Long Spoon

The problem started quite simply
She She didn't know how it started
She used to be full of sunshine and happiness
She used to be happy and spritely 
She remembered her joy on the day she went 
for the interview for her job
She had no idea what the interview was about
She just graduated as a software engineer
She needed a job desperately
She was in a foreign country with bills to pay
Her parents had told her she could stay and make a living 
for herself in Silicon Valley or find her way home
She had weighed her options carefully
She was a hot cake wherever she might choose to live
Her expertise in software engineering was in great demand
She would thrive anywhere in the world
One of her colleagues gave her a call
"I have an interview tomorrow, would you like to tag along"
She wasn't doing anything that day
She decided to tag along
When they got to the venue of the interview
She sat down with her friend when the CEO of the company arrived
The man was in a casual T-shirt and shorts
Truth be told, she didn't know who he was
She just felt he was too invasive in the way he stared at her 
and decided to pay him back in kind
Their eyes met for a few seconds
She refused to avert her gaze
The man nodded and walked straight into the elevator
Five minutes later, a lady approached her
The lady said the CEO of the company will like to see her
She followed the lady to the CEO's office
"Lo and behold" It was the "Gazer"
"I like your confidence," said the Gazer
"I have told my secretary to draw up your contract
you will be working with my creative team!
What did you study?
It doesn't matter, whatever it is, you'd fit right in!
The only things I appreciate are honesty and results
No ass kissing stuff"
All she could do was nod her head and follow 
the secretary out
It was her very first job interview and she passed 
without saying one word!
It was probably the happiest day of her life
She resumed the following Monday
One of her colleagues lived in the apartment 
just opposite her house
They go to work together!
Her salary package was a King's ransom
She was one of those whose paths to greatness
had been written by divine providence
She loved and enjoyed her job
Within three months she was given a supervisory 
role and some extra-privileges 
Until that Saturday, when he came to inform her that
he was getting married
He being her flatmate!
Her flatmate was a guy she met while 
she was going through her registration in the university
He approached her and asked her if she needed a place to stay
They were strangers but they were both from the same tribe 
back home
He told her he would be going for his housemanship in New York
but wanted to keep the apartment
He was looking for a rent-paying occupant who
 could split the rent with him and occupy the house
in his absence
She felt comfortable with the idea and moved in the next day
The apartment had three rooms
He kept one, she kept one and they reserved one for guests
He was a perfect gentleman
Whenever he came around, he kept his nose in his business
She never nursed any feelings whatsoever for him
She was never attracted to him, not even a little
He also never ever gave her any indication that he liked her
At least not in an intimate way
When he came to the flat to announce that he
would be moving out because he had secured a permanent
job in New York
She was very happy for him
Until she saw the picture of his wife
An old friend of hers who she left back home several years ago
He told her they met on Facebook, became friends and
He also proposed on Facebook and now they would be
getting married!
She couldn't seriously state how that was supposed 
to affect her
But it did!
From the moment she became aware that her
friend would be coming over to marry him while she
was still single, a strange wind blew into her reality!
She couldn't find pleasure in her job again
She couldn't find pleasure in her life again
Everything lost meaning!
She started frequenting the social media
Instagram and Facebook especially
She started looking at the pictures and videos
 of all her friends getting married, engaged, starting 
new jobs and businesses
Why would her friend marry him?
Of all the guys in the world!
The location they were was full of predominantly
white people
He was the only Nigerian she sees and relates with
constantly and her friend is taking him away!
How was that even fair?
She got so lost in her misery that it affected her job
She kept missing deadlines!
After a week of less than a satisfactory effort on the job,
her CEO, gave her two weeks off to settle whatever the 
issues were and return to work with her focus intact
The time-off only made things worse
She was bored, idle and restless
The thoughts persisted and the feeling of despair,
misery, numbness, darkness and hopelessness
lingered!
She kept reminding herself of all the good things she
had in her life and why she should be happy 
But it didn't work!
There was a fiery pain underneath her skin,
a discomfort that has no name!
When she couldn't bear it anymore, she called
a travel agent and booked her flight back home
She told herself she would get home, see her family,
seek help and be back at her desk as at when due!
She left for Nigeria on September 13, 2018!
The only person she told about her journey was her
flatmate!
He had some packages he wanted to deliver to his
bride to be and she volunteered to deliver them for him! 
Her parents and siblings welcomed her with joy
She told them she only came home for a week
She needed to come home and say thank you
to her parents!
Her parents were overjoyed! 
The first thing she noticed was the peace that
flooded her soul as soon as she got back home
She was happy, relaxed, joyful, healthy and at ease
The feeling of unease and restlessness left her 
immediately
She was herself again!
But anytime she thought of her life back in 
the USA, her job and everything she left behind
the fear would return with a vengeance
On the 20th of September 2018, she called her
parents for a meeting and told them she had 
decided not to return to the USA.
She didn't give a reason!
Her parents didn't get it! But they told her they were
fine with her decision!
She was twenty-seven years old and could
make her own decisions!
Her mother was not satisfied!
Later that night, her mother went to her room
and had a heart to heart talk with her!
She told her mother everything!
She told her mother about the nameless fear, terror
and dread that tormented her before she left the 
USA and how the venom of that fear unleashes
on her whenever she gave going back a thought!
The next morning, her mother put her in the car
and drove her to the office of the Brother in Jeans
and T-shirt!
"I just want you to pray for your sister, just pray for her"
He held her hands and prayed with her
Then he told her "The Holy Spirit said you will
have a visitor this evening, if you pay attention, you will
learn why you had that feeling, but I want to assure you
that whatever it is has been settled"
Later that evening, her friend came to visit!
She came for the packages sent by her fiance!
They got talking, catching up on old times!
Out of the blue, her friend said "Do you know
the flatmate of my fiance? Have you met her?
He says a lot of good stuff about her! Did he think
I am a fool! I know men like the back of my hand!
So he kept one lover at home while proposing to me!
I told him to eject her but he said it was not necessary!
So I went to the elders for her, I won't be anybody's fool
all it cost me was #5000 and his address
since I know they were living together!
I was assured she would either pack her baggage 
suddenly and leave that flat or she would be carried 
away to a lunatic asylum within 30 days!"
She couldn't believe her ears!
One week later, she returned to the USA!
She rented her own apartment!
She never went back to her former flat to pick even a pin!

PS: Her friend got married in Nigeria and
 arrived the USA three months later
Somehow her friend had added two and 
two together
They both avoided each other as much as possible
Her flatmate called her sometime in March 2019
He said his wife was acting very strange
A week later, her friend returned to Nigeria for treatment
Her flatmate said her friend was diagnosed of 
Schizophrenia! He had taken her back to Nigeria for treatment!

Keep away from demonic powers in the name
of seeking an advantage!
All the beads, chains, amulets, anklets of the devil
being advertised on Instagram and other sources
They all have repercussions!
The demons render some of the users barren, impotent,
mentally challenged and sick
Eating with the devil is very unwise
Your long spoon will never be long enough!