SATURDAY NIGHTS WITH SPARKS

WHO WAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH?!!

I miss the innocence of my secondary school days ehh! when guys genuinely asked girls out and watched friendship blossom into long standing relationships. When they had no ulterior motives!

I had a crush which later progressed into a friend. He was good looking!! Tall, fair, nice jaws, composed...our present day Alex Ekubo... (Can you stop drooling now??) Trust me the crushing was mutual.

He would send me handwritten letters, all the way from ****** high school (see una self!) to FGGC. You remember all those papers that had flowers drawn on them, and then he would spray the paper with a nice perfume...didn’t matter if it was N150 perfume then, put it in an envelope and seal it. And he would write,

"Hello beauty, I am writing to you this afternoon with a pen picked from my basket of love....lwkmd!!

If nobody gave you a handwritten letter, please get off the internet and prepare for your common entrance...*straightface*

He would go on and on talking about your eyes, your smile...and all the innocent stuff, which would leave me blushing as all my friends squeezed behind me to read my foreign letter.

I mean, the first time we met, the sweetest thing to do was hold hands...we strolled, talked, and I laughed, that day I slept with my eyes open, counting the stars and smiling all night. Nobody was thinking of ‘shakitibobo’ then...

Then during birthdays, valentines and all...ladies and guys usually bought gifts according to the size of their pockets and it was appreciated honestly. We got picture albums, cards, N120 perfumes, small plastic roses as gifts.

Someone will buy Coldstone ice-cream for you today and be waiting for hug. The most annoying ones are the ones who volunteer to pay your transport fare in the taxi and feel entitled to owning your phone number...biko! take several seats. Ogini?? Is our destiny tied together??

Lmao...see me talking like I am 50 years old...some peeps have already murdered me in their hearts...biko no vex!! I miss those days mehn!! If you lived in that era, you would appreciate my crazy musings. Lemme go back to my daydreaming.

 Moral lesson

1. Be yourself....any day...anytime!!

2. Cut your coat according to the size of material you have...

3. Define yourself for yourself, so you don't get caught up in the definition of others for you.

So...let’s play a game! Let us catch people who don't read to the end. Read my long write up and comment with the name of your high school crush only!! And if someone else comments otherwise, we will reply the person with "clears throat"

About the Author

Here is what Andikan Inyang also known as 'Sparks' has to say about herself........................

 

As a Chemical Engineering graduate, former Immigration Officer and present day banker.....and most importantly, a foodie, I hide behind my pen.......therein lies my strength. I hope to pursue a career in writing and explore the world of poetry. So help me God.