What a lovely topic to write about today, I was excited when I saw this topic because it really feel like the topic is all about me.
Like my mother always says, you do not loan anything you can not forget, so it has been my culture that if I want to loan money to anyone I believe I should be able to forget about it.
I did something foolish because of my friend one time, my friend was in need of money for her brother's treatment, she called me and was lamenting that her brother was rushed to the hospital early in the morning and there is no money to go on with his treatment, I was shocked because I did not have a dime with me that period but I told her I will see what I can do about it, which I know I can not do anything because I was not financially bouyant that period.
I was at home in the evening and she called me again and begged me to find means for her because she only depends on me, they lost their father at tender age and their mother does not have the capacity to be running up and down, she only sells fruit in the market to takes care of them, they are three in numbers which my friend happens to be the first child and the only daughter of the family.
She pleaded to me and I promised to find a way, so the next Sunday I went to church and my mother was the leader of good women association in our church, that Sunday they contributed money for their upcoming anniversary and the money was handled by my mother, and I know if I asked her she will not give me because it is not her money that is the response I will hear from her.
Later in the evening my mother called me and handed the envelope of money to me and she said I should count it and told me to save it in my account the next day because she does not want to spend it and she believe the money will be save with me, I nodded my head to respond okay to our conversation.
The next morning which was Monday, I prepared to go to the bank and I told her that I am set to leave, she said okay, so on my way going I called my friend to send her account number so that I can send her part of the money for her brother's treatment and she was very happy, I sent some of the money to my friend and she said she will pay me back the next week because I explained to her how I got the money and she vowed to pay back.
The following Sunday my called me that she will be needing the money the next day because they will be going to market to buy things for the anniversary and I was dumped, my mind strikes hundred of kilometers, I do not have any source of income as at that time, I was shocked because where will I get this money from and I can not tell my mother about it, she will be so disappointed at me, so I picked my phone and called my friend and asked her about the money but her response makes me know that she does not have the money so I let her be.
The next action was for me to be calling my siblings and friends up and down begging them for any amount so that I can sort the money out, the next morning my mother asked me to transfer the money into her account but I kept on complain of network from Monday till Friday before I completed the money. But as God will have it my mother has already settle everything with her money so she was waiting for me to pay her. My siblings came through for me to settle the loan and till date my friend never talks about the money again.
This is my entry for this week episode of #hl-w66e2 which is "RISKY LOANS"