THE OPPORTUNIST

              I freaking struggled with sleep this beautiful morning only for me to get to work and my boss was on his fire range as usual, like does this man ever get tired of yelling no be say the voice even make am mschew? I have never met a man who loved to hear the sound of his own voice this much, his family members deserve an award for putting up with his paranoia all this years, I could really go on and on complaining about this man yet my liver no carry me write resignation letter, If I think of my monthly aso-ebi commitments I go just calm down, the truth be told I have drafted it a few times but mehn when I think about  the economy I sincerely respect myself and embrace the shout with my Godly principles after all the bible says If they slap you on your right turn your left, kai see the kind of christian I have become, its only when the condition is beyond me I remember to turn to God hmmmm I really need to change this habit God help me.
     
      Mondays are my favourite day of the week and I am sure you can guess why? my boss comes late, all of us can have a bit of sanity before the madness begins, My amazing sugar pie Eno called me ooooooooo and guess what she's hosting us for the weekend, its her birthday and she has decided to host all of us at my dream resort in Lagos here. my dear, the groove starts on Thursday and I called in sick, my boss can kill himself for all I care..... so the crew began to fall in, little did I know that she was hosting some of her male friends too, I thought to myself this babe don hammer, we had series of event, games, it was fun,I let my hair out and I prayed the day extends beyond 24 hours. I played catch up with most of our university's mates. we had a boat cruise, the suya was sweeeeeeetly different, money e good, I am going to ask my friend what she now does to earn an extra income because I am 100percent sure this whole lavish all expenses paid birthday getaway is not funded by her insurance job.
             
        Reality came calling when the weekend wrapped up, I virtually struggled my week long adjusting to no room service and free food business. I finally got some alone moments with Eno and told her to show me the way, she laughed real hard and drove all the way to my house to give me the gist. I was  beginning to think she was into the 'escort business' I wonder why she couldn't say it over the phone, she landed and alas! she rolled it out................... my dearest friend threw out all that party to impress a guy. ENO HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY? she laughed hard. I am 29 my dear, love doesn't seem to work out this days, so I sat down and logically put pen to paper and weighed my options. you see Wale is comfortable, he is hardworking and would not be a liability to me, the only problem is he is a bloody opportunist, he only dates women with the cash and connection, why in the world do you think I started buying and selling? but you were dating one millionaire son? she laughed real hard again, T-girl, that was another stunt to get his attention, why would I marry Bayo, I used him for his money, that alcoholic, club boy, all he does is sleep, party, spend his father's money, drugs etc. that is a future liability, if I didn't dump him fast, he would have beaten me to it and that would have spoilt my market for Wale, look sweets, Wale is would be a good father to his kids, if not for anything his family name, being his baby mama is cool with me and being the opportunist that he is, this game plan will work infact it has already, we started gisting about other things.
               
              I couldn't even sleep, I had to review my relationship, I have known my man for like forever and he only asked me out after I got an MBA, in other news he realised I wasn't a liability and that's why he fell in love with me (going by Wale's theory). I was really shocked he was single though but I guess, I was too glad to be his, though I did shakara for a while before I finally agreed but from the time he he asked me out, my heart said YES. The flashbacks of our conversations before we got together began replaying. hmmmmm Chukwudi is a freaking strategist, I am just one of his well planned financial investment. I really felt awful but what can a young girl LIVING IN LAGOS WHERE MEN ARE SCARCE DO........................................... I decided to investigate further, I remember correctly that his cousin had this worried face on when she realised we were a couple. we've become pretty close though and she's my ticket to finding out about my sugar's past. On the other hand my darling Eno and Wale have become such an item and alas my darling girlfriend changed her ride to the latest G-wagon just to keep up her game, she almost emptied her account for this her new appearance upgrade. what stunned me the most is the fact that Wale is a cool guy, successful, godly why he only dates women who have loads of cash is what I can't comprehend, its not like he is broke, why cant a regular average woman appeal to him? Wale's birthday was coming up and my dear friend decided to throw him a lavish party, she did not make it a surprise, she made sure he knew every penny she spent, infact she even inflated some figures, I had to give her credit she's a master in her game, all she needs is a child from him and she's cool. the highlights of the party for me was when I met an old school friend mine who's now the head of HR for one of the leading telecommunications, I sent her my resume sharply and the salary looked like triple what I currently earned, no b only SAKA go port.......As I was busy thanking her in advance, we just heard some screams and ALAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wale proposed in grand style, the diamonds were humbling, Eno just kept winking at me and I just couldn't believe my eyes. she came calling at my office and my dear we spoke in low tunes, she kept telling me how she got more than she bargained for, the bloody opportunist thinks he is the only one that can make plans, sweets I beat him to his game. the weeding would be coming up soon and after I conceive, off to the US I fly and he must foot all my bills. Love had been cruel to my darling ENO and here is she smiling to the altar. smartness sure pays and I sincerely feel her and Wale would make a good couple, she understands him perfectly.
   
        I landed my new job and all I could do was thank God, Chukwudi began talking marriage plans and the urge to dig his past came calling but before I could............ the smart ass has brought his family to my house a proper introduction was given birth to and alas my wedding date beat that of my friend. I told her my fears and all she kept saying, see all men are animals some just make better pets, manage him at least he would not be feeding of you and he'll be responsible for your children, forget all that yeye background check and be happy!!!!!!!!!!!! but that was not my idea of marriage, I have too much hopes to just dig into something I'll be unhappy in. the night before my wedding I surfing the web and my husband's facebook account had the answers to all my questions, his cousin had nothing concrete to give me, I had to do a reminder to all his friends so I had the password and yes I realised that the real love of his life is one Muslim girl, Salewa and his parents was their barrier besides the girl's family money was nothing to write home about and yes she was carrying their baby, their medium of communication is only via facebook, he had moved her to Canada and from her message she understood he had to marry me as I was a perfect substitute. Tears refused to roll down my face, I just sent the broadcast on his wall and screen-grabbed all their messages to my ipad and went to bed.
                  Everyone was set and yes I was about to say I do another woman's baby father, I looked really pretty, tears rolled down the fool's face when I appeared, (the boy dey use me they practice nolly wood) and then the pastor asked the heart pounding question.................. after about 3 seconds, I stood up, dug my hand into my dress and rolled out the printed copy of the message, I had already planned with the ushers at my wedding to distribute once I stood up, my mum was the only one we left out of the plan but my dad and sisters knew the wedding was off, Chukwudi and family were embarrassed, they kept saying we could settle it............ I rode off with my siblings to a quiet place where we had cake and some of the yummies..... I cried my heart out to God that night and of cause it was on all the blogs the next morning, and I thought why not turn this weakeness into a strength, I began a vlog on how to deal with wrong choices and began cashing out. I became a presenter on three television shows and worked with a radio house, I had to quit my 9-5 job though but I had become a celebrity over night and my company made me one of their brand ambassadors....... (LATEST BIG GIRL ON THE BLOCK)

           Eno got married and like I predicted, they both are doing great, I on the other hand just landed this holly wood job, well yeah I added acting to my skills to expand my income, you know I have to keep up appearances. I am glad I walked out, it changed my life.........I am dating this really cool dude, we are meeting his parents this week in Calfornia............... and we just might hit it from.............................



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