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The next day I went to Joyce’s house in the evening.
I told her about me and Abel’s discussion on the phone and how we had been chatting.
“Don’t tell me you falling for Abel” she said.
Dear me and Abel are not dating ok, I said laughing, I guess he is married.
“So you just going to forget Ibrahim?” She asked.
Yes Joyce since that is what you have been wanting to hear. We talked for an hour.
Let’s go out for dinner baby I feeling hungry.
“Food lover,” she said jokingly.
We laughed over it, she entered my car and I drove off to an eatery.
Order baby I will pay, I said.
As we were eating, we were talking about a movie, when she suddenly changed the topic.
“Why have you been refusing to give me your new number,” she asked.
I had been refusing to give her my new number because she might give Ibrahim and I didn’t want
anything in contact with him. That evening I was just excited so I typed my number on her phone. I took
my phone followed her on Instagram. Check your Instagram am the one who just followed you dear, In
no minutes she followed back.
“Why don’t you just follow Ibrahim on Instagram” she asked.
For what Joyce, look don’t make me angry i am trying to stay away from him and you want the two of us
to be contact?
“No dear, he won’t know you the one since you have a new Instagram account with a different name all
you have to do is to delete your only pic on Instagram.” Sounds funny , why should I do all that? I asked.
“To know if he has actually moved on, or he still wants you. You can become so close to him online, after
a while you both when you both are good friends you can start asking him about his love life if he is in a
relationship, engaged or whatever” she said.
I wanted to ask her how was it my business, because I believed Ibrahim had moved on. But I
remembered Juan’s statement. “Don’t always assume.” I didn’t say yes or no to her if I will do it or not,
but from the expression on my face she knew I will do as she had said. She smiled at me, I pretended not
to notice. We were done eating and talking. I bought some ice creams, and we headed to where my car
was packed. As I was driving I turned on the music in the car. After some few minutes she changed it to
the love song me and Ibrahim do listen to then.
Oh gosh, are you crazy! I yelled at her, Joyce what’s all this. She just smiled.
Later we got to her house she came down, I bade her goodbye and I drove back home.
I got home at 8pm, I had a shower. I plugged my phone to charge fully. I went to the living room to
watch a movie with my family. At 10:09pm when the movie ended I went back to my room. I unplugged
my phone it was fully charged.
Something came to mind saying, if you truly love Ibrahim then fight for him, love is worth fighting for.
Gosh, not again. I said to myself as I deleted my only picture on Instagram .I was about to type Ibrahim’s
username on Instagram to follow him up, when Abel’s message popped
in front of my screen.
Him: Good evening.
Me: Good evening Sir.
Him: stop the Sir, ok.
Me: lol, why ok good evening Pastor Abel.
Him: funny you, so how u doing?
Me: I am doing well you?
Him: I’m good all thanks to God. I’m free today.
Me: wow nice so we can chat longer today.
Him: lol no go and sleep so your husband won’t think one man out there is wanting his wife.
Me: lolllll I’m not married.
Him: you kidding me right.
Me: No, I’m not married.
Him: seriously? But you are in a relationship? Or engaged.?
Me: no I’m not in any
Him: just stop this I’m serious
Me: I’m very serious.
Him: hmmm ok
Me: yeah.
Him: can we meet tomorrow at KFC.
Me: sure, what time
Him: I will call you tomorrow
Me: lol no o am not coming o i was just joking i don’t want another man’s wife to think I have something
to do with her husband.
Him: hahahahaha .lol
Me: what’s so funny???????
Him: what makes you think I’m married.
Me: I have seen many pictures of you and your wife on Instagram
Him: lollllll who?
Me: a lady not too dark , she’s slim and average in height I think.
Him: lol check the pictures well she is Mrs Femi Lola she supports my ministry
Me: wow!!! That’s really nice.
Him: yeah so I’m not married or in any relationship.
Me: lol ok ooo
Him: ok good night dear when we see tomorrow we will talk things out.
Me: lol good night.
Him: Sweet dreams.
The next day in the morning I ate break fast at 9am, I took my bath, dressed up, and applied some light
make up. I slept off while waiting for Abel’s call.
My phone rang and woke me up, i was happy Abel called at last but as I picked up my phone it was a
private number. Gosh, an unknown number but only my family, Joyce and Abel have my new number,
and none of them will use a private number to call me, i thought to myself.
