Amebo girls don drive me comot for Kaduna.

Today something really funny happened on my way to Barnawa from Town. 

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These two ladies seated in the middle row of the bus were busy talking about people and laughing and then Boom! my friend's name came up. They insulted and said all manner of stuffs against him. He is innocent of some of the aspersions but he is somehow what they said he is - A womanizer!  

Unawares to these aproko girls, someone who knew them was seated behind them on the same bus. 

As if that wasn't enough, my name came up too. "What's that his fair friend's name again?" The busy body amongst them asked.

"Weytin be that him name sef? hmmmm Lyrical or na really cool. That SOV rapper na." her gossip partner replied. 

At that moment I became unsettled and anxious to hear what they have to say about me. Mind you, I've never had a conversation with any of them. Hello, hi, good evening and other mild pleasantries was the highest conversation I've ever had with any of them. They were just the neighborhood girls and nothing more, but here they are casting aspersions on me. Wow! this is startling. 

Before we got to stadium Round-about, the bus conductor asked for his money and I quickly removed my wallet and gave him the transportation money for all three of us, I and the gossip duo. oblivious of the fact that I paid their T.P, one of them handed over 500 naira note to the conductor but he declined and told her that the young man behind them has paid it already. 

When they turned to say "thank you" to the "Good Samaritan" who burdened their transport fare, they froze, I smiled because I knew how embarrassing it is for them. They managed to mutter "thank you" and told me that they didn't know I was there. 

"What difference does it make?

They said I had pride, that I act like a saint and I feel like this and that. What effontry." I said to myself. I was unsettled Albeit, I didn't let it get to me. I masked the whole situation and avoided being melodramatic. 

All through our journey until I alighted the bus, none of them could speak anymore. I could feel how disappointed and embarrassed they were and I hope they've learnt their lessons. 

Food for thought: 

1. Don't judge people you know nothing about.

2. It costs you zero capital to start the business of minding your own business. 

After thought: I'm not happy but I won't disclose their identities to anyone. I'm pretty sure they learnt a lesson today, I did too and so should you. 

My grandpa used to tell us that "Everywhere is a classroom - pay attention, everyone is a teacher - listen. There's always a lesson to learn." 

After After thought: 

Next time if you wan to do amebo, look front, look back, side ways then close the door and do it, cos this Kaduna is a small place and I don carry my bag, I dey japa. 

© Samuel Thomas Jr 

(Lyricool Liturgy)