WHEN LAST???
My name is Dayo. I’m a typical Nigerian guy and
I cherish my Fridays a lot; I get to hang out with
the sickest guys every Friday night and secondly,
It’s another escape from my nagging and boring
wife. I get confused sometimes on whether she’s
my mother or my wife. Don’t get it twisted; I love
her pieces. It just gets complicated; like I wish
we never got married…marriage has turned her
into something that doesn’t amuse me. I wish
she was still the adventurous, charming, high
spirited lady I dated for five years.
A lot of people say its unethical for married guys
to be found in a club, but I wish everyone won’t
be too quick to judge and understand that people
look for fun to run away from their problems;
they just want to breathe, like me.
I forgot to say that I work in Guarantee Trust
Bank along Lekki, I love my job and my job loves
me, maybe its because I’m the senior banking
officer. Lol. This particular morning, a lady
breezed into my office. My heart raced faster
because I had not sighted anything this beautiful
in a long while. She wasn’t the typical slender
Barbie, in fact, she was a bit chubby but her
smile, cuteness and…I was tripped.
“Hi Good morning! Your ATM has swallowed my
card!” She laughed, unlike a typical customer
that would ram you.
I just tried to form Boss laughter…
“Good morning, You know what? I’d personally
make sure they get it out for you, but not today.
Can you wait till Monday?” I smiled
“GTB shaaa! OK, can I just drop my number so
you could call me up or just text when its ready
so I don’t come twice? Please? My name is
Nancy” She blinked her eyes in a funny way.
“Sure” I smiled
We exchanged numbers. What a lucky Friday....
So it was 10:00pm and I headed to the club…as
usual my friends were chilling for me. My wife
had called a couple of times, I just ignored it.
She knows I’m never home Friday nights.
“Look at you!” I heard someone say. I raised my
head and it was the ATM lady-Nancy.
“Wow, look at you too!” I was surprised to see
her but I was happy I didn’t have to wait till
Monday to see her again.
“Happy Friday!” She screamed because of the
noise, “Wanna dance?”
I didn’t even have the chance to answer, she
already pulled me to dance floor. I really suck at
dancing but she helped me; she was a great
dancer! I had fun! At some point we decided to
go to a private area and we talked, ranging from
work, business to personal life. I tried to hide my
ring as much as possible, I certainly didn’t want
this to end now.
“You are a really wonderful lady. You are so
interesting…any guy would want to be with you
all day” I said.
“I wasn’t always like this but I have learned the
hard way that life is just too short to be sad” she
sang
Then her phone rang…
“Hey baby! Yeah I’m at the private lounge, I’d
like you to meet someone…alright boo” she
talked excitedly as usual.
I was in shock until this tall handsome man
walks up to her and kisses her.
“You were late. Meet Dayo; I met him this
morning, he’s helping with your ATM I told you
got swallowed and Dayo this is my B to the O-
O,” she laughed “Meet my husband Kolade, we
only come here to dance every fortnight Friday;
away from work, stress and kids.”
“Wow, a pleasure” I managed to shake him
Then she stood now excitedly holding her
husband’s arms.
“Why don’t we invite Dayo for Mimi’s 16th
birthday tomorrow?” Her husband said
They have kids too? How long have they been
married and they look like a couple just dating!
“Silly me, please come for my second daughter’s
16th tomorrow. It would be an honor” She
brought out an I.V from her purse.
I began to feel so ashamed of myself…this was
another guy like me, getting it....
right with one woman.
I collected the I.V and promised to be there.
“See you tomorrow! Have you had something to
eat Kolade?” she talked and dragged her husband
along.
They left and I kept staring at the thin air like I
had seen a ghost. They come just to dance
together every fortnight Fridays? Why didn’t I
think of that! Temi loves to dance…she also likes
long walks, she loves to talk…she loves jazz
music, there’s this vivid picture I have of me
putting her hand on my chest when we danced
at a jazz club on our first year anniversary…I
found myself typing all the things I knew Temi
loved to do on my Ipad and I realized I had
denied her of all…I had made her the old woman
she acts.
What on earth was I doing here! I didn’t even tell
my friends goodbye, I walked out of the club into
my Jaguar. Temi’s call came through and I
picked at first ring.
“Temi?” My heart raced
“I know you are not coming home…”
“I am, stay up so we can gist. Been a while” I
decided to do everything on that list and to even
add many more for the rest of my lifetime with
her.
“Are you alright?” She was shocked I suppose
“And I’d like us to go for a birthday party
tomorrow. I want you to meet this amazing
couple”
“You sound different Dayo”
“Maybe I’m different”
“Don’t say it! don’t say it! when you come we
will gist very well” she laughed
She laughed!!! In just that laughter that I hadn’t
heard in a while, she sounded like the lady I
married six years ago…
Dear reader,
I wrote this natural piece just to remind us that
creating memorable moments with our partner
matters. Do you know that little things are the
sweetest things? Just creating time to gist and
laugh with your partner, having a day in the week
that’s exclusively for you both-No friends or kids
allowed.
Lady, when last have you told your partner he is
so darn hot? Guy! Wen last have you told your
lady she is the sweetest thing? Wen last have you said I am sorry I was wrong?
you whispered ‘Thank you’? Wen last??? Little things are what counts in big ways. ..
