The next she saw was a text
message from her bank, confirming the transfer of money she made the previous
day. Charles’ mother had been terribly sick since the previous week, and the
family needed a lot of cash to treat her. And since Alice considered herself to
be part of the family already, as the fiancé of one of the sons, she sent
her
own contribution for the treatment of her soon to be mother in-law. Alice had
almost run into an overdraft before she could get the seventy thousand naira
she sent. Her transfer had been successful, the money had been sent into
Charles’ account. Alice kept nodding as she read the message, it was to her the
right thing she could have done. If she hadn’t sent that money, it would look
like she didn’t care. It is up to Charles now to know the right thing to do
with it. For him, she was ready to do much more. I’ll at least be able to empty
my life for him soon…. Soon.
She clicked the back button twice and
moved back to her list of notifications. Next on the list was the one she had
been waiting for. She smiled, closed her eyes and opened it again to be sure it
was real. Yes it was, just there, another message from Charles, her fiancé. The
good morning message was always there every morning and Alice always got
flattered by it. Charles knew his way and he used it right. That morning, the
message started with; My Sweetheart….. Alice had to close her eyes, she
couldn’t bear the flattering, and it was too much for her heart to keep. Alice
truly loved those kinds of word, and Charles knew that too. Alice could
remember when he had first met this guy who had stolen her heart so much. It
was at her sister’s birthday in Ibadan, she was sitting at a table when Charles
had graciously walked up to her. Some minutes prior this, Alice had noticed
that a guy was staring at her. Charles had not just been staring for minutes,
the only person he had looked at since the party started was Alice.
He had introduced himself at the same
moment as Charles, and she had replied that she was Alice. From that very
moment, something rose in her that she couldn’t describe. Something she didn’t
know told her that they were meant to be together. She had loved Charles from
the first sight. That was where it had all started, almost fifteen months
before. And there relationship had grown with every passing wind. It wasn’t
that it was all perfect, there were times they did have minor issues, but that
was what they were minor. Charles was all she had; he was all she wanted to
think about. No other person can take the place of Charles in her heart, no…..
No one. And when they get married she would have Charles all to herself, and
all the time in the world to spend with him. I am ready to wait for that time,
it will come soon…. Soon. She thought.
She clicked to view the full content of
her lover’s message, and it read: My sweetheart……. It is hard for me to say this and I don’t
know how, but I have to……. It is over between us Alice, It is over. Please find
your way while I find mine. I still want you………….. Alice couldn’t finish reading the message,
she fainted.
But somewhere beneath the whole
message is written……….. Just kidding dear…. Thanks for the money, it went a
long way. Enjoy your day. I’ll see you soon. Kisses. Love forever.
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