Short story: Adultery's DanCe

Sarah picked up the letter from her boss' table and hurried out of the office. The letter had to be delivered today before 2pm so it could be approved and work would commence for the training.

She worked with Diamond Firm and they train staffs for offices, banks and other firms that required their services. Some days are job was hectic as she was the secretary of the firm,but she loved her job.

She got out of the company's gate and crossed over to the other side of the road to stop a taxi.
Suddenly, she heard "Hey! Hey!! Madam, excuse me"

Someone was obviously trying to get her attention and she turned to see who it was.

"Please excuse me Madam" the caller continued, can I speak with you for a moment? He asked. The man was in a Highlander Jeep and looked 'rich' but she didn't care because she was already a happily married woman.

"Huh...I'm a bit in a hurry though, what can I do for you sir" she asked trying to sound polite and hide her disapproval

"Can you get into the car for a moment" He asked with what sounded like a plea

"No sir" Sarah responded, "I'm quite in a hurry, what can I really do for you" she asked obviously frustrated.

"Ok Madam,he said, afraid to say something that would annoy her

"I like you a lot", he began "and I will like to know you better"
"You see" he continued, I have been out of the country a number of times and I spent most of my life there. Now I'm ready to settle down with a good woman that I can take care of and shower all the love in the whole world on her" he explained

"Really?" Sarah said with a smile feigning joy and for a moment the stranger thought he has hit Jack pot.

"I think you met the wrong person though" she continued because I'm happily married with two children and I love my man.

"Wow!!! You really look good" he said even after giving birth, you still have such wonderful shape" He said with his eyes scanning her body with an evil interest.

"Oga if that's all,I would like to go now" she said obviously disgusted.

"No,No No,please wait. Can I at least have your number so that I can call you and we can talk just as friends and nothing more"

She looked for a polite way to respond so she wouldn't sound rude. "you never know when you meet them another time" she thought.

"Ok sir, I would but please let me call my husband and ask him if he wouldn't mind"

"What?" the man shouted, obviously surprised that she gave such a reply. He wasn't expecting it.
He suddenly started stammering and sweating even in his A.C highlander jeep. He smelt trouble and he didn't know how to get out of it. He must have thought her husband was a very powerful man that could kill him even from the phone but before he could utter another word, Sarah was already on the phone with her husband and she raised a finger to the man to stop him from talking

"Hey baby!" Sarah said into the receiver

"I'm good" she replied from a question her husband asked her

"I need to ask you a quick question baby, would you mind if I gave your number to this man I met, he said he just wants to be friends with me and take care of me, is it ok if I give him my number? she asked

"Oh you want to speak with him?" She replied still over the phone with her husband.

Before he could show his hesitation, Sarah handed over the phone to the Man

"He wants to speak with you", she said
She was enjoying this, she really was. The man was still sweating and was pretending he was ok.

"Good afternoon sir, oh Morning sir" he corrected himself.
They talked briefly and He handed the phone over to her

"Hey babe, she continued "oh I can give him? Alright no problem. I love you too baby" she said into the receiver and hung up.

" Ah madam, please I don't want your number anymore. Thanks for talking to me" he did the sign of the cross like he was talking to a witch
"I fear you. Please Madam sorry to bother you"

" He said I can give you the number" she said feigning disappointment all the while trying to suppress the laughter that locked in her bowels.

" I don't want it again, thank you and he said and drove off at top speed like he was escaping for his life.

Sarah laughed hard, she couldn't control her self anymore.

"Odiegu!" She said in her native tongue

"So that's how I will come and go and die because you went abroad and want to settle down.
She smiled to herself again and was happy that her plan worked.
She quickly flagged down a taxi and went on her way.

THE END...
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Lady with an Afro...

As I hurriedly made my way to the office this morning, a pretty lady wearing an afro coming from the opposite direction caught my attention. The afro was nicely done and with the shape of her face,it looked perfect on her and then she walked past me...

I almost stopped walking.
In a split second I could perceive her cologne, I inhaled it and for one brief moment,I knew all was well with the world!

No this is not about her cologne or her afro or the fact that she was pretty, rather Its about a pressing issue in my mind and that is what kind of aroma exudes from us when people come in contact with us.
I don't mean the kind of perfume we wear but I mean how we treat and relate with people.

Do people leave us and desire to see us again or be with us or do they leave us and wish they'll never meet us again.
You know some people who are on either side of that scale,their vibes are either positive or plain negative

It may not be a one time meeting but people that we sometimes come in contact with on a daily basis.

