My instagram Love - Season 1 - Episode 61

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My instagram Love - Season 1 - Episode 61

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Let’s take a moment to see life from the hilarious taxi driver’s point of view:
I was so excited. In fact, excitement would be an understatement for me. I was thrilled, charged up, hyperactive!

For a start, today happens to be the queen of my heart’s birthday. In addition to that, we had planned to go out on a date tonight. One more passenger was all I had left to transport for me to be done with my shift. After that, I would have all the time in the world to do as I please for the entire weekend.

Indeed, love is a beautiful thing. I could still remember a week ago when I took what I would like to call ‘the big step.’ Even though I wasn’t as charged up as I happen to be feeling today, something had pushed me to act like a shooting star in a sense that I was motivated to go for what I’d been wishing for despite the chances of rejection involved. I happen to be a naturally outspoken person and a likeable clown who sweeps people – especially the ladies – off their feet by just being who I am, but I had my tough times, too. Last week would be a good example of one of these ‘tough times!’
After several weeks of having online conversations, phone calls and video calls between each other, I had paid a visit to Lola’s house after a long time since I had been there and she had graciously ushered me into her room which I honestly wasn’t looking forward to at all. She certainly had the confidence to do that ONLY because we were both alone in the house. Perhaps she had her reasons for doing so. Or maybe we’d gotten past the stage of having doubts, fears and distrust for each other and she ACTUALLY likes and trusts me enough to go that far. Unknown to me, she was in the middle of an assignment when I got there, and she was willing to put it aside just for me but I had declined the offer with so much politeness that she had laughed very hard and was forced to continue doing it in my presence. I assisted her in the little way I could, and in no time at all, we literally butchered the riddlelike assignment with every fiber of our being. Afterward, we initiated an online game of pool with our phones, got tired of it and took some lovely pictures together, then we talked at length to pass time. If I’m meant to point out just one thing I REALLY admire about Lola’s personality, it would absolutely be her outspokenness.

She has this gracious aura, this tantalizing vibe, this impressive sense of humour and so many other traits about her that one couldn’t help but fall in love with with time. To crown it all, she’s beautiful. As a matter of fact, she’s VERY beautiful!

She’s the coolest, nicest and the sweetest person I’d probably ever meet on Earth, and I DEFINITELY didn’t think I would be willing to let go of her any time soon. And that, in fact, was what gave me the astounding morale to spill out everything I’d been treasuring on my mind to her hearing on that same day. First of all, before I even manned up and said anything to her, I was so nervous. Secondly, as expected, I was indecisive about what I was about to do then, but a particular cliché saying kept on ringing in my head which says: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, and I could’ve sworn I felt the spark of an imaginary light bulb above my head which gave me an idea of what to say, what not to say, what to do and what not to do about my genuine feelings for her. Finally, without any form of restraint and hesitation, I asked her the big question in the third-person narrative form: “I’m quite aware that it’s a fact that almost everyone knows it’s stale news that a hustling cab driver is head over heels in love with a good-looking woman who means the world to him. She’s the curry powder and the maggi to his jollof rice, because she adds spice and flavor to his life in a way that no other woman has ever done. Without her, he’d probably spend all that’s left of his thyme wallowing in self pity and regret at Heineken road, because he would’ve lost a Star before he realizes his grave mistake in life. I don’t want to be that guy. No, I wouldn’t want to be him. So I’ll rather take the bull by the horns and cut to the chase straight up. First and foremost, I’m in love with you, Lola. And, I’d be eternally grateful to the stars if you happen to feel the SLIGHTEST way back for me. I don’t suppose you do, do you?”