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Episode 23 Queen tried to get in touch with Kelvin all to no avail. His numbers were switched off and he would not reply his messages on all his social media accounts. Two months had already passed since she met him and since then she had missed her monthly period. She was still engrossed in deep thoughts when Asha who had been in the bathroom came out and began to get dressed. Asha: “what happened? Why are you looking this dull? I don’t understand you these days again o” she rightly observed. Queen: “I am just confused” she said turning to face her friend. Asha: “What for? Anyway, I ran into an old university friend of ours yesterday and we got talking. She told me that she attended Mercy’s wedding and that it was glamorous. I even heard that Mercy and her husband travelled abroad last month courtesy of their state governor who rewarded her for returning 10 million naira that was mistakenly paid into her account” she said cleaning her face with cotton bud and facial cleanser. Q...

Mushrooms for the heart Mushrooms are delicious! There are mushrooms that are nice and nutritious but there are also mushrooms that are toxic and dangerous. The food that we eat makes our body grow and healthy, or not The food for our body, we swallow and literally internalize it. What we read and hear is food for our mind and our heart. Some of it helps us to grow and be healthy spiritually. To become good and compassionate persons To become respectful and loving, humble and successful To follow truly the path of our God Some of it is toxic and dangerous. It tends to make us feel superior and intolerant. Hateful and snobbish This is bad food for our mind and soul That is why we always have to be careful Careful if we choose to eat mushrooms Careful before we internalize any message be it from other persons, teachers, the news or the internet. Messages that give our ego a boost of superiority are most likely a bit toxic for our soul If we eat a wrong mush...

Good Morning I was walking with my head facing a bit down, quite absorbed in my own thoughts, when I suddenly heard the joyous voice of one of the hospital cleaners: 'good morning, prof'. I was jolted out of my closed inner world and the joy in her voice was warming my heart only in a way the human voice can. I responded with a 'good morning' too. That cleaner somehow had coloured my self-centered lone morning with the beautiful colours of human communication. Small things like this can really make a difference to our day. My state of mind had changed from silent introversion to a certain joyful alertness, ready to continue the chain of kindness initiated by the cleaner. Let us start a few of such chains of kindness ourselves today. Who knows one of such small chains of kindness may snowball into an avalanche of kindness enveloping the world😊

Episode 21 Queen did just like her friend suggested.  The two girls went to Kelvin’s house prior to his arrival and prepared his favorite meal.  As soon as Kelvin entered his sitting room, he was surprised to perceive the aroma of food coming in from the kitchen. Kelvin: “what is the Cook cooking? I cannot remember telling her to cook anything for me. In fact, she doesn’t even know that I would arrive today. Apart from you, no other domestic staff knows that I will be arriving today. I like to take them unawares” He said to the driver who was holding his box beside him. Driver: “Oga, no be Mama cook dey kitchen o” Kelvin: “what do you mean by that?  Is my mother around?” Driver: “No, sir. Na madam and her friend dey cook “ He said. Kelvin: “Who is madam?” He asked at a loss on what he meant. Driver: “Your fiancee, sir” He said looking far away. “and who is that?” He asked confused. Driver: “Aunty Queen” Kelvin: “what! That parasite is still here? “ He asked r...

Episode 19 Few months later, Batch A which was the batch that Queen, Mercy and Asha belonged to did their passing out parade and for her active participation during her service year and her community development services and personal projects, Mercy was employed by River’s state government to work in the ministry of Internal Revenue. It was one of the greatest news that she had received and after the issuance of her discharge certificate, she called Peter who had already given her several missed calls. Mercy: “Hi love, guess what?” she said excitedly as soon as he picked the call. “What?” he said anxiously. Mercy: “just guess now, it is good news” she said. Peter: “okay. You have been discharged and have been issued your NYSC certificate? No? okay, you were given a certificate of recognition by the state coordinator? No again? ah-an, I don’t know what to think again, can you just help me out?” he said giving up. Mercy: “ah, think very well o, the good news is something better an...

