Thread by @GbengaWemimo

He had always believed tomorrow should handle its own problems
Didn't Jesus say sufficient unto each day was the evil thereof?
But tomorrow has a way of sneaking in like a thief in the night
He studied as he ought to
Had a good result
Got a scholarship
Found himself abroad

He had laid his bed
Now he laid on it comfortably
He was one of the top three in his class
He was assured of a good job
He would most likely naturalize and become a citizen
His path to glory was paved by The Waymaker Himself
How could he not be cocky
Then he met her on the tube

She was definitely from his country
Most likely recently arrived
He wanted to talk to her
But she seemed tensed
He decided to observe her from afar
They got to a stop
A crowd exited
She was gone too
But one of her bags was on the seat
She had forgotten her bag
He took it

It contained her laptop
Some books and credentials
She just got admission to study software engineering
There was no phone number
The next day he went to her school
Waited three hours until she turned up at her department
It was obvious she had been crying
He handed her the bag

He stayed a bit and helped her through the process
They became friends
They hang out together every weekend
Their schools were 30 minutes drive apart
Three months after that fateful day he saw her on the on the tube
They became lovers
It was meant to be
Their love was real

He had always been a bookworm
His social skills were almost zero
All he saw was love
He also didn't want the love thing to affect his academic performance
She was always the one to come around
He spends most of his time in the laboratory
She has his spare key
It made sense

He completed his programme
They had been together for one year
He decided to visit her in school
Celebrate his success
She was not in school
He called her mobile
She didn't pick
He drove over to her house
As soon as he parked he saw her
He had been worried
She invited him in

He left the next day
As he drove homewards
He saw a store, he branched and bought a ring
It was high time he made an honest woman of her
He got home
He called her
Teased her to come over
I have a pleasant surprise for you my love
Queen of my heart
Could you come around?

She got there
Less than four hours later
She came with her overnight bag
She knocked
No response
She called his phone
It rang out
His car was in the garage
His door was locked from inside
Something is not right
She called the campus security
They came around
The broke his door

They found him dead
Blood oozing out of his ears and nose
They said it was brain aneurysm
She stood there, watching the drama
Lifeless
All meaning was lost
As they carried him from his house into the ambulance
She saw the ring and his short note
"Be mine forever"

She wept!

PS: The lady graduated and returned to Nigeria. She currently works as a software Test Engineer for a Nigerian Bank.

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