Anytime Kojo [not his real name] set his eyes on Efua [not her real name], he had butterflies in his stomach. Obviously, he was in love with the beautiful damsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But since \u201cforever has to start somewhere,\u201d Kojo needed to start a conversation with the girl of his dreams and that was a major problem for the then 24-year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kojo had first met Efua when they were assigned to work on a project in 2020. It was a one-month contract which means, he had only 30 days to make his move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a distance, he admired Efua. Even though his spirit willed him to take a leap of faith, his body was weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI saw the girl and started admiring her and was very eager to talk to her because the job will only last for 30 days and I probably won\u2019t see her again after that period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut anytime I tried approaching her, I feel like too low to get her. I didn\u2019t value myself, I guess,\u201d he tells MyJoyOnline.com<\/strong> in an interview on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kojo, thus, confided in his friend. Initially, his friend suggested that he approaches the girl while tipsy. But he declined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, the friend playfully suggested tramadol to boost his confidence. After some consideration, the young lad bought into the idea and purchased the drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t tell my friend I was going to buy the drug but I went and bought it without his notice. Just before I was about to go to work the following day, I took the drug. I didn\u2019t know how it worked so I took as many as I could,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happened thereafter, was completely different from what Kojo had in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI went to work but I couldn\u2019t last in the workplace for an hour. I started behaving madly, insulting people here and there. I came back home and went straight into my room. It was around 9:00am in the morning and I slept for two days straight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partially unconscious during the period, Kojo says it took people to break into his room to help him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFortunately, we had a nurse in our house. He came and gave me some drugs before I was taken to the hospital.\u201dhttps:\/\/ffb7f6158423f563076452fc42550efa.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-38\/html\/container.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was admitted for two weeks and it wasn\u2019t nice. I was half dead. My eyes opened in the hospital,\u201d he narrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When he fully recovered, Kojo decided to man up and approach Efua as he ought to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI asked the girl out but I couldn\u2019t succeed. I lost twice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the circumstance taught Kojo one big lesson. He has since pledged not to take any drug without a doctor\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople would have said I died because of drug overdose but actually, I would have died because of a girl,\u201d he mischievously concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n