EPISODE ONE
One step at a time, rang our phones. With depression and anxiousness of putting the so core NYSC kake, made me ignored my call and rushed to the front to have my kits and at least tell my friends that nysc have recruited me as a corper, hmm...., I laughed in my subconscious; I do a "U" turn and sight an amazing Aphrodite in profile smiling with her transparent white teeth behind me right where I stood in platoon 5. I hold my breath and released my gaze on her passionately, it was beauty worth beholding, I made my confession instantly.
"Hi..., pretty, how are you doing?" She turned pretentiously and responded.
"Hello handsome, are you mistaken me to someone you know? Because the last time i checked I can't remember in my imaginations meeting you anywhere before."
"Hmm..., not really, and I must acknowledged the fact that we have not seen before this moment except in my imagination. Babe, there is something about you, something I can't explain. If you don't mind, can I have a moment with you?"
She nods her head reluctantly and carried her kits and we move towards the parade ground.
"Yes, what is it you want to discuss with me? As you can see am exhausted and I need to rest my head, be brief," She response tranquilly.
"Left for joy in my mind. Please, pardon my manner and curiosity towards knowing you, if you don't mind, can we exchange contact so we have quality time another day as you stress out?" I requested.
"Hmm..., wonder shall never ends! Me give you my number!, I don't give my number out to stranger. If nature will bring us together again good! if not so be it." She zoom off.
"Excuse me babe, you know its night and I might not recognize you after now neither will you as there is no medium or an avenue for us to see; tempter justice with mercy by giving me your contact," I speak tenderly.
"Never mind, I just have to go, Bye....
I watched with my breathes counting her foot steps and my ears were clapping for her cat walk. I sight her until she vavished in the distance and the pain of losing her dawn on me.
The colours of the sun brightening my room in the hostel through the pavement of the window facing the west as the songbirds called for the evening, she was stress out with the activities of the day, the parade, the dance (Ajakanaja) and the drilling; she was lonely in the hostels as she is fond of doing when suddenly a WhatsApp message pop-up on her phone. She looked closely but the number is not in her contact list. there is something about the message, the lyrics, storyline and the passion at which the message was written she complained. Just like an arrow it Pierce through her heart and awake something in her mind and without hesitation she responded
"Greetings to the unknown messager of the...! evening, Who are you and who do get my ten digit? "
I plugged my phone in the mami market as all the cable and switch of the guys hostels were disconnected. I sat in NCCF church with a friend Opeyemi, rehearsaling Sunday songs when I felt having a message, I felt it high in my spirit and my concentration, attention and focus was affected on the pulpit.
This was the long lasted chat I have ever waited for response, she soliloquized. She continued checking her phone often time to see if the sender has responded but to her greater surprise her phone disappointed her each time she checked. She turned her phone to a mirror that day and her sleep cases act moment awaiting the response but to no avail. Hours came and gone but no response, she subscribe her to be sure its not the cause even at that, nothing happens. She rolled to the other side of the bed yet everything seen like a shadow of reality, she closed her eyes to at least sleep but the message never stop fronting on her head.
When I got to the charging center, I was told the guy went to town without leaving key for anyone; I jumping like a goat beaten by soldier ants yet nothing I could do. Immediately after I got to my office (OBS Studio) heavy wind began with downpour of rain and I close my eyes in pain of...
EPISODE TWO
I moved prowled through the empty of the OBS (orientation broadcasting service) studio to the narrow and beautiful gate to the multipurpose hall, I entered with an involuntary tremor in all my limbs, I was met by a stunning with quiff hairstyle down her waist, with a chocolate coloured face with cute dimples, surly little dove’s eyes, and such deep furrows on her cheeks and kerchief greying at her temples as I had never beheld in my life, it almost swiped me off my feet. She was holding a feeding of bottle; and was on white and white "you know otondo in camp na!" I tried to bring out my phone and comfirm her face from our WhatsApp platform, the next time I opened my eye, i and saw her shutting the kitchen door with her elbow, she jerked out and asked aggressively "who are you and what are you doing around me?"
Now I behold her face and recollect vividly to the lady I sent WhatsApp message on our platform.
"Hmm...,sorry for acting like a monitoring spirit, Allah, you engage my thoughts and all I could think of is just you. You see wahala wen dey like bicycle weh no get break" I smiled.
"Chineke mo ooo, you sure say your village people never the shake your calabash abi?! Because I can't imagine how you will be moved by just a picture you saw online. Can you please let me be?" She asked smiling.
"Obim, I don't know why nature is bring us together, it is high time we talk if you don't mind" I requested.
