A good commander of war knows when to retreat before striking the next day, and the ones who blindly and persistently try to win the war despite the odds would fall. DANIEL narrates how two friends ended up falling for the same girl.

We were on our second KO beers at our kawaida local, Kwa Nyambura, chilling with the boys, Eric and Maxy. Of late, things seem not to be okay with Eric. Maxy and I had decided to give him some time to pick up his pieces so that he can talk to us when he is ready.

In our boy’s club, only Eric is hitched. Surprisingly, we have never been introduced. Eric had promised to introduce her to us when the right time comes. He had always postponed the introduction. Am sure he was not that sure about her. But again, Treasures are to be hidden. Maxy was always on dating site looking for someone he could date or hang out with.

Everything started when Maxy had shown us this lady that he was planning to date and their plans were going on well. The first time he showed us Lila, the girl he met on tinder I was the only one who gave some compliment.  Eric was taciturn on it, it seemed stilted, especially his facial expression on seeing the picture, but we could easily pass it on the drinks. As we continued to imbibe on our drinks, Eric asked Maxy how far he had gone with Lila. We were both curious to know. Eric had promised us to shed some light on what was bothering him after Maxy tells us about Lila.

Maxy started:

“Well, this is the right moment you are asking about her, tomorrow we will be having a night out with Lila.” That was followed by a toast and another ice cold- KO round on the table before he continued to explain on how they were fairing past Keyboard conversations. “I guess she should be ready for my proposal. Lila is such a beautiful young lady and I always feel the chemistry between us is very strong. “

Eric interrupted, “Bruuuh…How do you believe ladies from dating apps with all that is happening to men day in day out from such instances? Haven’t you watched Tinder swindler”

Maxy answered him: Well, you see, I don’t.  But there is something different about Lila that I have not seen with any other woman. I just love her thoughts clarity, her beauty, her clarity of mind and the way she handles our conversation. She is different. And I always hope for the best. After tomorrow evening date we will meet with you guys for some brief introduction.

Eric at this time was left speechless. Knowing how much sprung our friend was. So, I asked him to just tell us what was bothering him. He just looked at us especially Maxy. He started:

You see, I never want our friendship to be over anytime soon. ‘Tumetoka mbali na tunaenda mbali’ he stated after chugging his beer. His statement made us ever curious to know what’s going on. Eric became very emotional. He looked heart broken.

He could now gather all courage and tell us what was going on. He looked at Maxy and said:

“Maxy, I know that b****, your so-called girlfriend, Lila more than you do. I met her late last year on the gram and went on to start a thing with her. I have never brought her to light, because we just fun around ever since she swindled me 130K. ‘Our girlfriend’ has been paying her dues ever since to avert a police case I had filed on her.  You see, her real name is not Lila, she is Grace. Grace has been my ‘girlfriend’ close to four months now. She lied to you. The first time we saw her on your phone I was dumbstruck. That’s why I reacted that way. I did not have any strength to tell you that at the moment. I felt so heart broken and low and also feared for the character development that was loading.

“What!” Maxy interjected. It took some time for Maxy to sink that statement.

From the moment, we vowed always to introduce our girlfriends to each other as soon as we start to date. At least, our friendship was not broken. Men are proud beings. A word of advice to the girls: find a guy who want to lay down his pride for you, instead of defending it.

“ If both guys are friends and from the same social circle, they ought to sit down and talk about it – you know, about who is going to strike and who is going to back off ”