December 11, 19........
On this very day, a child was born,
A girl child, we cannot say for certain the particular time;
It could have been at half past day or quarter-past,
Whatever, the case might have been, she struggled to pass through a sublime passage and was birthed.
She most probably would have screamed and wailed with a piercing sound but she was here; she had arrived.
Saturday, December 11, 2010.
That screaming, wailing fragile child has been given another opportunity to celebrate life.
This time around, she decides to spend it with a few people who have come to share a special bond.
This time around, instead of a cake, and party hats and family with lots of kids scattered about,
She has the right to choose how she wants to spend her day, where she wants it and with whosoever she damn well chooses.
Welcome to the adult life of Kemi Ibikunle.
Now i sure as hell wasn't there when she was conceived. Wouldn't even wanna be there,
Didn't know her during her formative years, neither knew her through out her university days.
I knew her during our service year.
Prior to coming to Abuja, I never knew such a one existed;
But then again, you never can tell where nature decides to point you towards, or toss as the case may be.
So this is how she decided to spend her day:
She got a couple of us together, asks us to keep our Saturday evening free because we were gonna be fed with some amazing Chinese cuisine.
Classy, you might add, Mature another might say; either ways you won't be wrong.
Your's truly decides to show up and make her presence count so I begin the ritual that all ladies are very familiar with:
Choosing what to wear; what combinations to match, what accessories to use;
just a confusing puzzle really.
Finally, I make up my mind and decide on a patterned mini dress and silver sandals
and off we go.
We are a small group of nine,
Most of us haven't seen each other in close to a year and it was an opportunity to just relax and let loose for some hours.
Of course, the menu was a welcome addition and very appropriate as well as the very pleasant chit chat.
Drinks flowed abundantly and the sounds of laughter echoed with resounding notes.
Flash bulbs never ceased to go off as poses were struck and smiles were plastered.
Menu's over, gist is dwindling and yawns are being suppressed;
A clear indication that our natural bodies are telling us to call it a night.
Oh what a night!!!
After a few more shared hugs and pecks and little jokes, we each retire to our different places of abode,
Each pondering about the gift of life and the pleasures within and wondering the next time we would all be together.
Kemi, I sincerely hope you had fun and we made your day.
I hope we didn't bore you with our utterly horrendous rendition of the ' Happy Birthday Song',
I thank you for counting me a worthy enough companion; special enough to want to share your day with
and I pray we have many more reasons to celebrate.
Lotsa hugs and kisses
MARIE.
p.s pictures coming up pretty soon...
Beautiful piece
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