyes on the newer model which will be launched next year…..lol

I pray the Almighty to bless you and sustain you from glory to glory…... people will celebrate you because you have a beautiful heart and your humility is parallel to none,

I am truly inspired to write today but it’s also one of those days when my words supply does not match up to the demands of my heart.

C baby…..this is ‘His Story’ today….and it says.…Happy Birthday and many returns ahead……


Hip! Hip!! Hip!!!........

Hurray!

'His' Story: Happy Anniversary 'C'

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion

I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more.

I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that.

I could die for you.

- John Keats

Everybody was smiling and giggling among each other when I entered the hall and I didn’t have a problem with that….my problem was the fact that all heads and eyes were facing my direction. I gradually looked down, wishing my nut wasn’t popping out in public but at the end of my quick scan, not even my zip was damaged. I looked back to see if the victim was standing behind me but – nada! I quickly found courage to probe and I screamed “How on earth did y’all get high at the same time...why are y’all smiling and giggling...am I lost or what did I do wrong please?”……………….Riiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg!!!!!!!! (Alarm 5:30am)

Wow! It was just a dream.

“I can’t be late for work today” I murmured to myself and still wishing I wasn’t working today as well…. Not cos I'm lazy but seriously, I’ve never been a fan of Mondays let alone resuming on a Monday, after three weeks away from that routine. As usual, I reached for my phone, silenced all alerts and turned on the BIS connection in anticipation of all the messages from Facebook, BBM, Twitter and text messages that would have been stuck in traffic. Another of my morning ritual is saying “Good morning” to ‘Her’ and then to my ‘Twitfam’. Little did I know that one of the many messages that came in this morning was from ‘Her’….and it read - “Happy anniversary and thanks for loving me!” …….attached also was the note you see before this one.

There and then, the drama that ensued in my dream flashed back at me and a smile slashed through my lips……the BBM also hit me again reaffirming that I’m terrible with dates and anniversaries. My grind and hustle for survival had not given me a chance to embrace details of such…. I actually forgot my birthday in one of ‘em years…. I only remembered after I got a text on my phone wishing me a happy birthday….it was that bad but then again, when it’s between “I and I”, I endeavor not to dwell on self regret or pity….that was between “I and I” after all. Thoughts of the BBM followed me all the way to work….and I had replied “….I'll just write…cos this space is limited to my heart flow…I'll just write…cos I’ve been looking forward to it”.

Flash back: That fateful afternoon, as the thought came and said “hol’ a sec’, if this chic is a correct babe, she should be on FB na….or is this not the site for the trendy?”…. As I typed in ‘Her’ full name and punched the enter key, ‘Her’ picture was first on the list…. And there went the friend request that turned out to become one of the most life changing actions I had taken in recent time.

I am not good at painting pictures with words and no amount of space can contain the number of colours that I'll need to express how I feel today. It’s actually beyond the way I feel, it’s about why and what has brought me to this spot of bliss. It’s about 365 days of happiness in the ocean of love, actualization and fulfillment.

It’s about how long nights on the phone and technology became flesh and blood…about how individual wishes and anticipations have become collaborated plans and aspirations. Some have been achieved while others are in the pipeline, like my office management would say to us (the staff). Above all, it’s a ‘We and We’ situation.

Back then, I use to like her “Ringtone” (by Naeto C) but when she got back and hugged me….It became a “Comforter’s Song” (by Asa and Jeremiah Gyang)….today, she’s like a melody in my head and she keeps playing back to back like an iPod stuck on “Replay” (by Iyaz).

Dear reader, I can go on and on but I’ll rather stay on track than lead you off this track.

“Dear ‘C’, I just wanna tell you that I love you….words cannot express the gravity of what I feel for you. It’s been a short ride I'll say, but driving with you has been PRICELESS…..I’m not sorry for the sad days we’ve had so far cos I couldn’t have hurt you in my right senses but I'll just apologize on behalf of ‘Fate’ – who let stuffs happen without seeking our consent. I thank God for Love - an assumed abstraction for many…. but I believe it’s a ‘Life’. I have seen it, I have touched it…..I have been living it for 365 days running…..and I wish to keep living it with you….cos if love was a pair of shoes, you gat to be my right foot and that’s why we can’t be wrong in this sojourn of ours.”

Well, I don’t have a degree in dream interpretation but I think the people in my dream were congratulating me for having the best woman in the world.

I could keep writing but this space is limited to contain my heart flow.

Happy Anniversary ‘C’

Her Story : Happy Anniversary 'J'

It was the life I chose...there was so much to achieve. Too many plans in the pipeline,a seeming end that will justify the means. Until then,I was willing to wait and pay the price of living in the big city. The city I once called home.

I lived everyday to fulfill the same routine. Those journeys to work...I never looked forward to stepping out that door. The door of my lonely abode. The roads were deserted and the streets were so cold. I walked on it everyday...8 minutes to and from this road. I hated it...sometimes it was so lonely,other days I was scared. Those early mornings were always mean to me, I was constantly greeted by harshness of the weather...an inherent reminder that my days were numbered in that place but I must hold on...hold on until Its the right time!

...Then our paths crossed and everything suddenly changed. I remember that day,not to so long ago. Time told a different story and love had a new meaning...my life took a new course. . I was happy to walk the roads towards the new song I've found. That 8 minutes walk now seemed so pleasant. You walked with me and I smiled all the way through. Your presence overshadowed my fears and even my dreams became reiterated.

