Society : Using what you have to get what you want??
Sofola, ONE of the biggest mistakes you can make is to put your friend up in your flat on a temporary basis, especially when your place is a bit crammed.” Bilikis was desperate for a place to stay and Ann, her childhood friend put her up. But now Ann’s ‘guest’ had been with her for nine months—instead of the three months she said she would spend. Her boyfriend of a couple of years had not only found someone else—he was getting married and Bilikis had to go. She was very weepy and desperate to find a place, that Ann grudgingly agreed to put her up long enough for her to find a decent place of her own. “I never guessed hunting for a flat could be such a nightmare,” confessed Bilikis. “Every prospective place the agent showed me was either too expensive or too pokey. It was really depressing—where could I get the money to pay for two years’ rent plus the agent’s charges on my salary?” After four months however, Ann’s patience was wearing thin. Whenever friends visited, Bilikis w...