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many years ago in the University were two young lovers G and ESS ESS was a very beautiful and intelligent girl with a promising future J loved her from a distance because sincerely essay was an all-in-one package intelligent beautiful and well-mannered J sworn to make her his wife and was determined to do anything just to make this a reality he strategized on how to accomplish this and so he became her friend they became so close and did there some more reasons he shouldn't let her be someone else's bride he friendzoned her and almost didn't want her to have any other friend apart from him he spoiled her silly with gifts and never said no to any of our requests and this m loved him and didn't hesitate to saying yes when he made his intention known their relationship was of a great benefit to the both of them because ESS made G to read more and so his cgpa was great and he made sure ESS lacks nothing because he was from a wealthy home and had no Financial issue he however got too obsessed with her and made sure they weren't apart for so long and he also had a problem because ESS will sing his praises and tell him how handsome he looks even if he means them living class just to hear this he convinced her to PK into his hostel because he stayed in a two-bedroom flat ESS didn't hesitate because her Hoster wasn't decent she shared bathroom and toilet with 16 other students and had treated toilet infection several times she packed in and they we go to school together and return home together essay was very grateful to have found such a lover in school J went extra and bought matching outfits and they became popular in the school as a couple during their final year in school they were separated into different project groups J did everything possible to make sure they were in the same group but this didn't happen because the groups were created in an alphabetical order using their last names so Essie started mxing up with other people because she was the brain boss of her group J was so uncomfortable about this because he didn't want her to be carelessly touched he was simply a jealous lover one day one of the male students in our group was asking her some questions and he held her hands J saw them from afar and it was as if something got punctured in him he passed angrily and didn't say a word to them I became worried because this was so unlike him she quickly attended to her classmate and ran after him she looked around their favorite spots in the school and couldn't find his shadow not to talk of meeting with him so she decided to walk down home people kept asking where is gy where is your school husband she felt so embarrassed and went home ashamed when she got home she met J sitting so sad and as a lover girl who has never seen him that way she asked what is wrong and surprisingly J said to her so you don't love me any longer ESS wondered where he drew his conclusion from because they were so cool before before they left the house for school in the morning and J said see how comfortable you were standing with another man holding your hand at first I thought it was just someone that looks like you until I walked closer and so it was my essay with another boy holding her hand ESS thought it was all a joke and she said jokingly jealousy jealousy I beg let's eat and sleep so that we can wake up at night to read J then said to her you think I'm joking right you stood with a guy in an open place and as if that was not enough the same hand that I hold and kiss you gave it to him to hold ID then interrupted he was only asking me a question for God's sake and nothing more if there was something more attached do you think we will be standing in an open place is reason it now J then said to her what kind of question was he asking that he can stand few meters away from you or was his hand doing the asking as well he then said wait wait wait wait wait wait you said if there was something else you wouldn't have been standing there eh I say so you are already nursing a PL to break my heart acent said don't say that if I don't love you I won't be here and I promise I won't break your heart J then said then prove it ESS said to him how you are so funny I will only prove it on our wedding day trust me I won't break your heart J said to her bringing out a blade please my love let's take a blood Covenant only then will I take you serious let's seal this love forever help my Fragile Heart I have loved you from the very day I set my eyes on you and I wouldn't want to be hard broken please if you love me do not say no ESS looked at him and said this is not right don't allow love be cloud your sense of reasoning this is all shades of evil we still have a very long way to go a soup that is hot you don't rush in Licking it else you will get burnt J said to her allow me to get bornt I told you said you love me love is sacrificial I am only doing this so that we can be assured and confident confid that we will live together forever this is just a way for me to prove to you that no matter how sophisticated lady may be that i g won't cheat on you please essay do this for me do this for us if you truly love me and you want to be with me then this shouldn't be difficult for you to do he was able to convince her so he called his Tong and this same to esses and he said with this Blood I bind My Flesh and spirit to yours in life and in death to be your one and only lover essay said same too and they licked each other's blood essay knew it wasn't right and she slept immediately regretting why she moved from a hostel in the first place why GT was So Satisfied to him he was now 100% assured to be the Alpha and the Omega Man in the life of a beautiful well-mannered lady he said so now only me get all these things several weeks passed and they graduated and when they were about departing J said to her remember my soul lives in you and your soul lives in me please do not play smart because I will not forgive you J traveled to worry and ESS traveled to Lagos they kept communicating on phone and soon ESS secured a very good job J's parents called him one day and told him of their decision to relocate him abroad to to further his education he didn't buy the idea he wanted to move down to Lagos to be with the love of his life but his parents made it clear that his opinion was irrelevant and the decision was Final in s's office she met people and made new friends she became so close to