ON AFFAIR

A story of a little girl who’s faith is lost when the world seemed to unfold it’s angry claws on her but is bestowed upon her after it dawned on her that such is life. All you have to do is shake off the dust and move on.

It was exactly 5months since a strange thing happened to Mimi. A day her life changed in all aspects. I must confess, it was more of an encounter that suppressed the inner voice that would always assure one that it’s going to be ok. The demon in her has been awakened possibly at the wrong time. She tearfully narrated the ordeal with the charming man whose image stuck on her mind. The manner in which she described the man told allot about the way she was enraged. Somehow, the beast mode had been activated. She literally wanted nothing to do with a man not even her own dad. Their relationship begun to be strained. From what she says, she grew to see her dad as an enemy that could pounce on her at any given time.

So it was on January the 17th when she received a queer message from a strange man on FB, I mean Facebook. As suggested by the name, it was all about how one looked like that mainly mattered before clicking on the ‘accept’ button. The friend request came at a time she was in the mood to make new friends and for this reason, she didn’t take her time to peruse the guy’s profile. The handsome bit, took her out of the way and she was quick to respond to the request. That’s how her life begun to take the wrong turn under her watch.

The man was sweet, he had a way of talking that swept her off her feet each time they conversed. The promises… I forgot to mention that the man in question was a white. At least from the pictures he posted on Facebook. This was any girl’s dream. A white man to complete the white wedding dream.Tihihihi! The naivity was absurd, sadly she was hooked to him in such a short time.

At the time Mimi had just completed high school and awaiting her results, so she had all the time to get to know the man. The anxiety of dating a white man is the fear of rejection when he gets to meet you in person, for the few who get to that point. Most of them would only be interested in your nude photos and sexting which is so annoying. Mimi was ready for all these. She was convinced the she was going to be ‘one less lonely girl’ in no time.

For days she’d be glued on her phone chatting with her mysterious guy. All night she’d be busy sending voice notes across the continent all the way to Miami, where Arthur lived. She was convinced that he was her lucky charm, he treated her nice and not at any given point had he jeopardize their relationship by asking her for her nudes. I guess it was part of his strategy to draw her more closer to him maybe even to buy time for her to trust him.

The conversations and calls went on for two months. Nothing had changed, he was still the charming Arthur, until one time Mimi decided to take their relationship a notch higher by asking the wrong question. What would you like me to do so as to prove my love for you? With the distance, you can already guess that nothing physical would happen between them so you’re almost guessing what Arthur was yet to ask for.

This was the point she awakened his feelings, Arthur understood that this was a rare opportunity that had presented itself. To ask Mimi for what he always wanted ‘her nudes. ‘It was not a question of will Mimi dare send her photos rather how far was she willing to go?

With the untold Christian background, she was torn between living up to the values instilled in her all her life or just flow with the new guy. Imagine what awaited her. I won’t spoil anything for anyone but Mimi didn’t want to loose this golden opportunity, so she gave in and Arthur got a chance to get hold of her nudes photos. It was betrayal and disloyalty combined. All the teachings she had received all fell into deaf ears. Little did she remember, ‘hakuna Siri ya watu wawili’. Of course Arthur had given her his word that this was going to be entirely an affair between them. I agree when someone says trust is expensive. You confide in someone who takes your trust for granted. Was it karma? It was soon though.

Mimi woes begun. The guy made it a habit to ask Mimi for video calls. Like he was impressed with the photos he had in his possession and he wanted more of them. Guilt begun eating Mimi up and she withdrew from the rest of the family. She would always be in her room locked up, something her family hadn’t experienced in a long while. Everyone grew suspicious of what would be happening to her. Mimi’s dad in particular pointed out that it must be some man out there keeping her daughter busy. It was only a matter of time before he could confirm his fear.

Addiction would be an understatement, this girl had grown to enjoy video calling this man especially at night. She would play music in her room so as no one would suspect her actions. Mimi would actually take gross videos of herself and send them to Arthur. Was this love, lust or merely obsession. Mimi was just 17, her age allowing her to explore. The once intelligent and responsible Mimi had become a source of despicable shame. Agony awaited her, Arthur was not the man she thought he was. He was nothing close to the lad she fell in love with. He was a scumbag ready to devour an innocent Mimi who had fallen head over heels in love with him. It was a price she had to pay on her end for being defiant.

Arthur started acting weird. No more calls as usual and somehow Mimi suspected all was not well. She could feel it. What she didn’t understand was the sudden change of heart. She had done everything he had asked her. At this time, she was not aware that Arthur had what he wanted ,her photos with him. The worst had happened and she wasn’t even aware. Mimi are you online? Mimi Nini hi tunaona fb how could you? Mimi what’s happening? Everyone sending her worrying questions, at this point she knew he’ll had broken loose.

Her social media was flooded with messages others body shaming her others having a good time with the glance at the photos. Her room became small to contain the shame. In an aside she could hear her mom and dad talking about the same issue, at this point she knew she was in trouble. What exactly were her parents to feel ? Rage? Destitution? Failure? Her dad was annoyed at the same time sorry for her daughter but he wouldn’t dare let the matter go. He had to do something.

This was her dad’s turn to make things right. He was sad. Society would judge him. How could Mimi do this to him. The pain of getting into trouble because of alleged love. She didn’t want to see her dad because of the shame she’d brought upon him but she couldn’t avoid him m either. Not at least today when he showed up right at her door where Mimi sat crying. It was all over. She was about to get the beating of her life.

If you were Mimi’s dad, what would you do? Today, Mimi is an female activist advocating for women who can’t stand up for themselves. Stop sending your nudes in the name of love. No one can be trusted. This is her message to all the girls out there. If he loves you let him wait to see you naked after marriage. Don’t send your gross photos to anyone. It’s not worth. A lesson learnt the hard way.