I picked up the call.
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I picked up the call.
Me: Hello.
Caller: Hey, how u doing.
Me: I doing well thanks. May I know who is on the line?
Caller: No!
Me: Hmmm. Why please.
Caller: yeah.
Me: Why?
Caller: Don’t question me, all I want you to know is that don’t you dare go out with anyone today.
Before, I could say a word the person had hanged up.
How did this person know I’m going out today, or does Abel have a girlfriend and she knew we had a
date today and she decided to threaten me with a masculine voice. I thought to myself. Although the
voice kind of sounded familiar.
I sat down thinking, or could it be Ibrahim, I thought to myself. Oh no defiantly not, why did my mind
even go to him, I asked myself, he has moved and he does not even have my number.
I was a bit scared as I laid down on my bed racking my brain who the person could be.
Later that night, Abel called me and apologized for not calling me earlier in the day. He said he couldn’t
make it up because he was so busy during the day which he never planned for.
“Can we meet tomorrow, please?” He asked.
Alright, no problem I replied. “How is mom and dad?”
They are fine thanks, what about yours? “They are good, have told them so much about you, they can’t
wait to see you especially my mom” he said. Awwwwwwww, I replied.
“Yes dear, good night now dear, love you” he said. Good night honey, I replied.
After he hanged up, I messaged Joyce, to tell her everything.
The next day, Abel called me at 12:06pm.
“Hello dear, how u doing today? hope you ready? am on my way, can’t wait to see you”, he said.
Awwwww, me too, I will be on my way dear, drive safely, I said.
“Of course dear I will, bye now”, he said and hanged up.
I got up immediately, I was ready already, I walked to where I packed my car, entered and drove off.
When I got there he was just arriving also. We both packed and came down.
First you, I said smiling.
“(laughing) No sweetheart, I did.” No, you were already on your way when you called me, I was still at
home then, so I first you, I said laughing. “Alright if you say so”, he said laughing.
We both hugged each other tightly and headed in.
He asked me what I wanted. Anything very light, I said.
“Very light”, he repeated laughing .
What’s funny? I asked him. “Noting”, he replied smiling. He made the order. Two plates of fried rice and
turkey, with salad was placed on our table with two soft drinks also. I never said I wanted to eat dear, I
ate an hour before you called. “(Smiling), that was an hour ago, you must eat again, remember you told
this is your favorite meal, the first day I asked you when we were still in the university”, he said.
Oh, wow! don’t tell me you still remember Abel, I was just in my first year then and you still remember,
wow wow. I said.
“Of course, I still do dear.” He said. As we were talking and eating, two guys walked in to the table
beside us, they sat down and ordered for drinks, I didn’t bother taking note of the type of drink they
ordered for. Their faces looked familiar to me.
“What’s wrong sweetheart do you know them?” Abel asked.
No I dear.
“So why are you staring at them?” He asked.
“Stop it jhor.” I said laughing. “Ok dear.”
“It’s really great seeing you again, it’s really great we are back together again.” He said smiling, looking
directly into my eyes. I just smiled back. He kept sterring at me as we were eating. Abel, I said laughing.
“Yes miss, how may I help you?” He asked smiling. Why you staring at me like that? I asked smiling.
“Noting, you are so beautiful you know that.” Thanks, I said smiling. We talked about different things.
“I want you to know something, please do not feel bad about it” Abel said. I looked at myself to see may
be something was wrong with me, may be i wasn’t well dressed. What is that? I asked.
He held my hands. Thank God I had removed the engagement ring on my finger two weeks before me
and Abel chatted, i still had it on my finger just to scare guys away so they won’t disturb me as I wasn’t
ready for any guy yet.
“We have known each other and I really don’t think we should waste anymore months or years, I don’t
know how you will feel.” He said and went on his kneels opened a small box and asked…
“will you marry me?”
I was shocked I wasn’t expecting that at all. All eyes were focused on us. I felt like I couldn’t stand well.
“Say yes, accept him.” Many people who were looking at us were saying. A woman walked up to me and
said “Dear, say yes to him, he was the one who prayed for me two years ago when I was about dying on
the hospital bed if not of this young man I won’t be here today, I would have been dead two years back.
Am sure he can’t remember me but I still do”, the woman said and walked away. I flashed back to when
Ibrahim proposed to me and tears began to drop from my eyes, I’m sure people thought I was shedding
tears because he proposed to me. “Please.” Abel said.
