Thread by @GbengaWemimo

She had a crazy crush on him
He had no idea for two years
When they were in 100 level, she would come around him seeking certain explanations and clarifications about their studies from him
He was sure she knew those subjects, but he felt she only came to him to be double sure

Then she started sending him messages
Warm, loving messages
She would call and ask him to help her read them and vet them as she was honing her writing skills
She was very creative and easy to be with
He liked her spirit and yes, he was happy to oblige her and make suggestions

Where necessary
He was six years older than her
He was expelled when he was in 400 level in a private university for having pornography on his laptop
His parents sued the school and another year of “let him graduate” plea went by
Eventually he had to start over in another private

University
He had learnt a bitter lesson from his wasted years
He just wanted to get the nightmare over with
He had a relationship that was certain to end in marriage before his life crashed
The lady simply moved on when it became obvious that he would have to start over
It was

His pot of beans
The last thing he wanted to do was mingle with the students of the new school but she was different
She was young, zestful and cheerful
She was 17 and he was 25
All he saw in her was a younger sister
A little girl!
When they got to the second year, they school

Arranged an excursion to a printing press for the students in his department
By then she was already dating a guy in their class
He heard about it from the other guys in the male hostel and he was happy for her even though they never talked about it
After the excursion the bus

Stopped at a fast food eatery
They queued up to place their orders
A guy approached him and said “Hi, the lady over there said you were going to order Coleslaw,MoinMoin and grilled fish
She also said you will order water
She is always talking about you but she is my girlfriend, I

Wonder why
He smiled and shrugged it off
He placed his order, it was exactly what the lady predicted
He saw the young man that approached him earlier laughing
When they got back on campus, the young man came to him in the room
He said “I really think my girlfriend is in love with

You. I told her so and she denied it but I won’t pretend not to see or notice the signs. We have been together for three months and I can safely say she talked about you almost everyday
If you guys are not related, it must be love.
He told the young man they were close during

Their first year but somehow drifted apart during the second year.
It was just friendship
A month later, the young man came to him again to say “We have broken up”
He asked the young man why
The young man said she started acting funny the moment she learnt the young man had

Gotten close to him and discussed her with him
The young man said he only wanted to get to know and understand her better and since she was always talking about someone he had access to, he felt he needed to know what made that person thick
The young man said she didn’t say a

Word, she just went back into her hostel and later that evening he told her she felt betrayed and she couldn’t go ahead with the relationship
The young man was heart broken and so was she
He tried as much as possible to console he young man
He also promised to see if he could

Talk to the lady and help the two of them mend broken feelings
He went to the female hostel that evening
She came out to see him
They got talking
She simply refused to discuss her relationship with him
She said she came out to forget and not to be reminded
He took her out that

night
They went to the cafeteria
There was a champions league match going on
Most of the students in the cafeteria were watching the match
He took her to the other side where they were showing a telenovela
They sat side by side and absorbed each other’s silence
He didn’t say much

to her that night
They just sat together and found it to be blissful
He took her out the following day too
He just found himself walking to her hostel when he was done with his laboratory work for that day
She was equally waiting for him
Her heart had been beating like crazy all

Day, she just knew he had to come looking for her
The magic of the previous evening was not a product of her imagination, she knew he felt the aura of peace that enveloped them too
They went on a walk that evening
She did all the taking
She told him all about herself and her

family
The words kept coming
She flowed and purred
It was so unlike her previous relationship where she felt guarded and uncomfortable discussing herself with the guy
She just felt he would glean information from her and end up making a joke of her in the male hostel. She was a

Very sensitive person and she didn’t feel comfortable being with the guy.
He didn’t ask her out formally
It just so happened that after several nights of eating, strolling and sharing they started holding hands, talking about each other with familiarity and all
She knew it was

More than friendship but since he didn’t make it formal, she simply told everyone who cared to ask her what was going on that they were friends!
He proposed in 2016, two years after they graduated
They got married a year later!