Adeola Akinsemoyin @mantha

So I own this 'follow come' Samsung earphones that has served me since I got my phone over two years now.

See ehn, it's good to buy original gadgets if you must buy one, which is the case with this phone that came with the very useful earphones. There was a time I abandoned this earphones because I thought it wasn't working again due to the way it was looking tattered with all the inner workings peeping out of the original covering of the wire. To my surprise I tried it one day and it was still working, the beautiful part is, not just one ear is working but both of them are working fine.

Sometimes when I feel like throwing it away I can't just bring myself to do it because why throw away something that's working well even better than some new ones. Though it looks trashy on the outside, it is very useful.

It was the eve of Christmas, while other family members went about doing their last minute shopping and preparations, Ada sat at the backyard of her father’s compound, chin on hand, lost in thought. As tears flowed freely on her face, she remembered her last conversation with Victor, her ex-boyfriend.

Victor didn’t have much but he took care of her and her five siblings who depended on her for their upkeep, since their parents didn't have much. Ada had been the breadwinner of her family since she was 18, and when she met Victor she thought she had met a life saver or an angel because he took up the burden of taking care of her and her family. Ada then relaxed and only focused more on loving him and doing his bidding.

One fateful day, Victor had had enough and he started lashing out on Ada at any slightest provocation, on further interrogation, he shouted at Ada and said her family members were parasites who were out to suck him dry with their unending demands. Ada cried her eyes out at this revelation, but Victor was no longer having it so he told her he no longer wanted to have anything to do with her ever again. This broke her down emotionally and broke her spirit because she thought she had found the 'one' in Victor.

After much efforts to win Victor's heart back, Ada finally summoned courage and left the city to clear her head. She had been in the village ever since almost withering away because of her constant tears and depression.

She finally returned to reality and vowed within herself that she was not going into another relationship until she gets a job and is able to stand on her feet financially, after all Victor had moved on and had even gotten married to someone else, who she heard was rich and doing well for herself. With this new resolve, Ada wiped her tears and went to bed, because it was already evening.

After months of job hunting and doing menial jobs to survive, Ada finally got a well paying job and was able to take care of her folks back home. On one occasion, a colleague of hers jokingly said he was going to get her a husband, and that was how he introduced her to Richard.

Ada made sure she wasn't dependent on Richard for anything because she didn't want history to repeat itself. In fact she made sure she got things for Richard instead and even cooked for him with her money. Even when Richard would insist on giving her money Ada would reject it, saying she really wanted to do it. In less than a year, Richard knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Ada, and wasted no time in popping the question. They both got married in an intimate wedding ceremony, with friends and family members present. And after the ceremony the first gift Richard got for Ada was a brand new car. Even though Richard is a generous man, Ada still makes sure she contributes her quota to the family and does her best for her siblings as well.

Rob is a boy of 6years old, he has a brother, Scott who is two years younger than him. The boys love each other deeply but you would think otherwise because of the way they always fight and taunt each.

Rob and Scott can be so competitive you'd wonder if they are siblings or two people from opposite teams. One minute they are fighting, the next minute they are playing with each other. One thing an outsider can't do however, is to come between them because they will definitely team up against you. It's always refreshing when you see the laughter, hugs and the beautiful things they do together.

Though they may fight and compete, their love for each other knows no bound. When Rob is absent, Scott misses him silly and when Scott is absent, Rob can't wait to have his brother back. At the end of the day, these brothers are two peas in a pod and they will always have their backs.

Rob and Scott reminds me of I and my sibling when we were younger🤣🤣🤣, I remember the rivalry especially. When our parents buy us things we'd compare and check if they got us the same thing, if it's not the same we'd accuse our parents of buying something better or more beautiful for the other person.

The bottom line is it's a great thing to have a sibling and even better when you have more than one because that's your first tribe. When the chips are down you can count on them especially when they are good people. Have a great day everyone.

Anyone living in Lagos knows that the best Google map is to ask someone and keep asking till you get to your destination.

On this fateful day I set out to an event after my friend had described how I would get there to me over the phone, although she gave me a very good description, she did mention that I should ask keke (tricycle) riders where the exact location of the event center was so they can take me there.

As soon as I got to the keke park, I approached one of the drivers and he confirmed that he knows the place but could only drop me close to the place, I told him it was fine. When we got to the bus stop, the driver kept to his word and I alighted from the keke, while he described the place I was going to me, and then he zoomed off, only for me to remember that I had not paid him his fare even though I was holding the money.

I tried hailing him as he zoomed off but it was too late. I felt really bad but there was really nothing I could do, I promised myself I was going to look for him at the park when I was done with my event. As soon as I got to the park I looked for him to no avail and just accepted my fate that he forgot the money and I also forgot, it was really an honest mistake.