I was no longer alone. I fell in love with the mornings cos I knew it brought me closer to the days I'd be in your arms. I loved the nights even more because I was certain your voice will put me to bed and my many fantasies will take me into paradise with you. I had it all and that was the greatest achievement for me. I could no longer let anything stand in the way. It was the right time...Finally!

Your love has made me undaunted and coming back home to you was a blessing.
You became my all and with you, I was fearless. I've never known such companionship,never felt such a force. You complete me J and I'm still so in love with you!You've always held my hand and I want to say 'Thank You'!...Thank You for loving me and Thank you for making the last one year of my life the most meaningful!

Happy Anniversary J!!!

Her Story:My Arrival

He walked towards the car with a smile on his face. My eyes stayed glued to him as he said hello to the girls one after the other. I introduced them and tried to walk away from him but he caught up with me before I could get very far. I told him that I refuse to get the last hug and he grabbed me from behind. I knew he was saving the best for last but I needed an excuse to turn around so he wouldn't see that I was really shy. Thankfully,I had my sunglasses on so it wasn't so bad when he got me to turn around. We stayed locked in a warm embrace for about a minute or so. He was happy,I could tell. I made it to his event and finally the wait was over. We were no longer separated by distance,consular issues and even the fear of what the physical had in store. I was back home to my baby and back home for good.

He had to run back to work cos he had a busy evening ahead. I was tired from all the flying and I was hungry,but I was too excited to care. All I could think of was him and what was running through his head. I looked forward to seeing him again at the event but it even felt better when he invited me to come to his hotel room so he could sort out his clothes and we could steal a private moment. We couldn't get our hands off each other. I didn't want that moment to end but his incessant phone calls were constantly in the way and he just had to run. I felt a lot better after he left. That was all the food and sleep I needed. I was happy and even happier that I would see him at the event that was now only a few hours away.

The event was more glamorous than I ever imagined. I had on a blue silk dress with splashes of yellow and grey. It felt really comfortable and I was glad I finally settled for it after the mad search for something decent in several stores. He got his brother to bring me to the back office were he was working. He practically flew up his chair when he saw me and he proudly introduced me as his wife to his colleagues. We had a laugh and I went into the hall with my friends. It was a night of fun but I couldn't help thinking about my baby who was tired from all the work and didn't even have the time to enjoy the event he had worked so hard to plan. Towards the end of the event,he eventually managed to sneak out and freshen up for the after party. We picked him up and finally,i had him to myself. Well,almost to myself. We held hands,we drank,we danced and just enjoyed the rest of the night.

We spent the better part of the next day together but he had to leave cos he had a flight to catch. We planned yet another weekend together and this time it was a more intimate scenario with just the two of us. We ordered drinks and couldn't even wait to get a sip before we reached for each other. It was a night to remember as I just surrendered to his every want and the craving in his eyes. I trembled at his every touch and my body welcomed his thrusts,his warmth,his love...I've never felt so much passion as I have in the last few months of my life and loving J is indeed a beautiful experience that I'm ever so glad to share.We are still at it and trying our very best not to rock the boat. We are still loving and living this wonderful moment. We are still hoping for the very best in our lives and we are still praying for only pleasant moments in this story of our love lives.

His Words - THE ONE

Deep in the forest of my heart I wonder

Beneath the oceans of my imagination I search

Lost in thoughts I ponder

High on the mountains I perch

I ask, I probe, I appeal, I demand, I beg, I request – I search

In need of that unique ONE

With hope I search

With faith I'll own that unique ONE alone

Near - I perceive, close – I sense

Nearer – I can see, closer – I can feel

My search approach far from the forest beneath the oceans of my imaginations

High from the mountain enclosed in the bosom of my heart

That unique ONE

Dear God, my search I hope I’ve found for a ‘Plan B’ is the perception of possible failure

My ONE could be ‘YOU’ but only if ‘YOU’ say – YES.

His Story: TODAY

It took five long months - apart from the first 2 months of prior reconnection to establish what today has eventually become.

“Like play, like play” an ordinary friend request to an old classmate on Facebook eventually turned out to become the best thing that has happened to me. Not like we were much of buddies but I still remember that face and name each time somebody mentions it.

At first it was a technological affair. The internet was the environment; the telephone was the voice, the mailbox was the archive while the webcam played the visuals. Then later came the world famous Blackberry, which became the beck and call of that moment. It was all fun yet cannot be compared to what today is.

Though we had different plans and wishes for our first time but it turned out a different story, yet the feeling remained constant.

The first plan was LOS but it turned out to be ABJ. The first meeting venue was behind closed doors but it turned out to be outside a hotel (Transcorp Hilton). I'll rather not pen how I felt at that first point of meeting cos words cannot relay the message as perfect as it felt. As I watched her alight from the cab, I managed to conceal my excitement cos hey – we were supposed to be surrounded by top personalities; the type you can only see at Transcorp Hilton. So the best I could do was to behave coupled with the fact that I was a bit shy.

Let me spare you the details of the second meeting in ABJ……it was in my room but nothing happened. My phone was on ringing mode and the feeling was terrible. I had escaped from my duty post to pick up some stuff that I couldn’t even keep for security reasons (Na wah o….did she rob a bank just to do my wardrobe?). All the items from the shirts, jeans, tees, shoes, and pants were veritable stuffs and I’m not even joking.

