You know that feeling that comes when you have planned something and the universe shows up with a surprise package? I am in that mood right now. My ticket don cut(our pidgin slang for disappointment).
I had started the morning with a lovely sticker in his DM and a mind-blowing text message to his phone. He hadn't responded, so I thought it had a low battery. I had hoped that once his phone is powered he will respond.
I did a few of my Dreemport tasks and decided to take a break. I stretch on my bed thinking about the article @merit.ahama wrote about money and then my phone rang. Yes, I know, I said my phodoesn't ring, this time, it was connected to my Bluetooth device playing Jon Bellion' Album. So, when the music stopped, it rang and I grudgingly got out of bed to pick it up.
There, his name. He's the one calling. I smiled because I knew where the direction of the conversation will be going. Just as I thought he talked about the messages and how he kept reading them to himself time and time again after he found them. He apologized for not responding earlier, with the excuse, that his phone wasn't handy. I let it pass.
And then he dropped the bomb. "I am in Lagos as we speak" What? How? Did you book a flight? I asked with surprise in my voice. I know it takes about 12 hours to get to Lagos so I didn't want to imagine how he was in Lagos a few hours after we parted ways. He answered affirmative to the flight question.
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I thought he was joking still because we have these jokes we crack with each other. We will tell something that looks real but it's false only to laugh it off with the phrase, "April fool". 'Linus' I said to him. I often call him Linus when I am trying to tell him he is lying and I don't believe a word. He laughed and assured me he was neither lying nor playing the April fool's prank on me.
I left it. I wasn't happy because I was looking forward to seeing him soon. I had already thought part of my exercise routine for the week will have him in it. But It didn't bother me that much. Until something made me ask, "when are you coming back"?. "I think in a month" he answered. No way, I said in my head. What the hell? I said in my head again.
If you have been following my story with this guy, you should be aware that my plans just got hijacked by the universe. Fate is messing with me right now... Lol. I won't give up, the distance would be a perfect way to draw my seduction map. After all, they say, "absence makes the heart founder". Giving him something to look forward to while he is helping his brother over there in Lagos will be a juicy adventure for me. Oh, I thought, I would need to unblock my Sim card, so I can alternate between calls, SMS, social media interactions, video calls, etc.
The universe has no idea who she is trying to play pranks on. The universe just served me April Fool in a package with a beautiful ribbon. But I am not deterred, I know I'll turn the tables around. What if he takes longer than a month you ask. No problem. I can wait. If there's something I am good at, it's waiting. I know how long I have waited for a lot of things in my life and the waiting period has always paid off 100 folds. This one is the tip of the iceberg. I can wait this one out too.
Someone wish me luck 🥺
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