FATE

23 - Wednesday

Today was wednesday and I decided to spend it in 'the valley' to have a serious thought about my life.

I was sitted on a bench a which was under a mango tree in our garden. I loved having private times to myself in peace and tranquility.

This place was quiet and peaceful, the radiation from the sun was high but I had the tree to shield me. I couldn't hear anything, just my song which was playing from my phone on my ear pod. Justin Bieber's intention.

From time to time my phone would beep from messages and notifications.

Lemuel was number one on my message list. He kept showering me with messages, telling me what he was doing asking me how I was doing and saying that he missed me.

I didn't have to ask how he got my number.

He was really sweet and this messages only made my stomach do flips. I was liking him the more.

A beautiful butterfly, blue and orange just flew towards me and landed on the back of my palm. I admired the beautiful creature before it flew away.

This garden gave me memories of my childhood. Roses are my favourite flowered and I used to come here when I was little to see them. They were my friends. I never plucked them, it would be inhumane to cut the lifespan of such beautiful flowers.

I love this place so much because I became best friend with Charlie here. That was when he asked me to marry him. We didn't even know what marriage was but we just eanted to be together. As we grew, we understand what marriage was and we found out that we couldn't make it. I smiled dryly at the memories.

The purple and red blooms too which made the garden lit, I admired them from the distance and was caught up in my world when a call brought me back.

It was Nancy.

"Hello babe," I answer.

"Hey, how you de?"

"I'm fine. How is your own side now, everybody?"

"They're all good."

"So wats up now?"

"Yeah, my NYSC letter came in and I'm serving at Abuja. "

"Cool, wow. That's good oo. So you're in first batch?"

"Yeah,"

"When are you going?"

"Two weeks from now probably. I'm not sure."

"Eiya, I'll miss you. So when do we see?"

"Don't worry we can FaceTime. "

"Ode. I mean physical seeing jare. "

"Later. How far Lemuel, any gist?"

Here we go.

Gossip time!!!

"Every one is in his side. They all think I should date him. Even Charlie." I say like a five year old and pout.

"Wait should we... Wait, did he ask you out?"

"He did."

"Oh My God,  that's a progress. So you guys are official now.  Thank God oo."

Didn't she hear what I said.

"No we're not. He just asked me out and I said no."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, were you not listening. "

"And why would you do that?" she raises her voice a bit.

"You know Lilly I wonder why you do some things to punish yourself. Ever since you saw this guy you've not been normal and now that he has asked you out, you said no. Hmm you know not every guy can be as patient as him.