I Wish I Had Held Back – Episode 8

REAL LIFE LOVE STORY by POP FLAIR – Episode 8

 

After the reception, I dropped her home and

 

when I got home I called her and we spent

 

over an hour talking on the phone. We kept

 

on talking for long over the week and the

 

prospect of Ella and I starting a relationship

 

grew by the day. We decided to fix a date

 

the following weekend and we chose

 

Saturday. So on that day we went to a nice

 

restaurant to have lunch.

 

We cracked school jokes and talked about

 

old times… It was a wonderful moment. I

 

then asked her. “Ella about your business.

 

How much will it cost you to relocate and

 

restructure your business?”

 

She said. “Well, it will cost me N350,000.”

 

I then reached out to my small bag and

 

brought out my cheque book. Then she said.

 

“Thomas…What do you think yo are doing?”

 

I told her. “I am writing you a cheque of

 

N350,000″

 

She then said. “I can’t take it, I am sorry, I

 

just can’t take it.”

 

I said. “Its a loan, you can pay me when you

 

ready to.”

 

She said. “How much interest?”

 

I then said. “N1 ”

 

she lauded, hugged me and that was it.

 

I really wanted to do something very

 

important in her life, so she would know that

 

I was very concerned about her future. When

 

I got home my mom called. She wanted to

 

know my next move. Obviously marriage, I

 

told her about Ella and she wanted to see her

 

the following weekend. I then told Ella if she

 

would like to pay my home a visit and meet

 

my family. She delightfully welcomed it.

 

She came over and my mom really liked her.

 

They talked for over an hour and I even felt

 

left out. It was a good thing. She had lunch

 

with us and she also helped in washing the

 

dishes, my mom was so proud of her, even

 

though it was their first meeting.

 

After I had dropped Ella off at her place I got

 

back home and my mom called me. She said.

 

“Ella is a good lady, she will make an

 

awesome wife. She’s creative, she’s got her

 

own business, she’s going to have time to

 

run and maintain her home, have time for the

 

kids. I mean what else do you need?”

 

I said. “I know Ella is wonderful.”

 

She then said. “When are you proposing to

 

her? you better do it soon. before someone

 

else does.”

 

I then said. “Well, we will be traveling to

 

Calabar in 3 weeks, for her friends wedding. I

 

think that when I will do it.”

 

My mom said. “Good make sure you do your

 

thing.”

 

Ella and I became so close, I went to see her

 

family and they gave me a warm welcome,

 

her siblings were so friendly….. Things were

 

getting more and more interesting.

 

We travelled to Calabar for the wedding. I

 

had with me the engagement ring and I was

 

praying she would say yes, a part of me was

 

sure… She decided we stay in different hotel

 

rooms because she told me she was still a

 

virgin that she needed to keep till that

 

special night, I felt so lucky…

 

After the church ceremony at the reception, I

 

gave someone my phone to make sure he

 

captured the moment. I then called Ella’s

 

attention. “Ella.” As I knelt down with the

 

ring.

 

She said. “Oh my God…”

 

I then asked. “Will you marry me?”

 

She covered her eyes and screamed. “Yes!! I

 

will.”

 

To my surprise, people around were clapping

 

and that made me very uncomfortable. After

 

the event we headed back to our hotel

 

rooms and I called my mom telling her the

 

good news. My mom was really glad.

 

That night, I went on Facebook to post the

 

proposal picture. I noticed I had several

 

unread mails so I took my time to read them.

 

There was one mail that took my attention

 

the most. The sender didn’t have a profile

 

picture so I went ahead to read the mail.

 

It said. “Please are you the Thomas that

 

served in Kogi over a year ago? please call

 

this number ********** Tope.”

 

I felt very disturbed and I called the number

 

immediately. Unfortunately the phone was

 

switched off. I checked when the message

 

was sent and it was about 4 months ago.

 

I got back to Lagos and kept on trying the

 

number with no success. On wednesday

 

morning it rang. I waited to hear the voice

 

and it was Tope’s. I then said. “Oh Jesus,

 

Tope I just saw your mail are you okay?”

 

She began to sob. “Thomas, my Thomas

 

please came and help me. I need your help

 

now more than ever….”

 

I then said. “I don’t get you Tope is

 

everything alright?”

 

She said. “Nothing is alright, please come I

 

need your help.”

 

I the said to her. “I work now, I won’t be

 

chanced to travel.”

 

She then said. “How about saturday it’s very

 

important.”

 

The line then went off.

 

Memories of Tope came back, I was

 

confused and very bothered about her

 

situation. I kept on calling but the phone was

 

switched off. I then sent a text message to

 

her. telling her I would be coming on

 

saturday, but will leave on sunday morning

 

because I had to prepare to travel to Port

 

Hacourt on wednesday on an official

 

assignment. She responded the following

 

day with the address and her location.

 

I had made arrangements with a driver to

 

take me there with my car and I told Ella I

 

was going on a business meeting at Abuja. I

 

left very early in the morning and I got there

 

around 11:30am. The location was a church

 

far inside the town, it wasn’t easy locating it.

 

I saw Tope by the gate of the church,

 

standing. She looked pale and mucky, she

 

had lost weight and she looked very

 

unpleasing and troubled. I came down from

 

the car and she ran towards me.

 

She embraced me and said. “Oh Thomas….”

 

As she wept deeply.

 

I held her back by her shoulders and said.

 

“Tope…Please talk to me what is wrong?”

 

She then said. “Come to the church with me

 

and you will know everything.”

 

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