I cherish my Fridays a lot; I get to hang out with
the sickest guys every Friday night and secondly,
It’s another escape from my nagging and boring
wife. I get confused sometimes on whether she’s
my mother or my wife. Don’t get it twisted; I love
her pieces. It just gets complicated; like I wish
we never got married…marriage has turned her
into something that doesn’t amuse me. I wish
she was still the adventurous, charming, high
spirited lady I dated for five years.
A lot of people say its unethical for married guys
to be found in a club, but I wish everyone won’t
be too quick to judge and understand that people
look for fun to run away from their problems;
they just want to breathe, like me.
I forgot to say that I work in Guarantee Trust
Bank along Lekki, I love my job and my job loves
me, maybe its because I’m the senior banking
officer. Lol. This particular morning, a lady
breezed into my office. My heart raced faster
because I had not sighted anything this beautiful
in a long while. She wasn’t the typical slender
Barbie, in fact, she was a bit chubby but her
smile, cuteness and…I was tripped.
“Hi Good morning! Your ATM has swallowed my
card!” She laughed, unlike a typical customer
that would ram you.
I just tried to form Boss laughter…
“Good morning, You know what? I’d personally
make sure they get it out for you, but not today.
Can you wait till Monday?” I smiled
“GTB shaaa! OK, can I just drop my number so
you could call me up or just text when its ready
so I don’t come twice? Please? My name is
Nancy” She blinked her eyes in a funny way.
“Sure” I smiled
We exchanged numbers. What a lucky Friday....
So it was 10:00pm and I headed to the club…as
usual my friends were chilling for me. My wife
had called a couple of times, I just ignored it.
She knows I’m never home Friday nights.
“Look at you!” I heard someone say. I raised my
head and it was the ATM lady-Nancy.
“Wow, look at you too!” I was surprised to see
her but I was happy I didn’t have to wait till
Monday to see her again.
“Happy Friday!” She screamed because of the
noise, “Wanna dance?”
I didn’t even have the chance to answer, she
already pulled me to dance floor. I really suck at
dancing but she helped me; she was a great
dancer! I had fun! At some point we decided to
go to a private area and we talked, ranging from
work, business to personal life. I tried to hide my
ring as much as possible, I certainly didn’t want
this to end now.
“You are a really wonderful lady. You are so
interesting…any guy would want to be with you
all day” I said.
“I wasn’t always like this but I have learned the
hard way that life is just too short to be sad” she
sang
Then her phone rang…
“Hey baby! Yeah I’m at the private lounge, I’d
like you to meet someone…alright boo” she
talked excitedly as usual.
I was in shock until this tall handsome man
walks up to her and kisses her.
“You were late. Meet Dayo; I met him this
morning, he’s helping with your ATM I told you
got swallowed and Dayo this is my B to the O-
O,” she laughed “Meet my husband Kolade, we
only come here to dance every fortnight Friday;
away from work, stress and kids.”
“Wow, a pleasure” I managed to shake him
Then she stood now excitedly holding her
husband’s arms.
“Why don’t we invite Dayo for Mimi’s 16th
birthday tomorrow?” Her husband said
They have kids too? How long have they been
married and they look like a couple just dating!
“Silly me, please come for my second daughter’s
16th tomorrow. It would be an honor” She
brought out an I.V from her purse.
I began to feel so ashamed of myself…this was
another guy like me, getting it....
right with one woman.
I collected the I.V and promised to be there.
“See you tomorrow! Have you had something to
eat Kolade?” she talked and dragged her husband
along.
They left and I kept staring at the thin air like I
had seen a ghost. They come just to dance
together every fortnight Fridays? Why didn’t I
think of that! Temi loves to dance…she also likes
long walks, she loves to talk…she loves jazz
music, there’s this vivid picture I have of me
putting her hand on my chest when we danced
at a jazz club on our first year anniversary…I
found myself typing all the things I knew Temi
loved to do on my Ipad and I realized I had
denied her of all…I had made her the old woman
she acts.
What on earth was I doing here! I didn’t even tell
my friends goodbye, I walked out of the club into
my Jaguar. Temi’s call came through and I
picked at first ring.
“Temi?” My heart raced
“I know you are not coming home…”
“I am, stay up so we can gist. Been a while” I
decided to do everything on that list and to even
add many more for the rest of my lifetime with
her.
“Are you alright?” She was shocked I suppose
“And I’d like us to go for a birthday party
tomorrow. I want you to meet this amazing
couple”
“You sound different Dayo”
“Maybe I’m different”
“Don’t say it! don’t say it! when you come we
will gist very well” she laughed
She laughed!!! In just that laughter that I hadn’t
heard in a while, she sounded like the lady I
married six years ago…
Dear reader,
I wrote this natural piece just to remind us that
creating memorable moments with our partner
matters. Do you know that little things are the
sweetest things? Just creating time to gist and
laugh with your partner, having a day in the week
that’s exclusively for you both-No friends or kids
allowed.
Lady, when last have you told your partner he is
so darn hot? Guy! Wen last have you told your
lady she is the sweetest thing? Wen last have you said I am sorry I was wrong?
you whispered ‘Thank you’? Wen last??? Little things are what counts in big ways. ..
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