I was still looking at him.
“I have bought this ring since waiting for the special person I will put on her finger, and you are the
one”, he said.
At this time everyone was silent but their eyes were still on us. “Will you please marry me?” He asked
again.
Yesss… I will. I answered him slowly. He placed the ring on my finger and got up. We hugged each other
at that time people were clapping still looking at us. Some who knew him came to congratulate him.
“Congratulation Pastor, can’t wait to be at your wedding, and by the way she’s is very beautiful.” one of
them said. He turned to me and said “Sister, you so beautiful, you are so lucky to be with Pastor Abel.”
He said. I just smiled back.
“Thank you, so much for accepting me sweetheart, I love you so much”, he said. I just smiled back. At
least my dream of raising a godly home and godly children in Christ will come to my pass, may be God
didn’t want me to marry Ibrahim I thought to myself, as I also remembered Abel’s statement then. “I
know you will come back one day.” That word really came true I said to myself.
I would want you to meet my parents this week, my mom has been disturbing me she wants to see you,
since I told her about you, she saw your picture on my phone.” Awwwww really? I asked blushing. “Yes
sweetheart, so baby, when will it be okay for you to come this week?” He asked. Hmmmm, today is
tuesday, I will let you know later dear. I said smiling.
We talked about a lot of things
As we came out heading to the park I noticed a car parked, it looked like Ibrahim’s car. My mind flashed
back to Ibrahim. I couldn’t see if someone was in the car or not because the car had tinted glass just like
Ibrahim’s own also. I was feeling the pains again as I flashed back to him. “Sweetheart, are you sure you
are okay?” Abel asked.
Yes dear I’m. I managed to reply him.
“I don’t think you are”, he said.
“Oh gosh I’m fine, am just feeling very tired I need to rest.
“If you say so dear”, he said. We talked for a while, hugged and kissed each other on the lips before
leaving. I entered my car and drove off. Flash back of Ibrahim came coming to my mind. Gosh, why did I
see that car I asked myself, as tears were dripping from my eyes.
Later, in the night Abel called, we talked like for an hour on the phone.
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Later, in the night he called me we talked for an hour on the phone.
The next day I told my mom everything that happened. She was so anxious to seeing him, especially due
to the fact he was a pastor.
“You see my daughter, I told you, you will find the right man.” She said happily.
Everything had been going on well. I started to attend his church, I left the church I was attending.
When I see Abel stand to preach I felt so happy, i would imagine me being his wife. I would be called
Pastor Mrs. Every Sunday we always went for lunch after church service before going home.
On a sunday, after the service was over, we both went to his parents house.
His mom was so happy on seeing me,she welcomed me happily and so did his dad. They asked me a lot
of questions and I answered all.
His mom was cooking I decided to assist her.
“No o don’t worry my daughter I will do it myself go and rest ehn you look tired.” She said smiling. Don’t
worry ma I can still assist you, i said.
She came closer to me held my hands to the living room.
“Sit down and rest my daughter. She said.
Ok ma, i said laughing.
In less than two hours the food was prepared and served. We all ate on the dinning table, happily.
In the evening I went home, took a shower and headed to my mom’s room.
“So tell me, how did it go?” She asked me smiling.
Mom it went well, his mom and dad were so happy on seeing me. I told her everything, she was happy.
“So when will he be coming?” My mom asked. Anytime soon mom. I said.
A week later he came to my parent house to cut the long story short they accept him. I was happy too.
Joyce came to visit me.
“What’s up baby? You look so good and happy gist me na”, she said after we had greeted.
Abel proposed to me, i said happily showing her my finger.
“And you accepted him?” She asked.
Of course dear I did and the most happiest thing is that both his parents and mine agreed in we getting
married to each other.
“And you really love him?” She asked.
I like him very well and I think am beginning to love him, and I will love him more as time goes on, i said.
“So you want to marry who you don’t love, I don’t think you know what you are doing.”
Joyce I like him very much okay, If you were to be the one will you marry who you love or who loves
you? I asked her.
I guess that question struck her hard, she kept mute for some minutes. I focused on my phone before
she broke the silence. “What if Ibrahim comes back, what if he still wants you?” She asked.
Look! Joyce! Don’t bring that up ok! He has someone else now, i said.
“You love him very well I know, he loves you more, what makes you think he has got someone else?”
