Know when to Change your Priorities.

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It was past 9pm in the night and the guys were still catching up on old jokes and drinks. I was the youngest amongst them.

His phone rang.

He looked at it, his wife calling. He turned the screen. Phone rang again and the guy beside him was livid.

"Guy what is wrong with women? so because you don marry, you no fit spend time with your guys again? Don't answer that woman's call o."

Another joined in.

"My guy ehh. She will begin to argue and fight he should come home. That's why I won't marry anytime soon, let me enjoy my money and time we'll.

The guy contemplated calling back his wife but after these comments, he decided not to call her.

"Egetex , how far? This one you're always speaking English, hope you've started making money?"

The guy to his left, who just gulped down a glass of beer joined in. "Egetex the fine guy. Las las, na money be fine bobo o (a popularly known song sang by mayorkun and Davido). Just do and add money to this your fineness. Area go scatter for you."

We all laughed.

A new order was placed for fresh fish pepper soup for me. Since I am in a relationship with Goaty boo, I turned down goat meat. And since I am fresh from my breakup with Henny baby, I needed to respect what we shared.

"Egetex mad man."

I grinned.

All along, Spirit man was silent. He was the philosopher and spiritualist of the coven.
A funny and adventurous guy, he is the most sophisticated of the lot.

He sent me a message on WhatsApp.

"Egetex, find a way to make him answer his call and go home to his wife. You know if I talk now, everyone will begin to think about something else."

I saw the message. And reluctantly decided to act.

After some minutes, I pretended like I was going to ease myself, picked the married guy car keys and walked out.

When I got to the car park, I called him on phone to come over.

"Egetex why now? haba, how did you take my car keys na? What is it?"

"Baba, go home to your wife. You are a married man now. It's almost 10pm."since when did you start to care about anything?"

I smiled.

"Baba, call your wife now and go home. You can always hang out with us. This woman needs you."

Reluctantly, he called her.

On the other side, she picked and wasn't coherent with words. She managed to say a few words and the phone went dead.

Without a goodbye, he rushed into his car and drove home.

He later called that night.

His wife had tummy pains. She was pregnant and all of us were waiting for when she'll deliver.

He managed to get her to the hospital and she got good medical attention.

"Thank you Beck. You try for me abeg."

"Don't thank me. Thank Spirit Man whenever you see him."

She gave birth not too long ago and he named the boy, Chris.

I was elated.

"My guy, so you named your son after me? Wow. That's so cool."

After waiting for my excitement to die down, he changed the news.

"I named him Chris after my wife's father. But you sef na Chris. So all join."

"Nonsense somebody."

We laughed.

That night of the tummy pain, he lied to his wife that his car broke down. That's why he was late in getting home.

He was indeed a lucky man.