**THE BETRAYAL** (EPISODE 51) ......On December 22nd , I was cooking @ the backyard when mum ran into the kitchen very excited n full of smiles. “Guess who just visited us?” she asked happily. “I can’t guess mum, pls tell me” i begged. “Mike came with his parents, they ar in the sitting room with ur father”, she said to me. I quickly dropped the kitchen spoon i was holding, without minding where it fell nor the rough clothes i was wearing and ran into the sitting room where dad sat with Mike n his parents. I greeted n welcomed them happily, my heart pounding furiously. Mike stared at me with a smile, understanding the girlish shyness n sweet fear that had changed me into a timid girl. He stood up without wasting time. “Cyndy pls i have something to tell u”, he calmly said to me, “let’s go outside dear” he begged. I breathed deeply, looked at my dad who nodded in approval, shrugged and left the room with him. “I have borne my impatience n pride for the last three months,” he said when we got to a lonely part of our compound; “but i now must speak to you, for i can bear it no longer, Cyndii. Oh, do not turn away 4rm me, I love u n i want you to be my wife– my wife, darling; n i will love u– I will cherish you– I will spend my whole life in working 4 u, I have no hope so great, so sweet, so dear, as the hope of winning you.” he said. My silence was more eloquent than words. “It seems a strange thing to say, but, Cyndy all the time i was away, my heart was really with you”, he confessed. “you are my fate, my destiny! If only you will say yes to me. Ur love would incite me to win name and fame, not for myself but 4 u. Your love would crown a king. I beg of u, say yes to me this instant. Surely great love wins great love and there could be no greater love than mine”, he begged. It was at this stage that our eyes met. “It’s love that makes life, only to think, my darling, that you and i may spend every hour of it together. Just say yes to me and by Easter we will get married”, he proposed. I raised my eyes to the fair, calm heavens, and infinite happiness filled my soul, a deep, silent prayer ascended unspoken 4rm my heart. “Yes Mike, i accept you”, i finally opened up with tears. He smiled happily as we hugged each other, but deep down i still felt an uncertain fear. With a whimper of relief he smiled at me. His face was absolutely ashen, his lips white, as he pulled me savagely into his arms, folding me into the safety of his body, cradling my head, then cupping my face in his hands and tilting it upwards. His eyes moved feverishly over my face as if he wanted to reassure himself i was really there. “Thank God” he murmured as he bent his head, pressing his lips to my hair. “I thought i’d lost you again” he confessed. “But what kept you away for so long?” i asked curiously. “It was my pride my dear, it ate me up like a terminal disease, but i eventually overcame it and came running with my parents. How do i make up for my complete and utter crassness?” He asked remorsefully. I looked away. “I got this for you……” He said, as he let go of me for a moment, pulling out something from his pocket, “now i want to do it properly, before anything else happens to come between us” he smiled as he held out his hand. In the centre of his palm lay a gold ring. ‘Cyndii—’ he pulled me gently back into his arms, kissed my cheekbone, my temple, and the corner of my mouth. ‘I love you—’ he murmured. I closed my eyes in bliss and felt the tears spilling out from beneath my lashes. Protesting against the sudden constriction of our bodies pressed together. “I will forever love you, cherish you–” He broke off, raising my hand to his lips and placing a kiss on the tip of my index finger. “Comfort you, protect you…..”, he kissed my middle finger. “Honour you and make endless fantastic love with you for all the days of my life.” Holding up my third finger, he slid the ring onto it. “If you will have me” He prayed. Through a shimmering veil of tears, i gave a soft laugh……. I was so happy, and so thrilled, because all my dreams were coming to past. What else could i wish for? Together we walked into the sitting room to break the joyful news to our dear old parents. Mike made the necessary first payment {which showed that he has reached an agreement with my family}, just like our custom demanded, before collecting the list of items required for our traditional marriage, Promising to show up three weeks later for the first stage of Introduction{presenting himself to my kinsmen} . . . . . . . . . . . Unluckily it never happened as we planned. Precisely two weeks later, I got a very terrible news which almost killed me. Hmmmm it truly wasn’t the kind of news i was expecting at that stage of my life, neither is it the kind of news you guys are eager to read. /Whatever/The following January brought unhappiness to my life. What actually Happened on January?? The next episode will let you know. EPISODE 52 LOADING... TIME: 2:15PM
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