She asked.
What are you telling me Joyce! I called him then over an hundred times he never picked up nor reply my
messages, i went through pains so don’t bring that up again please. I said.
“What if he was going through pains too, that’s why he didn’t answer your calls then and he didn’t also
reply your messages?” She asked.
I also went through pains Joyce, yet I still called and messaged him. “You know men are different from
we ladies.”
Whatever, I said. “Just try the logic I told you about, he loves you beyond your imagination.”
You talk say wetin?? I said laughing out loudly. I’m not interested anymore. But deep down in my heart I
still felt love for him but I had to move on. Please change the topic, I said. “Ok oo”.
So Joyce, when will you have someone serious ehnn, I asked her. “(Laughing) soon o I’m still confused on
who to accept.”
Before she left we both held hands together, I prayed for her, for God to direct her to the right person to
choose.
Later in the night. I checked Abel’s last seen he hadn’t been online since morning.
He was always busy at work and with church activities. I wondered how I will cope with him,I said to
myself as I called him but he wasn’t picking up. I later remembered a service was going on in his church, i
wanted to attend but I was just tired.
I was feeling bored, going through Instagram, when I saw Ibrahim on Instagram, I deleted my only
picture on Instagram and uploaded my cousin’s picture. Then I followed him the time was at 8:50pm. At
10:13pm i received a notification he was following me.
“I know you will follow back when you see that lady’s picture on my dp, lover of girls, I said to myself and
hissed.
I messaged him.
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I messaged him.
He replied and we started chatting. I sent him my number also and we started chatting on WhatsApp.
It’s had been up to a week we had been chatting.
We were chatting one evening….
“`He:So are u single or in a relationship?
Me: No,I’m single.
Him: really?
He: yes
Him: wow why?
Me:noting I just feel like.
Him: lol ok oo
Me: Yeah
He: A beautiful lady like u is single that’s quite amazing. Don’t tell me no guy is asking you out?
Me: lol , there are am not just interested.
He: Why?
Me: Noting.
He: you can’t tell me noting, there must be a reason.
Me: I just want to be alone, I told my ex bf to give me space he got angry and broke up with me.
Him: So bad of him sorry for that dear he doesn’t deserve u.
Me: lol yh.
Him: yes dear.
Me: So what about you don’t you have a gf.
Him: no
Why won't you deny you don't have a gf when you already falling for the lady on dp, I said in my mind.Me: why?
Him: just feel like not having.
Me: why!
Him: hmmm, there was a lady I wanted to marry before.
Me: so why didn’t you?
Him: lol she’s a Christian I’m a Muslim so her mom was against me marrying her.
Me: wow so u left her? Just like that.
Him: humm, I didn’t really love her as such. Now have met you I feel so much love for you, I have never
loved anyone the way I feel for u. I was crying at that moment. Me: hmmmm it’s ok
Him: yes baby!
Me: yh
Him: can we meet tomorrow
Me: why and where.
Him: I’m missing you I feel like seeing you, we have been chatting for a week or over now, I don’t
understand plssss I love you it may seem weird to you but I do. Let’s meet pls
Me: hmmmm
He told me where we were to meet.
Him: yes
baby pls you know there?
Me: yes i will try
Him: don’t try baby u must
Me: ok
Him: that’s good baby. I love you
Me: goodnight now I’m feeling sleepy.
Him: please baby let me call you today pick up today please I want to hear your voice.
Me: no.. we will see tomorrow.
Him: why?
Me: noting.
Him: ok can we just do a video chat.
Me: no
Him: Ok I will do as you say.
Me: better goodnight
Him: goodnight baby dream of me I will send you where we should meet tomorrow and the time also I
will be waiting for you there I can’t wait to see you baby.
Me:okSo Ibrahim never loved me. I i asked myself, crying as I laid down on my bed. Forty five minutes later, Abel called me. Abel: hello my sweetheart.
Me: hello love
Abel: sorry I missed your call the service just ended 30 minutes ago. How are you sweetheart
Me: I’m fine dear and you
Him: are u sure? Your voice sounds someone how, are you crying!
Me: no dear not at all I’m just tired that’s why
Abel: tell me the truth what’s wrong dear
Me: noting dear ,u sef ehnn am fine
Abel: ok sweetheart, how is mom and dad?
Me: fine and yours
Abel: they are good.