What we focus on determines if we either become positive in our outlook of life or negative and that invariable reflect on how we respond/treat people

Sometimes we become so negative in our outlook of life that we let that negativity affect everything. Some people call it been real, but truly what you focus on becomes all that you see eventually, what you focus on becomes bigger and bigger as you keep looking

Try it briefly just focus your eyes on one spot for like a minute,soon that's all you would see, so if you focus only on what's wrong about a person or a situation, that would be all you would see...

So the question is: what do you exude and what are you focusing on?

#selah
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SHORT STORY: What's Mine is Not by Thercee Murdee

'Ade is really getting on my nerves. And this is not the first time, for the upteenth time now she keeps doing this, and i dont know if its just to spite me, what kind of friend is this?' Shade kept thinking to herself as she hurriedly boarded a bus to Akpapava.

She had to see her nephew today before he traveled with his mum, her sister since their return was uncertain. For three months now, her sister had been preparing to leave the country. Thank God everything had finally worked out.

'Very soon', she thought, 'she'll send for me'. As she alighted the bus, her last encounter with Ade flashed through her mind again.

'Not now' she said to herself. Let me have fun, I'll deal with that girl later.

'Aunty Shad!!! ' her 4years old nephew called out. She always wondered why the 'e' sound of her name flew out of the boy's tongue whenever he pronounced her name.
Given his cuteness in and out, she was never offended.

'Good afternoon Sis ', she greeted her elder sister as she hugged tightly her nephew who jumped on her as she stepped into the three bedroom apartment.

'Shade dear, how's everything with you and your roommate. I hope this one is good this time around'.

'Not now', she thought.

'I don't want to start talking about that girl again', she replied back.

'Haba! What's happening? Her sister asked her as she came out of the kitchen with two plates of potato chips and egg, her nephew's favourite meal.

They both laughed as they watched him jump out of her arms ready to devour the meal. This was one of the things she was going to miss about them;eating together as a family. Her Sister never joined in the meal. She'll only sit at the table watching everyone else as they ate.

'So tell me Shade what is actually going on with you and your roommate?'

Hmm!she sighed, 'Sis, it has not been funny living with Ade. She's a good girl i won't fail to admit. Intelligent too and you know that always gets me pleased. But..there's just this annoying behavior of hers that's really upsetting me . Today it happened again and I'm just tired. I'm considering moving out'.

'What! Her sister screamed. 'Has it gotten to that already. You guys just started leaving together for two months and you are considering leaving. Come on, that's not reasonable. Tell me, what exactly is the issue'.

'Ok this is it. She continued. 'There is virtually nothing apart from my clothes that she doesn't request for.
I understand that she doesn't have them as much as I do, but its not my fault that i have na. The annoying part is that recently she has even stopped taking permission. I get to find out on my own that she has made use of my stuff. So I'm tired. Let me leave and then, everybody will manage what they have.'

After saying all of that, Shade excused herself to clear the table. She and her nephew were done eating.

'Aunty Shad, mummy, tank you for the food', her well behaved nephew said in his cute voice and ran to play with his toys.

Whenever she spoke with her sister, it was amazing to see him not interrupt them.
As she washed the dishes and tidied the kitchen, she wondered what her sister's response would be, seeing how she already objected her thought of leaving, she doubted she'll speak in her favor. Still she knew she'll have to listen to her. No matter , her only sis always have had her back since when they were much younger and had to survive without their parents who died when she was just 6years old.

'Shade' her sister called as she entered the parlour. Please listen to what i have to say and make the best decision you can. You are a big girl now, I won't force my will on you'

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Its funny how people change.
Her visit indeed was timely and more than she anticipated. Even if she cried as she left because she wasn't going to see her sister and nephew for a really long time, she was glad she got the solution to her problem with Ade. She left her sister's house, a better person. As the bus heading back to her place located in Uselu, moved on, she recalled all her sister had told her. Immediately she alighted the bus, she ran into her room shouting her roommate's name.

'Ade!! Where are you oo'?

'I'm here', Ade replied.'Is something wrong?'
She saw the panic wtitten on her face. 'Fear not', she teased. I just want to tell you something, please seat'.

Ade sat close to her on the bed, waiting to hear what she had to say.

