Rekindle

Zachi could not believe this was her life. She looked up to see her man, all smiles with a bag of ice packs.

“Hope I did not waste time; your feet didn’t hurt too much, right?” He asked as he applied a pack on her leg.

“No. Thanks, babe,” she replied and rubbed his head

She thought about her last heartbreak and how it nearly made her run mad.

“Am I the problem?” She had asked her sister, “Why do I attract men who act like they love me but end up hurting me?”

She had believed that Benson was her one. He was everything she thought her man should be: focused, smart, “God-fearing” and handsome.

She had been careful accepting to date him and then fell flat for him, only to wake up and see that he was two-timing her.

But this man, her fiancé, was a blessing. He was God’s way of saying, “I see you.” Her mind went back to his diary she had found in his wardrobe when she came to visit a week after their engagement. Her past relationships had made her a snooper and even though he had been as open as possible, being engaged had made her more anxious so that weekend when she had gone to his room for his perfume, she had gone to see if she could find a reason to not make a mistake but found his journal instead

Entry 1

Hey Diary, the therapist told me to write my feelings out, and this is weird because a diary is for girls.

Well, I went to therapy because I found the most amazing woman at the event last week, and I don’t think I want a life without her in it (too soon, I know). I truly want to ask her out, and if she says yes, I need to make sure I’m not carrying trauma or this sadness into her space.

Entry 15

I made Babe angry today, and while I apologised, I felt like she underrated me, but I was wrong. She called, and we talked things out.

I’m never leaving this babe, man.

Entry 21

Stella called today. I talked with her, and she said she wanted closure. I blocked her first. I’m over her, but I’ve also been celibate for a while, and I know that it’s only by God’s grace, so I better not tempt my enemies.

Entry 32

I’m going to marry this girl. My therapist said I am in fact in the state of mind to move forward because I heard her talk about an idea today, and I want to hear her ramble for the rest of my life.

After 50 entries, she might not have been surprised at the “surprise” proposal, but she was more than sure that she was with a man that thought she was the best thing after salvation.

“Babe, why are you looking at me like that?” Kene asked, interrupting her thoughts.

“Nothing, babe. I love you.”

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