Me: alright
Abel: ok goodnight my love am still at church I have to get going now
Me: aright good night love.
“`The next day I went to Joyce’s house to tell her everything Ibrahim said.
I was crying.
“Don’t cry dear”, she said.
I wished I never messaged him. I’m not going to meet him, I said. “Hmmmm I understand dear but still
try and go at least to make him know that you know the truth now about him”, she said. Will you shut
up! I yelled at her crying.
She stayed back a bit and later came closer to me and wiped my tears with an hanky.
After so much persuasion from Joyce, I picked up courage to go see him. Joyce was happy.
I checked my WhatsApp he sent the venue of where we were to meet again and the time. I replied
him. He was online he replied back. I entered my car and headed there.
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I entered my car and headed there.
There were two gates to enter the place I drove to the one closer to me, because the gates were still a
bit far from each other, the place was very big. On getting to the gate a security man opened the gate, I
drove in and parked. I brought out my phone and messaged him, that I was there already.
“What are you on, baby?” He asked.
Am on a red top and a black jean. I replied.
“Ok baby have seen you now, just wait there?” He said.
Alright, I replied, waiting for him to come.
I lifted up my head I saw him coming, my heart was beating very fast on seeing him. I couldn’t stand
seeing him. The pains came back again. Oh no, Joyce u caused all this, why did I even agree to come, I
asked myself. Before, he got to where I was, I entered my car and drove out.
I had not driven up to ten minutes when I saw another car coming in front of me. Jesus! What’s this?
Who the hell is driving like this. The car was in front of mine. I got down from my car, i was ready to
shout on the person. First a guy came down from the car, I waited for the one on the driver’s sit to come
down. Lo and behold it was Ibrahim. He must have used the second exist.
Oh no, not again. I said to myself. He came closer to me, he wasn’t even surprised. He walked closer to
me.
“Baby, have really missed you so much, please don’t go away this time,” he said.
Get away from me! Do I look like the lady you want to meet today? I asked him.
“Baby, i am sorry please, I knew you were the one. You played pranks on me and I decided to play along
too, please. I was surprised. How did you know? I asked. “Baby I will let you know later please” he said. I
couldn’t hold back my tears as they were just pouring heavily from my eyes. “Have missed you so much
darling.
He lifted me up and hugged me tightly to himself. ” Darling, I know I have wronged you also but it wasn’t
my fault, I was going through pains also, I just needed time to think straight. I got drunk many times out
there because of what happened, since your mom sent me away that I can never marry you. I called you
later more than a thousands of times, but your line wasn’t reachable again.” He was on his kneels at this
time.
“Baby I’m so sorry, please just forget all that happened, please.”
Get out of me! I said.
I wanted to walk away but he got up and held my hands.
“Am not going to let you go this time around, am ready to fight through for you. You the one I want in
my life and no other lady.”
For the very first time in my life I saw tears filled up in his eyes. He was a very strong guy who I couldn’t
imagine could cry one day. At this time the love song we do listen to was started playing from his car,
after a song finished playing. I started flashing back. I felt the pains harder more in my heart. At this time
tears were dripping from his eyes. With the tears in his eyes and the song I couldn’t say no to him, I
hugged him, and he hugged me back tightly to himself for minutes. After a while he spoke. “Baby, let’s
go to my house, we have created enough scene here.
What about my car?. I asked pointing to my car.
“My friend will drive it to our house.” He called his friend, he came, he took my car key spoke to his
friend and gave him the key. He held my hand to his car, he opened the door and I entered. I looked
around, he had bought a new car.
“Baby” he said. Yeah, I replied. He held my hands.
“I love you.” He took a tissue paper from his car wiped my tears, and kissed me on the lips.
“I missed you so much.”
I missed you too. I didn’t know when I said that. “You are part of the reason where I’m today, I can’t let
you go.”
I smiled. He started the car to drive off. His friend had driven off immediately with my car. “Baby I
actually bought this car for you.” I was surprised.
“Yeah, I wanted to use it to come say I was sorry to you later, but I kept on calling your number it never
went through, I didn’t want to come to your parents house, I didn’t want to cause your mom any
problem. I went through hell but that’s a story for another time.”
I was crying again as I remembered how my mom had treated him. “Yeah, you don’t have to cry, I don’t
feel okay at all when I see cry, you are part of me”, he said, as he wiped my tears away again.
