THE STOLEN PHONE

Cast: Lamii (Phone Owner)

Mr. A (Good Samaritan)

Mr. B (Baba Olowo)

Location: Ketu, Lagos (around fruit market area) 

Date: Wednesday 29, 2014

As they say bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people…This is not to choose the category I fall into but I believe things happen for reasons; sometimes we know them while at other we don’t. Whichever way, we must move on, so help us God.

The day started well and after the usual routine I left the house I think around “to eight”… here I was seated in a Keke Napep (Tricycle)... Usually the back seat carries 3 passengers and in this case I was the first person awaiting the other 2. The first (Good Samaritan) enters to my right shifting me to the middle while the 2^nd Mr. B (Baba Olowo) came in seconds or so later…

As we moved along, suddenly Baba Olowo’s money – 50s and 20s started flying in the air and moi and Good Samaritan decides to savage the situation by helping him so the ‘monies’ doesn’t fly out. After the whole scenario, all 3 of us sat back and Baba Olowo who was oozing alcohol got back his money haven accomplished his mission …  Few minutes later, they both alight at Toll gate. 

Are you still with me??? …. Good you are

Getting to the office, I arranged my bag ‘cos I scattered it earlier in a bid to get my i.d card out of my ‘lady’s bag’- that bag was really full o, don’t ask me what was inside sha… Anyways, I arranged my bag and alas! It dawned on me that what I just arranged didn’t have my BB phone... I didn’t want to assume the worse so I checked every compartment in the bag behold it was nowhere to be found…  I called the line immediately just to be sure I didn’t leave the phone at home, guess what? It was ringing but no one picked. I called my sister to check, she said it wasn’t home… At this time I had to do a mental check... I cast my mind back to my movement from Home to the office… chai!!! I have just been played by Baba Olowo and Good Samaritan aka ore baba olowo… seriously I felt so stupid like “haba! Dis na Lagos na. Gurl, you shuda known”…  

Really azzzzzzzinnnnn REALYY I felt STOO-PEED … *smh for me*

Sha, I accepted my fate, prayed about it..yeah! I prayed that my contact shudnt be used for anything evil, I moved on with hope… 

Later on I narrated the story to my friend who called the line again, this time *they* picked it twice but no one said anything- it was just background music, noise and all sort…

Did I learn a vital lesson? Trust me I did … 

• Learn to close my hand bag (that’s a huge task though)
• Mind my own business – *right hand on chest* so help me God (honestly).

As I await my new phone which I believe is going to be a gift (A tusher phone by the way) and I’ll prolly gist you about it *wink* now smiling*, I’m just going to wrap this up by saying this is Lagos so be careful who you lend a helping hand to irrespective of the area.

Enjoy the month of February… I pray it brings you joy, peace, laughter, and prosperity. 

CHEERS >>>>> LO