After trying out a few of the stuffs, we clung to each other in bed like snakes in dire want for sex. But for us, it was beyond sex cos it didn’t have to happen in that room even though it looked right. The wow-factor was that nobody was in a hurry to eat the apple. It felt like an everyday thing and didn’t call for an emergency, even as much as we have looked forward to that moment. It was truly beyond sex……and then, I left for LOS……

The anxiety for our first time together was still on when I saw her radiant face in the cab in front of my office. She had just landed from ABJ and I was her primary point of call. It was a Friday and we could not afford to let this weekend slip off.

As the cab tore through the traffic and portholes, we stared at each other. For me I was still struggling to believe that I was with ‘Her’ in flesh and blood. I reached out to touch her at every move of the second and her Colgate smile had the better part of me. She would touch my face and hmmm…….how I loathe technology for enclosing her in that box of a webcam for so long.

I didn’t have to bother about the whole consular challenge any more; they were so long done with. And I also appreciate their role in the epistle. They played the suspense soundtrack.

After a search for a perfect love nest, we settled for the available which still turned out to be our best in the midst of zero options. We toasted to our eventual union and drank behind closed doors. With no motive of getting drunk, we paused on our limited supply of ‘shayo’ to shed off the load of passion that had engulfed our systems.

I wanted ‘Her’ and I was still careful not to pass the wrong impression. I loved her for her…..it was truly beyond sex. But at this point, I wanted her real bad for I was hungry for five months and her body was the only remedy.

We kissed like vampires resuscitating a mate and our bodies smashed against each other like sea waves against a rock. I could relate to her tits cos I had seen them at some of the technological shows…….. It was a moment of truth indeed.

As she turned around and exposed her behind…..it spelt perfect timing to proceed. Though the road was way too narrow but I managed to drive through. Each swipe was a moment of pleasure.

Right now, we may not be glued to each other physically but 24-7 our hearts are in tune like brand new guitars.

Today, I still love her like I had loved her. I don’t feel different and even before we part; I thirst for our next time together again.

So far, we have worried for people around us but God has been so merciful, nobody has worried for us. I love her and it feels much better to know that she loves me too.

We have satisfied the curiosity of our first meeting now the next hurdle is our first night as married couple. I’m looking forward to it because our arrows are not pointing elsewhere but to the altar.

But wait! What if she says ‘No’ to the supposedly golden question? Hmmmmm……..

Here’s a clarion call to all my readers – Please if you know ‘Her’ beg her not to leave me like she has promised never to. If Love was an ocean, then we have to be the deepest ocean and any attempt to stop the flow will be a suicide attempt cos we flow like we don’t see obstacles.

Today, I know she will read this and I also know she will try to report hotter than this. It doesn’t matter.

The bone of contention lies in our hearts…..our Love is our bond and if there ever be another blog called ‘Our Story’ as fly as this……it had to ran by another ‘J’ and ‘C’!

Her Story:...Three weeks away

The wait always seemed endless
I’ve never wanted anything so badly
I have hoped and prayed and continued to wait
Now this dream seems like a reality
Anticipation lingers but I’m no longer uncertain
Our meeting is barely three weeks away

Three weeks suddenly feels like three minutes
My heart is racing, my chest is pounding
I’m almost there, I see the line
It’s not the finish line but still I’m scared
Scared of a new lap in the continuation of this race
The lap where he waits as though he’d take the baton
But he truly waits so we could run together
Side by side enroute this journey of our love lives

In three weeks we would meet
Not in paper to pen
Not in sms to phone
Not in blackberry to blackberry
But in person to person
In flesh and in blood
We would meet to relive this image of each other we’ve tried to revive after years
Through pictures through voices, through words
The images of each other we have beautified in our minds and embedded in our hearts
The souls of images we have aligned barely knowing if the physical would consent…

In three weeks we will find out what the physical has in store
Would it be fair on us and become the icing on the cake?
“Ex-schoolmates reunited and so in love”
Will the physical complement “Our story”?

I don’t know where this road would lead us
But in three weeks we would meet at that point
Where he has been waiting to take my hand so we could continue the race together
So we would run side by side, steadily and surely
Through the bends, crossing the hurdles, jumping the ropes
We would run, maybe slow down and even walk but we won’t relent
It would be movement at each other’s paces
We would hold hands through this one, carrying each other along
We will make this journey worth it
We will live this dream…only three weeks away.

SOLILOQUY OF A MIND

A recent development in my office made me lose interest in my passion. An assignment I would execute without asking for a dime; a thing I want to do every now and then…. writing. Not like it is paying my bills right now but some of us can relate when I say I’m doing it for the love and not for the money. Yet, there are other angles of the game that will still bring in the money but it requires a level of strategic approach and I’m working on that.

For the first time in my few years of living my dream, I lost interest in writing. I pick up a pen and it didn’t excite me, neither did my heart beat in response to my inner wish to pen words as they erupt from my mind. This feeling came as a result of a production job we did for our company that went sour. I can’t stomach how I had put in so much into a project, months of strife, many sleepless nights, hungry moments and head jamming thoughts to be faced with zero. I mean input with no alternating output is bullshit…exactly what I got for all my efforts. It gets worse when all that is required is the end result.

The life we live in today portrays a group of people who will share the glory when you win but will abandon and castigate you when you lose. It gets worse when the people you counted on are the ones who messed it all up for you. But I can’t even defend that because in the first place, it was my task to ensure that they didn’t make a mistake at all. And how best could I have dealt with this situation? Or have humans suddenly become less of the most difficult business to manage in this life?

