As humans, there is always this point in our lives when it feels as if we just stop thinking or we start overthinking and do things that on a normal day we wouldn't even do. Some days it might be us going out of our way for those we love just so we make them happy and some other days is just us doing some things so we can feel among, whichever way, we just want to do whatever for the sole aim of achieving a particular purpose at that particular time.
Recently I had an experience with a friend who was going through quite a lot lately and while we were on a call, he could barely say anything positive about any thing, all that was running through his mind was how unfair life has been towards him and just listening to him made me sad and I couldn't even know what to do to help enlighten his mood a little.
The problem is I don't like a situation where a friend shares his or her problems with me and there is nothing I can do to help. For some seconds I was quiet just thinking of what to do to make him feel better. After some time, he noticed I was quiet and he was a bit concerned and asked if I was okay but then I didn't even responded. Now he was even more concerned because he knew it was so unlike me to keep quiet like that except something was wrong.
At this point, I noticed he was a bit out of what he was thinking and he was more concerned of what was going on with me. In my mind I was so happy because at least I'm giving him something else to worry about and that's me! And I finally started talking, hehe. I tried as much as I can to make everything sound so real and I told him I was pregnant 😅, even myself I was shocked how I thought of something like that, ahh!
Jeez! He shouted after hearing what I said and the next thing he said was how come did it happen and why did I had an unprotected sex 😂. In my mind I was just laughing and feeling amazed at how wide I could go just to make my friend feel better. While trying to make him feel better, it was as if I was adding to it, lol. He asked me if the father of the baby was aware of it and I said no that I only got to find out that day 😅.
To caught the story short, after going on with that prank for some time and I noticed that he was no longer worried of himself but totally worried about me, I had to tell him it was all a prank. He wasn't happy that I pranked him with something that serious and I was also not proud of what I did but then I'm glad it could at least make him stop thinking too much of what he was facing at the moment.
At that point, I got to realize that indeed there are some things that we don't ever think we can do but still end up doing them. Normally I don't even like talking about sex and all but I kinda did that day and I wasn't even feeling so bad about it just because I wanted it to sound so real and believable. I can't forget how much I laughed that day and the reaction of my friend, it showed how much he cared for me and it was just nice to know I have someone like that as a friend.
In the end we were both happy and smiling, he was even more happy that it was a prank because he didn't even know what to do if it was true because he knew the kind of trauma it would be on me if my parents were to find out. Anyways I hope that I don't go that far next time just to make someone feel okay because it was way too much even for me not to talk of him. It was totally unlike me to do so.
This is my response to the weekly featured post in the Hivelearners community on "NOT LIKE ME".