THE MIRACLE I NEED SEASON 2 : Episode 11 – 20
EPISODE 19
“So?” Eric asked as he and Kimberly got into the car after service, ready to
return home.
“So what?” She asked, looking at him with questioning eyes.
“What do you think? Did you enjoy the service?” He asked with a smile as he
turned on the car’s ignition and drove out of the church premises.
“Oh! Yeah, I did. I particularly love how it is a big church and no one even
spared me a glance. Everyone was just minding their business. Suits me just
right,” Kimberly said with a big smile.
“So will you be going to church with me now?”
“As long as you want me to, why not? By the way, I noticed you were dancing
so much. I didn’t fgure you to be the type to dance in church,” Kimberly said
with a teasing smile which made Eric chuckle.
“Why not? I actually prefer dancing in the church to the club. The joy those
songs give me is different,” Eric said, turning to spare her a glance, “I noticed
you didn’t dance much, though.”
“That is because I didn’t want to draw attention to myself,” Kimberly
explained.
“My pastor used to say something, being self-conscious is not a godly
attribute.”
“How?” Kimberly asked in confusion.
“You were in God’s presence, yet you were thinking about yourself instead of
focusing on God. Isn’t it a form of pride to think that by dancing you can draw
the attention of people who are in church to praise God, to yourself?” Eric
asked, making Kimberly’s brows crease thoughtfully.
“That isn’t how I thought of it.”
“I know. I’m just trying to say in God’s presence you should relax and focus
more on God, and less on yourself. Even King David in the Bible danced so
much that his robe was falling,” Eric said, making Kimberly raise a brow.
“I didn’t know you were a preacher. I hope you’re not thinking of becoming a
pastor or anything similar in the future?” She asked, and Eric laughed out
loud.
“Why? Are you scared of becoming a preacher’s wife?”
“Shouldn’t I be scared? Don’t even think about it,” She warned, making him
smile.
“What if you end up becoming the Pastor between us?” Eric asked with a
grin.
“I reject it in Jesus’ name. Let’s change the subject before you draw God’s
attention to us, and then he will start calling us,” Kimberly pleaded making
Eric laugh out loud.
“Awwww!” Kimberly exclaimed in awe when a plane appeared out of nowhere, high above them with the banner suspended in the air, and she read
the words on it.
The sides of Eric’s lips twitched in amusement at her reaction. If she wasn’t
even the one being proposed to yet she was reacting this way, he wondered
how the person being proposed to would react… Or maybe he should wonder
how Kimberly would react when being proposed to.
Yeah, he knew he had to propose to her before going ahead with the
marriage plans. Every lady he knew desired a beautiful proposal. And
knowing how Kimberly was, he knew he was going to have to go all the way
and be loud about it. Being someone who loved his privacy a lot and hated
being within public view, he had always thought he would have a low-key
engagement and marriage when the time was right. Who would have thought
that he would end up with someone like Kimberly who he needed to
constantly step up to protect in public?
How was he going to propose to her anyway? This plane proposal thing was
a good idea though, but now that she had seen it, he couldn’t do the same
thing. He needed to come up with his own unique proposal style.
“But the name looks or is it sounds familiar?” Kimberly said after they had
driven past it, as she narrowed her eyes thoughtfully
Eric chuckled, “I suppose it should sound familiar since you tend to
pronounce it in your head as you look at it. You may not have seen it written
before, but maybe you’ve heard it… Wait, isn’t that your friend’s name?” Eric
asked, turning to look at her.
“Because the name is Kathleen?” Kimberly asked with a scoff, “She isn’t the
only one in Lagos bearing that name, besides I don’t think they have even
been dating for up to two weeks,” Kimberly said dismissively.
“Have we dated for up to two weeks?” Eric asked.
“Of course it’s been even more than three weeks. We have even been married
for more than two weeks already,” Kimberly said defensively, making him
chuckle.
“Anyway, I didn’t say that just because her name is Kathleen. At the club, I
remember she mentioned her surname, and I think it was Okorie she said,
cause when she mentioned it, it sounded like Okoro to me,” Eric said, making
Kimberly giggle.
“Really? I will ask her later then, or maybe she will post it on her WhatsApp
status,” Kimberly said with a smile, which slowly turned into a frown when
she remembered what Pete had told her that first night. He had said he
wasn’t interested in love or marriage. If he was truly the one proposing to
Kathleen, then it was clear he had just not liked her from the start, yet she
had been trying so hard to force herself on him. What was wrong with her?
Why did she have to throw herself at men even when they made it obvious
that they didn’t want her?
“Are you okay?” Eric asked when he spared her a glance and noticed her
frown.
“Yeah, I’m okay,” she said with a sigh as she relaxed against the headrest and
shut her eyes.
“Do you mind if we stop over at my place? I need to pick up something before
we return to your house and head for the airport,” Eric said.
Kimberly sat up and looked at him, “Will that your friend be there?”
“Possibly. Are you still mad at him? Please don’t be. He really didn’t want to
do it. He liked you a lot the first time you both met and asked me to stop, but
I didn’t listen. Please,” Eric pleaded.
“He liked me?” Kimberly asked, surprised.
“I don’t think there is anyone who would get to know you and not fall in love
with you. When people tend to judge by just one faw, they miss out on
getting to know other amazing aspects of a person. What I’m just saying is
that when a person looks past your seeming lifestyle, they get to see how
sweet a person you are,” Eric said as he reached out for her hand with his
right hand, and patted it reassuringly.
“That reminds me, I didn’t happen to tell you that I ran into Pete at the airport
on my way back, did I?” He asked as he drove into his estate.
