Check Mate!

21st of April 2022

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Disclaimer: this article shows a glimpse of how messed up my mind is. I implore you to not take it too seriously!

It was a Sunday evening, in the month of August, year 2015. A pre-marriage testimony evening was being held. More like a stylish exposé/interview for the 'soon to be' couple. This exposé occurs on the weekend before the wedding and the youths would have the opportunity to ask the 'soon to be' couples relevant questions including sensitive questions questions that needs to be answered. Plus fun. Unfortunately, fun took over ninety percent of the event and the rest was history.

The time for questions and answers came. You'd have to write on paper and signal to the officials to come for your question, after which it will be read out loud and the couples will answer appropriately. It was full of yada yada and blah blah of irrelevant questions.. "how did you meet", "what was the catch phrase", "punch line", "pick up line", "how many times did she say no" and blah blah…

These questions were read out loud by the organisers while the couple did the needful. Now I wrote on paper "if your spouse was caught in a compromising position or your spouse does what you wouldn't do.. whatever the case may be.. I'd rather not mention it, what would be your reaction?", and sent this question across.

The organiser- female, looked at the question and shook her head like it was too much for her to comprehend. She folded the sheet of paper and kaboom.. it was ignored.

"Hell no".. I was pissed. I concluded it was a gathering of children and felt like I had wasted my time, or perhaps the organisers had a negative IQ and weren't ready for realistic questions as such.

The organisers' name- I wouldn't mention but will caller her Malorie for the purpose of this illustration. My check mate came soon enough.

Fast forward to 2017!

Malorie's wedding was at hand, and her testimony evening came up. I attended coincidentally.. as I was simply there while it happened.

Long story short she got married 2017 and come 2019, she got divorced- Checkmate!

That's what you get for ignoring necessary questions before marriage.

I laughed so hard when I heard the news and told myself checkmate! I don't care whatever may have happened.. Divorce is Divorce. Checkmate is Checkmate!

Case 2

I imitated his mom's dance move during her birthday without any intent to mock. We were friends (observe the past tense for we are no longer friends), but he went ahead to disrespect me. Gosh! I felt insulted and went straight to the restroom for some alone-time. I sat on the toilet seat and memories of my mom flashed before my eyes.. she had died 2017, while Dad.. 2011. He was doing the "mommy thing" on someone that didn't have a "mommy". This was January 2021. Sorry, yours is coming.

Fast forward to August of the same year. He called me and told me his dad was dead..  "Checkmate!", I thought.

One and a half months later- he almost died of an asthma attack.. He ran out of inhaler and passed out by 4am. He woke up at the hospital by 8am with hospital fluids and pipes all over him. He got lucky someone was there to rescue him.

I'm still waiting for the announcement of his mom's.... you know what!

Don't blame me for my messed up mindset- life has taught me a lot- @Olasquare can testify!