(Episode 18) Queen Of Seduction… An Enchanting Story! Asha tried to call her friend Queen and find out how she was faring but her phone was switched off. After a while, Asha became worried that some harm may have befallen her friend since it was unusual for Queen not to return early morning after sleeping out with a man. She decided to call again and this time around, her call went through. Asha: “Where are you now? You want to give me high blood pressure abi?” she asked as soon as Queen picked the call. Queen: “Hey, you don’t talk to somebody’s wife anyhow, you know. I am a married woman now” she boasted. Asha: “What is this one saying? Shey you don dey craze ni? You better carry your body come here o, no allow me change am for you” Queen: “I am serious, I am in my husband’s house” Asha: “I don get it. Husband, marriage? Where is that one coming from?” Queen: “I am serious o, I will gist you when I return. I need to cook for my mother in law now. Bye!” Asha looked a...

(Episode 17) Queen Of Seduction… An Enchanting Story! The ringing of Mercy’s phone woke her up and she got up with a start. Mercy: “Thank God it was only a dream. I am sure that Peter would never advise me to do such a thing” she said and picked her phone from where she plugged it to charge before she fell asleep. She looked at the screen and saw that it was Peter calling. She picked it excitedly. One of the best moments of her life was when she was talking with him on phone. Peter: “hello, dear. How are you today? I was afraid that I was calling at the wrong time since you didn’t pick up earlier” he said into the receiver. Mercy: “I was sleeping, I plugged the phone to charge and then I slept off. Can you imagine?” Peter: “you must be very tired. Sorry, dear” Mercy: “Do you know that I was actually dreaming of you before your call woke me up?” Peter: “really? I must be in the spirit then. So, tell me what did I do in the dream or what am I going to do?” Mercy narrat...

Being in school is torture enough, but to know that no one likes you is even more upsetting. When you know that someone actually likes you it is the most amazing feeling in the world. Well one day in school a boy came up to me and told me he liked me,and at that moment I felt unbearably happy. We started talking as we talked we got to know eachother,but to find out later that everything that he told me was all a lie was also unbearable. I learned he was struggling with depression, and other health problems. Something that I learned later was that he was dared to ask me out. Moving on with this experience I learned to be strong and learned many lessons that affected me today. I learned that you need to have strength in those people who love you, and not the person you just someone you met. This may not be specifically about strength,but it incorporates the value of strength

(Episode 16) Queen Of Seduction… An Enchanting Story! Queen woke up the next morning to discover that Kelvin had gone off. Queen: “When did he go out that I didn’t know? What kind of deep sleep was that for me? Instead of me to wake up and try my luck this morning, I allowed him go out like that” she said yawning. She turned around and saw a handwritten note beside her on the bed. She picked it and it read. “ I do hope you had a pleasant rest. Sorry I had to leave very early and I didn’t want to wake you up considering the fact that you slept late last night. The cook and other domestic servant are at your service to make breakfast and whatever you would need for you. You can ask the house driver to drop you off at home or better still, under my pillow you will find an envelop with N20, 000, use that to pay for your cab home. You should be gone by the time I return. Bye” Immediately Queen finished reading the note, she grabbed his pillow and threw it off. The envelop was there...

It is widely accepted that Hope is the one thing that makes people succeed in whatever they set out to achieve. When the chips are down and when one is feeling defeated, Hope is supposed to keep you going, Hope is what turns the tide. So, what is Hope? How would one describe Hope? Is it a feeling, is it an expression or is it just dumb luck that decides to strike someone when fortune feels charitable? I compare Hope to the foliage one sees on winter days travelling on trains. Lined up along the tracks are trees, ravaged by the cold, bereft of any life and stark. No hope, they say, of security, joy and happiness. Everything is forlorn and lost. But then, ever so often, as the scenery rolls past the window of the train like on a conveyor belt, flashes of green pepper the vision for brief periods; Presenting glimpses of life, security, joy and teasing of happier times. How one chooses to translate this sight is what defines Hope. You can go with the fashion and choose the grey or ...

SISTER!! Don’t Give Up So recently I dislocated my knee, never thought I would be on the cafeteria floor screaming for my life. I had never felt so much pain in my life. They popped it back in to place and that hurt even worse. We went to the hospital and I got terrible news. I am a cheerleader, a basketball player, a softball player, and I run track. The doctor said to me, “Ms. Anita your knee looks good but I just want you to know your knee will dislocate whenever it wants. You can be in the middle of a basketball game and your knee can just pop out like it did today” My heart dropped, the first thing I thought about was not being able to do things the way I used to. So, I called my sister crying and the first thing I tell her is, “Sister, I am going to quit everything”. What she told me made me reconsider my decision she asked me, “Are you really going to give up what you love to do? Do you think that is going to help your knee? Do you think high school is going to be fun for you...