I stood speechless to see everything I had built for so long crash before my face. Tears probably got too thick to drop from my eyes cos I couldn’t cry even if it would have made me feel better. For once, I hated to be a part of the production crew and even worse to have led the pack. But on a second thought, it was worth the try and it can only get better…I mean, how worse can it be? A nigger has learnt his lessons (the hard way tho) and it will only take a foolish man to fall and remain on the ground instead of getting up without fear of even falling again. I have taken this destiny in my hands and I will get to the top and scream like one of the zealous Spartans.
A driving force that has brought me this far is THE ALMIGHTY and HIM alone deserves the GLORY forever and ever. For one day I was just a fan and a reader who didn’t always have enough money to buy a copy of this journal and today I am sitting on top of it as the managing production editor. The one who had a little of the power to put anyone who is worthy of appearance on its page. Therefore, I think it would be unfair to just nag and face down feeling downgraded because I know a couple of peops would want to take the blame so long as they are the ones in my position yet I am not even trying to flaunt it. To GOD be the GLORY.

Of cause I started with J who was there when it all started but she dropped along the way because she thought I was too busy for her liking. Then came V who was supportive and caring but hey……it still didn’t work. Life had a different plan for me and C was the IT that needed to be there when it will be accomplished…simply put – accomplish IT. Though C is not even a firsthand accomplice of the success cos she is not within to feel the weight yet she is where she is showing love to the brother. Though the first impression I gave her was the sad face but she’s not even letting me feel bad for it. She thought I gave it a good shot because she was with me on some of those sleepless night…(well not always in that sense but …wink…you know how we do) and her company was an encouragement tool on its own.

Life is such a good teacher and experience is the core subject. I am a testimony of some of life’s teachings and even though I’ve had a couple of the hard blows of life, I still double as a story of success in the making and the happiest man with the best woman in the world. I have a partner in success right now and C ain’t even trying to mess with me like a serious life investment. I don’t wanna take y’all away from the subject matter so I will rather stop here and let y’all catch your breath.

The next time you’ll catch my words on this page, you will be reading HIM as the poet. And the topic will be ‘C’….. I can guarantee you will not be bored cos ‘C’ is a serious issue……I hope you can see what I mean.

Her Story:Crazy in love!

Is it me or it’s still barely weeks that we hooked on FB. It sure feels like ages. Yes, one minute we were playing catch up and the next we were addicted to speaking with each other… Now I feel like I have known him all my life already.

We have spoken about everything and the gist is still endless...I never thought this was ever possible3 hrs, 4hrs, even up to 6hrs on the phone? Don’t ask me about the amount of money spent on call cards or phone bills...Story for another day....
Yes it’s a priceless adventure and I’m surely willing to give what it takes to keep up with this madness.
Lately there has even been a new dimension in the situation. We’ve made so many plans regarding when we eventually meet again. We have made and altered several arrangements. The meeting will be really crazy. I can’t even imagine...my one time class mate will be looking forward to meeting me but now as a lover...A bond that I still cannot describe. I have been in love before...I have been dazzled by several things before...but this...it's different. There nothing like it .I have always been the 'anti-love across the ocean' activist but here I am ...a victim of the same situation, I am so quick to criticise...a very helpless one at that. I would never have thought that it was possible for someone so far away to have such a huge impact in my life. I am happy; I am all smiles and lost in excitement when I think of him. Just a picture sets my heart racing. One particular picture actually has me dripping wet most times...(ooops)...

His voice is the song I want to hear. I am going crazy...I can’t wait. Till that day. That moment I dream of everyday and every night. Holidays begin on the 26th of next month...I 'm counting down and hoping we will eventually see what exactly this strong connection will materialise into. I love this feeling and I just hope it stays just as strong when we eventually see in person. For now, this is heaven...I couldn’t ask for more...I love him so much and day in day out, he still continues to blow my f*cking mind!

A BIRTHDAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY

A BIRTHDAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY

February 7, 2009 was a Saturday but an unusual one. It was ‘Her’ birthday. The sun seems to be smiling at me today cos even as hot as it is, I ain’t even feeling the heat. The day started a lil something like this……….I woke up exited by the fact that my partner in crime will be pretty busy today. She’ll be attending to friends and well wishers, who’ll come around to felicitate with her. Having this in mind, I matched into the bathing room for a cool bath after which, I jumped into a blue Lee classic jean, polo by Ralph Lauren Tee shirt and my blue Addidas kicks. A couple of phone calls to refresh my face on a couple of minds and outta tha door I left.

It’s such a full time job loving ‘Her’ cos if my original plan was anything to go by, then her phone was supposed to announce an SMS every hour of the day. I had to hook up with R who had invited me to a wedding I wasn’t interested in. But while the party was on, my mind was somewhere else – with ‘Her’.

I didn’t hesitate to oblige when R asked if I was ready to go……………… As the cab drove us to R’s house, I punched some words on my phone to wish her a happy birthday like I had done earlier in the day………………..

Pause!

But seriously if you’ve been following this piece closely, you’ll find yourself anticipating to read the next scene, but I’m done playing around these words for now cos this piece has stayed too long than it should in my head. If ‘Her’ B’day was 7th February, why did I wait till 10th February to post it on this portal?

“Hey ma’, you’re just another step ahead to bigger things to come, you’re probably not aware of how much sunshine you beam into this brother’s life…….making me sing like…….

ooooooh……..where this babe come from? she’s the kind of chic that makes me jump on my feet…..aaah check her swag, it’s so strong…..so let’s get it on…get it on…..”

