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Aderonke's Dilemma (Episode 14C)

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    MY BUS CONDUCTOR LOVER  (partC) CONCLUDING PART.... I held Gbenga's hand and pleading with my eyes, asking him to tell me more about him. I guess it is fun to unravel mysteries. He sat down dejectedly and I quickly offered to make him breakfast which he agreed to. I walked to the kitchen thinking why he had been pretending to be an illiterate all the while and got interested in what his motive in life might be. But why would I be interested in this conductor's story? "Its only normal to feel remorseful towards him after hearing him voice out painfully and hurt".  I vindicated my thoughts with that. I made a breakfast of toasted bread, scrambled eggs and tea, served the both of us and sat to hear the pathetic story of this conductor. I think everyone deserves a listening ear and an attentive heart...... "I am a graduate of University of Ibadan, studied Petroleum Engineering and finished about 3years ago. You know quite alright the order of things

Aderonke's Dilemma (Episode 14B)

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MY BUS CONDUCTOR LOVER (PART B) Continuation.... "Why would a conductor want a favor from me?? What is this guy even feeling like?" I asked myself. I put on a poker face and ask him to make his request known. What he asked shook me to my feet! "Aunty, if you fit allow make I con dey greet you once in a while, I no mind" he fired. "How dare he? Are we in the same class for him to ask to see me anytime he wished? Oh God!" I was thinking of pouring the juice served him on his head and gorge out his ugly eyes that's he's staring me with but another voice whispered "Calm down Aderonke, after all, he deserves something in return after what he's done today". With this, I finally looked up at him and replied " of course you can drop by once in a while to say hi". We said our goodbyes.... On a fine wednesday afternoon, I was trying to make myself lunch when the conductor was ushered in by my youngest brother. He sat uncom