Many of us are suffering from inferiority complex, lacking the boldness to talk because we are busy thinking of what people will say. Confidence is the ability to speak boldly, with morale and firmness. You are don't need to feel inferior over anything, we are especially created, we gat to love ourselves, appreciate who you are. When you start appreciating and loving your self people will start doing the same to you. So stand up from there, Be you Be Real And most especially have Confidence.

(Episode 15) Queen Of Seduction… An Enchanting Story! The uniformed security man opened the gate as soon as he heard his boss horn. He stood at attention and saluted Kelvin who drove in quickly. Queen noticed with admiration the way the security man closed the gate with the remote control in his hand. She couldn’t help but admire the beauty of his well furnished sitting room as soon she got in. “Mehn, this man has taste” she thought to herself. Kelvin’s domestic staff who were dressed in an immaculate white uniform ran out to greet him. They had formed the habit of waiting for him to return from clubbing no matter how late in the night it got. “What would you like to eat, sir?” the cook asked him. Kelvin: “which sane person eats at this time of the day? Make something nice for my guest” he instructed the cook. Queen: “No, I am okay, thank you”. Kelvin: “you all may go to your quarters” he dismissed his staff who ran along glad that they could finally go and rest for th...

Episode 14 Kelvin watched as the beautiful lady who appeared to be drunk walked towards him. The security at the VIP corner tried to prevent her from getting into the VIP cubicle but he gave them a sign and they allowed her in. “Hello”, she said when she had taken her seat beside him. Kelvin: “hi” he said, without indicating any interest in whatever it was that she had to say. Queen: “I am sorry I had to barge in on you like this. My name is Queen” she said extending her hand for a handshake. Kelvin: “Kelvin is mine. Join me, even though I think that you have had a little too much to drink” Queen: “I may have had too much of brandy but that is certainly different from Champagne so I will join you” she said and picked one of the unused glasses and poured herself a drink. Queen: “tastes great” she remarked after two sips. Kelvin: “Champagne always does, my dear” There was a moment of awkward silence between them. Queen noticed the way his eyes roamed the body of the strippers w...

(Episode 13) Queen Of Seduction… An Enchanting Story! Asha and Queen through the help of one of their sugar daddies worked their service to Abuja, which is the same place where they had obtained their university education. The two girls took their time to shop only to discover at their arrival on camp that most of the things they had bought were unnecessary and contraband. In camp, there were the hottest Pepper them Gang. For the 21 days that they stayed in the orientation camp, they did not repeat any cloth. They had bough enough white T-shirts and shorts that would last even beyond the camping days if they decided to continue wearing a new pair each day. The two girls were known to always dodge parade and Man –O-War drills and people wondered how they were able to do it without getting caught. Soon enough, they became one of the most popular girls in camp and at mammy market where they bought drinks for fellow corps members. The two girls were in different platoons and soon they...

Being jobless for the last three months I am depressed now a days. My son has lost his admission from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualitative school. I have moved from a spacious apartment to a lesser apartment in order to reduce my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that my father in law has died a week ago which has added fuel to fire, putting our family in more miserable state. And now I have met an accident too!!! In these circumstances I have two mental choices; either to feel depressed and keep thinking about my complications, losing my peace of mind and impacting my family life, OR replace my negative thoughts with 7 super mental powers about self confidence, positivity, consistency, courage, and implosiveness and keep applying for new jobs with positive momentum. I choose the second option because I believe that that the pain I am undergoing today will empower my character. My strengths will then boost my confidence and make m...

(Episode 12) Queen Of Seduction… An Enchanting Story! After their final exams, Queen and Asha threw a big party to celebrate their successful graduation from the university. It was a cream de la cream party that was well attended by the big boys and girls on campus and attendance was strictly by invitation. Mercy who had declined to attend the party remained behind at home packing her things so she could return to her parents place the next day. She didn’t see any reason in celebrating when their final result was yet to be released. The two slay Queens returned from the party late at night very tired. Mercy thought there was no better time to talk to them than that time and so she walked up to the sitting room to where they were sitting and discussing the fun they had at the party. Queen: “Mercy honestly you missed. I don’t know why you refused to attend an ordinary party to celebrate your graduation from the university” Asha: “Mercy na one kind suegbe, I tell you. Even the born...