She was sad, heartbroken, in pains and tears. She couldn't understand why all the emotional truama were happening to her. Looking at herslf, she would not count herself among those who are pretty. But why? why? why me?. This is the question she kept on asking herself.
Immediately she picked up her phone and left a message to a number saved as Mon Choix(My choice). She poured out her heart while trying to hide the fact that she was un tears. In the message she left she told the guy not to pick offense in case she stop chatting him up. Around 9am, the guy called but she had fallen asleep after much tears. Waking up, she saw a voice note from Mon Chiox, he was worried not for the message but the tears. Mon Chiox said "Vicky please tell me what the problem is, You are in tears and you expect me not to worry??! ". Victoria noticed that he was been sincere through his voice and decided to open up. It turns out that 18yrs old Victoria had been sexually molested and she wanted to change to deal with any man that came her way, it surprised her that Mon Choix didn't even judge her after she narrated her experience , but instead he consoled her, advising her to stop crying. Looking back on how she met this guy, she smiled with satisfaction, lost in her thoughts
Emmanuel was her classmate cousin, who came to visit, after the introduction , the became friends. But they lost contact the moment he traveled bachisAfter 3yrs, someone chatted Victoria up and she was surprised it was Emmanuel, they became even more close and gave each other pet name Victoria bears the name "Lovie" while Emmanuel "Mon Choix "
Vicky mom interrupted her thought by asking Vicky to prepare for work. Although she was not in the mood, she had to obey as she sluggishly head towards the bathroom.
Life continued as usual with Vicky wishing not to see the guy that assaulted her. Refusing advance from men weren't easy, but she had become tought when handling men, even to her own surprise. Her chat with Mon Choix continued, at first as casual friends, but funny enough Vicky noticed she was having feeling for him. Well, he also confessed his, but funny enough is that he was not in town and don't even know when he will be . Emmanuel didn't make it official his intention towards her, so she thought he was just playing along.
Vicky tried balancing work and time for Emma. She made him a priority over other men. Telling him how her day went. She declined all the offers made to her in exchange for sex. She was stunned at how the society had change, and sex been a normal thing without marriage, well that wasn't the kind of home training she received. She was an introvert to worsen it all, and most people called her "weirdo". But she never mind.
Vicky decided to focus solely on business. 5 years later she had become a business tycoon. Smiling she said "I faced the society, but didn't change. I was still me "
Her children were always happy to hear their mom life story, as she was their model. Daddy is back said a voice, it was Emmanuel, Vicky "Mon Choix ". They tied the knot 3 years ago and are blessed with 2 female children , expecting the third. Looking back Vicky is always glad to have met Emma, as she happily said to herself "I am still Me"
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