“You did?” Kimberly asked, looking at him curiously as she wondered what
they possibly talked about. Did they discuss her?
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A lump formed in Kathleen’s throat as she kept looking at the banner on the
plane which was still following them. Pete was really asking her to marry him? On her birthday? Her heart went pit-a-pat. This had to be a sign that
God’s hand was involved in this. At twenty-nine she was fnally getting
married? To not just anyone but someone like Pete? Was her mother aware
of this? Was that why she had given her that many relationships advice
before leaving?
Why wasn’t Sharon or Isioma saying anything? Were they involved in the
surprise plan too? She reluctantly dragged her eyes away from the plan and
turned to look at them, and saw the smile on all their faces, while Isioma was
busy taking pictures of the plane and banner. Before Kathleen could utter a
word, her phone rang, and she picked the call when she saw that it was Pete.
“Happy birthday Queen of my heart,” Pete said immediately the call
connected. Kathleen was too speechless to respond, so she focused on
breathing instead since that seemed like the easiest thing to do.
“You have until you get home to make up your mind. I’ll be waiting for a yes,”
Pete said before hanging up.
“You all knew about this, didn’t you?” Kathleen asked, looking at all of them in
disbelief. She couldn’t believe that her talkative friend Sharon could keep a
secret so well, and they all kept acting like they didn’t know Pete’s plan for
her birthday.
“Shouldn’t you be spending that little time you have left, thinking about the
response?” Sharon asked trying not to sound too excited even if she was
clearly over the moon with joy on her friend’s behalf.
There was nothing to think about. She knew the answer already, and it was a
big bold YES. Kathleen picked up her phone and took a picture of the banner
before sending it to Chuka on WhatsApp. She owed this to God, and she
knew God had used Chuka to help her almost much as he had used her
mother and Sharon. He had been the one who had made her realize that Pete
was interested in her in the first place, and that had given her a level of
confdence in her communication with Pete.
She looked up when the car stopped, and then the gate opened, and she saw
both Ken and Ella standing by the door. That was when she noticed a red rug
that ran from the middle of the compound to the inside of the house. Chidi
drove into the compound and stopped just where the rug was, and she
realized the rug was there for her, and she was supposed to walk on it.
Chidi was the frst to get out of the car, and she did not mind as her mind was still flled with different thoughts. It was like everything was happening
to someone else and she was an observer. Soon Ken walked over to her side
of the car and opened the door, and then he stepped to the side, giving her
room to get out of the car.
“Even if I know you’re probably going to say yes, please tell him no,” Ken
whispered with a mischievous grin that would have amused her had she not
been feeling so nervous. Although she appreciated the grand proposal
gesture, she was a very private person and would have loved a simple
proposal over dinner.
Next Amanda got out of the car with a bouquet that Kathleen had no idea
where she had brought it from, and presented it to Kathleen who was still
standing on the rug beside the car.
The whole thing looked surreal to her. She was actually the one being
proposed to in such a grand style? “What are you waiting for, Kat?” Sharon,
who she hadn’t realized was standing behind her, asked.
Kathleen put one foot in front of the other as she slowly approached the door.
When she saw the lot of them making videos and taking pictures, she
became thankful that she had allowed Sharon to dress her up.
Ella was grinning from ear to ear as she stopped by the door, “Hello, sister-in-law,” Ella greeted as she stepped to the side to reveal Pete who was kneeling
on the other end of the red rug inside the door. As Kathleen stepped inside
the house, she noticed that the house had been decorated and there were
roses and balloons everywhere. The first thought on her mind was, ‘Who is
going to clean this place up?’
“Ngozika Kathleen Okorie, I never realized how boring and empty my life was
until I met you. You are my morning sun, the moon that lights my path at
night, and the star that decorates my night sky. Your smile brightens my day,
and the sound of your laughter resonates in my heart. I want to grow old with
you as your husband and the father of your kids. Please be my forever
partner,” he said as he opened the ring box he was holding, revealing a
beautiful diamond ring.
Kathleen had always wondered why ladies usually cried when they were
proposed to, and she had often tried to imagine how she would feel and
react when she is proposed to. Being here now, she didn’t know what reaction
was appropriate. Of course, she was happy, but it wasn’t to the point of tears.
She was excited, but not to the point of screaming. It seemed like a part of her had somehow been expecting it.
She looked into Pete’s eyes, and she did not doubt that he was her prayer
answered. He smiled at her as if he knew without a doubt that she was his
wife and she was going to say yes.
“Please marry us,” Amanda who was standing beside her father added,
thinking that Kathleen was about to turn her father down.
Her phone rang out before she could come up with a response, and Sharon
quickly snatched it from her and placed it on silence before running off to
accept the call when she realized it was Chuka.
Kathleen smiled, “No, I’m not marrying you,” Kathleen said making Amanda’s
face fall, while Pete and the others looked at her in surprise and confusion.
“I mean I’m not marrying you, Amanda. I’m marrying your father, so that
would make you my daughter,” Kathleen said to Amanda, making Pete who
had looked so confident a while ago, let out a sigh of relief, while the others
laughed.
“So?” Pete asked, making her return her attention to him.
“Yes. I will marry you,” She said with a big smile, and the room erupted in
cheers and calls of congratulations as Pete slid the ring on her finger and
stood up to kss her lips. Ella, Ken, Chidi, Sharon, and Isioma surrounded
them and congratulated them while Pete held Kathleen still as she tried to
pull away from the kss shyly.
“I’m going to keep kssing you publicly until you start initiating the ksses
yourself,” Pete whispered to her.
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