THE PRICE FOR TRUE FRIENDSHIP
I was awoken early that morning by a horrid tap on my back, I turned around lazily to discover it was mike. Sitting up straight, I cleared my eye, and let out a yawn, "ahan, bro, good morning", I said with my hand outstretched.
Mike let out a hiss and ignored the stretched hand, "seyi, we need to talk", he spat with disgust written all over his face. Before I could say anything, he went on to add, "It's high time you pack your things and leave my house".
Clearly surprised I asked what I had done to warrant him asking me to leave his house and he went on to say that since I started living with him horrible things had started to happen and coupled with that, the landlord had been complaining of my constant late nights, "he said he's always waking up late at night to come open the gate for you and you're always bringing in strange people into the compound".
"But mike, both of us know that those guys who come to the house aren't my friends but yours, I only talk to them because of you, and regarding the late nights you know how my boss is, he doesn't let me leave the shop until 8 and then trekking all the way home takes me close to thirty minutes, it's not my fault nau", I pleaded thinking he'll see reason.
Instead, mike reacted like I was a complete stranger and I was saying gibberish, "wether you like it or not Seyi, you're leaving my house today, even sef you're leaving right now", he said dragging me out of the bed to the floor.
I reminded him that I had no where to go, he was there when I got the call of my dad's death and how my uncles siphoned all his wealth. He was also there when my mom was diagnosed with lever failure and has been lying hopelessly in the hospital, "mike, no be you of all people for do me this kind thing, you know how hard things are for me".
"Oga, leave all this long talk and leave my house now, you've been the cause of my current misfortunes and I'm not going to let you stay another day here!", he shouted.
To avoid any form of embarrassment I quietly told him almost amid tears that I was going to leave, and deep down I knew I really had no where to go, no one to turn to, I was completely on my own.
I went on to pack my things and started recalling how mike had come to me for help when he couldn't pay his fees and I emptied my account just to ensure he paid his fees and ended up carrying over my field course. Topping that, mike had collected two years rent from his dad, squandered the money aimlessly and asked to stay with me. Without any objections, I housed him for two years without requesting any rent, fed him and introduced him to my line of business which he soon started to gain from.
There was just a lot to remember and remembering them just made the tears hard to hold any longer. I cried, silently because I knew I had been shown mike's true colors even after I had been warned. The deed had already been done, and I had to face whatever obstacles were staring me right in the face more directly now.
"Ahan, what are you wasting my time for?, Pls leave or I'll call the neighbors and cause a scene", Mike became more loud and rather restless.
I got my little sack bag and turned to leave, "Thank you for everything you've done for me Mike, God bless you", I said as I cleaned the already flowing tears from my eyes.
Mike just watched me as I made my way out of his room and then out of the compound with unmistakable gladness on his face.
Closing the gate, I reached the road and wondered between cross roads where I'll go from there and who I'll turn to but there was no one. I was alone, deserted and left to die, if only death would enjoy my company.
Oh sorry you really pass through alot and the is life for you, alot people do forget the past and future.
All they focus on is present, and this have lead alot of people to future problem, some people are heartless and wicked.
So with all you have did for him in the past, he can't think of one and because of that to give you sometime to find a place.
And he know you have no where to go to, sometimes those people you think they will help you do be the source to your problem.
And your mother is in hospital she needs money and your dad have dead, to me dead is not the solution.
But you can go to your boss place and the him or her your situation and maybe he can be source of help.
Or you beg your boss to let you to be sleeping at he or her shop, or sleep in his or her compound.
So that you surggle and make money, because going back to your mother which is in hospital, what will use to take care of her.
And you say you choose death, who will take care of yourself mother or you want her to dead or you want all your family not to exciting on earth.
That is very bad thing, all you need is to be strong, pray to God for help, surggle and make save some money.
So that you can put your friend to shame and you will care of yourself mother and make yourself family great.
So that all your enemies will come and bow down before you.
You know when there is still life, there is hope but a dead person can not make it again no hope for such.
Thank you for your insights @hookup.pop, you're right about everything. Death isn't the solution for Seyi. In life challenges come not to break you but to help you cherish when things become better.
You're always stopping by and I appreciate that.
Stay safe
Thank the lord for this interesting topic I would like to say that finding a true friend is not an easy thing we have so many of them we have so many of people we have so many of relative we have so many people that are closer to us but most of them they are not true
A true friendship and takes a lot of sacrifice to have a true friendship it takes a lot of things and when you find them you cherish them a lot I have a friend that has been good to me a very interesting friend that has been there just like my brother and he's always true though he may not be perfect but he's a good ones to me
This particular friend of mine I call him my brother because anytime I'm in need is always there for me you understand me you understand my feelings I just wish is a woman I would have got married to him it friendship and things a lot of sacrifice because a lot of pains a lot of Endurance because that will be a time that you people will offend each other but another standing one we stand there for you
A true friend is the person you can leave home with the person you trust so much the person you can believe that if he handled things on your behalf he will do it when I will said that this situation of finding a true friendship is very scarce is rare to have is not common to a lot of friend my come but at the end of the day they will find out that they will disappoint you just because of their own Faithfulness or most of them mingle with the world and before you know they will do an evil things
We have a lot of people that you even these guys are a true friend at the end of the day they will be the one to backfire they will be the one to do evil things to you at the back something you never expect from them so is very near to find a true and understanding friend I know the kind of sacrifice that is how it has been made
Is possible that your friend might have listened to the advice of other and forgotten the relationship that you started with him is good chasing you away is like chasing you to another better place that reminds me of the friends that I stay with this friend we have been a good friend together for a very long time I stay with him just because I'm looking for job
However I spend almost three years with him though he has endured a lot of things with me and I also do but one day I corrected his children for the wrong things that they did to each other and it was very hungry he told his wife that you don't want to see me in his house again that's why will I be beating his children by I corrected them for good
When you told this to his wife I was aware of it but I pretend as if I did not hear anything because I don't want us to depart incorrect I told the wife that I want him to direct the information to me and said if truly you want me to lay leave the house but waited for a long time in the house I did not talk to me we did not greet I greet him I did not answer I went to him and I told him that I would like to have a conversation with you
In the process of the conversation and let him know my feelings and I told him things that has happened and I also let him know that even if you are going to depart for the past three years that we have been together we shouldn't depart like this that the days that I left for me in that house is not up to the time that I've spent we apologize to each other I also apologize for his wrong behaviour and will continue though it might look so bad but I still cherish him as a friend and I still love him
Today it might be you that is in need of your friends up and it doesn't offer tomorrow in my come to you but I know surely that he will realise his mistake but I will do that whenever he calls for help help because is not only pushing you for a bad thing but it's making you to receive another chance to succeed
In conclusion I just want you to look down at yourself as if you are not going to make it the truth is that is pushing out for the betterment life and another thing is that if you keep staying with him you might not think of how to progress but as far as that is life that is still hope just put your trust in God and hope in him is able to do all things for you
Wow, I'm glad you really took time to read this article and share your view point. You're a real one and I'm looking forward to seeing you around.
