So let me tell you guys what I got myself into other day.
I tag along with my boss whenever I decide to head straight home after work. I usually alight at the nearest junction to my estate, walk up a bit and hail a cab home from there. On this fateful day, I was clearly on the pedestrian path, blasting some NF music through my earplugs when this green SUV almost brushed my legs off the road all in the name of ‘trying to give me a ride.”
I stopped. I was dazed. I am not really good at identifying car brands until I get a close-up angle; he was driving some brand of Volkswagen.
I walk up to him, lower my wayfarers and peer into the front passenger seat to talk. I’m happy to tell you that he was a handsome young man so I became less triggered.
He asks me, “where are you headed?”
I let out a little scoff and think to myself, is he not aware he almost crippled me? And then I say to him, “you very nearly hit me, sir.” He stares at me. I stare back. It was about 5pm so the weather was still a bit unbearable to just waste precious time on a staring contest.
He says, “I did?” with a straight face.
I say to him, “this is the part where you apologise first.”
Silence.
Then he goes, “can I drop you off?” still with a straight face like I should be glad he is doing me some kind of favour… which I hate to admit, but he was. The sun was really hot, friend.
I step back now and adjust my glasses. Inner me says to me: Precious, remember you are a proud and confident woman.
I go, “don’t worry about it. I’ll sort myself out.” I adjust my bag on by shoulder & attempt to be on my way.
“Just get in,” he yields.
I think, ah, we will see where your defiance takes you.
He is smirking now and I am about 80% sure he’d ask politely this time. Hmm. Or so I thought. Right before my eyes, Mr Green Car here zooms off. It was like the weather became three times hotter.
Ah. God will give me my own car in this Abuja 😩
Is chivalry dead? So because you want to be kind to someone you have to do it with such arrogance? Oga come and be going abeg. I carried on with my gait, no wonder he is still driving a Volkswagen 💀💀