When we got to his house, his gate man opened his gate and he drove in. He locked the gate quickly and
ran after the car. “What is it?”He asked the gateman.
“Noting oga o just find me something as your boy na,” the gateman said. He took his wallet and gave
him three thousand naira.
“Am just in a better mood today, don’t know when you will stop asking for money, upon the salary I still
give to you monthly.” “Ha oga thank you very much, almighty Allah go bless you die, he go give you
better woman when u go marry oga”, the gateman said. I opened the door and came down from the
car. The gate man was amazed on seeing me.
“Oga abeg no vex o na ur wife be this?”
“Yes, she is my wife.”
“Ha oga first time o, at last she fine fine oo. Madam I dey greet you o.”
I waved at him smiling. Why did you change your gate man? that’s not the one I knew before. “Story for
another day, baby.” He said.
We walked in. He gave me his keys to open the door myself and I did. He had changed his furniture and
everywhere was repainted. It was more beautiful than ever.
“You like it?” He asked.
Yes, it’s really nice.
“Well a very good friend of mine got married 3months ago he had noting in his living room, when i went
to pay them a visit, so I decided to give him the furniture, and I ordered for new ones, they persuaded
me to also repaint the living room to fit in with the new furniture.”
He held my hands and we walked up to his room. I saw a picture of me and him in a glass frame placed
beside his bed. We took that picture a year ago.
“So baby what would you love to eat? Let me tell my maid to prepare it for you.”
Noting now I’m not hungry now. “Well you the wife of this house, you can always go in to the kitchen to
cook.”
I smiled.
Your place has really changed, I will be back I want to see everywhere again.” I said.
“Ok baby, don’t waste time.”
I was about entering the kitchen when I heard a female’s voice.
“Who you be, wetin u dey do here?”
I was shocked, I turned back.
“You no fit talk, see as you dey look me for face you no even fear.” Hey! I said.
“How you take enter this house with the security when dey for gate you b witch o.” She said.
“Thief o, thief o, thief o, oga come o.”
Ibrahim came down the stairs to the living room.
“What’s going on?” He asked, looking confused.
“Oga I no know where she for come from o I just see her dey won enter kitchen na he I shout thief o.”
I was just looking at the drama she was creating, she must be good at acting, I said to myself.
“Hey! Kate!” he yelled at her.
She was shocked.
“What kind of names did you just call her! She is my wife and not a thief ok! I’m sick and tired of the way
you behave most times! What the hell is wrong with you Kate! he yelled at her angrily.
She went on her kneels begging.
“Haaaaaa oga abeg I use Allah take beg you, I use my life beg you abeg no vex I no know say na your wife
be that no wonder since I dey this house I never see any woman come this house that na why I surprise
when I see her. Oga I for don reason am say you done marry because I dey always wonder say why man
when fine and get plenty money like you no go get many fine girls around am, I no know say u done
marry say na your wife be that.” ” “Kate get out of here now! he yelled at her angrily the more. She
turned to me. “Madam abeg no vex , abeg, abeg you get good husband o since you no dey he no carry
any girl come this house o madam abeg if you sack me I go just die madam you look like Igbo..biko biko I
use chineke beg you.”
I started laughing at that point. Just go, go go, I said. She got up smiling.
“Madam oga thank you o”, she said, walking away.
Gosh, I said laughing. Where did you get her from? What about your other maid I knew?
“My mummy sent her away the day she came, she was dressing half nude that day. And my mom
brought that crazy human being here. I’m sorry for that baby.”
No need, very crazy indeed I said laughing.
We went back to his room.
As we were talking, he kept on saying ..
“I love you baby” looking directly into my eyes.
Lo and behold, he noticed Abel engagement ring on my finger.
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Lo and behold, he noticed Abel’s engagement ring on my finger.
It was different from the one he used to propose to me. Abel’s ring was expensive, but Ibrahim’s ring
was more expensive.
“Who gave you that!?” He asked, with seriousness, looking at my finger.
What? I asked pretending not to know what he was asking about.
“That ring on your finger.”
Oh really..hmmmm.. I was thinking of what to say.
It’s just a ring, I bought it.
“Wow, you bought it, let me have it!” He said, about to remove the ring on my finger, I withdrew my
hand, and shifted back.
What will I tell Abel, if he takes the ring, he knows well it’s an engagement ring, I thought to myself.