Thanks for the encouragement and like you said it might have been for the better
Thanks very much I really appreciate and nice seeing someone like you ,this story you share and your post really touch me and I feel like expressing my feelings I believe you also benefit from the little I share or the post
I just thank god that God has done a great thing it is very hard to see a good friend and when you see a good friend you always appreciate them looking forward to see more of your post I really appreciate your response thanks
Of course, we're hear to learn one way or the other from each other and share our experiences.
Thank you for stopping by.
This is just very big and I want to say I don't have much to say,but I must let you know that word friendship hoes beyond what is it this days,as to me it is more like seeing them as family to me ,cause I have this understanding that friendship is all about having someone to trust and relay on.
But to me and base on your story which me as a person don't want to talk about at all,just because I felt like sharing my comment on my opinion mate,it's very important that we understand who to choose as friend as alot has been mislead just because of the type of people they choose as friend.
It is not all about moving around with people,but to me it is all about moving around with people of influence who will in one way or the other help in adding Value to the life of each other ,to me friendship should go beyond moving around without havingthe courage of telling each other thr truth at all,but it should be come with adding value to each other and telling each other the truth
Let me say a god level of friendship should not have any sort of betrayal in it as that on the other side might lead to lack of trust between each other, they must be able to stand and fight for each other and to me if all they must be willing nto let out the truth irespective of how hard it might be
You're very right my friend, most of us don't move with the right set of people and we end up discovering later.
We need to be more careful when choosing friends from now on because it could help make us or destroy us.
Thank you for reading through this and sharing your opinion
This is just very big and I want to say I don't have much to say,but I must let you know that word friendship hoes beyond what is it this days,as to me it is more like seeing them as family to me ,cause I have this understanding that friendship is all about having someone to trust and relay on.
But to me and base on your story which me as a person don't want to talk about at all,just because I felt like sharing my comment on my opinion mate,it's very important that we understand who to choose as friend as alot has been mislead just because of the type of people they choose as friend.
It is not all about moving around with people,but to me it is all about moving around with people of influence who will in one way or the other help in adding Value to the life of each other ,to me friendship should go beyond moving around without havingthe courage of telling each other thr truth at all,but it should be come with adding value to each other and telling each other the truth
Let me say a god level of friendship should not have any sort of betrayal in it as that on the other side might lead to lack of trust between each other, they must be able to stand and fight for each other and to me if all they must be willing nto let out the truth irespective of how hard it might be
This is just very big and I want to say I don't have much to say,but I must let you know that word friendship hoes beyond what is it this days,as to me it is more like seeing them as family to me ,cause I have this understanding that friendship is all about having someone to trust and relay on.
But to me and base on your story which me as a person don't want to talk about at all,just because I felt like sharing my comment on my opinion mate,it's very important that we understand who to choose as friend as alot has been mislead just because of the type of people they choose as friend.
It is not all about moving around with people,but to me it is all about moving around with people of influence who will in one way or the other help in adding Value to the life of each other ,to me friendship should go beyond moving around without havingthe courage of telling each other thr truth at all,but it should be come with adding value to each other and telling each other the truth
Let me say a god level of friendship should not have any sort of betrayal in it as that on the other side might lead to lack of trust between each other, they must be able to stand and fight for each other and to me if all they must be willing nto let out the truth irespective of how hard it might be
This is just very big and I want to say I don't have much to say,but I must let you know that word friendship hoes beyond what is it this days,as to me it is more like seeing them as family to me ,cause I have this understanding that friendship is all about having someone to trust and relay on.
But to me and base on your story which me as a person don't want to talk about at all,just because I felt like sharing my comment on my opinion mate,it's very important that we understand who to choose as friend as alot has been mislead just because of the type of people they choose as friend.
It is not all about moving around with people,but to me it is all about moving around with people of influence who will in one way or the other help in adding Value to the life of each other ,to me friendship should go beyond moving around without havingthe courage of telling each other thr truth at all,but it should be come with adding value to each other and telling each other the truth
Let me say a god level of friendship should not have any sort of betrayal in it as that on the other side might lead to lack of trust between each other, they must be able to stand and fight for each other and to me if all they must be willing nto let out the truth irespective of how hard it might be