03/10/2025
Money has a way of revealing the ugliness of humans.
A colleague of mine who is an engineer, helped his girlfriend get an interior decoration work with our organization, and after she made money, she dumped him.
She made over 3million naira profit for a job she did in a month. That's her boyfriend's salary in a year and some months.
The things is, she went to an interior decoration school in Lagos, and improved her skills by following architects in Lagos.
As the brain behind the design, I had wanted to recommend someone, since I can't collect contract as a staff.
It was one of the smallest projects, and of course, it was easy to consider a Nigerian for its furnishing.
He approached me and begged me not to give a negative criticism of her status when she arrives for an interview:
"Guy, I wan marry this girl, and the mama even sabi me. I wan propose next month.
Guy anything you fit do -- I know say you get person, but please."
It was an opportunity for him to prove he wanted her progress.
I helped when the boss told me the idea of trying her. Because I wanted a brother's happiness, I covered up her lapses any time the boss asked me what I thought about her.
The project was in PH, and it was the only design I had done for the organisation there.
After the project, she told him her profit, and said "thank you."
She ended the call abruptly, and sent him a text never to call her again. He was hiding it from me, because it would make him look stupid, until another female colleague told me.
"No wonder I you've been avoiding me," I told him.
Then, I saw a man nearly weeping. After showing me a text where she told him never to call her again, he showed me her other text message, and it was this:
" Thank you for everything. I can't continue dating you. You can't even enter flight to visit me in lagos. Since I relocated to lagos 4months ago, I've checked it. You're not the guy for me so find another girl."
I gave him a deep hug.
My female colleague hugged him too.
I gave the lady a call afterwards, and she sincerely told me she could no longer date someone like him.
"Please, is there something he did?" I asked.
" No A. I just can't date someone I earn more than. You know say I no go fit tell am this. I still like him o. But I have eyes on better people. This is the first time I am making up to a million and I appreciate him for that. I don send am 100k sha. Send me your account number too."
" Are you really pulling his legs or what?" I asked.
" I am being true to myself," she replied.
The saddest part of it all?
The fact that they've been on many lovey dovey calls before this happened.
As I am typing this, the young man is in the hospital. His blood pressure was triggered.
On my way out of the ward, I remembered he sends her 40% of his salary every month. He even handled a certain personal project, and sent her 600k a certain time.
Honestly, he's the type of Boyfriend that deserves a medal. He's having a rough time now and hasn't sent her money in two months. Could this be the reason?
I think some humans don't even deserve hell -- the Devil's punishment will be too mild for them -- if it exists. There should be another place for more terrible humans.
In all your dealings, try to surround yourself with kind people. Sometimes, ask God to reveal the true nature of that person you're dating.
May we never make sacrifices for people who are undeserving of it.
May we never encounter heartless people in the guise of living their truth.
May we never build fruitless foundations. đ