Most memorable gift

Greetings!

When it comes to receiving gifts, I’ve received quite a lot, and at some point, I concluded that my life must have been designed with a magnetic force that attracts people to gift me items, especially clothing. Out of all the gifts, the one that stands out the most is the one that happened in a very unique way and from a person I never expected. I’ve told this story many times, and I’m going to say it again.

In the firm where I last worked as an employed staff, the CEO, a high-ranking official in my state government, occupying a significant position in the government house, was the person who gifted me a set of clothes: a navy blue trouser, a pink shirt, and a black bow tie. This man doesn’t live in the city where the firm is; he lives in the state capital and visits us once in a while. Whenever he comes around, he attends the same church where I fellowship.

One weekend, he came to town and attended church that Sunday. As an usher (yes, I’m an usher), I’m supposed to dress completely in formal attire, but that day, I decided not to wear a tie. As a result, I was queried by the head of the ushering unit. The CEO was in church that day, and I saw him, and he saw me too.

About two weeks after that visit, he came again, but this time with the set of clothes I mentioned: a navy blue trouser, a pink long-sleeve shirt, and a bow tie. According to him, he didn’t like the way I was dressed that Sunday without a tie. I was dumbfounded because, hey, I have a lot of ties—both long and bow ties—and I didn’t wear one that day not because I didn’t have any, but simply because I decided not to. Maybe once in a while, I should adopt that style more often to attract more gifts! Lol.

I was so emotional because I never thought I’d receive such a gift from a man who sometimes behaves like he doesn’t care about people. Yes, that’s how he behaves sometimes... CEOs are known for that.
My colleagues at the office were all surprised that day, and one in particular started attaching superstition to it, saying maybe he gave me those clothes to "collect my destiny." Lol. *Now, this might not be funny or even reasonable to you if you’re a foreigner reading this, but for Nigerians, they know how politicians can be associated with such beliefs. Lol!

That’s a gift I’ll never forget in a hurry, due to the manner in which it happened. Meanwhile, before that, I already had two pink shirts, and that one made it three, and for some reason, I’ve never dreamt of giving any of them away.

Please don’t blame me, the three shirts mean a lot to me.

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