She is that kind of a woman that walks into a room and every guy would turn and ask "who is that lady?”. That was exactly what happened on one hot Wednesday afternoon when she walked into our office. I turned and asked the guy beside me "Dude, who is that?" And feeling like he had won a prize, grinning from ear to ear, Ikenna said "oh that's Foluso, the new corper" and then I looked at her and that was all. It felt like love at first sight.
I saw her around a lot after but didn't get a chance to say hello until about weeks later, it was brief and hasty but enough. We were just casual friends for a long time. I think I was too shy to say more than three syllables around her.
But then when I was leaving to join another employer, I sent her a short 'love note' which was never returned or acknowledged. I felt bad and I pretty much gave up after that but then like a wound that won't heal she was registered in my heart.
A couple of months later, a friend put wished her happy birthday on bbm, so I got her pin, added her and re-introduced myself. I won't forget that day and I remembered asking "do you have a boyfriend" and she replied "no" and I answered "I didn't know" and she replied "did you ever ask?”
I made a mental note to always ask. So I kept on asking until she said yes. It was like a second chance and when God gives you a second chance, men you don't want to squander it.
- Tope (The Groom)
Though he would never have believed and always still disagrees that he was just 'one of those guys' back then, but he always seemed nice. I had caught him a couple of times staring at me. He would never agree to that too.
I however noticed how our paths always crosses by 'accident'; the elevator door about to close and he walks in, smiles and stands beside me, I am eating in the lunch room and there's a voice "is anybody here?" asking at the sit beside me, I am at the ATM lobby withdrawing cash and he is the one waiting behind me...but just like I said , there were several coincidences and working together in the same organization, our paths were bound to cross...
He sent me a mail when he was leaving for another firm and told me to keep in touch,but really why would I keep in touch. I deleted it.
He re-surfaced during my birthday wishing me well and stylishly asked what my boyfriend got for me.I pitied him and told him I was single. He was shocked and said "I didn't know",but dude you never asked.
We have been inseparable ever since. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me.
- Folu (The Bride)
