Story Time: She Duped Me, What Should I Really Do?

It was on a Saturday evening, while going through my normal evening "walk-about" in my home located at the centre of my hometown.

After about 30 minutes of trek, I got tired and dehydrated, "Akham, let's eat some goodies" my mind swiftly challenged me! It was then I noticed my soul has been patiently perceiving the odour coming from Adamu the popular Suya seller right beside me.




"Hey Aboki! Sannu" hey customer, laafia, me and Adamu greeted. I requested for Suya and got a chilled Viju milk nearby! Now it's time to go back home, I decided!

While walking down back home with my earpiece perfectly shoved in my ears listening to my favorite song from Ola-Dips!

Looking from afar is a beautiful lady coming, a young, pretty, curvy little gal! Omg!!! My today's trip is favourable, I must wait for this lady! I silently said to myself.

Surprisingly for me, as she moved close while waiting for her, I noticed a tear rolling down from eyes to the cheek and a very good sign she's been crying for so long.

I felt depressed, what could have caused a matured beautiful lady to be in a very sad mood on the road! I moved closer and stopped beside her.

Hello lady, I greeted, she ignored and walked pass my side, I followed, hello lady why are you crying, she responded not as she moved on. Hello lady I can be of help to whatsoever the problem is!

And now she calmed down, looked up and bursted into a more heavy cry!!! I held her hand and said silently, tell me the problem, I might be of help!

"My brother is sick and needs help" she said in a pitiful way, a sigh of relieved came from my soul and asked.... "just a sickness?? How much does he need to survive and which hospital is he?"

She ignored my second question and answered only the first, his brother is in a nearby hospital! Her name is Ife, what a beautiful name that means "LOVE" in my native language, we exchanged phone numbers as We agreed on meeting the next day, she would call me when going to the hospital and we would meet at the exact point we met!

I did not bother to ask what was the nature of his sickness knowingfully well all will be cleared when I reach the hospital. I headed back home.

As I reached home, I was so tired and concluded to go and sleep directly! Mum and other family members were ready to sleep but waiting for me! We all wished ourselves goodnight as I enter the house not more than 15minutes!

I never forgot to call Ife before I sleep and console her to stop crying, your solution is on the way, I assured her and she responded and ended the call.

The following morning, while eating my favorite akamu with moimoi, "grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" my nokia phone started ringing! Oh my girl, it's Ifeoluwa!

I picked "Hello Ife, Akham I'm there already, I'm waiting for you, she said! I hurriedly put on my sandals! Off to the spot!!!

On getting there, without wasting time, we headed to the hospital! Truly, I met his brother on the sick bed, she introduced me as her friend and I felt comfortable, her brother was not in a condition to speak, but I could talk to the doctor!

Hello doctor, what's the nature of the sickness, he answered softly, "kidney failure" and that he needs a donor! Whaaaat!!!! I exclaimed in a very loud voice sourced from agony in my soul!

Oh my God! So I'm not the solution to this girl's problem! The voice in my head said to me! But I will not leave her! She needs help even though donating my kidney is out of option, I have to stay by her side as a friend in need is a friend indeed.


I left the spot with deep regret in my heart and heavy eyes, though I told her I would be calling her but I didn't even tell her I was going! Had I known, I wouldn't have waited yesterday for this girl, now that I promised to be her solution and the problem is beyond my comprehension, how do I do?

All these and various negative thoughts couldn't leave my mind and suddenly I find a relief in a thought of visiting my pator for counselling!

How do I tell my pastor I met this lady? Do I even have any plan of donating my kidney? Should I be going home to meet mum? What will I do! I've never been this confused in my life.

Well, let me hit my pastor's door first for spiritual guidance and go home to meet my mum for moral guidance, I concluded!!!


Pastor Olalekan, a renowned pastor of my hood with a very wide knowledge of giving out lectures to whosoever demands for it frm him. On getting to him as I have already planned to tell him the srory is about a friend and not related to me.

Summarily, my pastor and I discussed and he concluded that it's not a bad idea to give out whatever help someone needs so far the person is capable and willing to do so! Not knowing I'm only refering to myself! Well, I believe so much in my pastor, if he had known I'm the subject of the story, I guess he would still say the same thing. I headed for home...

Behold, what has been making me forget a dear friend that we share issues between ourselves? Adebayo my best friend! I immediately called him and decided to meet in his place.

All what he was saying was to delete Ife's number. Oh, that's wicked of you I responded to him! You are not my friend, I didn't know you are this wicked!!!! I stupidly left his place in anger.

It was then I got to open my BlackBerry phone and decided to read full details about kidney transplant, I read about the dangers as my heart is accepting to be of help! All what I could see their is no need to panic about the transplant provided the Doc in charge is a specialist.

