Words could not express my love for kelvin. At
that moment, all i could do was to to pull him to
myself and give him a full kiss on his lips.
With my lips on kelvin’s and my eyes closed, i
was so lost in our world. All i could do was to
inhale his saint and enjoy the moment with the
only guy that made my heart beat increase.
“Hmmm… Enjoy your meal sir and ma”
The waiter’s voice interupted my moment with
Kelvin. I opened my eyes and saw that our table
was full already, the waiter was also walking back
to the kitchen with an empty tray but he had a
funny look on.
I looked at the table, then looked at kelvin and
we both started to laugh.
“We had our lips locked together for like how
many minutes? I managed to ask in between my
laughter.
Kelvin stopped to laugh and said “Actually i don’t
know but am sure i loved every bit of it. Why is
the waiter pained though? You really need to
flaunt this ring everywhere we go”.
I only hummed and kelvin kissed the ring on my
finger.
We had our meal with lots of joy in our hearts.
We made lots of sweet promises and kissed at
interval as well. Just like every other outing with
kelvin, i had fun.
Kelvin took me back to the office after lunch and i
left for home after spending an extra hour to
complete my day’s work.
At exactly 4:00pm, i cleared my table and signed
out.
****
“Mom! Dad! Am back” i shouted immediately i got
home.
“Over here honey, we are in the study” I heard Mi
mom’s voice from within.
I rushed into the study and hugged the duo on
sight.
“What happened? Why are you so excited? Mi
dad asked as he held my hand.
I released my hand and walked round the room in
a funny way.
I then faced my foster parent and said “Mom, Dad
am getting married to Kelvin!”
I could see the excitement in their faces as Mi
mom kept on muttering “Woah” and mi dad
jammed his hands together in excitement.
“Tell me, what happened? What changed your
mind?” Mi dad asked as he hugged me tightly.
“Did you think it over?” Mi mom also asked before
I settled in a chair and narrated what prompted
my decision to them.
“Actually, i had lunch with kelvin today and
contrary to my fear and doubts, i saw the truth
and i felt the love. I love kelvin no doubt but i
just confirmed i love him enough to give the rest
of my life to him. Mom, Dad, i can’t really thank
you enough, because of you I am who I am today.
I owe everything to you both and now i realise
there is nothing more important than family. I
love you both so much”
I said and i took turn to hug my foster parent.
They both took me into their arms one after the
other and showered me with blessing.
” Now let the wedding plans begin! I want the
whole world to be present” Mi dad shouted and
we all laughed.
I took a sit close to mi mom and we all discussed
about the introduction arrangement. According to
plan, the introduction would take place in a week
to the wedding and the family members of my late
parents were to be present.
Since Mi mom was the only family left from my
paternal family, the only family members that
could cause trouble was my mom’s.
To avoid disagreement, Mi dad took it on himself
to inform my late mom’s family of my wedding
arrangement and they would be allowed to make
most of the family decisions since Mi mom could
be addressed as a weaker sex, been a woman.
Mi mom agreed to Mi dad’s decision for the sake
of peace and we all agreed on Mi dad visiting
uncle mike the next day.
I excused myself to my room and placed a call
through to khole. I felt how excited she was when
i informed her of our plans and she also promised
to come around the next day. I layed on my bed
after ending my call with khole. I faced the wall
and refreshed my memory on all that had
happened in my life. I realised everybody can
move on and let that unforgettable past havs little
effect on them. When i lost my parent, especially
my mom, i thought it was the end for me, but with
God, faith and the people around me, i was able
to walk past that dark part of my life. I also
believed there was no limit to chasing my dream,
do you?.
****
The ringing of my phone woke me up and i
realised
I slept off while thinking about my past. I slowly
opened my eyes and reached for my phone. I
accepted the call without checking the caller I.D
and murmured “hello”.
“When were you planning on telling me?” The
caller from the other end said.
I checked my phone to confirm the caller and i
saw it was Jordan. My heart skipped a bit as i
said “Tell you what?”.
“You are getting married to him, right?” Jordan
asked and my mouth went dry. I was able to
slowly erase Jordan from my heart, but i was
never able to get rid of the guilt of betraying his
love whenever we talk.
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