Good day to you all. I am Pirate Q. The one and only Pirate that sails a paper ship. Don't worry about the paper ship sinking. Pirate Q never drowns. There is always a way out unless you feel there is no way out again. I believe in God, smart work, my phone, and my sub…

I never believed love could become a “once upon a time” thing for me. Many times I see young men and ladies in love. I just look at them and remember my old times. Days when I should say I was so silly or maybe I am just being a fool for love

They say love is blind, but I still wonder how it gets to see me and make me fall for it. After my first friendly relationship, with a young girl while I was at a tender age. I got my first heartbreak, and since then I promised myself not to fall in love again.

Then as time passed by, I grew older, and I got oppressed by love again. My roommate in the university was a woman addict. I don’t know why he likes women so much to the extent of having himself ready to do anything to win them over.

I became a student of love

I would at times act like I had slept off in the middle of the night when my guy would get on a call with these ladies and start to scope them in one way or the other. This guy had a sweet mouth. I wondered if I could be like him even for one day.

There was a day he told a lady that he had just eaten yam and fried egg for dinner, meanwhile, he never put anything in his tummy since morning, and the breakfast he had was even from one of our neighbors. I wonder, so now I can see where love was blind.

My Graduation ceremony

After a few years of togetherness, one day he asked me about my girl jokingly. I was ashamed but my mind told me to speak up as this is an avenue for me to make it.

I told him I didn't know how to talk to a lady, moreover, I didn't even know how to converse with a lady for long. I wonder what those guys that hang out with ladies do tell them for hours. Even to look at a lady’s face is like me climbing a great mountain.

My roommate was pleased with my words, he asked if there was any girl I liked, maybe from my department or even on the street. All he told me was to walk up to her, that she couldn't do me anything. At worst she would walk away from me. I nodded like I understood all he had said. Then I started working towards it.

The imaginary meetup.
You should never say it's over until it's over. I learned to summon some courage and tried walking towards someone I thought I loved. I have made several rehearsals alone in front of the mirror, at the entrance of the room. In the bathroom. At times when I am on the street. I just keep practicing what to say.

Me Hello pretty,
Her response: Hi handsome

Me: You look so familiar, and I have been seeing you around for some while now.
Her response: Ooh. Nice meeting you then.

Me: I would like to know you better, I am Abdulqudus by name.
Her response: Cool, My name is ……

Me: Not to waste your precious time. Can I have your contact so we can talk?
Her response: No problem.

{I stretched my hand toward the mirror or door to have my phone and her details in.}.

The D-day

Only if I had known we are all like water in this life and we flow anywhere anytime. I wouldn’t have wasted much of my time on rehearsals. The shocking moment came so suddenly when I met her on my way to school, we boarded the same bus and she was sitting right behind me.

I would hold my phone upwards and start pressing nothing, just to see her face and her possible reactions.
My heart started to beat fast. But I still remember how my roommate made me summon courage. I can do it. I quickly made another rehearsal again before we alighted the bus.

After dropping, I began to look for her all around. I was rest assured she was the one I saw, but how come she already disappeared?

After several minutes of searching, I started walking to the lecture room reluctantly. But to my surprise, I saw her again, but this time around she was happily hugging a handsome dude. The more I saw the smile on her face, the more I began to curse love.

For over two weeks I was unable to take that moment away from my head. When my friends try to play silly with me, I am always aggressive for reasons known to me alone.

Since then I promised myself to also snatch someone else's lady and smile with her. But I need to have all it takes first before I do so.