I'm sure you must have witnessed this though maybe not in the same degree or manner.
You were sure it was Angela from your secondary school days. Yes, years
have passed but Angela's beauty didn't pass with it. An untainted fair
skin, perfectly oval face and unmistakable unique legs slightly curved
inside. The only change was height which of course should have changed
and then the legs are not her only curvy possession now, the waist and
the 'backside' can boost of a perfect equilibrium balance for any object
placed upon. You weren't much surprised anyway, Angela has always been a
beauty, a diva.
So when you saw 'her' at the junction you playfully patted on her cheek from behind. And like every young lady she reflexly (or is it their usual 'forming') tightened her countenance and then gently but fiercely turned to behold that 'shamelessly' bold persona who her pulchritudinal appearance couldn't translate to his brains that she's quite different. You felt no uneasiness afterall her countenance will soon change to "Oh, I remember this face. Errrrrmmmmm, Philips right? Philips Ikeji?" You were 100% sure. So you folded your arms and put up that smile of 'keep guessing'.
But then she turned and the
fierce countenance was still there. The eyes wide open and a face
challenging you to explain for your absurdity immediately or receive the
insult of your life. This time you were no longer sure it was Angela.
Angela used to have a dimple but this tightened face 'Angela' had
bloated cheeks. You even felt it with the patting. Besides she had
cross eyes with pupil darting on all sides you can't even decipher
whether she was looking at you from head to toe or from left to right.
Angela didn't have strabismus so that particular difference converted
your perception from being 100% sure she was Angela to being 100% of the
opposite.
But your problem now was to convince this 'Angela'
that she looked like your Angela at first glance. And you have the
whole strangers at the junction to convince too that you were not just a
goofy man. As you uttered your first words of "I'm sorry thought you
were..." She hissed, flung her hair and shifted some inches away from
you. You turned to see if anyone was looking but not one, everyone was
looking. Then your eyes caught the eyes of a young boy and he
immediately chuckled and shook his head. There was no convincing anyone
here. You buried your head in shame and pray for a distraction. The
buses just wouldn't come on time. You dipped your hand into your pocket
and brought out your phone. And while you were about fiddling with your
phone someone beside you said something like "number please" and then
the 'Angela' lady descended on you: "number what? Stupid man, watch
yourself or I will disgrace you here. You can't see a lady and mind your
business". (hahahahahahahahahahahahaha). You have a phone on your hands
and you were still close to her and all eyes still on you. You opened
your mouth in surprise but words wouldn't come out clean. The chuckling
boy and his friends were now consumed in laughter. You looked at them
for the last time before deciding to trek all the distance towards home.
Enough misunderstanding and insults for a day. The phrase
"sufficient for the day......." lay there in your mind waiting for you
to complete
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