"White fowl wan catch fish with his 33k, hmm...., no be small thing ooo! As you can see I barely come out of my hostel like other girls, I don't come to mingle with people like that so I advise you to for get about me and move ahead" she responded and waved at me.
"Let me be your reason of coming out at least, permit me to put you on track and see how far nature will take us!" I stole some glances at her.
"Hmm..., please, can you stop starring at me, you are making me uncomfortable. You have my number already na, we will talk just have leave here now" she turned.
"excuse me please, your name?" I asked politely.
"Nnenna. Bye....
She waved and left blushing.
That was my happiest moment ever in my entire life. It's a moment worth a while...! I starred at her until she vanish in the crowd. I took my lunch bus and went back to OBS studio preparing for the evening activities. I stood with a confused look high in the ceiling without talking to anyone. Everything around me seems dream come through but conclusion was not draw as I could not predict her thought as she promise to get back to me in the evening; just as that instant a message pop-up on my phone, the devil is a liar, out of curiosity and fear trying to open my password, the phone went off. That was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Without hesitation I ran to mami market to power my phone and see who sent me message, I paid the guy even before given him my phone just to make sure the is plugged. Few minutes later, I came back trying to boot my phone, guess what? hmm..., I can't fit laugh in my delima... it was a message from Mtn " recharge 100 and get 500 using ×888# enjoy your weekend." Everything was dabaronized... I almost fling my phone because of how frustrated I was but doing that will be like shooting myself on the toll. Suddenly another message pop-up on my phone but I ignored it to escape from the untold story of what I called useless Mtn awuff, and I went back to the studio as the technic. Another message pop-up on my phone an immediately my phone went off; its truly demon at work. As I step out of the studio, guess what happened? I over heard the bugle for light out and my spirit left my body.
EPISODE THERE
It was in the evening I got my phone but never to care to check who sent me message till another one pop-up, I entered my code like CBN's code and my wire got opened hmm..., Equensu at work and my ancestors are silence and the chief priest is asleep. Na she chat me ooo! Omo see gbege land ontop my innocent head oo!
Dear handsome.....
Your voice is like the stem river, it gives joy
that was what gave me much passion to how you looked like
Wow...I viewed your pic, are you the gods of handsome?
Wait, are you truly a fresh guy, your brand hair is just a fancy piece of gold
My arms are still folded, I am still wowed how you were able to win my heart in a stand!
Like the Valentine of my time, you got me, i must be sincere.
You're indeed a man worth hanging around with...! Enjoy your day.
Love you....
I turned my neck to the left to the right to wakeup from my dream but everything was too real to be a dream. Nnenna, her name echoed in my head, I turned to see the heavy wind with the message of love from the valley down my mind right where I stood, the songbirds were rebabanizing on the tree for an approval of the beautiful demonstration of songs as the trees were busy giving dance step over my head.
It is time well spent together as everyday was like a birthday funeral, as her cook kept offering the best meal each time. Its really memories worth a gold or more, I could count every moment we spent and its worth beholding and I can't celebrate it less. As the days gone by, on the last day in camp, our posting letter was issued to us but guest what, she was redeployed. I almost fainted as she waved her hands at me with tears dancing down her cheeks. I hold her tightly but that could not gratify my hunger for her; I stood helpless without hope of having her back, with heavy heart I watched seeing her arranging her belonging...! Omo, my tears were dropping like an agrochemicals drying those greases in my procession.
All eyes on me when the NYSC gate got wide opened, my heart suddenly jumped to my mouth and I humming as the farewell songs was what I could not imagine as it came like a sword of the army and Peirce through my heart, yet my full attention was on her as she zoomed off. I nodded my head in fake intention, God forbid that I love her self! I need to stand my grand and never loss focus, but there is something about her that is pushing me the more. I must confess, she is all i ever desire. I was overwhelmed by her love and my thoughts is occupied with her feelings...! Oh my goodness! How can this happen to me?!
But to avail, the gate shout and I lost sight of her completely like the evening sun that left without announcing to the world and without noticing its change of colours. I left my head up and the day deemed on me like a rejected spirit in the spirit world but in my subconscious I was lying on my. face praying she comes back. It got to my attention that she left for Jalingo the state capital within that moment and no trace of her, chineke'mo my eyes is deserving me and my breath is scaring me right I where I was.
Finally my breath broke the silence, it is clear to the blind, loud to the deaf and speak of by the doom. I asked myself a rhetorical question: will she return?
