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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...