“Give it to me now!” He yelled at me.
At this time, the anger in him was so much I felt like ohe was going to raise his hands on me. He is tall
and a bit huge.
“I never expected this from you at all, just months we were both away, you are already engaged to
another guy.” Tears started to roll down my eyes when he made that statement. I didn’t know what to
say.
“I never neared another lady all the time you were away, there were many who came after me, I can’t
count the numbers of times I called your number later on, that it wasn’t going through. I went through
hell those times because of you. I can’t start explaining all I went through now, all because of you!” He
yelled at me, at this time tears had covered my whole face.
“We made a promise we were going to fight through, even if both parents were against our religion, I
never had issue with you being a Christian even many times you turned down dates we were to go for,
all because you had to attend church programs almost all times, saying you are a worker. Who knows if
you haven’t been with him since we had been together, of course you have, because no guy will
propose to you immediately, you two must have been in a relationship for a long time. You cheated on
me! And you call yourself a Christian.”
I was still crying, I didn’t know what to say.
I…I..I..am so sorry, please forgive me, it’s not the way you see it, I said crying.
He didn’t answer me, he just sat down on the bed and covered his uface with his hands. I sat down on
the floor, my back relaxed on the wall, I was crying and confused. My parent had accepted Abel and his
parent had accepted me already, I thought to myself.
After a while, my phone rang, It was on his bed. We both turned to look at my phone.
It showed “Mine” on the screen was calling. “Mine” was what I used to save Abel’s number.
Ibrahim got up, looking at me.
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Ibrahim got up, looking at me.
“He is the one, he said.
I was shaking. “Go ahead and answer him, i can see now.”
I fearfully picked up the call. “Where are you now?” Abel asked.
I kept mute I didn’t know what to say as Ibrahim was there.
“So this is what you have been doing, you have been playing on my feelings, you disappointed me! I
really don’t know what to say, you have broken my heart. I never expected such from you. My heart is
broken right now.
We are done!” He yelled angrily and hanged up before I could say a word.
I was confused and crying, I didn’t understand what was going on. What have I done to Abel? I asked to
myself.
I felt the pains again. I came online on WhatsApp to check if he sent any message to me because I
couldn’t understand why he said all that. I saw messages from him, I clicked on it. I saw different
pictures of me and Ibrahim when we were still dating, and a picture of me and Ibrahim when we just got
into his living room, we were so close in the picture and his lips were on mine. I read his message
saying…
” This is a picture of where you are today, you can’t deny it, that was the same hairdo I saw you with two days ago when you just fixed your hair. So you had been cheating on me. I thank God I now know the truth.” Who could have done this, who could have sent the pictures to him? I asked my myself, as I
was so surprised.
I was about to reply him when I noticed he had blocked me already. My hands were shaking terribly, I
tried to call him, but my phone fell of my hands and the screen got smashed.
Haaaaaaaaaa! No! no! no! Who did this???? I screamed out as tears rolled down my face.
“What is wrong with you?” Ibrahim asked, confused.
At that moment the pains in me was excess.
“Are you okay? What’s wrong? What happened?” He asked again.
I couldn’t explain how I felt at that moment. I removed the ring on my finger and throw it in his room,
angrily. He was just watching me, looking very surprised.
So you set me up, so you set me up. I said to him, crying.
“I don’t understand what you are talking about.”
At that time my head was filled with so much pains, I felt so much pains in my chest, like it was going to
divide into two.
I didn’t know what happened to me I woke up and found myself on the hospital bed. Ibrahim sat beside
me.
“What happened to me? I asked him.
“Baby, you fainted and I had to rush you to the hospital. What is wrong? Talk to me, what is
happening?”
I didn’t say a word. I kept mute.
He got food for me to eat, he sat down and fed me and I ate. As he was feeding me my mind flashed
back to the time I was in the university I was sick on that day, he got food for me when coming and fed
me on that day.
He kept questioning me about what happened, but I didn’t answer him.
“I’m happy you are fine now baby, I want to get something I will be back okay”, he said and kissed me on
my lips.
The next day I was discharged. I entered his car, and he drove off to his house. When we got to in, I felt
so weak to climb the stairs to go up to his room. I guess he noticed that. He carried me, we got to his
room and he laid me on his bed. He sat bedside me.
“Do you want anything?” He asked me, but I didn’t answer him.
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To be continued.