EPISODE FOUR
I was in the habit of wandering about dad's garden every evening on the look-out for flowers. I had long cherished the bit of time spend with me and was longing for more of her but could not let her predict my intentions but now that she is not in sight, everything was just a shadow of reality that breaks the heart. On that fateful day, which I have my mind made up to reach out to her, I went as usual into dad's garden to have my tension calm down, and after strolling round beholding the beauty of the flowers, I bent my direction to the pool which separated dad's garden from mom's garden stretching beyond the lodging to the back, and belonging to it. I sat along, I assimilated my eyes on the water in the pool hoping to see her reflection in the water. Suddenly I heard a voice; I looked across the garden, guest what, there was a beautiful charming angel… I was caught in my thoughts with a curious spectacle but could not decerned who's profile I saw.
A few paces from me on the grass between the gateway stood a tall slender girl in a striped pink dress, with a black kerchief on her neck; two cute young ladies were beside her, and she was in their middle holding a piece of flower at her left hand then turned to the lady by the right with brief case with those small grey flowers, the name of which I don’t know, though they are not strengers; the flowers form little brief case, and got opened with a pop-up picture of her. The cute young ladies presented the box to her honourably, and in the gestures of the second lady (I saw her in profile), there was something so fascinating, imperious, caressing, and charming, that I almost cried out with admiration and delight, and would, I thought, have given everything in the world on at the moment only to have had those exquisite fingers strike me on the cheeks. My cup of wine slipped on to the pool, I forgot everything I came for and abstain from swimming, I devoured with my eyes the marvelous shape and waist and her lovely arms and the slightly disordered fair hair under the black kerchief, and the half-closed innocent eyes, and the eyelashes, sweet lips, and long fingers, and the soft cheek beneath them was abstruse…
"Hi, handsome man,’ said a voice suddenly from behind that almost swiped me off my feet as my legs trembled:
"is it quite permissible to stare so at an amazing young girl?"
I stepped out, I was struck dumb… Near the pool came the lady and sat on the four squire sofa, came the second lady with the brief case and dropped it on the table beside her and left for the children mom's. Instantly the lady turned towards me releasing some unusual smiles resting her other hand on my shoulder; I caught sight of a jewellery and a rose flower in her hand behind her back, I felt a quiver of excitement run through my mind and my whole body suddenly admit to it. She smiled and there was a flash of white teeth, a droll lifting of the face… I crimsoned, picked up the bottle of wine from the table, and served her nodding my head by the Melody of the music played in the background, it was really a high time and a candy moment, I succeeded talking to her by dint of thoughts and courage but didn't asked how she got and was able to locate here:
"Hi, pretty, is my pleasure having you back with me, how has it been with you?"
"handsome, pleasure is mine too. I am doing well. she said"
I stared at her closely, and was able to visualized her to be the lady I met in Nysc camp. Nnena, yes! Princess Nnenna, the Obim that almost took my life is finally been redeployed back to jalingo for my sake (first return of Nnena).
"Nnena, I called and gestures (I barely recognize you at the first sight), I have being longing for this privilege since I met you at camp, thank God I have you back with me again."
"She cut in ruminating, oh yes! Baby, I indeed enjoyed that moment. And I pandered to your will by redeplaying back just for you."
I felt a strong sudden pangs of love, I tried as much as I could to stop the reflection on my face rummaging my hand in my pocket. I drew my hand closed to her's looking at her in the eyes without saying anything for a while before I finally hold her softly and accosted her. I was frightened because I thought she was going to abashed me.
I wonder within my thoughts but could not understand how nature could bring us together again. Without hesitation, I took her home and host her in my well furnitured apartment where we stayed for two weeks. It was a time well spent together, just like a twinkle of an eyes we get on track.
Wahala for who no get babe ooo, my compound people want to do combine service with me ooo,, can you imagine that?!
Thank God she is leaving for her own house today, at least their eyes go rest.
That fateful evening, we saw her off to her resident and I feel like not coming home again. She waved at me as I opened the gate and evacuated the home.
Like a heavy wind blow a white feather into the air, I stood with my gaze at the empty compound and my breath cease in my throat...! What can I do now, to run or to wait or to follow her?! All questions lost contents in my ears. I waved at my heart as her domain and slumped.
