FRIENDSHIP SCANDALS (Volume 1)

FRIENDSHIP SCANDALS.

Why Friendship scandals? It doesn't sound cool, does it?  Nope, it doesn't. Here, we'll not only be concerned with personal life experiences of people with regards to friendship matters but the lessons we can learn from these experiences to be better friends and develop better friendship qualities much more. Don't get me wrong. Friends are cool to keep when are good. Be one!

It promises to be lessons packed. It would entertain several parts that cuts across betrayal, jealousy, pride, lies, selfishness, malice, distrust, pretence and many more.




 I GOT TIRED OF HER LIES!

After my experience with Cecilia, I was thrown into confusion on which gender had more 'professional liars'. Within a short period of time I had gulped over a litre of lies. But why? Was she trying to impress me, paint a different picture of herself or what? I admired people for being real, truthful and unique. All these things were present in Cecilia when I first met her at the movies unnoticed. We didn't get to talk that day but I guess 'fate' brought us together again in Ikeja City Mall (popularly known as Shoprite). I saw her picking some goods some distance away and my 'cool' self approached her. We got talking, exchanged pleasantries  and had further introduction. She seemed friendly and I was certainly ready to add her to my list of friends. Yes!  Just friends for the start. I got her contact details that day (Good that wasn't fake).

As days rolled into weeks and weeks into months we had grown fond of each other and had become good friends.

She told me she was a 300 level Law students at the University of Lagos. I was a 300level Mechanical engineering student in the University of Ibadan. We met during Christmas break and remained connected through several social media platforms when it was over.  I felt cool and almost on top of the world knowing I had a 'to-be Barrister' as a close friend.

But a friend of mine, Tony burst her bubbles when he saw our pictures on Instagram. Guess what? She was a 100 level Microbiology student at Lagos State University (LASU). I couldn't believe my eyes when Tony gave me more information about her. Tony was a 300l Biochemistry at the same institution.

As if that wasn't enough, she shared mostly pictures where she was on white and black dress. Like they 'you need a lie to cover up a lie'.
She didn't waste time in 'dropping' another lie. But this time I caught her 'red handed!'. After this experience, it was no going back. I felt insecure remaining her friend.

If she could fail the basics: being truthful about simple things how much more when we grow into sharing difficult things. I loved the way things played out this time. It seemed like the events were programmed. Cecilia had told me earlier on (during our chat on Whatsapp Late December) that she disliked meals that involved swallowing e.g Local semo, Eba among others. 'I'm allergic to them' she added. I prefer convenient food e.g Cornflakes or Cereals. She definitely wasn't allergic to chocolates and ice cream.

     I was at home for a week for certain reasons in Early February and I decided to pay her a visit in her private hostel. I felt hungry and quickly had to eat something. I stopped by at the nearest Food Canteen to eat. It was quite a trekkable distance from her hostel to the Canteen. I had intentions to settle for swallow. Just as I stepped in,  I sighted my dear Cecilia at the verge of completing her meal of Eba and Egusi soup. We were both stunned.

I simply smiled at her and walked out of the canteen having my appetite lost. I felt I had had enough of her lies to chew already and that was it!

TRUTH

 It's one of the basics of friendship. Friends who tell lies only end up deceiving themselves. It pays to be real,  true, genuine and unique. A true friend will tell you the truth even when it's bitter. He/she does that because he seeks your good! Be yourself and let people take you and appreciate you for who you are! Why fake things? If 'friends' cannot tell themselves the truth how much more 'enemies'? Contribute to the world of truth!