Sincerity
Why will you say that?, Tade asked. Do you know that that's a lie?
That's not a lie, it's packaging, Dayo replied sharply with a stern look, this won't make them to think lowly of me like a dog's drops.
This conversation was after Dayo lied to a brother of his father having a company which he only own in his dream, in the presence of his childhood friend Tade who happens to also be her roommate. Situations like this have always been Dayo's favourite in handling, as her philosophy is "As you paint yourself, so they'll appreciate you".
A very interesting quote I remember is "A liar should have a good memory", but the truth is, a day will come the trusted strength will fail.
Though Dayo is a Christian who said she believes in Christ as her saviour (but not as her lord I presume), yet she lives a life filled with hypocrisy. Even when starving, she will never forgo her fake identity.
She didn't believe in "unlike charges attracts" as physics teaches but she loves the saying "birds of the same feather flock together". Her reason for doing this is to through her assumed identity get some people better off than her original self to bring her up.
Little did she know that people who intend to help her were discouraged as they didn't meet the standards she set.
On one fateful day, one of her neighbours approached her and said "Aunty Dayo, I was given some amount of money and some stuffs to share with some students, though some suggested your name but I said "how ridiculous", because you are more than that".
She stylishly asked, "have you now distributed it?"
Yes, the neighbour replied, I know it's nothing to you.
This came at a time she is having issues in collecting her allowance from her parents, as they are complaining things are not to good.
She said "no problem" with an unsatisfied heart, thinking in her heart "How I wish I will be sincere with these people".
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