Ok reader, don’t even bother trying to figure who the author of the song or which song I’m singing cos you don’t even have a clue….yeah she’s gat that kind of hold on me… abi no be one day person dey discover hidden talent?

Ama kill - kill for this chic cos she will do anything necessary for me so why should I bother about other dem girls?.....Hey guys…..the next time you come across my boo…..plant a kiss on her on my behalf…..I wish ‘Her’ a happy Birthday and many more years ahead…….yes Boss!

Her Story:Last Night!

It was a bright afternoon as I carried on a normal routine of my driving lessons.
I had done the usual round of different turns and manoeuvres and we headed for my place. We came towards a road that seemed unusually broad but as we approached, there was a crossroad. I had to slow down and then I came to a sudden halt. There was huge traffic sign that was flashing a continuous red light…Every car stood at the edge of the lines. It was then I noticed…All the cars were the same colour. A very bright yellow with a capital letter ‘L’ on them painted in red. I turned to look at my instructor but the look on his face gave him away. Something was wrong…My ever so positive instructor sat motionless focusing on the incident ahead…It was a Car. It was yet another yellow car spinning around uncontrollably. It spun so fast that all I could see were flashes of red in front of it…It was blurry but It wasn’t hard to tell that it was indeed another capital letter ‘L’.A learner and a driver…just like us. I watched in total shock as the instructor kept struggling to reach for the steering to no avail…Then suddenly they hit a car and headed right towards us…We didn’t move. We sat in dismay, very frightened and total shock…then BANG...I woke up!

It was another nightmare since I started my driving lessons. I thought I was doing very well, at least my instructor told me so. I drove for two hours yesterday and it didn’t seem so bad. I’d never driven that long so I guess it felt really different….Verdict: I have a phobia for driving that I must conquer this time. Well thankfully, my next lesson is not until Wednesday next week so I have enough time to recover.

As I lay in bed still Startled…I suddenly felt sick, my stomach felt weird and that feeling of nausea got me running straight to the bathroom. It came all out…I threw up everything I had eaten the day before. Not a lot I must say apart from loads of plantain chips (which is a ‘must have’ for me everyday)…I mean I couldn’t think of what I had eaten to make me feel so sick….not unless I was still reacting to the nightmare. Anyway…I came out of the bathroom feeling much better and very wide awake. I looked at the time…and it was 3am…too early to call anyone without raising an alarm or getting them worried. So I sat down in front of my ever so faithful computer…sick sad and lonely. I guess it’s the price I have to pay for choosing to study in this country and living by myself. …

I did my usual amebo on face book and did a bit of research on the internet since I’m helping a friend out with her academic report. I read His blog of yesterday again and I was flustered…Everything suddenly felt ok…I sent him a text at about 3.30am.It read… Stop snoring Jo…I slept off last night so couldn’t text you as I promised. I will be up for the next hour trying to do some work…I love you my Luvie
…I bet he didn’t have a clue that some minutes ago I was sick as hell but even ‘I’ had forgotten at that moment…I was happy just sending him a message and that smile remained until I went back to bed…

I was tired this morning but I was kinda glad that It was time to be up and about…I haven’t done much today apart from work and miss Him but I guess that’s a typical day in the life of this ‘Lonely Londoner’.

His Story: Bonnie and Clyde.....Thursday

Well, just when I thought I’d come back with the concluding part of that Elnuk who took my camera’s cable home, preventing me from sending pictures to my girlfriend, I saw something on my desk top that caught my attention. It was a saved chat weeks ago between ‘Her’ and I…..hmmm……I clicked open and that was my temporary extinction out of this world……I’ll spare y’all the details……

I’m a big Jay Z fan now and I’ll give anything to watch him on stage and there again, I have a big crush on Beyounce. Like I said earlier, I’m a Jay Z fan but I wouldn’t have traded B for J but anyway shit happens. The nigger’s gat my chic but guess what? I got a badder chic, prettier and danm hotter to contend with.

She’s my chocolate candy bar, pretty like a movie star and hotter than lava. I get a hard on just thinking about her. When I looked around the space that separates us from the norm, I told myself I’ll never come out of this one cos I love it.

It’s really funny, how people fall so blind in love. I keep wondering how I got into this in the first place but why bother about the beginning when all that matters is what you can see ahead. More like – I don’t care how it all began?

All I want right now is me and my girlfriend clinging to each other like Romeo and Juliet with no death scenes…. I’m not a big fan of chics, trust me – I know I have a way with em and it don’t matter her class…..it’s just that cool nature of mine and my smooth swag that makes them wanna see some more……. and guess where it leads ‘em to……(Edited)….lol… but this angel shows up from nowhere and has me shaking in the knees waiting for the next sms or call to cure my craze. It’s like a shot of crack…Gadanm!

When I say I love you, it’s true and don’t even try to love me more….remember what I said about the race thingy……for the interest of my readers, if ‘His & Her’ Love was a race, she’ll be racing and sweating real hard to catch up with me at the cross line……… yes boss!
Just interrupted by my camera man……Sirhc, he wants me to listen to some video by some dude Leets South African Girl…….not bad at all……and I’m sure y'all know ID Cabasa is the best producer from this part of the world…..no apologies.