EPISODE FIVE
"How I wish our acquaintance would develop further" was my first thought when I woke up into new dawn. I went out in the garden as usual before morning bathe, but not to the pool, and I saw my siblings Gideon and wisdom playing hid and seek in the children garden. After drinking their coffee, I stood watching them and wishing to join them in the play, but that wasn't the issue bothering my mind and my age won't permit me either. After several times of wrestling with tension of what to tell her brought me into, I breathe hardly and looked through the window from a distance... I fancied her face at a curtain directly opposite the gateway, one step at a time she moved towards to the front door, her long Brazilian hairstyle down her shoulder, her face fade out in the garden and I vanished away at her step. What was on my now is his to start preparing my A47 for sambisa forest before someone else ambushed me. But I don't know how easy this could be...
"I ran downstairs, freshening up with my new body spread, to make her acquaintance, though,’ I thought, pacing directly through the parlor to the garden without being seen… "but how, that is the question." I reminisced vividly every bit of our conversation at the pool yesterday; I had for some reason vivid recollection of how she had planted the flower on my palm… whem I racked my brains, and made various plans, fate had already provided for me.
After the evening tea, we were together as usual when I being my international passport to enable me prepare my Visa easily. Which any guy in a relationship should do, "hope you understand what am drawing here abi?" I put her on track and everything was going well not until i wanted to burn the album; then my light Stark and got everything disorganized. That was the greatest mistake I ever made. I was denied of the forbidden fruit, and chase me out of the garden without having a taste of the fruit neither travel abroad nor mayanaze her. And I returned my Ak47 to the chamber.
I sat at the edge of my bed when my name was screamed loud over the ceiling 'Chucks' you are the wicked person I ever met and I curse the day I met you. Believe me, it is over between us and never you step your devilish foot in my compound. Don't Call me, just do as if nothing has ever exists between us... Tufiakpa.
And she ran out....
EPISODE SIX
Like a man who drank from the calabash of the spirit I stood with tears like a woman in ashes, no one to believe me. The birds ceased singing the songs if their normal routine, I blame my act but my intention was good. But who do I tell it to and who will listen to me and who will help me out? These has been the difficult questions I have ever stumble across; I tune the volume of my breath down to pay attention to my inner man if there would be a need or solution but nothing was heard.
As a high-born, I kept my head straight in expectations, I had such a wonderful dream that she is mine, then I woke up smiling and sounds peeved because I realized it was not just a dream but a bundle of thought... I was thrilled by the words that invaded the dark part of me "As the Apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is your love in me. I sat under your shadow with great pleasure, and your love overwhelmed me. Now I moved from among my peers to honour the king that dominated my soul and spirit to love." I shook my head pitifully looking high above my head saying, "To love you is life and that was what happened automatically and it comes from what I see in you and no one else has. What I saw was love above your physical configuration...and am convinced all these was bundle of thoughts.
Like a poison pain spat on me each time I sight her in our compound, I went in silently and cried my pains away in a hope of a better moment. Sometimes I will be trusting God for her to say hi to me but is not forthcoming till one evening when guilt deemed on her like the noon sun, then she called "Godfirst" how are you? Is like I won the whole earth at the moment.
"Hmm..., Gnagwoma, am fine and you?" I asked in fear.
"I just say mak ka greet you ne oo..." She responded.
"Thanks for your concern. Please, if you don't mind, can I see you off?" I asked tenderly.
"Never mind, Javier and Olah will do that okay!" She answered.
"I lay low and watch my ways...and in my deep thoughts I said:
"proof and depth of a human is review by the prudent of diligent. A word of a woman is more powerful than alcohol, it can daze you. Her lips is as sweet as the morning wine and if you are begone by it, it will put you to penury. Her eyes moved jerkily and destroy quickly than terrible wind, their bodies is pleasant to the eyes but a hillway to the grave, their arms is like a sofa, when you are overwhelmed by it, your mentality goes to sleep, madness and lust comes up and beneath it is disaster. I wish I had time to tell myself more, just need to be wise!" And I woke up from my deep thoughts of the day.
I knew thing will definitely work out between us but I don't know and when. This kept giving me sleepless nights and short breaths...! I sight her coming in my direction thinking it was trance till she drew close to me and said,
"my king, you spoke wisdom and truth, but can you at least tell me something about what happened that night? I beg of you."
"little I know about that is: you are beautiful and quiet, respective and law abounding and above all, you is a wife type. But something came over me that day! we are human and dynamic like a chameleon...that is the part of me I can't attested."
"my king, am so indebted and impressed by your dignity. It's a good time with you. I can't wrapped my hands around the fact that I might lose you to another woman or ran into the wrong hand if I never had this experience. That would be a death of my marital dreams, love and home, you're a husband to be, a man worth married. You got me.... I could not control the tears stinging my eyes just at the " THE RETURN OF NNENNA" my world. This is a dream come through we have come together again. You're welcome....
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