MONDAY IN LAGOS - by Ølamïdhɛ👻

A short story about traffic, hustle, and the kind of comedy only Lagos can write.It was Monday morning in Lagos.The alarm rang at exactly 5:00 a.m.Tunde jumped out of bed like a man whose destiny was waiting at the office. He ironed his shirt, polished his shoes, sprayed perfume, looked in the mirror and smiled."Today, nobody can tell me I'm late."Lagos heard him... and laughed.By 5:45 a.m., Tunde was already at the bus stop. He expected to see a few people.Instead, it looked like the whole of Lagos had held a meeting there.When the bus finally arrived, nobody queued. Everybody suddenly became an Olympic athlete. Bags were flying, slippers were missing, elbows were working overtime.Somehow... by the grace of God and pure determination, Tunde entered.He smiled proudly."I've won."Five minutes later...The bus stopped.Ten minutes...Nothing.Thirty minutes...Still nothing.One hour...The only thing moving was the sweat on everybody's face.Then the hawkers arrived."Pure water! Gala! Bread! Biscuit!"People bought.Thirty minutes later, the same hawker returned."Meat pie! Doughnut! Soft drinks!"Another hour passed.The same man came back again."Ice cream! Phone charger! Power bank! Umbrella!"Tunde looked at him and burst into laughter."Oga, if this traffic continues, by evening you go dey sell Christmas clothes!"The whole bus exploded with laughter.Even the conductor forgot he was supposed to be shouting, "Shift! Shift!"After almost three hours, traffic finally cleared.Everybody clapped.One woman even shouted,"Thank You, Jesus!"The driver replied,"Madam, no be miracle... na traffic just pity us."Tunde ran into his office, breathing like someone who had just finished a marathon.His boss looked at him and frowned."You're late."Tunde took a deep breath and said,"Sir... I actually left home today. Lagos traffic just decided my arrival date should be tomorrow."Silence.Then the entire office burst into laughter.Even the boss couldn't hold his smile.That evening, while heading home, Tunde looked at another long line of cars and just laughed.In Lagos, you don't fight traffic.You greet it like an old friend.Because whether you're a student, banker, trader, or CEO...Lagos traffic will humble everybody equally.MORAL:In Lagos, your journey may not go as planned—but if you carry patience and a good sense of humor, you'll always have a story worth telling.

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