I went to visit her, the one I called friend,
To celebrate the gift of adding a new age.

Met her crying,
She said,"I think I am a failure, it's like I've not achieved anything. My mom is on neck to provide grandchildren for her, there's no man, she has not introduced me to"

The painful one out of everything was, KELECHI that decided to test my competency, my "wife materialism" as he termed it.
I went for a visit cause of mom's pressure,
Only for him to tell me that we're visiting his parents.
I was nervous girl, seeing his parents was like a huge mile for me.

While we were all discussing, I apologized for not coming with a gift,that I wasn't duly informed.
His mom smirked
Then she said, if you don't mind me asking,
"how can a beautiful lady like you still be single, I think it's either you have a bad character or among the girls of today that puts their careers first"
I was speechless,
Sensing my mood, she said never mind.
I tried not to dwell on it much .
That night, we had family prayers like they termed it.
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