One True Friend

I say am introverted, well I believe so but not when it comes down to certain areas. Funny how I've always minded my business but not if it concerns money transactions and at that very moment my introverted nature is lost along with the air.
I leave home well-dressed with a touch of my perfume.

oh! That's my confidence therapy

When satisfied with myself, locked my door and board the next bus. From my house to the bus station, I've smiled and greeted every face I came across both familiar and unfamiliar and it happened that casual habit of mine got me a friend.

At first, he always compliments my looks and waves back in return anything I walk along his shop until the day I no longer. A little after three months of constant greetings, we became more familiar than my regular hi &bye. To be more plain, when I walk past every single person I greet or wave to while on my way to work, I stop by and spare a minute or two when it comes to him. It was the only time we got to talk in a day because, by the time it approached sunset, I presumed he was already packed up for the day to beat traffic. On the other hand, am back most times a little after 8 pm, so it's right for my mind to view him as just a person I knew. Believe me, that was the thought until I quit my job to start my business.

As I said earlier, this was three months plus after and you know what, He reached out to me first.
I remembered that very morning I was woken up with a knock on my door. Believe me, I was so annoyed by the disturbance of being free to sleep till when I decided to be up and whoever was at the door had just taken it away from me because sleeping back after being awake for a second is not some in an 85% attempt but all my annoyance was watched away by guilt the moment I opened up and recognized his face. I wasn't so surprised he knew my house, just curious how he knew my flat and why he came, and then he said “ My friend didn't come out to greet me, so I came by to greet her”.

Oh, just imagine how my morning face would look like when I deliberated on how to respond to what I thought was a “pickup line” That’s if it could be considered as one lol
I appreciated his concern and that was how he left. Now, plans for my business were made and the only major challenge I had was space. I needed space to display what I do and that was how the thoughts of this guy came to mind. I was unsure of if to go to him but then, we connected just fine.. So his being a better hope brought the fear of the “what ifs “rejection.
I however braced up and approached him for a space for rent only to be given free. Honestly, I felt unsettled getting it freely without pay. First, even if we were both comfortable, it didn’t just feel right to take something for free and secondly, I so much support the motion of zero pleasure to business.
Well well, you could say.. his a guy, and all he does was his way of hitting on me, I pretty much thought so too but it all stopped by the time I got to know him much better, The moments I could trace the similarities in our mindset when it comes to rendering help. Right there I knew his naturally living a self-made promise that alone overpowered every other intention that his actions might have looked like. I call him a friend not only because he came to offer a rent-free space but also because I felt his honesty for humanity and the path he chose for himself. The good thing is he sees me as a friend and I take him in on that for a long run too and that's because in the end, his type of heart is rare to come by in a world like ours and so makes me fortunate to cross paths.

By the way, am no introvert Okay, that was just a stewing lol.. but am sure to mind my business. Thanks for reading 💕