Rekya's Flavors

*I like the Make Believe because there you can be whatever you want to be... *You can be wealthy and successful... *You can be in the USA this minute, and in China the very next... *You can be loved by the most handsome/beautiful and wonderful person in the whole world... *You can have the best things in the whole world; the best clothes, shoes, perfumes, jewellery, cars, houses... *You can have the best job or most successful business around... *You can dine with Kings, Presidents of countries; heck, you can be President of the United States... *You can be happy 24/7, 365 days, day and night... *And so on... *Real Life is hard... *Real Life hurts... *Real Life sucks... *Real Life takes away what you've built for years... *Real Life takes away loved ones... *Real Life gives you the worst crap ever... *You get a terrible spouse in Real Life... *You have fifty pairs of shoes but can confidently wear just two out of all fifty anywhere in Real Life... *In Real Life, it doesn't mat...

Lanre's tired eyes scanned the crowded eatery and then at his watch; it was almost 4pm. He huffed impatiently because he had been waiting for over 30 minutes for his food to be brought to the counter. "Just how long does it take for one to be served around here?" he muttered to himself. He was famished, as he had not had anything to eat all day, and the service was so slow that a snail could have done a better job.  The doors swung open and a girl walked in. For a moment, the hunger pangs disappeared as Lanre beheld the loveliness of the angel before him. She was slim and tall,  wearing a tan, sleeveless jumper, with a multicoloured sash around her waist. She had on long braids reaching up to her waist. She wore flat sandals, and a very large handbag hung over one shoulder. Her skin looked smooth and creamy. She looked calm and serious and he wondered what made her so. She was the loveliest sight he had ever beheld in his life and he couldn't take his eyes off...