Miss Olowe

Hi guysss!! It’s been a long time! How have you been? (I usually don’t get any answer to this question😂). I hope you’ve been keeping well. I apologize for disappearing on you. Here’s my bribe for the long disappearance. 

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‘Jeez. Why on earth do I feel so sad watching this movie? I have a very bad feeling this guy is gonna die. No freaking way, why would he go there? Oh no. I’m so not watching this movie’, I closed my iPad, picked up my phone and dialed my best friend’s number. 

“Olureni Peters! Didn’t I tell you not to recommend tragedy or melodramas to me anymore? Girl, life is sad enough already, why would I want to watch something that would make me cry?” 

She huffed and laughed, “Miss Omotanwa Olowe, always so dramatic aren’t we? Now, that movie wasn’t as bad as you make it seem.”

“No really. Isn’t the point of watching movies to escape reality? I mean my life right now could make do with some escape anyway.” 

“Tanwa. We can’t really escape from reality. Besides you don’t even like romance or crime or action. What on earth do you really like you this girl?”

“Please don’t even get me started on romance. What’s the point of hoping so much because of someone else’s love story. Let’s not dwell on that. Maybe next time you could do me a huge favor and recommend comedy or maybe just buy me a Ps5”, I said. 

“Who? Me?” She burst into a fit of laughter, “you’ve gotta be kidding me. You don’t want Ps6? Besides, how are your lovely kids doing?” 

I snickered, “if you mean the very stubborn, annoying and noisy kids I teach. They are indeed a major part of why I need an escape from reality. Their main physics teacher is sick so I have to do the bulk of the work.”

“Whoa! That doesn’t sound easy. I’m sure a woman with a head made of steel like yours can handle some 15 year olds”, she said. 

“I hope so. Plus where did you see steel?” I scoffed, “seriously, I shouldn’t have chosen to be miss independent when I was redeployed to Ekiti. I can’t believe I told my dad I don’t need any allowance from him. Everything is now so expensive and with this 30k NYSC is paying me, along with the nonexistent allowance the school is giving me, not even transport fare just makes it hard. Omo, I’m just weak. I don’t think I would be able to hold up for long”. 

She sighed deeply, “I trust you and I know you would be fine plus you might need to unlock your funds. You have money girl, why are you doing this to yourself?”, she said. 

“Hmm. I already told you I just want to discipline myself and curtail my spending life. This is the best time to work on myself Reni”, I said. 

“Yes, and I understand that. Howeverrrr, I’m dozing off already, so, please can we call it a night?”

I laughed hard, “You sleep a lot dude!” 

“Yes, I do. Goodnight Tanwa!”

“Goodnight”, I said. 

I turned my phone off and watched the ceiling of my room before I slipped into dreamland. 

Brrrrng brrrnggg. 

I jumped up at the sound of my alarm. This sound always gives me mini heart attacks. That’s why I’m always fully awake anyways. 

Today is CDS. Community Development service for Youth Corp members. I should wear my khaki pants, white vest and boots. I walked into my bathroom after picking my outfit out. I traced my fingers on the sparkling white and gold cabinet and stared back at my face in the large mirror. I stared till my cheeks slowly widened to a smile. I like my smile. My eyes light up whenever I do. I turned my attention to the gold rim of the door.

This self-contained apartment is one thing I splurged my father’s money on before I asked to be independent. Was I deceiving myself or what? I could have rented a ‘face me, I face you’ room to taste the struggle life. But no one really likes suffering right? Especially when you can afford luxury. 

 

I cleared my thoughts and jumped into the shower. When I was done, I dressed up and headed out to Ado-Ekiti local government for the CDS. 

“Can I please borrow your pen?” I heard a voice say behind me.  I turned fully to who just asked me for a favor. Who be this? I laughed inwardly. Why is he wearing shades? Eh, na wa o. Googles inside building. And why exactly is his face cap to the side? Some people are razz sha. 

“Sure, but who doesn’t bring a pen to CDS. Isn’t it to sign our clearance?” 

“Definitely. Trust me, I don’t know how I forgot it. At least I didn’t forget my mask… wait. I know you!”, he said. 

“How so?” 

“Aren’t you Miss Olowe?” 

I widened my eyes, “what? How do you know my name?” 

“Well…” 

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To be continued.

We go again next week guys! 

So, remember the movie I said I watched on my final trip after my first quarantine? The one I said was so interesting?! Yes, that one. I remembered the name. Actually, I saw it on Netflix and I was like ‘there you arreeeee!!!’😂😂 

The name is The Zoya Factor! Go watch it!!! 

Till next Saturday, I promise! Bye!❤️