benon her senior colleague she thought JY was scary but Benson proved her wrong he was just a perfect gentleman and she regretted why she allowed g c her into taking an o with him G was already fing his education abroad but he still created time daily to speak with essay and he started noticing her coldness towards him and he calmly reminded her that they were inseparable this kept haunting essay as it became a nightmare especially because Benson has started showing some signs towards her one day Benson was so sick in the office that he had to take two weeks off from work as was so intentional about caring for him not with any strings attached but because he has been a caring colleague so she will buy fruits after work and never missed a day in checking up on him Benson's mom who came around because of her son's ill health loved her personality and observed her so keenly as an African mother one weekend ESS as a full- fleshed orobo lady made Sumptuous pepper soup and brought it for bensin she said to his mother please Ma I don't mean to disrespect you at all with this meal I know you must have cooked for him but this is pepper soup he needs it to enhance his appetite I would have told you before preparing it but I B's mom who was already in love with her personality interrupted her and said my daughter you don't need to in fact hold on she went into the kitchen brought three plates served the paper soup for her bensin and Essie and said just so you know that I appreciate this kind guesture let's eat together as a family Essie didn't expect this from an African mother but she composed herself and did itat when they were done she packed all the plates and washed them all in the kitchen she stayed a little longer and took her leave when she left P's mother said to him who is that girl to you vent said she is just my colleague and my friend his mother said now so that's how you will keep saying my friend and my colleague and then someone will marry that treasure right under your nose that girl is everything you need as a wife and as your mother I am promising you that you won't have any mother-in-law and wife usual pal because I love her I mean finish I have already taken her as a daughter please bring her home for me as a wife Benson said to his mom I am so glad that you love her sincerely ESS is a good girl and her head is hot that girl has got brains his mother said oh and you are just there doing my friend my friend Bon laughed and said ah mother his mother said don't mother me anything no B said I am only taking my time and to be honest I love her I don't know how to talk to her because I don't want to lose our friendship his mother said to him you have been a good boy and a good son to me and God has a way of rewarding Good Deeds to me that girl is your reward please don't delay further bring my daughter back home as your wife Benson said mother you may not know but what she just said has become a propelling Force for me to woo her I promise she will soon be part of us and that's all I want to hear my son may God put the right words in your mouth and let me just advise you when you are talking to her please be bold every lady wants a man who knows what he wants and is bold to declare it B laughed and said relationship 101 oh my mother I have heard you the next week he resumed work his colleagues were happy to have him back and and he appreciated essay for being a friend in need and indeed after work essay hooped into his car as usual for drop but she was surprised when he drove down to a restaurant when she asked why Bon said you have been stressing yourself all this while because of me so today you will eat out with me so that when you get home you will just freshen up and sleep ESS said oh a that's very thoughtful of you I really do appreciate this kind gesture of yours my big brother bie said to her Ed I am not your big brother don't break that African sense here smart lady he ordered for Jello fries talking wings and wine he then said to Essie since your mind has told you the reason why we are here and you want to play smart by calling me a big brother let me just let the cat out of the back ESS say I love you not as a big brother but I want to make you my bride I am not in for a longtime relationship I have known you for a while now and you resonate so well with my spirit dear ESS let's make this fantasy a reality and build an enviable home together ESS was so happy she blushed but then the thought of G made her sad she remembered that day everything play right before her within a second as she muttered with this Blood I bind my spirit and flesh to yours and life and in death to be your one and only lover Bessie said to her is everything okay is that a yes as said with a sad countenance please give me time Bessie said why not you have the whole time as long as you return with my ear they ate their food and left when ESS got home she cried and said this night was supposed to be my happiest night ever G in no way comes close to Bening what was I even thinking who and what was pursuing me patience see what and where it has landed me into what did I gain eh fornication and blood Covenant now I can't even say yes to the one my heart really pants for she scattered her hair and said Essie you were so foolish why didn't you just stand on your words today you would have been proud you did she started crying and within few seconds our phone rang oh yes you guessed right it was gy and he said to her hi my love how are you doing today how was work what happened in the office hope nobody Disturbed my baby well I am not bothered because my soul is in you immediately he said that ESS started crying and G was pricked and he asked what happened what is wrong with you you know I hate seeing or hearing you cry ID then said to him G we are several countries several oceans several mountains and Miles Away J said that's right and I sincerely apologize don't worry I am already making plans for you to join me here is say said no please don't kindly settle down there and let's break whatever that is binding us together you are are a good person but my mind is no longer with you and if we get married I may not be a good wife remember when two sleepers are worn on the wrong legs you can't move properly not because the slippers are bad but because they were not worn properly something in me is scared something in me is not peaceful please let's go our separate ways remember marriage is not all about us we should