This is an aftermath of Valentine 's Day for Two ladies.  Enjoy.

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Hi, my name is Isabella and I will be sharing my valentine’s day story.

I will say this. This was actually the first date I experienced in my whole twenty-one years of being on this earth and all I can say is it was the worst. Like, I have seen, heard of people experiences of Valentine. Read books. Watched movies and skits. I had expectations. And they collapsed like a building with a weak foundation.

So, I met this guy through a mutual friend earlier this year. He was cool and all. Wore fancy ass clothes, shoes, was always looking sleek like these rich kids. The guy was giving. Like, his looks, his dimpled smile and how he walks was just… I have no words to explain it better but I hope you get the drill.

Earlier this month, he sent me a TikTok video [mind you we aren’t dating]. The video shows a guy that celebrated Valentine for his babe last year and what she should expect this year. I was ‘awwing’ like a lost owl and commented the usual ‘GOD when?’ on the post.

This guy, [I’ll call him Gbenga] then asked if I have celebrated Valentine before and how it was with my ex. I was now laughing inside me in Spanish. Me that don’t know how a date goes on. I sha tell him that I never celebrated Valentine the couple’s way because I have never had a boo. Huncle did nor believe at first and teased me about trying to scope him.

Sha, he believe and he asked me out. He said, it’s not really a date, he just wanted to make me experience Valentine for the first time and he will spoil me and all. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting too much. I just thought he might take me to a local restaurant where we can chill with our casual dressing and just chill sha. I am a simple girl and don’t like to pressure people.

As the days pass by, I tried to hint at what I wanted for my first date. A picnic followed by a walk down a beautiful garden, the movies, a football match even. I am a simple girl and just want something simple but memorable. This guy had other plans and kept sending me fancy restaurant to pick where we can have that date.

When I saw he wasn’t taking the hint, I told him to surprise me and he said okay.

Forward to Valentine’s Day, huncle said I should be ready by seven because he will come to pick me up by then. I said okay and wore the very expensive gown, jewelry and hair accessory he sent my way the previous day. Since, I had an idea where he is taking me, I was hyped and excited to see what he has planned.

I made my hair in one very fancy place, just because I didn’t want him to be the only one spending on all my looks and the date. Normally, I don’t dress up like this, even when hanging out with my girls. Simple dressing and all that but because of him, I decided to go all out. In my mind I was thinking, ‘he might be the one oo x17’.

Evening came and Gbenga came to pick me up. I was blushing when he looked at me in both shock and admiration. When his eyes scanned over my body, I felt a bit self-conscious but come on. Na the guy pay, make he admire wetin he buy.

I gave a 360 and asked what he thought.

“If didn’t buy you this dress and see how great you looked in it, I wouldn’t think expensive and nice clothes would look great on you.”

And as if cold water was poured on me, all the excitement drowned and was replaced with shock and slight anger. I’m a short person and I have been told severally that my blood dey hot for any small thing and I was trying to stop that.

“It made you look fine” he completed his sentence. I couldn’t stop my mouth from saying the next words.

“Are you okay?” I didn’t look friendly anymore. I’m sure, I had an irritated look on my face currently.

“Ah Ahan, I am just saying now. Abi, you don’t use to take constructive criticism?” he asked. I took in deep breaths and let it out slowly before I use annoyance knack somebody’s son shoe on the head.

“It’s not a nice thing to say to someone. I don’t like it” I said my mind, still trying to keep my composure.

“Okay, sorry. Can we leave?” he asked. I nod my head and followed him outside my house to his car.

We started our journey. What happened was plenty but I will shorten it for time sake.

On our way, huncle started complaining on prices of things. He complained about not booking the reservation earlier since the price shot up time three by the time he made reservations two days ago. He was just complaining sha. Then he entered prices of fuel, food and everything in general.

I was na asking myself ‘Which kind wahala I don enter like this?’ I kept quiet all through his lamenting and would ‘eh ehing’ when I need to.

Sha we entered traffic and more round of complaining came from this human being. At this point I was annoyed. We haven’t even started our date and I was annoyed and wanted to go home, off the dress and just wear my regular shorts and crop top as I eat noodles I currently crave while watching a romantic movie I look forward to watch or read a book I have in my little library.

I tried to be optimistic about the situation of the country because e hard on everyone but this guy no gree.

Finally, we reached the restaurant and guys I was so impressed. More than impressed even. I wasn’t expecting something that big and he really surprised me. He was all gentlemanly as we walked inside, hand-in-hand and helped me with sitting on the chair.

The waiter brought us some starters and left us with the menu. What I was seeing was very impressive and I looked at the prices of things on the menu. So, I asked the most reasonable question ever.

“What’s the budget for tonight?” I asked, still scanning the menu with a smile on my lips. I saw what I wanted to order and thankfully it was among the least priced food there. I closed the menu and looked at him expectantly.

He had a strange look on his face.

“It’s not like you don’t have food in your house or you’re starving” immediately he said those words. The smile and the remaining excitement went down the drain. “nothing more than 100k. Wine and food” he shrugged.

That’s when I knew I had enough. I banged the table and till this time I am sharing the story, I can’t explain any of the words I said to him because I was angry. Nope, I was enraged. Fuming. Buring with intense-blazing fire. I went ahead to pour the wine and the starter I didn’t touch over his head then told him never to speak to someone like that ever again.

I told him to do within his power and not make people he promised things feel bad for the ‘good’ he thinks he wants to do for them. I grabbed my purse and turned away from him gracefully [I should be a model, lol]. I strutted out of the place with my head held high and back to my place where I did valentine, the way I wanted it to be. It’s just that I’m doing it alone lol.

It’s better than for someone to wash me for every little thing.

Now that I think about what happened, it’s actually funny and I just laugh out loud when I think about it. That day it wasn’t funny at all but it is what it is.

I do hope I didn’t bore you with my Valentine’s Day experience. Thank you for reading :)