From A Simple Hello To Being A Close Pal

Among the things I have learned in life is that friendships can come in many shapes; some people we have known for a long time before we start to develop a relationship with them, while some, the moment you meet, you just kind of connect with them in a special way and your relationship can hit it right from there.

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That is the story of Mummy Obim and me, a woman I met in the hospital during one of my antenatal appointments. We somehow caught each other's attention, and she said hello to me with such a warm and beautiful smile on her face. She has been such a great part of my life and that of my family in general ever since. I later found out we have so much in common; she is such a passionate mother, among other great qualities; no wonder we were drawn to each other the moment we got talking.

To be honest, that hospital was the last place I thought I would ever meet someone who would become a great friend of mine, as most women I have met since I started going to that hospital seem not to have a lot in common with me. There was this huge language barrier; once you can't speak their language, they won't even want to start a conversation with you; the most you are going to get is just greetings and nothing deeper.

They kind of disliked speaking the English language; they cherished their mother tongues so much that they believed everyone should know how to converse with them in their language. I was new In town, And since I only knew how to say Inakwana (good morning) and a few other words in their language, I was very limited.

But Mummy Obim thought born in this town. She is from a minority tribe, and this might have contributed to her easy way of making friends with any person other than her tribal person.

We only crossed paths twice at the hospital; the second time we exchanged phone numbers. About two months later, I had my baby delivery. She visited my home for the first time and came in bearing gifts for my baby. Ever since our relationship has been growing.

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One of my favorite memories with her was during my son's first birthday. I told her I wanted to bake a cake for my son, and she gladly joined in the baking. That day she saved the day because I hadn't baked in such a long time, so doing the baking alone wouldn't have been a bit challenging.

She joined me and made the baking process so easy and fun. It was such a great experience, two amateur bakers in the kitchen, chit-chatting and helping one another, trying to remember the right measurement for all the cake ingredients.

At some point, I thought we were going to mess up the cake, but in the end, we nailed it. The cake decoration might not look like an "A-list baker's work," but it tastes very delicious, and everyone who tastes it wishes there was more of it.

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She has a good habit of showing up at my house if we haven't seen her in a while. In her words, "I haven't seen you guys in a while; I can't just stay at my end any longer; I need to come to check on you," and some times I do visit her as well, where we exchange ideas and allow our kids to bond with each other by playing.

I love this so much about us; keeping in touch has made our friendship grow closer and stronger. One thing my friendship with her has reminded me of is to keep an open mind when meeting new people; we never know when we can cross paths with that person who will later become an important friend to us.

Then End

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@funshee

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Hello again, @funshee

I enjoyed reading your story. Yes, in the least expected place, one comes across people who will establish strong bonds of friendship with you. They will even transcend generationally, through our children.

Thank you for sharing such an uplifting story.

Best regards.

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Wow. That's a beautiful friendship story with you and Mummy Obim. God can bring us together with some strange people who would be so kind to be in our lives, adding meanings to such friendship. Also, while we are keeping an open mind when meeting people, we should also be careful of some who would disguise as real but they aren't.

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Thank you very much, Princess 🙏❣️, for adding that last part; you are right: 'We have to be vigilant as well, to be safe."

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To imagine that you met this amazing friend of yours in the hospital is quite interesting... like in an unexpected place and since then, she had shown to be a true friend. I like the attributes she possess which u mentioned in this post.
Indeed, it's possible to make great friends anywhere... having an open mind seems cool..
Thanks for participating, funshee ♥️

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Truly, I'm very surprised at how far our friendship has grown, and I'm happy we met.

Thank you very much @nkemakonam89 🥰❣️

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Quite an intriguing way to bond and go on to create friendship, life works on mysterious ways and that's as go on to show that friendship can be made anywhere even in the hospital.

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Haha, yeah, even in the hospital, a great friend can originate.

Thank you, @vickoly, for stopping by.

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Most of the best people we have ,we met them in places we least expected, could you have imagine such also...its feels great to have such wonderful and genuine people in our lives

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Keeping in touch shows how important you are to me

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This meeting was truly a chance encounter. It is great that you clicked and have formed a meaningful friendship. Doing things together such as baking is really a way to bond while creating memories. The same is true for your children spending time together.
Indeed, as you stated one would become more open-minded about interacting with strangers after such a nice outcome as you have described.

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Yes, I never thought I could find someone there who would end up being my great friend; I guess we never can tell what gift life has in store for us.

Thank you very much, @neoxianprompts, for this contest; it was fun putting in an entry, as always.

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You can make friends from anywhere, people who are friendly always are our to help and love other people.

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You can make friends from anywhere, people who are friendly always are our to help and love other people.

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Yes, I agree; thank you, Beauty, for reading my story. !LUV

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