It all started when I was in my third year in the university. I came across this nice guy. His name was Roland. He was in 400l and in engineering department.
I noticed Roland showed interest in me, the way he looked at me in church or anytime we came across each other. He'd find one way or the other to make eye contact, psas a friendly smile.
It began with casual pleasantries and graduated into something deeper, something more serious. Roland was a good guy, a Christian, came from a good family. And even though I didn't want to date until my final year, he made me break rules I had always lived by.
When I noticed we had become so close, I decided to tell my best friend as well as my parents about him.
My best friend who was also my roommate listened raptly as I told her about Roland. She suddenly developed interest in him but then, I didn't put much thought into it.
After gaining my parents approval, Roland and I started dating but we remained pure and true to ourselves. The least we could do was hug and kiss, fullstop. We both decided to be celibate until after marriage.
Years passed, and Roland graduated with a second-class upper. I was very proud of him. He promised to wait for me till I was done with university.
Few weeks to my graduation, I received a message. The message was very succinct and clear. It was Roland stating we should break up that he had moved on and had nothing to do with me.
The message shattered me and I fell sick. Roland didn't only break up with me, he changed his number and location so I wouldn't be able to find him.
My best friend, Favour was always there for me though at night she always left to meet someone, she refused to reveal the person's identity and I didn't perturb her about it.
After my graduation, I decided to move on. I deleted from my memory whatever that had to do with Roland. My parents consoled me telling me he probably wasn't the one for me but that only got me more infuriated.
Three years later, I was now self-employed and making my own money. Several guys approached me but weirdly, I was never attracted to any no matter how handsome, wealthy they were.
Everyday, I'd receive one delivery or the other, be it roses, letters and what not.
Then a day came, I received a certain customer. I felt a strange connection immediately our eyes met but I couldn't remember who the person actually was.
Suddenly I heard my name. The person called out to me. I instantly recognized the voice.
It was Roland's. I froze. My expression changed into one of anger and indifference as I recalled how he treated me in the past.
Roland tried to talk to me, he wanted us to meet to talk but I ignored him treating him like he was an empty space I could leisurely walked through.
Then when he couldn't hold it any longer he approached me and spoke his mind. He disclosed how Favour had told him that if he eventually got married to me, he was going to die after two weeks. That my family carried an ancestral curse after all that's why I hadn't dated anyone since first year.
He added that Favour had also tried going out with him and almost lured him into sin.
I was shocked, Favour could do such a thing to me. Yet she had acted like she was on my side all along.
After that day, I blocked Favour, I briskly cut her off from my life. I didn't waste my time reprimanding her for her actions.
I had learnt a valuable lesson-never to trust anyone.
Today, Roland and I are happily married with twins (boys). I knew he was the one for me.