The Bright Channel

  One of Nigeria's leading young people focused film producers Neptune3 Studios is at it again with the premiere of their flagship original web series, Best Friends in the World - Senior Year, a sequel to Best Friends in the World (Junior Year). The premiere has already garnered over 450K views on YouTube as at 6th March, 2021, with an average streaming rate of 9000 views per hour. Best Friends in the World details the lives of young senior high school students who primarily struggle to balance social and academic life. The focus is particularly on a circle of friends who must overcome feelings and other forces in order to maintain the bond they share.  Its themes include young love, competition, dominance  and the usual messages that young people movies tend to communicate. Even though it is mainly youth focused, older people can also watch to learn, unlearn and relearn to better understand the younger folk; their struggles, desires, and most things about their lives which may be

Episode 3 (Final): The D-Day Presently, both of our families were aware of our relationship. Akos was an only daughter, but not an only child, as she had a brother who was as fine as herself. It seemed to me that  fineness  ran throughout the family--from dad to mum to children. Akos was much like her mother, and her brother, Yaw, who was older than her, took the form of her father. I had met Yaw a couple of times on campus, when he used to come visit her dear sister. As time elapsed, I became a family friend to the Sarpongs. The D-day finally arrived. I went to Akos’ residence to pick her up for our much anticipated Friday night time-out. Luckily for us it was a holiday, so we both had time to rest from the week’s  busi-ness.  Of course, holidays bring some delight to those whose weekly schedules are largely occupied by work or school--and without a doubt, the greater joy goes to our dear students. Operation Neptune  arrived at her residence in a black Chevrolet Cruze.

Episode 2: Scaling Up Our Friendship It was on one occasion of a date at Chilly Bowl, in the first semester of my final year, that I asked if she would be my girlfriend. (The bond had become too strong to break, and I didn’t want to graduate 4-0,  hahaha ). She was stunned at first, and I got stunned too. She asked me to give her some time to think it over. I gladly consented, but deep within I feared I would be  bounced . As I patiently waited for my dear Akos to give me a favourable response, I would often get beset with mixed feelings. I told my roommate I had proposed to Akos. Kwao: Boy you for pray say she go accept oo. Me: What else chale. My love for her has transcended the skies. Kwao: You den your vibes. Me: No be small punch line oo chale. But e go source. After about two weeks since we last met at Chilly Bowl, I picked up my phone one Saturday evening to answer a call, and surprisingly, it was Akos. I hadn’t heard from after our recent date. We exchang

Episode 1: Getting Acquainted I sent her a text on WhatsApp, ‘‘Bae, we’ve got a date on Friday night at  Sparkles .’’ I’m sure she would have thought it would be one of our usual  rendezvous , where we would chit-chat all night long talking about ourselves, among other matters, and getting a bit amorous sometimes,  hahaha . But behind the scenes, something spectacular was  boiling . She sent a reply, ‘’OK boo. I’m anticipating and will prepare in advance. Love youuu.’’ ‘’Love you bunch,’’ I responded. I was also preparing ahead for this big day where I would pop the question to the love of my life. I couldn’t wait for that grand day--the D-day--to declare myself to my better half. You could imagine all the  sponging  and  grooming  that would go in on my side; and on the other side too, well, I couldn’t really guess. ’’Anticipate’’ was the only option.  Akos was a lovely and comely young woman. She was beautiful in every sense of the word. She was tall (I was taller), fair in

1. You end up dreading events you should have been excited about attending. House parties. BBQs. Birthday dinners. First dates. You know you should be counting down the days until those events but you end up stressing about them instead. Anything that involves socializing turns you into a hot mess. 2. You come across as bitchy without meaning it. When you meet new people, you are quiet. When you are in group situations, you are quiet. When you are having a rough day, you are quiet. People mistake your silence for snobbiness. They assume you are judging them, when really, you are terrified they are judging you. 3. You lose friends on accident. You don’t want to bother your friends, so you never text them first or ask them to come over. Those friends don’t realize how much they mean to you because you never tell them. You come across as distant because you’re trying so hard not to seem clingy. 4. You cancel plans at the last second. You can’t always predict whether you’ll