'My dear', she began. 'My big sister reminded me about something today as we spoke. 'That all I have is actually not mine but Gods. So if He chooses to take everything from me, I'm nothing and I'm noone to stop him. Meaning its useless holding back my stuff and claiming they belong to me. Please feel free to take anything with or without my permission. As far as you are not wasting it, then there is no problem'.

She saw the surprise on Ade's face before she eventually spoke·

'Shade why this sermon as if say you be pastor? You don't withhold anything from me na...but I've heard you quite alright.' They both laughed.

As Ade stood up and left, she said to herself 'if only you knew my plans to leave here, you'll not have said that. I just thank God for my sister who made me understand better today that what's mine is not.

THE END
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COnFeSSion by Thercee Murdee

You know its so easy to tell God everything, because we know He has seen it already and we ourselves do not get to look directly into His eyeball and see what He thinks. Sincerely I feel safe in that. But how do you feel confessing a terrible deed to a human being like yourself? I mean looking straight into the person's eyes and seeing their reaction to your 'sins' yet not feeling condemned. I guess we all seek that. There's usually this friend or Family member that feels that spot of a let me say a confessor. If there is, please do not trade that relationship for anything. God himself admonishes us to confess our sins one to another(James 5:16a).

So when somebody confesses to you, remember its something you also would want to do from time to time when you fall short. Do not think confession is only meant to be to God, as we saw earlier from the book of James that is not the case. Confessing to one another is a sign of love. So let's do it and put the devil to shame.

Now i have a question; why is it harder for us to tell the person we did the wrong to but easier to tell another person who is not involved?

Is it pride or shame?

Please ponder on this and share your opinions...

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BAD MONEY BY Thercee Murdee

Did you know there was a time in Kebbi State, Nigeria when worn out money was acceptable for buying and selling? I'm talking from experience. For us that came there from the southern part of Nigeria, it was strange. We would vehemently refuse to accept such money from the indigenes but watch as we made them dumping grounds when we where at the giving side.

A time came when this whole drama stopped, it happened suddenly. The bike men became very smart. They vehemently refused as well, so we had great competition. It was in this period i learnt a big lesson, even though its popular, it was abandoned by me and likewise many who thought we were very smart.

I had a 50naira note that had been with me for a very long time. It wasn't looking good at all. My conscience was already telling me i couldn't use it, but i refused to listen. Was i going to just throw it away or hold it till i went to the bank? Who had that time i thought to myself, the bank is very far away. So when my neighbor and I stepped down from a bike, I showed her the money and she insisted I gave the man. This I knew I shouldn't. The man saw it and immediately refused, then I quickly handed him a better one. After I was done with the meeting I went for, I threw the money on the floor. If I wasn't going to the bank to change it, then nobody should have it. This was the right thing to do. Why make life hard, treating others lesser than ourselves.

Simple lesson-Do unto others what you want others to do to you...That's been Smart.

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SIDE BY SIDE by Thercee Murdee

They were both fat, short and dark, but It wasn't just about them looking like twins, they also sold almost the same items in the same street. I met one before the other and i still have no regret meeting both. But the issue is that given the circumstances with which i met them, I'm left to choose one in place of the other. If they traded different items in the same place or the same items in different places, then i won't have had a problem. Now I look at the first one i met, whose shop is first and walk pass her to the other, whose shop is just the next.

Its not my fault. What happened was that, after my first encounter with the first, I never saw her again till i almost left. What I bought from her the second had so I'm stuck with the second, and as much as i enjoy her services i just feel sad walking by the first who is now consistent and all i can give her is my greetings as she watch me give the second my money.

This is a mini market situation, where you have to choose one seller instead of the other just by the side.

Life leaves us with decisions as this to make. How do we respond to them? Do we leave both options or run back to the first as she returns or do we remain with the second instead just like i did. As we face different situations and are left with these choices, let's apply God's wisdom before we jump into any of them.

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Note to Single Ladies (2)

I watched a video of one of Myles Munroe messages on marriage and one of the things he said made perfect said.

He said that what God gave to Adam before he gave him Eve was His presence. That means Adam was in God's presence and that's where Eve found him. So you can't bring a man from the bush and say,this is the man I want to marry and then drag him into God's presence. He first has to be in God's presence first!!!! For himself and by himself

That makes perfect sense.
What we do most times is get a guy from a club and then say I love you but you must serve God before I marry you.
If he ever agrees to that, it would at best be pretentious yes. Then when you get married,he comes and shows you the 'stuff' he's made of.

