Jellof Rice

Posted on July 26, 2018 Updated on July 26, 2018

Hello, muses. Thanks for hanging in there. So I have been away because I am working on 2 children’s storybooks due for publishing this year. Y’all know children are the future, right? Great! Now you see why I made them a priority. To feed the adults however, I will put up every week, a story from a collection I did for TNC. They have an app that publishes stories in conversation blocks. These are the ones I reserved for my people (don’t say I never do anything for you. Lol). Please read, comment and share.

Cheers,

Dr. N.

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Ben: Hi

Good afternoon.

 

Tamara: Hi.

I’m not sure who this is…

Ben: My name is Ben

We met yesterday at Ini’s wedding.

Tamara: Ini’s wedding?

Ben: I am the guy you shunned.

Tamara: Shunned?

Haba!

Ben: Yeah…

I came to your table to say hi to Obot and then turned to chat with you.

You gave me the cold shoulder.

Tamara: I honestly can’t remember.

Ben: As a fine geh na!

I can’t imagine how many guys must have tried to chat you up.

Tamara: Who gave you my number?

Ben: If I tell you I’ld have to kill you.

Tamara: I’ll have to end this conversation.

Ben: No please.

I apologize

Please give me a minute

You see…

You misunderstood my intent yesterday

Tamara: Uhuh…

You don’t intend to promise me the world and lose interest once I let down my guard?

Ben: My goodness no…

Tamara: You don’t intend to fill my head with nonsense…

Ben: Hang on. This is going wrong.

Tamara: ***

Ben: I heard you are new in the area.

I just wanted to invite you to my church.

My pastor said anybody who brings a soul to church will get a plate of jellof rice and chicken after service.

You know what that means to a bachelor.

 

Tamara: What!

Ben: And you rebuffed me…

I had to watch others eating their rice with gusto.

You needed to see me salivating.

Tamara: Lol

You must be funny.

Ben: My friend Tolu actually brought two people from work.

He got two plates of rice and instead of sharing he packaged the 2^nd one for his dinner.

Can you believe what he said; “A laborer is worthy of his wages!”

Tamara: ROTFL

Ben: So what are you doing next Sunday?

Tamara: Bros…

Are you too broke to buy yourself food?

Ben: You don’t understand.

That rice is anointed.

I can cook but that jellof is on another level.

You need to taste it.

You will don that green apron a certain church (which shall remain unnamed) wears for evangelism.

Tamara: lol

Ben: So what’s it gonna be?

Tamara: ***

Ben: Please

You’ll have a great time.

The music, the message and fellowship are awesome.

The rice is just jara.

Tamara: Hmmm…Do I get a plate as well?

Ben: What are you talking about?

You get the lion share!

Tamara: Okay!

Text me the directions.

I’ll be there.

Ben: Yay!

Thanks a bunch.

You rock!

Tamara: What’s the name of the church?

Ben: It’s called Ben-saw-Tamara-at-a-wedding-and-will-do-anything-to-get-her-to-go-on-a-date Christian Assembly.

Tamara: What!

No way!

Lol

Ben: Don’t bail on me. I hear your word is your bond.

Tamara: ***

Ben: We good?

Tamara: Well-played man…well-played!

 

Ben: Please…I promise to be good.

Tamara: We’re good Ben. Lol. See you on Sunday.

 

The End

 

@nenabekee