Ok I gat to play my nigger’s song right now…….ummmmm…..where is that CD…..ok I gat it……..hmmmm…..track 6…….Bonnie and Clyde by Jay Z featuring Beyounce……..yeah baby……. I’m ‘Her’ Bonnie – ‘She’ my Clyde.....I'm the 'His', she the 'Her'..... We the 'Us'

Her Story:----- Our chat on Sun, 1/25/09 3:04 PM -----

HIM: (1:47 PM): BUZZ...Ps don't be there and at least dissappoint me for once.....yeah?
HIM (1:49 PM): yeah that's it.....u ain't there....
HER (1:50 PM): lol...
HER (1:50 PM): stalker!...like youre not happy
HIM (1:51 PM): lol....u're just ........I don't even know what to say...lol
HER (1:51 PM): so you are on it...lol...cant stop laughing...u are just a nut case
HIM (1:51 PM): I'm just feeling like a bad guy again...like I thought you should be there
HER (1:52 PM): yeah right...
HIM (1:52 PM): haba....the same thing happened with the text...I pick my fone and wanna sms u...then urs comes in
HER (1:52 PM): take it easy o...too much of me can give you diabeties
HIM (1:52 PM): how on earth did u bewitch me into ur bad ass den?
HIM (1:53 PM): lol....yeah I know.....gat to stop calling u sweet
HER (1:54 PM): it wasnt intentional o...i dont even know.you have gone to see that juju man in alakija shey?
HIM (1:54 PM): I wish
HIM (1:54 PM): maybe it wouldn't have been this bad
HER (1:54 PM): i need deliverance...th is is not normal
HER (1:55 PM): lol...how was church
HIM (1:55 PM): church was fine.....and how's work going?
HIM (1:55 PM): I see u gat some minutes to close
HER (1:55 PM): not bad...apart from the fact that all in my head is...youuuuuuuuu!
HER (1:56 PM): nope..i finish at 15.30 today that 14.30 your time
HIM (1:56 PM): aiigth
HIM (1:56 PM): u fucking did the same to me in church by the way
HER (1:56 PM): so wats up for the rest of the day
HER (1:57 PM): so were u peepeing into your phn...dont lie o...cos i saw u
HER (1:57 PM):
HIM (1:58 PM): I'll go for the rotaract meeting after here and then I'll just sit and wish my ringtone song comes up
HIM (1:58 PM): baby.....u need to see my profile update
HER (1:58 PM): hmmmm that will be a while tho...cos id have to sleep and make you miss me terribly before i call
HIM (1:59 PM): but hey.....it's not ur call to comment
HER(1:59 PM): awwwww ...tel l me
HER (1:59 PM): cant check it till i get home
HER (1:59 PM): why cant i comment?
HIM (2:00 PM): I didn't say ask me baby......I said check.....good for u...atleast I have some 'miss me a bit' assignment to deal with too...lol
HIM (2:00 PM): u'll see it when u get there
HER (2:00 PM): i hate u
HIM (2:00 PM): lol
HIM(2:01 PM): I know u just mean the opposite...lol.. ...and why not? u're organized in the first place, I don't expect more...lol
HER (2:01 PM): i'll show you!....
HER (2:02 PM): didnt realise you txt me till morning...it was a pleasant surprise
HIM (2:02 PM): common baby.....u've shown me enough...like this gan....I be silverbird cinema...lol
HER (2:02 PM): lol.....1 sec luv
HIM (2:03 PM): ok
HIM (2:09 PM): see, I dey cyber cafe and if I no enjoy this time well, na u go pay o...I don tell u now
HER (2:09 PM): i no dey oooo
HER (2:09 PM): went to make tea for my colleague
HIM (2:09 PM): bring ur ass back on time jare
HIM (2:09 PM): ok...are u back now?
HER (2:10 PM): finally got to speak to kay today.she abused my life
HER (2:10 PM): my ass is yours baby
HER (2:10 PM): bring it on
HIM (2:10 PM): lol
HIM (2:10 PM): what did Kay say?
HIM (2:11 PM): did u tell her what's up?
HER(2:11 PM): that she feels sorry for other people especially SN cos they are so out the door.she knows i'm bad at distributing attention.
HER (2:12 PM): I told her in the best words i could use.How can u tell someone something you barely understand?
HIM(2:13 PM): lol...eyah..... but why on earth would u have to do that....lol....and who cares...lol
HER (2:13 PM): You!....
HIM (2:13 PM): lol....why me o?
HER(2:13 PM): Her response? ...You got it bad gurl!
HIM (2:13 PM): kini mo se?
HIM (2:13 PM): lol
HIM(2:13 PM): God help my poor heart
HER (2:14 PM): Lol....you this criminal
HER (2:14 PM): which poor heart?
HIM (2:14 PM): I use to think I was hard.....but for u.....I'm so lame.....mo tie le
HER (2:15 PM): ive put in my holiday request to leave on the 26th...hope they approve it....stay tuned!
HIM (2:16 PM): ok
HIM (2:17 PM): so what's up baby....what did I do to you....y do u have to put me under this danm emotional arrest?
HIM (2:18 PM): I'm so into u right now dat I'm hating other voices on my fone
HER (2:18 PM): how? you were supposed to me my Doctor...helping me recover from one trauma...How dare you put me in a worse one...i tire for you ooo
HER (2:18 PM): ...i'm glad a bout that...
HIM (2:19 PM): Doctor asks the girl to strip for check up and she looks into the doctor in a seductive way and pulls down her bra....and (u know the rest) what do u expect?
HIM (2:19 PM): u set me up
HER (2:20 PM): I didnt..i was naive and vunerable...You took advantage of me!!!
HIM (2:21 PM): this is not professional.... ..I'm not suppose to be loving it too......but u the tits were harrasive and danm the ass was on point....lol
HER (2:23 PM): Not intention...i cant help my natural assets...you can control your dirty mind
HIM (2:24 PM): U better be looking for another doctor cos, my motive is to inject u with a bad one and the cure is some long thing.....and I know u hate long stuffs...ain't it?
HER (2:24 PM): 1 sec
HIM (2:24 PM): aiight
HER (2:26 PM): Lol...but i came for a cure...its important that i get one.i really dont mind injections too
HIM (2:27 PM): lol.....and that'll be making it worse for me.....I don't even know where to start from.....lol
HER (2:27 PM): you this naughty doctor...
HER (2:27 PM): but i love u like that
HIM (2:27 PM): lol....with ur bad self
HIM (2:28 PM): I have signed by the way....I'll follow this shit to anywhere it leads me....as in - FUCK THE CONSEQUENCE!
HIM(2:29 PM): I'm not even ready to regret this one bit
HER (2:29 PM): lol....ar u sure!...I warned you...but guess what....i share the same resolve...i don enter this one? how i for do?
HIM (2:30 PM): make we hope say u no go carry belle too.....lol
HER (2:30 PM): lol.....that 2baba is a mad man
HIM (2:30 PM): lol
HER (2:30 PM): when is your meeting?