Let him know God for himself, not just a 'shurch goer' but a person with a relationship with Jesus!
That way, you won't have to dragggggg him to be a Lover of God,he would naturally do that. And encourage you to do same too

That's one of the reasons that made me say Yes to my man!

One crazy fact about me is that I have a lot of energy!
Yeah! I'm a mover,I have been told more than once that I work like a man and sometimes my body has to remind me that I'm still human so it goes to sleep without my permission. Lol
Anyway I have a lot of energy to do things and what better way to use that energy than for my creator. So I use it in the house of God.
This right there is one of the reason marrying my husband wasn't a mistake. He allows me serve God to the fullest of my ability without making me feel like I serve God 'too much'. In fact when it comes to issues with my service to and for God he doesn't put any boundaries

So ladies... Is he already there or do you intend to do the dragging in for the rest of your life?

Think about that!
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NOTE TO Single Sisters

Most times I look at my husband and I can't help but be grateful and glad I married him. Not only because he's cute and all (trust me my man is a slayer #faintsjustthinkingabouthim...ok back to the point) but also because it doesn't take so much effort staying married to him.

I say that not because he's perfect or cos I don't get mad at him(if I say I don't get mad at him that would be a big chubby lie I just hate the word fat so chubby would do.lol) but I say that because we are moving in the same direction. So the friction on the way is not so much.

That brings me to one point for single ladies, you have to first decide were it is exactly you are going to.
Take time to discover yourself,the true you. What your purpose is.

For me, I have always LOVED music. I can remember when I was much younger and my neighbors wanted the correct lyrics of a song they would come and ask me for it,and anything I said it was, was correct for them well because I said it was(talk about a moving google lyrics browser. Lolz) ...music just pulls me.

So in my choice of the man I was going to spend my life with, I had to go with someone that loved what I do,would encourage and allow me blossom and what better answer to my prayer than God giving me a keyboard playing husband. Lol

My point is let your purpose be key in choosing who you would finally settle down with because you are going to spend the rest of your entire life with this person so you better chose wisely.
Don't be in a hurry or you would probably hurry out too. Take your time and ask yourself these questions:

Are we moving in the same direction? It may not be exactly same thing like my husband and I but does he appreciates what you do and he's a fan of it. If not please SHINE YA EYES WELL OH...

Alright that's all for now!
See Ya!


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A FiShstoRY (3)

One of the things I love to do is carrying out research about 'abnormal' things. Things or animals that defile the stereotypes placed on them by scientist or people. Nature just has a way of inspiring me and in fact the whole of creation inspires me to worship...

In line with that, allow me introduce to you Mr GOLD FISH

The fish actually has a golden color hence its name but what's crazy about it is that it can change its color to the color of the light that it is exposed to over a period of time.
This is God using a fish to tell us that we become what we constantly expose ourselves to...good or bad
(You should think on that...what's the word now? Emmm. Selah! That's the word. Selah meaning pause and think calmly...do that now)

The next crazy thing about Gold fish is that they do not have STOMACH!!! Yeah you actually just read that.
Hold on, God didn't make a mistake
What then happens when they eat?

When they eat,different part of their intestines do what the stomach usually do by aiding digestion,because of this gold fish eat small amount per time since food can't be stored in their system for a long period of time.
(You can close your mouth now from the initial shock. Lolz)

God is so awesome...he has a reason he made everything the way they are.

Another weird fact about this amazing fish is as regards their growth. The height or level they grow to is determined by the environment they grow in.
So they can be stunted and unable to reach their full potential if they are kept in tanks that are too small for them, but with the right environment, they can grow a foot long.
This reminds me again about what and who I surround my self with. Like that popular story of an eagle that grew up with chickens so it thought it couldn't fly since all the chickens around him walked with their feet, the bird did so too...
Hmmm God help me!

One of my fears is when I get to heaven and God say,my dear Vera you achieved less than what you were supposed to...oh dear!!!
I want to die empty,exhausting every talent,skill, passion that I have inside to the glory of His name. I want to reach my full potential to his glory and so help me God...
(You can actually drop comments of how I can do this if you have any, I'm opened to your suggestions...thanks in advance)

Lastly, on a lighter note, a collective noun for gold fish is 'a troubling'. So if you see plenty gold fish gather together you would say 'look at a troubling of gold fish'... Hmmm talk about wahala...lolzzzz

Hope this inspires you too like it did me.?
Have a blissful evening and feel free to share.

Shallom!
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