I had a friend called Richard. Every time he and I parted ways after a long exhausting day. He would tell me where he was heading and that’s if I happened to ask. But whenever I asked, it was the same place-kfc he would tell me. In me I was like KFC of everyday. Where was all this money coming from? This was not because I was underestimating him or something like that but because he and I were floating in the same boat. Definitely I knew how heavy his wallet weighed. Out of curiosity saving my mind thinking all sorts of things, I dared to ask.

“Richard, that KFC of everyday do you mind telling me. What’s about it?” Kind as his nature is, he answered “No” and continued saying “In fact am going to invite you tomorrow.”

My friend, that night I tell you what. I spent the entire of it on cloud nine. Ask me not where I found it but just know I was there. Making matters worse, anyone who would be standing at a stone throw from where I was and said something. I would not hear them.

The following day business went as usual. But there was something different about me and everyone noticed it. One of my co-workers -the gossip queen, she even came and asked how my night was, something that had never happened.  She said and I quote “Did someone as in SOMEONE give you something.” I asked what something and which someone in wandering what she meant.

 She continued saying and I still quote “You know what am meaning. Don’t act dump.” I was blown away by what she had implied and all I did was to walk away.

At 4:00pm, office closing time in the corporate world. When it clocked I was far done with my work and all I was waiting for was Richard. It wasn’t long and he walked to my cubic to pick me up and we go for KFC. In wanting not to find inconveniences using these public transport means. I suggested that we used these order and hire means.

 “Let’s use an Uber” he said.

“Why?” I asked.

“It has been my desire for some time now to try one of them and see how it feels” he answered.

“It seems am not the only one trying something new tonight” I said in my mind as I grinned.

“Why are you smiling?”

“Nothing much, it’s just something silly that came up at the back of my mind.” I answered.

When 10minutes of waiting for an uber as suggested by the app collapsed, our hire was just arriving and all we had to do was to board and start the journey. The uber driver managed to dodge traffic here and there and by the time I knew it. Richard was telling the driver to pack.

“Wait outta there” Richard told as he tried to reach out his wallet and foot the bill. Standing outside, familiarizing my eyes to the place. I noticed Kentucky Fried Chicken as in KFC was not anywhere in the picture. In my mind I thought, ah, perhaps we’ve packed a few blocks from it. I relaxed and waited for Richard to lead the way.

Walking a bit behind like Richard’s tail I realized we weren’t going anywhere called KFC. In fact we were leaving the trading center behind us.  All I could see was a big bangalo ahead of us since it was the only structure the road was heading to. I took a deep breath and ate my thoughts and waited to see where all this was ending. On reaching the gate, Richard himself my host told me “Welcome at KFC.”

“WHAT, OH NO” I shouted as I dropped my jaw.  What I had in mind and what my eyes were seeing then was not anywhere near KFC. “This is A CHURCH. See the sign post what it reads Knights for Christ.”

“Yeah, I know its Knights for Christ. Short form KFC” Richard said.

“You can’t start kidding now Rich. Tell me you joking”

“Dude!!, I am not, this is for real” he said “why do I perceive you had another KFC in mind.”

“Well, to be honest. This is not what I had in mind”

“And what could that be”

“Kentucky Fried Chicken, dah…..”

To not cause a scene before every eye that was staring at us. I lowered the flag of my expectations and left reality to rain on me. So if you’re out there, thinking hard. How you would get on board on that free plot you hearing your friends always yak about. Make sure, you have all details you need to know. Thanks God, my curiosity threw me nowhere but in His house of worship.