MY CANDY CRUSH

"Look Frank, Hope this outfit looks ok? " I asked, eyeing myself in the mirror above the mantelpiece.

I really want to impress this girl so well, until all she thinks of is just me" I said.

"You see yourself. Beginning of failure." Franklin said laughing so hard. Look at the dress you want to take to win a girl's heart. Only you red, blue, yellow and pitch. You be rainbow? He asked. Well you might end up winning her slap though. As long as you win something." Franklyn replied.

I took another look at my supposedly fine self. But with Franklyn's comment, I knew I had to change it.

So I asked "What do you suggest I wear then?.

"E nor hard, wear suit. Black suit, black tie, black hat, black belt, black shoe... And take a rose flower along, now thats how to impress a girl. " He said taking few steps closer to the mirror where I was standing.

"Hmm, I hope this works" I said reaching for my wardrobe.

Finally, i came out from my room. And the first question I got from my younger sister was " hey paul. You going for a burial?.

I lifted my gaze from my shoe which I was just admiring. My mouth was wide open. That was when it dawned on me that Franklyn had given me a very bad advice. "I hope this girl likes the outfit though." I still said to myself courageously.

No time again, so I couldn't go and change. I went straight to her house with my mind full of those rehearsed lines with boldness.

She wasnt outside. So I asked her younger sister who I found playing by the side of the garage to go and help me call her out. She hesitated for a while but later accepted but not until i gave her the last 50 naira note I had on me.

After a few minutes, Rachel came out. Coincidentally she was planning to go out too.. So she was gorgeously dressed.

In my mind I was like, when im done giving this girl my lines, she will be dripping for me.

From afar, as she was walking down. Mehn, my head burst. She looked exactly like Darego whens she first won miss world.

She got close to me and said "yes, how may i help you".

With this first statement from her, the rose flower fell from my hand, all my rehearsed lines flew away.

"What else will I tell my long awaited racheal since my lines had failed me? I thought to myself.

At this point, I knew I was doomed...racheal is just about to slip away from my fingers.

Tbc...