I STILL MISS MY CANDY CRUSH😢

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Today’s post topic brings back memories of friendships lost and most likely, can’t be found again. It opens up emotions kept and forgotten inside a small dark room in my heart. Oh, the pain of remembrance alone makes me wish I could go back in time to change how things turned out to be. I guess @sekani quote from her last post is actually true. It says that every emotion we hide will somehow come back stronger later to haunt us. I feel haunted by them as I write this post.

Have you ever had friends you felt will always be there no matter what? Friends you thought were the rainbows in your life and yet they disappeared as you grew older?😌

Let me share my experience and how broken I was when I lost this special friend. Eh, are you ready for this gist? First, promise not to laugh too hard.

MY FIRST CANDY CRUSH

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Back when I was 8 years old, when it still felt like the world was filled with roses and love was always in the air. I had this beautiful friend, Esther - my candy crush. She was so beautiful, fair in complexion with long beautiful legs. She was 9 years old then but that didn’t stop us from falling in love or whatever what we felt at that time was called. All I know is that what we felt then is far better than what some people in relationships now have. I mean it was genuine and borne out of sincerity and not lust.

Yeah, I know you are already asking yourself many questions like what were they doing together at that age? Well, let me share my story on how we met. Sit tight and enjoy!🥂

So, I stayed in Lagos mainland with my family. I attended a private school and lived my life most times in school, church, or locked indoors only to go out once in a while when my Dad comes back from work or trips. Yeah, my mum never wanted her children to mix up with the kids living in my street. She always says they were bad-mannered and she doesn’t want her kids to be influenced wrongly. So, she always ensured we were engaged or indoors. Her other safe bet was to always carry us to her brother’s house on the Island. The funny part was that her brother’s house too had kids but I guess she felt they were far better than those on my street.

On my first visit to my uncle’s place which is usually around the time schools go on holidays, I met this beautiful candy crush. I must say it felt like those epic reactions we see in the K-drama series. I mean, I couldn’t just understand the chemistry that took place but I know it caused a love chain reaction. She came to my uncle’s apartment with her elder sister and then my Uncle introduced us. They were other kids around, in fact, we had 2 monkeys in the compound and one stubborn dog that always chased me around for no good reason. I guess the dog was jealous I came to steal his crush😂.

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Esther invited me to play with other kids in the compound. She even introduced me to everyone like we were already friends, making me feel so loved. Little by little, we became close pals and were always around each other. She would always pick me to be her game partner, or dance partner, and we always played Mummy –and- Daddy games together. It was so sweet that I’d always wish I could pause time for a long while😍. She loved eating candy so much that we always called her Candy.

One day, one rough boy, Dele living in the compound, obviously a few years older than me confronted me for stealing his wife. He claimed he liked Esther first and I only came to spoil his plans. It led to a fight and yeah, I got my ass whooped. Esther got to find out and was so angry. She even stopped talking to Dele and that made me feel so happy.

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The love story continued every time I went over for holidays, in fact, I always looked forward to the next long break. Time passed till one unfortunate day when my Uncle called in to tell us that the Landlord of the house gave everyone a quit notice because he wanted to sell the land to a bank. This news broke my heart. Everyone moved out of the compound eventually including Esther’s family. We still spoke on calls for a while but this was the beginning of the end of our love story😌.

Months have passed, many years gone by now, and still, my Esther is nowhere to be found. To date, I still wish it never ended. I still pray for her in my heart and hope to see her one day even though I know deep down that I won’t be able to recognize her again. But who knows right? The heart still recognizes his own. I’d give her a big hug and never let her go this time, we’ll sit and talk for long hours as I steer closely at her beautiful smile. I’d play a song that would never end and dance with my candy crush forever again.

I STILL MISS YOU, MY CANDY CRUSH😞!! I HOPE YOU SEE THIS POST AND RUN BACK TO MY ARMS!!