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He Came Early

 He came into my life early.    I saw a “focused” looking young man enter the reception. He was one of those I was asked to entertain. @marrymeseries I introduced myself and let them know the HR will be joining them shortly.  “Can I offer you anything?” I asked. No they all responded. Good. Let me go and sit down and enjoy this new book I borrowed from the library, I thought. We became friends 1 month after he joined the organization. Next thing I knew, we were dating and he gave me N1,000 allowance each day. He took me to his friends wedding. I wore a beautiful Ankara gown made by my talented designer so it was understandable that I was more enamored by my dress than my date. Back to why he came early. @marrymeseries I had just read a book by the first black American female surgeon general and how she broke the shackles of poverty. Marriage was not on my mind. I was also fresh out of teenage trauma that would make African(read Nollywood) script writers tremble with ...