It is way past midnight,I can’t sleep!Mike is not in town. I don’t even know how this works but really,when Mike is not around,I just cannot sleep,weird right? I know!
I met Mike in my first year at ABU,Zaria,it was my second semester and a friend,who was also my room mate back then and in her final year had dragged me to her cousin’s birthday party off campus,while at the party,he asked me to dance, before then,I had seen him once or twice at the Faculty of Arts,but I had never seen him up close or spoken to him.
Before we met at this party,I had this friend who I called big Mike because of his height and size,someone then told me there was a big Mike in another department in the faculty and pointed him out to me one day,for some reason,I remember the first day I saw him vividly;he was in a white native top and trouser,with a big afro,he was with two other guys and he was laughing. I don’t think I was staring but I noticed he had a gap in his teeth,I am a sucker for gap teeth. I walked past him and never gave him another thought. That is,till this party. LOL🙈

We danced and did a little chit chat,I then left the party and went my way but we saw from time to time and always exchanged pleasantries. This was in 2002.
By the time I was in my second year and he in his final year,we became friends sort of,he would come to call my room and we would just take long walks,sit somewhere and talk. If you are an ABUsite,you would remember Ribadu hall very well,I was in Ribadu hall,we would sometimes sit behind Ribadu and talk,when he started asking me out,I was somewhat reluctant,not because I didn’t like him but because I did like him a lot and I did not want any romantic encumbrances 😝
After plenty story,we sha became an item in 2004,April. We got married May of 2009 and here we are,16 years after that dance,I can’t sleep because he is away. If he were home,I will probably be fast asleep while he is working or it will be the other way round. Still,we could both be up and gisting or I will be reading about some medical condition online. 📝 Don’t blame me,blame google joor!

Mike and I have a few things in common,yet we are so different. He is the calmer one of the two of us,I am intense and he gets me in a way I doubt any other person can. Do we fight? Yes!There are times he is so annoying that I want to bite him but I don’t😝 I trust there are times he feels same too. LOL.
However,the important thing is,we are two people fighting for each other’s happiness and while at it,we are holding hands,guiding and encouraging each other…does this even make sense? I hope it does.
This is me saying to you,be happy! You deserve it.