Love At First Ping - By Lekan Aminu

Dearly beloveth, if this love only exists on bbm and facebook...don't go offline.

It's not my fault... not my fault that I went online on a quest for my ultimate search for love. "Alone in a relationship " is my story. I've always been a spare tyre ... forgotten in the boot of their hearts. Once they make you give them your all, you are in hot Ogbono soup because they'll draw their attention away from you. My life philosophy; all men are the same...but he proved me wrong, almost proved me wrong.

A big shout out to all the ladies out there who kicked their future husbands away because he couldn't explain how he got their pin.

I almost deleted him, but how could I after I saw his pink lips...omg! His cute smile on his DP changed my whole mood. Lost for words I was. Handsome is just an understatement, beautiful is a starting word. There I was completely in a maze of anxiety and asking myself a relay of questions. When will he ping me...? How did he get my pin...?

Of course, pinging him first was not an option but my heart kept telling my brain the opposite but even Juliet didn't talk to Romeo first, so I kept my cool and saved myself the shame of a low self esteem because of a fine bobo.

The hardest thing to do is standing up from bed on a cold rainy day. That is when the sleep gets sweeter but now, the hardest thing to do is getting someone off your mind. Your brain might forget but your heart won't. I know you think I'm stupid for fantasizing about someone I've never even met and I don't blame you, it's because you haven't taking a few steps in my shoes.

At last! He pinged. He didn't say hi, he never even said 'sup' like common guys do. He said I have a beautiful long hair...that was the first time in a long time I ever felt like I had a beautiful long hair...and so the chemistry between us began. I must admit, I fell flat in the pool of love for him from "chat day one" . How did he know I needed a comedian in my life to make my whole life scenario a comedy...?

Giggling at each word everyday, dying to chat with him every night, longing to see him some day...to see his full body not just the snapshot of the head he uses as his dp and to just wrap myself around the one person that chose  to be my moon when my sun was no longer around.

Finally, the beautiful ghost behind my imagination wanted to become a reality...after three months of non-stop bbm chemistry he decided to upgrade to physical biology; we decided to meet.

As a sharp girl, just to see if he'll run away, I made our meeting place the one place every guy without ego a.k.a owo a.k.a kudi a.k.a money will uncomfortable with. At the name of Shoprite, every pocket must bow and every guy must prophecy Phil 4:19 to his wallet” and the Lord shall supply all my needs according to his riches in glory through Christ Jesus."

He came! But you won't believe what and who I saw

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 An hunch backed man on a wheel chair. No wonder all his DP's were like passports photographs...always his handsome face alone. My love at first ping left me speechless.

By Lekan Aminu