HIM (2:31 PM): 4:30 that's 15:30 ur time
HIM(2:31 PM): ur time is up right?
HER (2:31 PM): cool...i loved all your txts today
HIM (2:31 PM): same with urs
HIM (2:32 PM): which was ur favorite?
HER(2:32 PM): cant wait till we do the reveiw later tonight.I'd love to hear you read out yours...
HIM (2:32 PM): aiight
HER(2:32 PM): i'd tell you during the reviw so wait and see
HIM (2:32 PM): hope u'll read urs for me too
HIM (2:33 PM): aiight
HER (2:33 PM): If you aske me too...Nicely
HIM (2:33 PM): we'll aslo discuss the blog thing
HER (2:33 PM): Sound like fun huh?
HIM (2:33 PM): fuck that....how nice can nice be?
HER (2:33 PM): but we will be anonymous
HIM(2:34 PM): u won't hear me read if u don't promise to read back....u think say na only u dey enjoy the voice?
HER (2:34 PM): lol...
HIM(2:34 PM): yeah for the blog, we'll be anonymous.....and real
HER (2:35 PM): I just said i will if you asked nicely...get used to it i love to be pampered...
HIM (2:35 PM): duh!
HER (2:35 PM): REAL OOO.
HER (2:35 PM): Even when we start having ups and downs
HIM (2:36 PM): if I was in my right senses, I'll could try
HIM (2:36 PM): yeah
HIM (2:36 PM): I'm already on it
HER (2:36 PM): rememeber to be realllllllllllll ....
HIM(2:36 PM): and I know we'll have issues sometime but I dare u to be as real as I will be
HER (2:37 PM): you know me...its my thing...
HER (2:37 PM): i cant lie even if it will hurt
HIM (2:37 PM): I've never had it this bad and I wish I had u all this while.....I hope it lasts as long as it can be
HIM (2:37 PM): I also wish u can handle the truth......
HER(2:38 PM): I hope so too...The rush is mad...its driving me out my mind...
HIM (2:38 PM): but I'll try not to bring the pain and if u do, I'm game
HER (2:38 PM): Its the only way out...we have to stay truthful to each other baby
HIM (2:39 PM): this will be interesting..... I know it
HER (2:40 PM): I wont bring the pain....not when what we share is this beautiful
HIM (2:40 PM): easy to say baby.....anythin g can happen
HER (2:41 PM): but u know that i have a very messy life at the moment so will help clear my mess so i might need you help and understanding,,, here or there...PSSSS DOCTOR!
HIM (2:41 PM): lol
HER (2:41 PM): HE LAUGHS AT ME AGAIN
HIM (2:41 PM): so long as u'll adhere patient
HIM (2:42 PM): sometimes, I bone ethics and kick my patient out....worse part is that the word 'SORRY'.......kills me stupor!
HIM (2:43 PM): I hate that word, when it comes to me case
HIM(2:43 PM): pls try not to be sorry...if u don't want to break my walls...lol....w ill u?
HER (2:44 PM): Kick ass...i dont mind much but SORRY...we'd have to work on...
HIM (2:44 PM): lol
HIM(2:44 PM): u dey kolo...lol
HER (2:44 PM): I'd try my best
HER (2:45 PM): i'm just been truthful...at least you know that i'm human...and a naughty one that
HIM (2:45 PM): I just make it sound like I'm not worse
HIM (2:46 PM): but hurt u intentionally? - Naaa......I don't know why.....unless u choose to stop being my patient
HER (2:47 PM): Worse ke? ...i will deal with you if you mess with me ooooo
HIM (2:47 PM): lol....
HIM (2:47 PM): don't worry...like I said, I won't have to......except you choose to stop being my patient
HIM (2:47 PM): u know how we do baby..
HER(2:48 PM): I dont know too many people who change doctors easily...why should i be an exception especially when my doctor is this ....freaky no sorry the word is proffessional
HIM (2:48 PM): I'm looking at u right now.....(fb).... ..I just wanna touch those lips
HER (2:49 PM): Stop.....Dont get me started....i cant manage the ideas...Rememebe r...Curious is Bad!
HIM(2:50 PM): lol.......ok... .I'll just change the page...lol
HER (2:50 PM): look at you....ure stll there!....i'd allow you tho
HIM (2:51 PM): lol......I had to.....it's better than watching porno.....even tho the effect is worse......lol
HER (2:51 PM): lol...is it?
HIM (2:51 PM): hmmmmm.......ye ah baby
HIM (2:52 PM): can I ask for a favour?
HER (2:52 PM): My page is harmless just like me
HER (2:52 PM): wat my love?
HIM (2:53 PM): could u please stop talking in my head....please? ......I can deal with the words right here but the voice in my head is crazy
HER (2:54 PM): How...what am i saying to u? ...What can you hear?
HIM (2:54 PM): everything..... ..the voice comes up and says really loud......"are u on it"? .....lol...
HER (2:55 PM): lol
HIM(2:55 PM): Hey ma?
HER(2:55 PM): Maybe if you convince me that you are on it...i'd be easy on you
HIM (2:56 PM): the last time I felt like this...they said it was love.....I'm trying really hard to convince myself right here.....cos when I said I was on it.....I meant it.....I'm.....i nshort, I'm dead
HIM (2:57 PM): Girl please handle me with care....I'm fragile o....don't believe the hype
HER (2:57 PM): Verdict:You got it bad too
HIM (2:57 PM): lol......
HER (2:58 PM): Just ask me nicely and i'd treat your heat with care
HIM (2:58 PM): sweetheart...I gat 5 minutes to go..
HER (2:58 PM): me too...on my break
HIM (3:00 PM): I'm down for whatever....do me I do u.....my dose is a 100% package.....so take note....if u fall into my love zone.....you may have to remain there.....
HIM (3:01 PM): but at the same time u gat a choice like all the time
HER (3:01 PM): when are u back from the meeting...I'd get some sleep when i get home,work on the dissertation i'm writing nad holla at you about 8 your time or there about.Dnt worry it wont be for too long...i know work starts toorrow
HIM (3:01 PM): aiight
HER (3:01 PM): I'm just typing jargon.forgive my typos
HIM (3:02 PM): lol
HIM (3:02 PM): I know I have that effect on u baby
HIM (3:03 PM): I'll just be all I can be for you baby......it's left to you to take me as I am....if u catch my drift
HER(3:03 PM): DEAL BABES...100% PACAKAGE WORKS FOR ME...YOUR LOVE ZONE...HMMMMMM.. .AS LONG AS YOU PROMISE TO LOVE ME UNCONDITIONALLY; I'M ALL YOURS BABES
HIM (3:03 PM): Unconditionally .....is the word I'm asking for too
HIM (3:03 PM): GAME?
HER (3:03 PM): GAME
HER (3:04 PM): Run along dear...
HIM (3:04 PM): then officially I'm saying I LOVE U GIRL.......wait for the audio version later at night
HIM(3:04 PM): lol....I'm aoutta here
HER (3:04 PM): I love you too my ghetto lover!
HER (3:04 PM): later

