"Yes Bro, I'm getting married", Mark responded and then added "not now though, should be in a few months".
Mark's eyes lit up as he spoke to his friends Efe, Tony, Femi and Kelvin about the girl he had met about a month ago and how special she was. With her he was really happy and he only needed a few more months to convince her that he was good enough for her.
They clinked glasses and hailed him.
Efe who was all smiles turned to his right hand side and mockingly exclaimed "hey man, playa, when is it gonna be your turn"? He was referring to Kelvin who was just gulping from his glass.
Femi interjected "Kelvin isn't ready to quit the game, the baddest of them all".
They laughed some more, Kelvin laughed too but deep inside he wished they knew.
He was tired.
He had been the bad boy but deep inside he craved love too.
He looked at the guys, his friends from school Efe, Femi, Tony and Mark. The others were married and now Mark would be getting married but he didn't even have a relationship.
"Her name is Tara" Mark said when Tony asked the name of the girl.
"Tara"? Kelvin asked,
"Yes, you should meet her. She's a sweet girl"? Mark responded.
Kelvin took a sip from his glass as he thought again about the Tara he knew.
They dated briefly and broke up.
They tried again and were on and off for a while before she left.
He thought about the day he told her he wasn't ready to commit to a relationship.
She had smiled and told him it was alright even though they both knew it wasn't.
He had not contacted her since.
Tara was a spirited and unforgettable girl.
He smiled as he realized that he had missed her.
He decided that he would be the man he should have been about a year ago when he first met her.
He picked up his phone, excused himself from his friends, walked to his car and dialed her number.
It rang and her voice came on. "Kelvin...good evening"
"Hello Tara, how are you. It's been quite a while"? he responded ,
"I'm good. What's the special occasion that has made you call me"?
"We need to talk, Tara I have missed you". He said
"Not this time Kelv"
"Why"? He asked
"this off and on thing can't continue anymore" She responded
"I want us to work something out...you are a great girl Tara" Kelvin said.
She was silent for a few seconds before she spoke "I met a guy Kelv and he's been great so far"? Kelvin's heart skipped and began beating fast as she said the words but he managed to form the words, "So you are in a relationship, wo-wow in just 5 weeks, he must be something" he retorted
"He is something" she said, "Mark. That's his name".
"Mark"? Kelvin asked
"Yes" she said and added "I have a call coming in, I appreciate your call but I need to take this call. Maybe we can speak some other time"?
As the call ended Kelvin turned to look at Mark his friend who had gotten up with his phone pressed to his ear.
Mark was smiling widely and Kelvin knew who he was talking to.
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ReplyDeleteAlmost something similar happened to a distant friend. He said his wife was his major problem in life and that there is nothing good about her, meanwhile she already has 3 kids for him and he hasn't married her properly. He eventually return her back to her parents in the village with the 3 kids, meanwhile his very close friend who has been following up all the drama all this while, trace the lady to her village and told the parents he wants to marry her. The lady and her parents consented and both of them got married legally, the young man quickly got a visa for the lady who is now his wife with the three kids of his friend and relocated to America. After 3 years plus, the former husband realize he has made a mistake and he returned to the lady's village so he could apologize to her and her family and bring her back, when he got to the village that was when you heard the shocker story of his life and since he has not married her legally there was nothing he could do. His friend already had two kids with the lady.
ReplyDeletePrayer: As pidgin will say it, make I nor use my husband /wife take do boyfriend or girlfriend.
Wow! This story you shared seems unbelievable but really nothing is impossible. As has been said, you do not know the value of what you have until you lose it. Thank you Innocent for sharing.
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