Samson always felt lucky. His life had been quite eventful, having experienced both good and bad days. No matter how bad things got for him, opportunities always emerged amidst the settling smoke of the chaos.

Samson was born shortly after his father started working for Chief Johnson. His birth marked a new era for his parents who had previously lived from hand to mouth since Paul, Samson’s father lost his job a year earlier. Paul was working as an Accountant in a reputed business firm but lost his job when his name found its way into a misappropriation probing. Paul was later found out to be innocent only after he got the boot.

Paul got recommended by his Pastor to become Chief Johnson’s personal assistant as things changed for him and his family. Growing up, Samson saw very little of his dad who only came home on weekends. Chief Johnson always wanted Paul around, as he found him very industrious, so he gave him a private flat to stay in his residential compound, but Paul’s family weren’t allowed to stay there with him.

Despite not being readily available, Paul provided for his family and ensured they lacked nothing since he was being generously paid by his boss. Samson was enrolled in one of the nicest schools in town, and he grew to be quite the brains, just like his dad.

Paul passed away when Samson was just 10 years old, and Joyce, his wife became very worried for the future. A trained accountant just like her husband, Joyce never worked for anyone since she got married. Paul didn’t let her. He always went on about how female workers are undermined, seduced and exploited at work, and always argued that both of them working with a tight schedule wasn’t the best thing for a young marriage. In the end, one of them had to make a sacrifice.

Back then, Paul was being well paid in the business firm where he worked, and believed he could cater for the needs of his young family quite comfortably. He set up a shop for his wife who was also a trained makeup artist, in order to keep her from being absolutely idle. After Paul lost his job, Joyce’s makeup business sustained the family for several months.

When Paul started working for Chief Johnson, Samson was already around, and Joyce had to finally put down her dreams of pursuing a professional career. This time around, she made the sacrifice for her son.

Following Paul’s passing, Joyce knew that certain adjustments needed to be made if she was going to depend on her makeup business to cater for her family. Samson was disenrolled from the school went and got registered in a less expensive one. Joyce also made arrangements to relocate once the lease of her current apartment expired. Even though things weren't as rosy as they once were, Joyce was confident of ensuring a good life for her family.

On a fateful day, Joyce received a visitor who introduced himself as Chief Jim Johnson; Paul’s former boss. He explained how one of his daughters, Jannice, told him that Samson got disenrolled from school. Jannice, Samson’s friend and former classmate told her dad about his absence from school. Soon after revealing his identity, Chief Johnson disclosed his intentions of sponsoring Samson’s education, among other needs.

With Chief Johnson in the picture, things got better for Joyce and Samson. Samson got re-enrolled into his former school, while Joyce got appointed as a Manager in one of Chief Johnson’s newly established hotels.

Over the next couple of years, Joyce got entrusted with more and more duties, that she barely spent time with her son. Samson was 13, and was doing just fine. He was growing up to become an independent young man by taking care of himself. His mother knew this, but was worried all the same about his lack of parental attention. As a result, she readily welcomed the idea when Chief Johnson suggested that Samson should stay with him and his family.

Samson wasn’t sure of how to feel about living with the Johnsons at the time. He knew that his mum was always busy with work, but he never complained as he spent his free time frolicking with his neighbourhood friends. Samson knew he would miss them, but not nearly as much as they would miss him. Samson was the brain and life of the bunch. He always came up with exciting and adventurous activities to keep them engaged. Even though he was an atypical ‘good boy’ Samson always had the tendency of being mischievous when he wanted to.

At the Johnsons’, Samson became strongly acquainted with Jannice and Josephine; Chief Johnson’s twin daughters, and only children. The sisters were quite unlike each other; while Josephine was quit reserved and tactical in making decisions, Jannice was extroverted and quite impulsive. The trio of the twin and Samson looked after each other, and as the years passed, their bond became stronger.

Chief Johnson took good care of Samson, treating him as his own child. But for some reason, Stella, Chief Johnson’s wife never liked him. She often treated him harshly and would punish him at the slightest offence. At first, Samson thought she was bitter and treated him harshly because she had no male child of her own. Instead of hating her, all Samson felt was pity. He tried to get closer to her and accepted the maltreatments without qualms. He even tried calling her ‘Mum’, but she was quick to rebuke him, warning him against ever regarding her in such a way.

Despite the animosity he had to endure in the house, Samson had the twins to provide him some sort of respite. Samson soon learnt that Mrs. Johnson might have disliked him for a different reason from what he thought when he found out that she treated his dad the same way. Even though he didn’t know what his dad did to have made her hostile to him, he determined to cope through it, just as his dad did for 10 years.

Between the sisters, Samson fancied Josephine more, even though he found Jannice more interesting, since she was just as adventurous as himself. During their freshman year in the university, Samson had a secret romantic relationship with Josephine. They kept their affair hidden, even from Jannice. However, the relationship was short lived as Josephine got expelled from school after being caught with illegal items on campus. Outraged, Chief Johnson got her enrolled in Canadian University, while she was not to return home until after she had obtained her Bachelor’s degree. Josephine pleaded and wept, but there was no going back as her dad had already made up his mind. She travelled to Canada, and would not return home until after 6 years.

Years passed and Samson got his undergraduate and Masters degrees. Chief Johnson made him his personal assistant and he proved to be even more efficient than his dad.

By the time Samson was 25, he had already become financially independent and was in a five-year relationship with Jannice. Chief Johnson declared his approval once he learned of their relationship, and so did his wife, even though her hostility towards Samson remained the same.
Samson felt he was ready to settle down, so he decided to pop the question. Samson knew that Jannice had a hunch that he was going to propose soon, so he decided to do something rather unconventional.

It was on a Friday. Jannice was getting ready to meet up with Samson for a pre-arranged photoshoot when her friends, Susan and Esther came in to her apartment and confiscated her phones. Jannice was quite puzzled as to what her friends were up to. As soon as they had her phones kept in a bag, Susan handed her a note which was the first of many clues in a scavenger hunt that would end with a proposal.

The note said:

“Dear Jannice, I have a confession to make; there won’t be a photo-shoot today. Instead, today is dedicated entirely to you, LOML. I’ve been thinking about how I would ask you to marry me for quite some time, since I realized that you’ve had hunches that it was on my mind. So, instead of popping the question out of the blue, I’m opting to let you embrace the fun and excitement of getting engaged, and have planned a scavenger hunt for you today.

Rules:
*You are not to use your cell phone or borrow any other cell phone to make calls, text, or make posts on your social media accounts.
*Follow the clues you will be getting strictly, and above all, have fun! Today is all about you.
PS: When you complete the scavenger hunt, then I will reward you by asking you a very important, life-changing question.
Love Samson”


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