Sharp Tongue!
Okay okay, why am I writing these short stories. I guess I want you to know that you can meet the best people in the most unexpected places. And maybe one of those people could even be the Love of your Life!
“Oga, you’re just angry because for the first time since you started this conductor work, this is the first time a woman has ever stood up to you!”
Dolapo would lose three of her teeth before she would let any man talk anyhow to her best friend, Kike. Yes, Kike was reserved but that didn’t mean she was stupid. Now, this conductor wanted to pull a fast one on her? Someone would leave here with a dirty slap and she was sure it wouldn’t be her. The conductor moved his hand, ready to slap Dolapo when all of a sudden a hand held his from behind. Everybody in the bus gasped.
Chike had been watching the whole thing unravel from a distance. He couldn’t remeber the last time he jumped buses in Lagos. But today he had to. Baba Rasheed was repairing his car and it wasn’t ready to be picked up yet. It was while he was waiting for a bus going to Mile 2 he heard the commotion. A woman standing up with her full chest to all these Lagos conductors? Oh, he was there like mad. And now, this man had the effrontery to lay his hands on this beautiful woman? He didn’t know when his legs moved to the direction of the bus neither did he know when he held the conductor’s hand.
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“You should never lay your hands on a woman, Oga”, Chike said.
“Tell him o!”, Dolapo replied.
Chike smiled. If his friends were here, they would say this woman was his type to a T. Nothing got him going more than a driven woman who exuded confidence and was not afraid to stand her ground. After reprimanding the conductor and settling the issue, Kike received her change and an apology.
Dolapo had never been happier. She stretched her hand to him for a handshake.
“Hi, I’m Dolapo.”
“I’m Chike, it’s very lovely to meet you.”
“Hmmm”, Kike said. “I think this may be the start of something good!”