Of course he's a specialist, Dr Oni, the most popular Doc in my state, he came home from abroad to save lives of people in his town! As his profile reads, There are numerous meritorious awards attributed to his 100% success to every operation he has done since the beginning of his career.

Damn it, I'm a graduate that can think on my own, I am single and after I've donated for her brother, I could freely request for her hand in marriage and I'm sure she would verily accept! What a foolish thought of the decade done by me.

Hello Ife, I picked my phone and started talking to her, Tell doctor Oni, I'm coming to donate my kidney to save your brother's life.....
She exclaimed in a joyful shout as I ended the call and went to my mother's room. Mum, I want to visit my old friend in Porthacourt. Oh that's nice of you, you've not went to visit him since his father's death! I wish you safe journey, she bid me goodbye as she handed a sum of 50 thousand naira to me.

On reaching the hospital, I was received by their families like a president returning to hometown after losing his re-election bid. I was honored. I should have taken it for a thought that all these families would have donated, why was she crying on the street! I was foolish to have concluded to donate, oh my friend, I'm sorry for dishonouring your opinion, oh my Pastor, why did I deceive you?? I pray God put me through this.

Thank you everybody, could we go straight to today's event, I frankly told the Doctor, he led me to his office and started giving some lectures or let me call it orientation. I was not even listening to him as many things were flowing through my busy mind.


Off to the theatre after signing some documents, Ife, please pray for me, I couldn't do this on my own, none of my people know about it. She weeply hugged me and whispers to me, "it's going to be okay, trust me, trust God, trust the doctor, I owe you"

All these words eased my mind and we ended for the theatre for the operation... all what I could remember is stretching my back on a bed at exactly 12:00pm on Tuesday morning.

Oh, the operation was successful as I opened my eyes at exactly quarter past three. I couldn't know what I was feeling but all I knew was a little stitch around my stomach. All I was shouting is. "Where is ifeoluwa's brother? Is he now okay?" Calm down, they said, all is well! I will surely be here for the next few days, I know that!!!


All thanks and adoration belongs to God for the success of this operation, God bless you abundantly as I owe you a lot in life. These are the words I was heating as I opened my eyes to see Ifeoluwa kneeling down to thank me.

After a week, of staying in the hospital, on Sunday morning, oh my mum, she would have been trying my number since I switched off since last week, Thank God he has not my friend's number. She would have called him and that's a big problem for me...

Hey Doc, can I go home now? Yes sure, he replied and handed over me to the patient's family.
Now a boss feeling like a celebrity ifeoluwa, a cute girl as she is came with some people to thank me as I'm going home and selected some people to follow me.

I immediately rejected the move as I boldly explained all what I did at home before coming. None of my people knew about what I did. I only did it for God and the promised I made for your daughter on the day we met.


*Knock knock* mummy open the door, it's me, wow!!! My good boy. Mumsy ran to open the door and welcomed me, scold me about the unavailability of my number and failure to call her for a week.

I'm sorry ma, there was no light in portharcourt! I replied. Ok son you are welcome, come and eat she said, My phone started ringing as soon as I started eating, Ifeoluwa's name got displayed again on my phone, she called to thank me again, but me as a sharp guy never waste time telling her I have something to discuss with her. We concluded on a popular joint.

In a nutshell, I proposed to her, and she was like "WOW !!!! I've been expecting this!!!!!!!" She said YES!!!

We dated and our relationship was strong for almost 6months! It was the day I called Ife to meet my parents was the saddest day of my life! Our security man came to drop a letter that a lady just came to drop it! The letter made a very big cry in my mind, I almost fainted that I got nothing more to imagine than to commit suicide.

The letter goes thus: Akham, this piece of letter is not to disappoint you or shock you, you just have to take things as it comes. We can't continue this relationship as I have my own husband, the person you donated your kidney for his my husband, we've been married for so long but I could not tell you due to situation on ground. My life, body and soul belongs to him and him alone, find forth your wife as we are out of the country! Cheers. Ifeoluwa.

I couldn't withstand this as I held my pillow tight and started weeping profusely, do I curse this gal, or what do I do? I was the one foolish or she played me? She didn't call me to assist, I volunteered. All these and various reasons are flowing through my mind as I can't think anymore.

I would rather take poison as this can't continue like this, but before I kill myself, she duped me of my righteousness, if I find her, I will kill her.

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Disclaimer: This story is not realistic as it was formed and composed by AkhamPapa.

ShouOut to Mr Olalekan Adebumiti of loversify.com that gave me this assignment to improve my writing skills.