PICTURE STORIES- THE TRIO

Far away, in a village called Ifopa, there live three girls who are so close that they do everything together. They aren’t age mates but the love they have for one another makes them act like one. Labake, Fadekemi, and Abike are usually the talk of the town as they are very beautiful, though, people see Abike as the most beautiful because she is the fairest among the three.

The three girls will always chat about how they want to buy one thing or the other that will make them look more beautiful as days pass, so as to have more toasters as several men cross their way often, to woo them. The trio enjoyed the feeling of having to turn heads and get noticed every time they step out. They laugh at girls who aren’t as pretty as they are, calling them ‘obo’ meaning Monkey.

Labake, the oldest among the three will always say, “don’t listen to those men o we will one day travel to the city and find better men who will spoil us with riches. These ones here aren’t just up to my own standard”. Now, I’m just wondering if the men in Ifopa aren’t planning to go to the city as well. I think Labake the gang leader doesn’t think so.

Adesanya, the prince of Ijaiye, a town close to Ifopa has come to visit his friend Olawale. Sure, Adesanya is a handsome young man who is very humble even with his royalties. He has known Olawale for a long time during secondary school days, when Olawale will accompany him to the palace in order to say hi to the king and eat till he is full. They both enjoy each other’s company.

As fate will have it, the trio were on a walk to the stream, accompanying labake fetch a bowl of water as her mum had sent when Olawale and Adesanya sighted them. As expected, the prince couldn’t just take his eyes off. “So there are beautiful girls like these ones in Ifopa”, he said to Olawale.

Olawale who knows the trio too well discouraged him, saying, they are proud and arrogant and ready to snub or insult whoever greets them not to talk of wooing them except if you are ready to shower them with your wealth. On hearing these, the prince was disappointed to hear that these girls with such beauty lack good character. If that is the case, why not let me confirm myself.

“Excuse me girls, I’m sorry to interrupt, my name is Adesanya, the prince of Ijaiye. Can I know you girls?” he said. All Olawale could hear was “LaFaBi…” as they began introducing themselves all at once. Then he decided to see Labake in private. She had goose bum all over her while Abike and Fadekemi felt bad. Of course he couldn’t have wooed the three of them.

I will give  you as much as you want and desire as long as you are ready to be mine. Labake who has always taught the girls never to say yes to a man who is not from the city couldn’t just turn down the prince as all she wants is wealth and riches. 

Labake deceived her friends but she got a bigger deceit from the Prince as Adesanya wasn’t ready to be with a woman after his wealth and royalty.

As a woman, surround yourself with those who have got goals and pursue your own dream and watch a man’s wealth be a bonus and not your reason for being with him.

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