Meanwhile, there was a fresh young man known as Segun, the bonfire son of the landlord where they lived at Agbowo area not far from the Premier University of Ibadan.
The young lad was made in the image and likeness of his Ibadan billionaire father- One of the Sons of the Soil!
Segun was tanned and handsome to taste with wavy, raven hair. His eyes are like live doves beside the water brooks, deep and quiet. The impression of a meticulously well-fed breed from a glowing family reflected on the body structure. His checks are like sweaty scented beds of spices. Segun's mouth is sweet, loveable in every way. He behaved at times as The King of Boys in Agbowo area. He was also the Youth Leader for the reigning political party in town.
Really, every genuine man with good sense of appreciation and authentic value would recognise the excellence and elegance of Yetunde's being and body build-up. She was a rare fine-looking girl to behold and appreciate at any time of the day. She was lovely young lady who was extremely personable and intelligent.
The ray of her beauty kept shinning and inviting like the morning star! She was a Paragon of Beauty in dark complexion! An African pride to cherish and appreciate! In beauty, Yetunde is second to none!
The young boy Segun was promising lad of the former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was a prominent man in the society. He was a rich politician of note from Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa.
Segun was keenly interested in pretty Yetunde, an angel in human skin. He admires her too much and desperately ready to offer anything in exchange. He adores and showed love to her through many contacts that failed outright.
Segun methodically had surveillance of Yetunde. He thought Yetunde would be so cheap girl to lured and captured like a piece of cake, literally. But unfortunately, Yetunde proved otherwise which gave Segun a tough time and bitter experience in the process.
Though Segun was not too bad looking but naturally, Yetunde's heart was not just disposed to him. The handsome Segun was being truthful as regards wanting to have Yetunde as a date.
In the grip of a youthful crush, Yetunde was the right person for him as dreamt. The strong desire in Segun to have Yetunde as lover began from the day they met at the gate entrance when he went out to a restaurant on a very cold harmattan morning. He noticed a lady of unusual beauty with deep humility.
Segun still in the bloom of youth could not believe what he saw when they gazed each other. It was like everything in the world stood still as her alluring look was breathtaking. He had a crush for her.
He took Yetunde for an angel in human skin when she splashed him with sparking smiles that sent Segun to the world of hallucination just like a movie about Nick Canon.
Yetunde, the beautiful daughter from Ekiti town was appalling to him. Segun saw in her all the perfect traits of a potential marriage mate which are good-looking, friendly, popular, funny, spiritually minded, trustworthy, morally upright and goal-oriented.
He desperately desired in his mind to hook Yetunde as a lifelong mate in holy wedlock. On seeing her; Segun voiced out to himself: '' This is the right person for me!''
On that daytime, he had the strong intuition that they both have combined missions to fulfil in the journey of life and destiny. Segun have met someone who will bring out the best in him and for whom he will do the same in return.
The young and dynamic Segun walked unto her and started wooing her. But Yetunde responded with a bump off! She went her way facing the other side. She ignored the broad daylight toasting of the love seeker.
The lad of Ibadan guru politician said to her, ''Oh my God, you're so beautiful''
And she replied by saying: ''Thank you!''
Yetunde smiled quietly with a sense of accomplishment, but nodded her head in disapproval to the love-rapport advancement of Segun. Quickly, she increased her walk-speed rate from the spot. Yetunde's sharp reaction and body language was informing Segun: ''No Vacancy for Now!''
It stirs and poured cold water to the mind of Segun, the lover Playboy.
Ever since that very day, thoughts of Yetunde; the cutest girl in the neighbourhood that fits for a lifelong helpmate kept lingering in his mind daily to the extent that he cannot think of anybody else except her. Nothing interests him any longer. In fact, nothing seems to matter to him again. He was desperate in need of the Ekiti girl.
However, it is usually a painful experience for a man to have love and affection for someone who never thought of you or look at your direction for a second. He who wears a shoe knows where it pinches!
If there was anything in the universe cherished most by Segun at that moment. It is Yetunde and Yetunde's zealous love alone. He was trying to woo her with so many things that never worked. It was unplayable, serious and terrible experience! What will be the likely way out?
Regardless how intense the challenges or pressures became, the advances were aborted outright. Yetunde absolutely refused to give Segun the chance of love relationship as demanded. She remained steadfast and unshakable. Her eyes were blindly closed against Segun's direction with deaf ear to all the whisperings!
The perception was that, Yetunde felt was not yet period for love making affairs and all those stuffs. Also, she considered it to be odd for her to get engaged with a man that lived in the same house where her relative was living for a long time as tenant.
That is to say, Yetunde was trying to be extra careful of men who are found of cheating ladies. She detests the way some of her friends at the campus have been wounded emotionally by their dates.
'' I don't want to join the association of wounded hearts''-confessed Yetunde in one of her conversations.
Caution is required for the monkey trying to climb a rotten tree!
Yetunde refused bluntly all the demands and love advances of Segun. She avoids him thereafter. Wanting to remain a sane in the midst of the maddening crowd required a serious determination on her part.
Until that crucial time, the pretty Yetunde have never been committed to any guy but Segun remained adamant for her love and acceptance as the boy friend.
Despite, the young Segun was resolutely undaunted. He loved sweet Yetunde so much and frantically wanted to have her by all mean possible.
Throughout that period, the popular love song waxed by King Sunny Ade:
'' I'm searching for my Love…Am looking for My Beauty!...Oh Yes, Mama...She is Far Away!''
- was the most common song that Segun sang about tirelessly. He almost got mad and absent minded because of Yetunde.
With the heart of stone, Segun conceptualized how to trap the lady. Getting flustered was not his style. It is his nature to triumph. He was bent at having his way into the hearts of Yetunde at all cost. He was desperately ready to exchange that mission with whatever it entails or required without looking back.
The desire for the pretty girl was the sole trouble in the life of Segun at that moment in time. It was like: the dilemma of father Mukailu of the Catholic Church in those days.
As Segun thought of what to do that would endear her to him; then an idea struck his mind.
Surprisingly, the cute Yetunde came home for the holidays as usual after the second semester break at the University.
At mid-night, her handset phone rang. It was the adamant lover boy Segun again lamenting and explaining bitterly how he murdered sleep because of his affections and deeper uncompromised love for Yetunde.
At the climax of the conversation, he confessed his readiness to commit suicide that night if Yetunde should refused to accept his love desire for her as girl friend. What an amazing statement!
''Abba! Don't do that…Are you that so serious and desperate about me?''
Yetunde answered during the phone conversation; she gave it a second thought and implored Segun to hold on till the daybreak for ratification. She consented to meet him for one on one deliberation thereafter:
''Never mind, when is dawn we shall discussed better…Dear!'' Yetunde assured Segun who endured it.
Really, the nice-looking Yetunde was vivacious and blessed with tempting curves and uncommon good looks. Like a perfectly finished product, that everyone loves to pick in the midst of scrambles. All men would desire to gaze her beauty like The Queen Vashti of the Holy Bible.
Undoubtedly, beautiful Yetunde was superbly created among the ladies living in Ibadan at that time! No one could deny her to be the most beautiful girl around!
Men and boys of substance usually gave her a second look whenever she was passing by along the streets of Agbowo. They wanted to confirm if she was a human being or a spirit-being.