Thread by @GbengaWemimo

I have laughed so much today, i ought to sue @Trevornoah for over laughter
One of my teachers has insisted for many years that "black" people as defined by the "Pink" people are not black as much as the "pink" people are not white
But stereotypes remain as they have always been!

the same applies to a saved person
So I met this lady today, a beauty in yellow body hug and a pair of jeans
She is a born again Christian
She is single
She had a guy she was dating some years ago, they wanted to get married but the guy got a scholarship to school in the UK and

they broke up because she didnt see any sense in a long-distance relationship
After four years, this guy completed his M.SC and started his PhD
He decided to come to Nigeria
He called her out of the blues and informed her he was coming home
She was torn
How do

I take this information now?
Do i ignore him or act as a friend should?
She was single, hoping for a good relationship, and had prayed earnestly about her marital destiny
She didn't want to ignore him
It would take a lot of will power and she really didn't have much of that
She

had loved him with the whole of her being and there had been no other person in her life that can hold a candle to him
He was her first love, her first joy, the only one she dared to dream of a future with
She had hoped that they would get married and they were working on it

before the dreaded letter arrived informing him of the opportunity to study abroad for free
She knew it was a glorious opportunity but she also understood the power of the environment
He was going to meet another lady in the UK and he would dump her
She was so sure of that
She

didnt want to be the lady waiting for Godot
They had a candid discussion and she told him it was either he takes the opportunity or marries her
He told her he had to take the opportunity
She didn't begrudge him for it
She understood and moved on
If she had met another guy she

would have moved on but many days of fasting and carrying had produced only the message "Hold on, I am at work" from the Holy Spirit
She calmed herself down and waited until he called and told her he was coming to Nigeria
If she had something better to do, she would say no but

she didnt
She was working as a marketer for a cosmetic company
The job is fine but it is not fulfilling
His call felt like a call from destiny itself, it made her giddy and excited in a strange way
He was her ex-lover
A man she believed she ought to have built a future with

for many days she had gone to the Holy Spirit in tears wailing that she believed she ought to have taken the deal he offered before saying no
He had offered her marriage after his masters
She felt it was a consolation prize that he would renege on as soon as he met another woman

Humans are a unique specie and she was sure he would surely move on as soon as he saw a set of panties willing to support him abroad
They both came from a very poor background and she would do the same if she was in his shoes
Hope would be like a delusion for her
That was why she

walked away
He gave her the time his plane would arrive in Nigeria
She braced herself and cleared her calendar
She was going to be a friend.
She called the brother in Jeans and T-shirt
What should I do? she asked
He said, "Brace yourself, this miracle will hit you like thunder"

She felt the reply was a little cryptic
When she woke up in the morning, a thought drifted to her mind
"Comfort ye, comfort ye my people"
It was also cryptic but the voice was so loud and somehow it took the edge off her feelings
She took it as a green light and dressed up for

the meeting
When she got to the airport she met his old friend, Alfred
She had not seen him in four years
Alfred disappeared as soon as she broke up with him
She didn't even give him a second thought
He saw her and came to embrace her
He said "I told my friend you are faithful

and seeing you here proves that in more ways than one"
They waited patiently for the flight to land
They talked and caught up
Alfred had become a senior manager in a pharmaceutical company
He had become quite successful in four years and he remained very humble
She was impressed

the flight landed
They chatted for a few minutes until the flight landed, after that they waited for like an hour until he cleared immigration
He looked just as he had always looked
No beard, no long hair, no tattoos, just him
She watched him keenly as he pushed his pieces of

baggage towards them
He saw her and his face lit up
He opened his arms and she ran into them
She still didn't want to give him the wrong impression but it felt so great to see him again
He hugged her so tight, it felt as if he wanted to pin her to his body
She had missed him

but it was his action that brought tears to her eyes
She had been apprehensive
She didn't know how he would receive her
Their last meeting before he left wasn't entirely pleasant
She had ranted and raved and cussed and cursed him for dumping her for his ambition
She wasn't so

sure he would have forgotten that bitter moment
His reaction however showed neither restraint nor grudge
It was all love
After an eternity of holding her, he dropped her and without any delay kissed her right on the lips
Wow!
She was still reeling from the hug and didn't know

how her lips and body were so quick to respond
His action made her feel so important
After the kiss, his friend approached them and they all hugged
Then he looked right into her eyes and said "I have dreamt of this moment for many years, I missed you so much but while I wish you

would move on and be happy, i also hoped somehow God would preserve you for me because I have never stopped loving you.
My friend kept an eye on you and told me everything that I needed to know about you in the last four years.
I told him to come here today with a gift for us and

i hope you wouldn't mind that i want to do this here.
She couldn't understand what he was saying until his friend handed him a small box
He opened it and produced a ring, an engagement ring!
It was just too much, way too much
She started screaming and running around like a child

It was the last thing on her mind, the last thing she expected
She woke up that morning expecting to see him, welcome him and return to her job
She had even rehearsed how she would tell him a bold NO if he asked her for anything outside of the friendzone
He remained on his knees

until she got a hold of herself
She walked up to him, took the ring, wore it, said "Yes, I will marry you" and kissed him shamelessly
They were a sight to behold at the airport but neither of them cared
He said "My joy, I have made all the arrangements, we can be married within

the next two weeks and a month, depending on your family and their demands
She cried joyfully while resting her head on his shoulders
She picked her phone and sent the brother in Jeans and T-shirt a message "Your God can has done the impossible"