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people will say if pouch rat grows, it sucks its baby's breast in turn. Imagine, such is life everywhere. The young shall truly grow, and where an adults stays is where the baby will meet him/her. The basic truth is for us to do good unto everyone that comes our way, be it young or old. I found myself in a tutorial centre, working as secretary while I was awaiting admission into the university. At my place of work, I was free and accommodating to most of the students and I was not just a secretary to some of them but a friend and encourager. In fact, it was all shades of emotion for everyone when I gained admission into the University because they knew I would leave sooner.
My last day at work was good. We all had fun and I received so much gifts from the students even though I was not their teacher.
One of the students vouched to accompany me almost to my door step and eventually deeped his hands into his bag and brought out a gift for me. Alas! It was the collection of his drawing. I couldn't hold my tears. Peter told me he appreciated everything I did at their centre and how I was an encouragement to him when he was having issues with his mother regarding his academy. I wiped out my tears and collected the drawings from him. Even though I was just few years older than Peter, he holds me in high esteem and promised me that he would be more focused, intentional and successful. I appreciated his determination and we parted ways.
Not long after, Peter gained admission into the same university that I was and I became so happy and fulfilled but the joy was short-lived when Peter's mother died. He started having financial difficulty and eventually dropped out of school.
That was the most painful thing I ever experienced, because in as much as I wanted Peter in school, I didn't have money to lend me to continue his education. The worse thing happened when my phone was got stolen and I lost contact with Peter. It was 13 years now and I didn't hear anything from Peter until last night. A strange number called but I missed it and tried to return the call. I didn't know who was speaking but the voice sounded so familiar. It took me a while to realize it was Peter. Wow! I couldn't believe my hear but I heard him right, It was Peter!
Excitedly, we spoke at length on the phone and he said he couldn't wait to see me I sent him my address over the phone and he promised to show up the following week. The six days of waiting was just too much for me. I lost my sleep for so many reasons. You know, I couldn't keep my calm because I didn't know Peter's present condition. I went straight to my bookshelf and found the drawing book he gave me years ago. I thought at least, Peter had some talent, I could advise him to go back to his drawings, commercialize it and start a new life because I wasn't sure of how he had been faring since his mother's death. I started thinking of how I would inform my friends help Peter make sales if he finally agrees to start from there. I couldn't just wait to see him
Just as promised, Peter called around 3pm on this fateful day that he was close to our house. I rushed out to meet him but it was far above my thought this time around. Peter came in a beautiful white car. Incredible! I just mapped out how to start helping his sales if he would agree. But destiny has taken him farther than I thought. He told me how somebody helped h after he dropped out and sent him to school abroad. Wow! Peter only came to Nigeria for Christmas holiday and he said he had been looking for me ever since. Before I could offer him to come inside the house, Peter knelt down in the street and brought out a sweet red case containing a shinning ring with some flowers and asked if I would marry him. Oh my God! All this was beyond my expectations. I was even older than him. I never thought such a younger fellow could ask for my hand marriage, but he said he had loved me from the beginning and he had waited this long and worked harder just to marry me. People couldn't be happier, my mother was just cleaning the tears rolling down her cheeks and smiling at the same time as I said yes to him. We got married a year later and it's been a blissful.
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