“I went out with my
family for lunch one of those days I was available, as I work off-shore. As we
savored the meal, I heard someone call my middle name. It was called like
someone with information about me. I heard "Sparkle",
"Sparko" only my bossom friends call me Sparko
Now I knew that
whoever that was surely knows me well enough. I started looking around and
guess what...It was Marcus, my one-time closest friend back in school. We
haven't seen for over 11yrs and we barely kept in touch as we heard he went
into the SSS and his work required him to go underground.
Marcus told me how
he needed to let a blackmail on him go away only if he could raise 3M in a two
weeks, and that's why he has come to PortHarcourt to take hiding and run around
for the money. I was willing to help. I
have the money.
I spoke to my wife
about Marcus' situation and she disagreed to both financial assistance and
providing temporary shelter for him. We stayed on this matter until she agreed
to both with the influence of my veto-power. I gave Marcus 3M and he went away
and has not been in touvh again. I simply assumed that it was the SSS at it again.
Now as I write, I
just watched a video of my secretary and I “Ungauarded”. Marcus sent the file to my phone and sent same to Isioma,
my secretary. We were kissing in a hotel room far away in an off-shore camp. I
need you to know that this is the first time ever I would try such and it
didn’t go beyond that and I totally regret that action. He says he would send
the next copy to my wife if I don’t raise 5M by week end.. Its Monday morning.
I am suprised to
get this kind of treatment after raising him 3M and accomodated him despite my
wife's refusal. I started digging about him. Called some other friends of ours.
It turns out I am the third victim of his blackmail and he never had anything
to do with the SSS.For a guy that was very close to the head of the fellowship
back on campus, it is absolutely unbelievable that Marcus has become a scam.”
You have read it
all.
Would it be wrong
to embrace an old friend totally?
Are there
precautions we should follow?
Pls go ahead and confess what u did with ur secretary to ur wife and get her forgiveness first before the evil friend gets to her, and then call his bluff! Pretend to agree to his terms and get him arrested!
ReplyDeleteThe bible should be our guide: My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
ReplyDelete2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.proverbs 6:1-5. Once u are married, caution is d watch word for every relationship u are in includn wt old friends. Pple change & until u are sure of who & wht u are up against, u shld be cautious. Mnwhile if am in d man's shoes, telln d wife abt d blackmail is d best option. Tell dn beg. Evn if d marriage will break up bt its beta to tell whn it gets to dz point. Dz way no more blackmail frm him & if ur wife luvs u enuf dn she will forgive. Worse things happen u knw. Pple kill & all dt stuff & forgiveness still keeps dem togedr.👍
Hmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteFor me old friends , remains old friends no matter wot. Because you never can tell wot he or she have become dose years of absent from your sight. When ever an old friend surfaces, I advice that we welcome normally, but tread with curtion. As for the blackmail, the best way to solve the issue is to confess and ask for your wife's forgiveness. If possible, go with a man of God.
ReplyDeleteTell the guy to go ahead and send the last copy and to even send you more copies for your other in laws. What the heck! If it's a wife with below average intelligence, telling her will make her do her worst which is to leave, which will also be the same reaction as when she gets her copy of the tape. So what's the problem? Wife's these days are more liabilities than any help. So good riddance to bad rubbish. If the woman is averagely intelligent or more, it won't go more than a day's tense environment around her if you are a nice guy. The only painful side for me is the N3,000,000 hard lesson that his friend is no longer who he used to be.
ReplyDeleteAll in d name of moni,dat is y most pple do wat dey DO,old frnds shld remain OLD,if u knw wat I mean,especially d 1ce we hv not seen in yrs,confess ur sin n make peace wit ur wife @ all cost,make sure ur secetary also apologise to ur wife dat is if she is not even "an acomplice in d case"
ReplyDeleteA word of advice to married couples,don't allow a 3rd party in2 ur life/hus/bussiness/finace all in d name of trust,ur patner shld b ur ALL,n also listen to each oda's advice n put God 1st in everytin u do.....................
Azzizat Akanji
Its not a sin to hug an old friend so passionately, but, it is always ideal to hug with rapt attention and caution because the devil you know is far better than the friend you don't know. Someone can change from good to bad in just a day, let alone someone you last saw 8 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI quite agree with Chibuzo, in such situation, the man should humbly confess to the woman by himself and get out of the snares of the blackmail.
In conclusion, I recommend CAUTION.
Secrets put you In a tighter corner.
ReplyDeleteOne has to be careful when dealing with old friends. Just as time changes, people change with time. Hence, it is wisdom to study and do a check on an old friend before being totally open to such a one. As for the blackmail, the dude should not succumb. It is N5m today, tomorrow it would be N10m.
ReplyDeleteWow what men do for money. Caution; well that's a good one but no matter how cautious one maybe ,we are still likely to make mistakes. It was his mistake that brought the blackmail and not just a reunion with an old friend neither was it the fact that he introduced his old friend to his family. So friend first accept responsibility for your mistake and go to your wife, explain everything to her.
ReplyDeleteAre there Precautions we should follow,oh yes to you he is an old friend and to your family he is a total stranger, so keep him away from your family.
All the best man.....
Sirechimex