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July 20, 2021.
Diary
I promised to stick with whomever my heart desires, a man that will love me till eternity. A man that we will both ride together for better for worse, a man that will cherish every moment with me and I man I can bodily stand out for no matter the occurrence. Temilola, your perfect man will surely come.
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I always cry anytime I remember the promised I made to myself if I marry when I was in school, and I have gotten married but my happiness is no where to be found. At first it was all joyful and you will always desire to have a family like mine. Well, here is my story.
As a lady who always aimed to be great and be independent, I can do any work at a given time just to help myself grow financially, I donât like depending too much on men, infact *like* is just peripheral I donât depend on man because the one I might see as depending is just as an act of a necessity from them. My parents knows me too well that my privacy is the best version of me I can be jovial at a point and isolating myself at second minutes. I donât know maybe that was why I really have time to date , itâs not like I donât see suitors, I do. But I do see it as heavy burden because there is more to what relationship is all about. So I always take my time to access any man that comes my way. And luckily doing my Service year (NYC) I met a young man of 28 years and I was 25 years at that time. He wasnât handsome just like how my female colleagues portrays him and do teased about him but they donât know that beauty or handsome is not the perimeter to determine a right man. Well, aside of him not being handsome, he is the kind of man that is rich beyond people imagination, I also came to realized how rich he was when I started going out with him after we were about rounding off our services. He took me to his parents house on the 23 February 2022 to show them that Iâm his soon to be wife. On getting to the front of the house I was kind of surprised thinking he must have brought me to a different house, my thoughts began to turn real when he ordered me to follow him inside and I did. The house was really big and beautiful, it is two buildings that is in the compound, I kept quiet and didnât say anything and Iâm sure he must know the curiosity on my face and definitely what I must be thinking.
âYou donât need to be surprised.â He said and I still didnât talk.
I looked at him from behind as he walked inside, I had to stay behind to be sure if heâs not upto some kind of wild imagination going through my head. A woman of about my age came outside and hugged him, I looked back and saw the gatekeeper sitting beside his house post đŁ looking at us from afar.
âYou are welcome.â The young lady said with a smile.
âThank you.â I answered, standing behind Peter my boyfriend.
âI thought you said you wonât be able to come this weekend?. The young lady asked and he smiled tapping her shoulder.
We entered the house and I was marvel by the structure of the whole place, the television on the wall wider length is magnificent. I must say I havenât seen such in reality except in movies. He told me to sit and I did. The young lady brought out a drinks for me and placed it on a glass stool in my front. I kept my cool and waited for the next thing to happen and just five minutes later he came down from the upstairs along with his parents. My heart races faster than a horse instantly, I donât know why I suddenly develop a gastroenterologist , I held my stomach tightly to call it to order.
âHello my dear.â His mother said in a friendly approach.
âGood afternoon ma.â I greeted on my knees just like how itâs done in Yoruba land as a way of respecting an elderly people. âGood morning sir.â I greeted his dad whose face looked like some retired army lol he doesnât smile like his wife at all.
âWhat is your name young lady?.â His mother asked.
âTemilola ma.â I answered respectfully.
âWhat a lovely name, I have a nieces named Temmy also in abbreviation but her full name is Temilade.
âThank you ma.â I answered not even knowing if it should be the right response.
âWhere are you from?.â The audible voice if his father rang up.
âOjotaâŠno I mean to say Ibadan in Oyo State sir.â I answered nervously.
âWell, youâre welcome to our house so youâre free with us okay.
He said in a calmed voice and I felt peaceful within me that his voice could be this calm.
âThank you sir.â I responded.
âI hope you will be able to stay with my son?.â His mother asked. I was surprised by that question and I just nodded my head and responded âYes maâ his sister returned to the sitting room and asked friendly that why have I not taking my drink that she has also prepare a meal for me. I smiled and told her she shouldnât bother herself cooking for me because Iâm okay.
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âNo ooo you canât come to your in-law house without taking anything, itâs not proper.
âDonât worry she is going to eat it.â Peter answered waving at her to bring out the food that he is also famished. âDad, I have something to say.
I dropped back the glass cup quietly without it being obvious as I hear him say that.
âWhat is it my dear?.â The father asked.
âActually, I didnât tell Temmy about who I am, she is just getting to know about where I came from.
âHow?. âHis mother asked surprisingly looking at me.
âLike she is literally surprised right now even though sheâs just keeping it to herself and I know for sure that sheâs going to bombard me with so many questions if she leaves here.
âI still donât understand you.â The father asked looking obviously lost.
âI told her another version of the kind of person I am like Iâm not from a rich family and all that and she didnât bother about it as she supported me financially and in terms of hunger. I have been so impressed by everything she has been doing for me and that makes me decided to bring her to introduce to you and she definitely didnât know this is where sheâs coming to. I told her my mother is a private school teacher while my father sells electronics.
They all laughed out uproariously, It wasnât funny to me because I see it as someone who shouldn’t trusted. He shouldnât have lied to me from the start.
To be continued.