SERIES FROM SIT (STORIES IN TRANSIT)
One of those days I had to travel, I got stuck in traffic and missed the event I was going for but guess what! I met someone and had an interesting conversation with him. The journey ended up not being a total waste. It was a weird and interesting experience for me. So I sat in between two guys on the journey. Mr X was seated by my right while Mr Y, my left. I named him “Y” because why should I have a conversation with him… I felt he didn’t deserve it. Let me start from the beginning, please. We were all seated quietly minding our businesses except for me who was using my side eye to check out the guys seated next to me; their mannerisms, cologne or body odour, dress sense, etc, out of boredom oh not “aproko”….until we got stuck in a holdup (as per Nigerian bad roads plus those trailers that choose strategic bad spots to get spoilt in)…..our driver on the other hand was not patient enough and made bad decisions based on passengers suggestions….that’s how we spent close to tw...