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Every disappointment is a blessing to the Hustler

Every disappointment is a blessing to the hustler It began with a side remark or a taunting statement. Hmmm, we go rich too o. We go get boyfriend wey get money too o. "Or we go snatch am..." They will giggle. "One day God go bless us like some people o, even if we no deserve am." My neighbors will taunt. Dragging the words like a drunk. Their words dropping flat like a child running and falling on slippery tiles. They weren't even hiding the sarcasm and envy. The devilish witches and gossips. Sometimes it was so obvious, without even looking I could feel their hot eyes and sneer on my back. Ngozi, Adesua and Tola. But what did I even do? I simply went to ShopRite and got bread and beverages. Also my boyfriend used Ocar to take me to Domino's pizza where we bought pizza, everything not even up to #5,000. Yet I live in the same self contain house with this single mothers and married women. Ngozi was the only single one, ...

Love, Duty and Rejection...All in a BRT bus ride

Sometime ago, a client asked me to define love with a story that didn't sound like a cliche, they were testing me. Days passed and I was still racking my brain just to find the right story and earn my money and reputations worth. You never know how hard love is until you start finding it, also you never realize how complicated love is until you are asked to define and describe it for someone else that isn't you but will pay you. I was almost thinking that this day too will pass without any original idea for a description, but it seemed fate had a hand for me to play, whether it's a winning hand or a losing one, I was about to find out....and so are you. In fact, I'm gonna let you all decide and describe what love is from the story I am about to share. So weekend came, and after having breakfast and taking a cold shower, I waited till it was almost noon and then I headed out. I didn't want any inconveniences neither was I ready to stand for a second ...