Her Story:Tuesday

My love Doctor...Yesterday i was confused,but you gave me the perfect dosage
You gave me that bitter pill called truth and helped me come to terms with reality...
But you injected me with something so Strong...I'm not sure what it is
But that was the real cure...Its taken over my body and soul
Its still flowing through my blood streams...do you think it was an overdose?
Who cares?...It's soothing...its so addictive...I'm loving it
Now you dare wish you were 'enough for me'...'that u could be everything'?
How else do i explain to you that i'm so content,you dont even have a clue
What worries me is the fact that i think the Word is 'Too Much'
Yes,i think your dosage is a bit too much for me to handle
How else do i explain the fact that i cannot contain my thoughts
How do i explain the fact my very own emotions have engulfed me
I'm going insane...Your love has come at me in immeasurable quantities
Sometimes its so intoxicating that i'm lost in my own world of bliss
Sometimes i'm so captivated that nothing else matters apart from you
Even now...i'm lost for words cos i cant describe what the hell you do to me
Your words replay in my head like that chorus of a favorite song
Like the sound of that 'Ring tone' we love...i wear a smile all day humming its beautiful melody
I could go on and on but these words fail me...They can hardly convey the magnitude of this feeling ...This joy,this surge,this craving and this love i have for 'You'...
So when i say i love you too...please beleive me cos...It's True!

His Story:Tuesday

One time I slept floating in space of uncertainty & confusion, the next time I woke up in d bondage of Love according to 'Her'.... I look around me and all I see is her smile and those eyes.... I struggle to control my heartbeat.... I rinse my head to calm my nerves....but difficult to wipe is d awesome smile dat spreads around my face like a bad disease....Right now, I'm foolish, I see me jumping off if she says so....oh danm, I have my poor heart to pity....I love her swag to death....it's heavy.Listen up baby....when I tell you I LOVE YOU.....its true.I gat ur back and even if it goes sour..... I'll always owe u my respect cos your persona nailed me blind..... I'm really crazy about u and my everything shows a proof.... I wish I can be ur everything....enough for u and insufficient for all.I'll always be ur doctor..... baby....


I wish today was a holiday......I woke up terribly drained......I didn't know love extracts energy but hey......it's refreshing at the same time....I'm wandering about the office and smiling at everybody, including Elnuk, the editor who left with my cable. All the pictures I wanted to send to her were stuck on my desktop cos I couldn't get a cable to do it............(to be continued.........)