19/12/2025
I donโt like people who donโt listen to advice.
Chizoba is my very good friend, but the girl's ears are just decorationsโsitting pretty on her head. Thank God I wasnโt the only one who warned her about that relationship.
Even her parents didnโt like the guy. He was too smooth, too pompous.
How do you date a man whose nickname is Pedro and still take him seriously? Not once did he treat her like a woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
They dated for two and a half years, and his attitude towards her was nothing to write home about.
Clinton would literally yell at Zoba in public. Heโd show up late for datesโor not show up at allโwith flimsy excuses. She was never allowed to touch any of his things whenever she went to his place. Radaradarada.
But my friend Zoba was too blind to see any of this. She literally worshipped the guy. I canโt even begin to type all the fโ
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lishness this girl displayed, all in the name of love. Sometimes Iโd get so angry with her that Iโd block her.
Today, she was at my place, crying her eyes out.
โChizoba, what happened?โ I asked for the fifth time.
After what felt like an eternity, she finally spoke.
โClinton has done it ooo. He has finished me.โ
She stared into space.
I waited.
โClinton is getting married in two weeks,โ she paused, โHeโs getting married in Londonโฆ and Iโm not the bride.โ
Then the wailing resumed.
I didnโt say a word. I let her cry.
After a whileโwhen the sobbing reduced to random hiccupsโI went to my fridge and brought out two 330ml bowls of parfait I ordered this morning from MelonyPine .
โEat this. It tastes way better than your boyfriend.โ
โOh sorryโyour ex. Good riddance.โ
She looked at me ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ.
โYouโre the wrongest person to talk to. How can you be this cold while Iโm having a meltdown?โ
โOga, eat parfait and stop whining. Weโll talk about Clinton later.โ
๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค.
The next thing I heard was vigorous nodding and an excited exclamation.
โHmmm! This is so good. Likeโฆ so good. I love itโ
โI thought you were having a meltdown?โ
โYes, Iโm still depressed, but this Melonyโฆ what again? Itโs so good.โ She covered her mouth with her hand.
I smiled.
โI love parfait, but this is the best Iโve had so far,โ she saidโbetween sobs and a mouthful of melonypine's goodness.
โYes! They are apparently the best parfait producers in Nigeria, as far as Iโm concerned.โ
I was already opening the second bowl.
โTheyโre currently running a Christmas promo, so I decided to take advantage. The promo is on their websiteโmelonypine(dot)com,โ I said, spoon ready.
โWait! Do you still have another one? This one wonโt be enough, you know Iโm having a meltdown.โ
โIf I slap you ehnโฆโ I said, channeling my inner African mother.
I looked at her ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ again, and we both burst into laughter.
โDonโt worry, thereโs extra, all thanks to the promo.
Her face lit up a little, and right there and then, I knewโ
Zoba would be fine.
