She then said. “Aww… How sweet. you know
what? Let me
have your number. Meanwhile, let’s go meet up
with our
friends over there.”
I then gave her my business card and she was
like “Wow!!
Adeoluwa , you here. I have always known you
were special”
After the reception, I dropped her home and
when I got
home I called her and we spent over an hour
talking on the
phone. We kept on talking for long over the week
and the
prospect of Ella and I starting a relationship grew
by the day.
We decided to fix a date the following weekend
and we
chose Saturday. So on that day we went to a
nice restaurant
to have lunch. We cracked school jokes and
talked about old
times… It was a wonderful moment. I then asked
her. “Ella
about your business. How much will it cost you
to relocate
and restructure your business?” She said. “Well,
it will cost
me N350,000.” I then reached out to my small
bag and
brought out my cheque book.
Then she said Adeoluwa. What do you think yo
are doing?” I
told her. “I am writing you a cheque of
N350,000? She then
said. “I can’t take it, I am sorry, I just can’t take
it.” I said. “Its
a loan, you can pay me when you ready to.” She
said. “How
much interest?” I then said. “N1 ” she laughed,
hugged me
and that was it. I really wanted to do something
very
important in her life, so she would know that I
was very
concerned about her future. When I got home my
mom
called. She wanted to know my next move.
Obviously marriage, I told her about Ella and she
wanted to
see her the following weekend. I then told Ella if
she would
like to pay my home a visit and meet my family.
She
delightfully welcomed it.
She came over and my mom really liked her.
They talked for
over an hour and I even felt left out. It was a
good thing. She
had lunch with us and she also helped in
washing the
dishes, my mom was so proud of her, even
though it was
their first meeting.
After I had dropped Ella off at her place I got
back home and
my mom called me. She said.
“Ella is a good lady, she will make an awesome
wife. She’s
creative, she’s got her own business, she’s going
to have
time to run and maintain her home, have time for
the kids. I
mean what else do you need?” I said. “I know
Ella is
wonderful.” She then said. “When are you
proposing to her?
you better do it soon. before someone else
does.” I then
said. “Well, we will be traveling to Calabar in 3
weeks, for her
friends wedding. I think that when I will do it.”
WATCH OUT EPISODE 11”
“(EPISODE 11) THE HEAT OF VIRGINITY.
My mom said. “Good make sure you do your
thing.” Ella and
I became so close, I went to see her family and
they gave me
a warm welcome, her siblings were so friendly…
Things were
getting more and more interesting.
We travelled to Calabar for the wedding. I had
with me the
engagement ring and I was praying she would
say yes, a part
of me was sure…
She decided we stay in different hotel rooms
because she
told me she was still a Virgin that she needed to
keep till that
special night, I felt so lucky…
After the church ceremony at the reception, I
gave someone
my phone to make sure he captured the
moment. I then
called Ella’s attention.
“Ella.”
As I knelt down with the ring. She said. “Oh my
God…” I then
asked. “Will you marry me?” She covered her
eyes and
screamed. “Yes!! I will.” To my surprise, people
around were
clapping and that made me very uncomfortable.
After the
event we headed back to our hotel rooms and I
called my
mom telling her the good news.
My mom was really glad. That night, I went on
Facebook to
post the proposal picture. I noticed I had several
unread
mails so I took my time to read them. There was
one mail
that took my attention the most.
The sender didn’t have a profile picture so I went
ahead to
read the mail.
It said. “Please are you the Adeoluwa that
served in Kogi
over a year ago? please call this number
********** Tope.”
I felt very disturbed and I called the number
immediately.
Unfortunately the phone was switched off. I
checked when
the message was sent and it was about 4
months ago.
I got back to Lagos and kept on trying the
number with no
success. On Wednesday morning it rang. I waited
to hear the
voice and it was Tope’s. I then said. “Oh Jesus,
Tope I just saw your mail are you okay?”
She began to sob. “adeoluwa please come and
help me. I
need your help now more than ever….”
I then said. “I don’t get you Tope is everything
alright?”
She said. “Nothing is alright, please come I need
your help.”
I then said to her. “I am at work now,
I won’t be chanced to travel.” She then said.
“How about
Saturday it’s very important .” The line then went
off.
Memories of Tope came back, I was confused
and very
bothered about her situation. I kept on calling but
the phone
was switched off. I then sent a text message to
her. telling
her I would be coming on Saturday, but will leave
on Sunday
morning because I had to prepare to travel to
Port Harcourt
on Wednesday on an official assignment.
She responded the following day with the
address and her
location. I had made arrangements with a driver
to take me
there with my car and I told Ella I was going on a
business
meeting at Abuja. I left very early in the morning
and I got
there around 11:30am.
The location was a church far inside the town, it
wasn’t easy
locating it. I saw Tope by the gate of the church,
standing.
She looked pale and mucky, she had lost weight
and she
looked very unpleasant and troubled. I came
down from the
car and she ran towards me. She embraced me
and said.
“Oh adeoluwa ….” As she wept deeply.
I held her back by her shoulders and said.
“Tope… Please
talk to me what is wrong?” She then said. “Come
to the
church with me and you will know everything.”…
WATCH OUT FOR EPISODE 12”