Diary of a Lagos Commuter: Candy Crushed, Missed Stop

I just couldn’t wait to post this. Imagine a grown man forgetting to alight at his bus stop because he was playing game on his phone! We heard the ‘sound’ but didn’t think it was something important to note until he asked no one in particular “we have passed that fidelity bank shey?”. I was irritated. Someone replied “get down at the next bus stop, cross to the other side and take a bus back”. I’m sure the kind passenger thought he did not know his bus stop. The game man continued with his game until the final stop. I could not fathom why he would forget his stop because of something as flimsy as a game! “What game is it?” I asked. I was praying it wouldn’t be candy crush! Then he confirmed my suspicion, “CANDY CRUSH”! he replied with a gentle smile of remorse. I gave him a wry smile and shook my head. Understanding my gestures, he supplied “I use it when there is hold up so I don’t think about anything.”