The Link To Light, (Published).

part 47

The Quakers resumed the second semester and it was time for Mandy and her squad of friends to return back to college.

Everyone was excited about it but Mandy was more excited, she would see Alex again and she would tell him all the events that took place during her birthday and the change that a simple act aroused in her life..

Skyler's words and her gift, she would never forget them.

Mandy and Ifes entered their dorm room, Mandy quickly went to work and started unpacking her luggages.

she could not wait, she would give Alex the full gist, and Ian, he had been nice to her over the years too.

Mandy finished unpacking and darted into the bathroom and had her shower, at that time; her roommate was exhausted and wanted to eat something good and sleep for a while but Mandy wasn't hungry or exhausted either.

"So what do we make for dinner?"

"I'm not hungry." Mandy replied. "I'm going out now,, you can figure out what to eat."

Ifes was too tired and decided that she would just have a nice sleep before waking up and thinking of what to eat, by the time she woke up, her friend might be hungry as well.

Mandy made to leave the dorm room when someone's knuckles banged on their door. She hoped that whoever was at the door wasn't going to stop her from going to do what she planned. praying softly in her heart,, she reached for the door and yanked it opened.

Smiling, she drew a sharp breath and stept beside the door. "Come inside." she gestured to the person in front of her door. .

Ayo was alated to seeing Mandy and her friend back in the college. "I heard of your arrival so decided to come and see you. How are you?"

" I'm fine, it's good to see you."

" Same here, I've missed you two you know."

Mandy blushed. "Yeah, I was just about coming to see you." She said, ushering him to one of the seats in the dorm suite.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries. and Mandy could not wait to start telling him the whole gist.,

Her roommate laid in bed, she turned on her side and slept off with the voice of Mandy and Ayo drifting away slowly as she navigated to dreamland.

"So how was your journey back to Pennsylvania? hope it wasn't that stressful?"

"No no!" Mandy replied entering the kitchen and returned with a tray that contained two glasses of orange juice and her favourite biscuits.

They continued speaking amidst eating.

"We both had an agreement that you'd tell me about how you spend your vacation when you returned, so, let's hear it."

Mandy's eyes glowed and she started talking.

"Yes, Alex, I've never celebrated my birthday as beautiful as I did!!! though I wished for one thing that didn't happen."

"Which  was?" Ayo asked.

"I  wished you were there!"

Ayo moved his hands. "I'm  sorry, hope you didn't miss me that much?"

"Of  course, I did! but something else happened, something very beautiful, something you might, well, I don't know if you imagined it or not."

He felt the glee in her voice as she spoke. "well, let's hear it.... you seem to be so excited about it."

"Yes, I am." She talked and laughed at the same time. "During the vacation, I was able to find the cause of my life." Mandy went on to elucidate everything to him.

"You said you came back to college with the Bible?" Ayo said.

" Yes I did."

"So  where is it? Wanna look at it."

Mandy jerked from her sit and scurried to her nightstand. "I'll be back."

"Here it is." She walked towards Ayo handing him the book that had altered the course of her life.

"It's beautiful."  Ayo said. To him, both Mandy and the Bible were beautiful.

Mandy beamed. "I'm glad you like it." She returned the Bible to the nightstand and walked back to her seat.

"So, seeing that I missed out on your birthday, I'd like to make it up to you." As he spoke, he felt every fibre in him nudging and cheering him on. "That's if you don't mind though."

It was time he spoke to her already. " I waited Lord, I waited and it was worth it!"

no need keeping her or himself waiting again, he loved her so much and it was time she knew about it.

Ayo looked forward to enjoying a great relationship, with Christ in the centre, all was going to go well.

He was so alated he wanted to punch his fist in the air" but he wondered what Mandy would make of that

It wouldn't be good for her to tag him crazy at this point, so he fought to control his emotions.

He wanted to scoop her up in his arms, spin her around and tell her that this was the moment he was waiting for" but he still fought to control that as well.

Ayo shoved his hands into his right pocket, yanked out two papers and handed it over to Mandy.

"What's this?" She replied taking the paper from his hands to read it herself.

"A movie ticket!"  She exclaimed, looking at Ayo

"Yes,  movie tickets, I'm inviting you: can you come along?"

"Yeah!" Mandy said with so much excitement brewing from her voice. "Yes I'll come along with you!" 

"Alright then, I'll be waiting."

"Okay  let me go get dressed." She tossed the tickets to him, stood up and made to her room when Ayo held her hands putting her to a halt.

"You are beautiful, so, shall we?"

Mandy blushed with the way he looked at her  "yes, let's go." And the duo scurried out of the dorm room.