DIARY OF AN ADDICT - Episode 43

 

I walked home, continued the necessary stuffs and put my preparation at 80%

The following morning, around 9am, I heard a knock on my door. When I opened the door, alas, it was Kemi
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Kemi: Good morning
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I don’t know if I should answer or not. I mean, she was the last person I thought I would see. I thought I would never see her again. I opened the door wider, she came inside and headed straight for her favourite chair. We stared at each other for few minutes before I spoke
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Me: I would have asked you to explain what happened to you that day but that is past…and gone. I’m leaving tomorrow, as you can see that I’ve already packed my stuffs. A truck is coming by 11am to move this things out cos the landlord in Lekki said I can move my things in already. Let me thank you for all you’ve done for me. And it’s nice to have known you Kemi
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Her eyes were filled with tears as I spoke, especially when I said I’m moving out tomorrow. She bursted into tears eventually and wept uncontrollably. I had no option but to move close to her and console. It was highly emotional that morning. Then I know that if a woman fall in love, she really do
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I arrived Lekki a happy man. 11 Freedom Way, Ikate Round-About was the new den. The chance of a good life looms at me. Rubbing shoulders with the big boys sounds appealing right? Oh yeah, it does. When I mean big boys, I mean the creame de la creame of that time. As at this time, all the major Nollywood actors, hip-hop artistes and the business moguls prod the area so often. It was a perfect setting to enjoy what life has thrown at me
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At least, let me get away from the hustle and bustle lifestyle of Ikorodu suburbs. No disrespect to present Ikorodu inhabitants though, y’all should understand the roughneck, hiccup and frustrating daily holdups we encounter. It is just frustrating. So, you can imagine how I felt. “This is my small London”, I said to myself, “:::and I’m gonna enjoy it to the fullest.”
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I arrived on Friday as planned so that I can set up my apartment. It was a two-bedroom flat storey building, well furnished to taste, neat…but expensive. I thought if I started work
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TO BE CONT