to me the other day. There I was, hard at work doing really important work stuff, when an uncle called me on the telephone. I picked up, and with all urgency he said, "Omotayo. Could you please meet with me at seven this evening? I really need to see you. Please. If seven doesn't work I can work around your schedule, but please, ehn, please."
My first thought was, "Ha! What have I done?"
Not because I make it a habit to get in trouble, but because never has an uncle called me with such urgency, to speak with me "over drinks" outside, in a public place and not his family home, without even being able to even give me a hint of what it was about, over the phone.
I said okay, we set a time and he chose the place.
Then ten minutes later he called me and said, even more urgently, "Omotayo, I'm so sorry, can we do 4 instead? I'm so sorry, it's just--" (trailed off, sounding disturbed, then continued) "--it's just. I really need to speak with you."
Enter: Panic Mode.
So I called my dad.
"Daddy! Uncle called me. He wants to see me urgently and I have no idea what it's about."
"Well, uncle is harmless, he probably just wants to talk about something... maybe your films, you know."
"But why won't he be able to talk about it on the phone?"
"Oh, you know your uncle, maybe he wants to introduce you to someone."
Oh.
"Oh. But why would he change the time in five minutes, sounding so urgent??"
"Maybe the person is travelling tomorrow, or something."
Turns out, he was travelling that night.
My first thought was, "Ha! What have I done?"
Not because I make it a habit to get in trouble, but because never has an uncle called me with such urgency, to speak with me "over drinks" outside, in a public place and not his family home, without even being able to even give me a hint of what it was about, over the phone.
I said okay, we set a time and he chose the place.
Then ten minutes later he called me and said, even more urgently, "Omotayo, I'm so sorry, can we do 4 instead? I'm so sorry, it's just--" (trailed off, sounding disturbed, then continued) "--it's just. I really need to speak with you."
Enter: Panic Mode.
So I called my dad.
"Daddy! Uncle called me. He wants to see me urgently and I have no idea what it's about."
"Well, uncle is harmless, he probably just wants to talk about something... maybe your films, you know."
"But why won't he be able to talk about it on the phone?"
"Oh, you know your uncle, maybe he wants to introduce you to someone."
Oh.
"Oh. But why would he change the time in five minutes, sounding so urgent??"
"Maybe the person is travelling tomorrow, or something."
Turns out, he was travelling that night.
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