Mmeso Inspires: The Shock

The scent of his love infiltrated my heart,

Just like the precious jasmine of the Arabians,

I began to stare more than necessary,

And started thinking unreasonably,

I knew I’m going crazy,

But I was willing to take the risk.

Dude appeared not to have noticed me,

I started applying a lot of makeup,

More than necessary,

Because,

Why would the little kids of Mgbafo mistook me for a pretty mad woman.

I started wearing skimpy dresses to his street,

Until I noticed his deep brown roving eyes wandering freely on my soft skin,

I knew the plan worked.

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My hope dashed when I stopped seeing him in the neighborhood,

I decided to pay him a visit in his house.

I had followed him to his house on a fateful day without his knowledge,

Hiding besides the shrubs and trees to conceal my presence,

Nobody knew what I was up to that day,

Not even my twin sister, Nnenne.

The compound was quiet when I entered,

I quickly tiptoed to the backyard to see if I could catch a glimpse of my crush,

I was smiling to my self and shaking my waist vigorously in case he sees me first,

All of a sudden, I heard a loud noise from inside.

I peeped through the window,

I saw him,

The intimidating height and

Smooth dark colour,

With a pistol in his hands,

Lying in front of him was a lady in her own pool of blood,

He had a wicked look on his face as he kissed the pistol,

I quickly covered my mouth from screaming,

And took to my heels,

I ran as fast as my leg could carry me,

But, it seemed my strength want to fail me,

Because I noticed someone was running after me,

I ran so fast that I could not feel my legs again,

Bigger than that, however

Was the fact that I began to unlove and then unthink immediately.