Hey My Gee,

I know it’s been a while. How are you doing?
I’m really sorry for letting you down these past couple of months. I just haven’t felt motivated enough to write anything.
But I promise I’ll do better moving forward.

These past couple of months have been a mix of ups and downs.
The upside is that I completed my NYSC service year, which I’m proud of. But honestly, the downs have felt like they outweigh the highs.

I’ve been actively job-hunting for a while now, and things haven’t gone the way I hoped. I’ve attended several interviews and even made it to the final stage with two different companies—but unfortunately, I wasn’t selected for an offer.

Still, I’m not giving up. I’m applying to as many opportunities as I can and currently going through a few interview processes. Hopefully, something sticks soon.

I think that’s enough of my sad pathetic story 😂 .

Lets dive into today’s main theme.

I was scrolling on X(formerly Twitter), when i stumble across a post by an account named ThePharmWriter, that says:

Are you a writer?

Then finish this sentence: “I was never a villain…”.

For almost 10 minutes, i couldn’t generate a long poetic piece since i am actually not that much of a writer. All i could come up with was this little statement below:

“I was never a villain, they just couldn’t understand my approach to life. They see all my moves as an endgame”

After coming up with it, I didn’t feel impressed by what I wrote because I always second-guess my write-ups.
I also keep thinking: Would it make sense to anyone? Does it even make sense at all?

All through the day, i couldn’t stop thinking about it. then i eventually asked ChatGPT to know if it actually makes any sense and if it embodies what i actually mean. This is the response given to me by ChatGPT;

“I was never a villain…”

This means the speaker does not see themselves as bad, evil, or malicious—even if others might label them that way.

“…they just couldn't understand my approach to life.”

This suggests that the speaker’s way of thinking, acting, or living is unconventional. People around them don’t understand or relate to their perspective or choices.

“They see all my moves [as] an endgame.”

This is the most layered line. Interpreted literally, "endgame" refers to a final goal or outcome—often associated with strategy, manipulation, or even destruction (think of the term in chess, or in films like Avengers: Endgame).

What it truly means

At its core, this message reflects the feeling of being misjudged or demonized simply for being different. The speaker is saying:

After reading ChatGPT response, i smiled and said to myself “Maybe it actually makes sense 😁.

I eventually got the courage though with little help from ChatGPT to develop a longer piece from what i wrote earlier. Read it in the next section 😉.

“I Was Never the Villain”

By [Faruk Adebayo].

I was never the villain.
But somewhere along the line, people decided that being misunderstood was enough to make me the antagonist in their story.

They watched me move differently, speak with a kind of honesty that made them uncomfortable, dream out loud in places where silence is the rule—and they called it rebellion. They said I was too much, too bold, too strange. Every step I took was seen as calculated, every silence a strategy, every action an endgame.

But here’s the truth:
I’m not playing chess with the world. I’m just trying to live a life that feels right to me.
And sometimes, that means coloring outside the lines other people are afraid to even acknowledge.

Being different is not a flaw. It’s not a warning sign.
It’s just a reminder that the world doesn’t come in one mold—and that’s what makes it beautiful.

We’re so quick to label what we don’t understand.
But what if we paused before we judged?
What if we sat with someone’s truth—even if it made us uncomfortable—and tried to see them as they are, not just as we’ve been taught to categorize them?

I’ve learned that being different is a quiet kind of bravery.
It’s waking up each day and choosing to stay true to yourself even when it would be easier to blend in.

So if you’ve ever been called "too much," "too weird," or "too intense"—this is for you.
You’re not wrong for being different.
You’re just ahead of your time.

Wow. I still can’t actually believe i came up with that. It is not much but I hope you understand it and resonate with it.

Well i think that’s all for today’s newsletter.

Just one more thing 🙂.

In reference to the question that sprung up the idea of the write-up. I would love to hear from you guys also. You don’t have to be a writer. In the full-scale of what makes a good creative writer, i have none of the attributes but i still want to write anyways.

So, Complete this sentence ?

“I was never a villain…..”.

If you like, you can share with me what you came up with in the comment section or by replying to this mail. I look forward to your response.

Gracias.

That’s it for this week.

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