also consider our children will you rather that I become a bad wife and by extension a bad mother to our children or that we go our separate ways J said that can never happen you are my wife and my wife you shall be and remain I don't care if you will be a good wife or a good mother he hung up and ESS started lamenting again oh god what have I gotten myself into meanwhile B's mother was waiting patiently to hear the good news so when B returned home she said to him you are 1 hour for 4 5 minutes late so I know this lateness must be because of our wife so tell me because my ears are itching Bess said ah mother you are so funny so you haven't forgotten but come on why are you even serious about this you are even more serious than I am his mother said why would I be more serious don't you know that the Bible says in Proverbs 17:6 that children's children are the crown of own B my dear I am already invention my grandchildren because they are my crown Benson said to his mother ah yummy easy yes I was with her and she was smiling when I was saying all the things I was saying to her but I noticed that when she was about giving me an answer she started muttering some strange words and she said with a sad countenance that I should please give her time so please mother slow down without your grandchildren talk because I don't know when she will return with my answer and we don't even know if she's going to say yes or a no I know your parents love grandchildren so much and can trade that with anything but please ma let's take it one step at a time H his mother SED and said she must be fighting something you said she mutter strange words right bensy said yes maam she then said ESS must be handling something very deep or heartbreak don't give us space Oh fill up that vacuum yes ma Benson said can I go and freshing up now tomorrow is work you are free my son you have made my day by just making your intentions known to her J stayed in his room and composed a message for essay I have stayed here for so long without thinking about any other lady not even for a second I have kept my part in this Covenant and you must keep yours too otherwise my blood in you will halt you to the very end essay read it and became so terrified and she kept saying knowing when to say no is a huge blessing as simple as that word is n o no if I had said it June 10th 2020 I won't be here crying and so full of regrets eh ordinary no essay you couldn't say so the next day at work she was keeping her face away from Benson because she didn't know what to say to him and after work she immediately took a taxi home Benson became so worried because they usually go home together and so when he got home his mom welcomed him and before she asked Benson explained all that ESS did in the office and his mom said to him please give me my daughter's number what for Benson asked his mother said don't worry my son just give me her number Benson did and she called immediately picked up and Benson's mom said hello my daughter how are you doing I am fine thank you Ma ESS said but I don't know who B's mother interrupted who is calling right yes ma Essie responded okay I am your mother in Lagos Benson's Mall ESS exclaimed good evening Ma how are you doing today ma B's mom said I don't know how I'm feeling I don't even know if Benson has transferred his sickness to me oh please my daughter I seriously crave for that your pep soup that exact what you prepared some time ago ESS said okay Ma but we weaken be too late you know I go to work and return late bess's mom said not at all weekend is just perfect for the pepper soup I can't even allow you prepare it with your money when I'm not a tax collector so I will give Benson money so that you will collect it from him tomorrow ah mommy please that won't be necessary B's mom heard the mommy she called her and she put the phone on speaker and said sorry what did you say just for Bing to hear and they said Mommy I said that would't be necessary it doesn't cost much and she said I insist my daughter and said okay M and she dropped the call she turned to her son and said hope you heard that she called me Mommy I don't have any money to give to her count reasonable amount of money and give to her tomorrow and when you are giving her the money ask her King questions like how are you doing how are you feeling eh be a gentleman Benson smiled and said mother I may not know this game that you about playing but I trust you then she said to him if you do trust me then relax G where he was was feeling uneasy and wished he was so close to essay he felt his ego has been tampered he broke his TV Set and was panted like someone who was ready to commit Mur he called ESS and said make sure you don't tamper with My Soul leaving right inside you make sure you don't sheare my body inside you otherwise you will run mad and I mean it if I don't marry you no one else will Essie became so terrified she hung up and switched off her phone and this became a nightmare and she said again a simple no would have saved me from all the smess the next day at work benenson the obedient boy gave her some money and ESS returned 10,000 NAA and said it was too much she didn't even wait for a second for Benson to ask her any question and Benson said who sent me as this girl out by this is just an emotional torture when he got home he didn't say anything to his mom and she was not interested she only looked forward to weekend and thank God the weekend finally came and before 12:00 noon ESS came around with the pepper soup but this time with B plantain B's mom served the meal and they all enjoyed it because nobody left a Crome B's mom said you need to teach me this so because this is so so nice I can't even lie Essa smiled and said thank you Ma she then said Bing excuse us and Essie became so nervous B's mom said to her please calm down you haven't done anything wrong and besides I don't B night this made ESS relax a bit and she said hold on she went and saved a plate of granuts and told her to eat with her from the same place as it will make the discussion relaxing and then tension free she then said I my daughter the first day I saw you I loved you and right in my heart I accepted you as the daughter I never had you see I have passed this your stage and I can tell that you love my son look at it all over your eyes ESS started smiling and she said oh oh you just proved me right they both laughed and Benson's mom continued you see my son loves you too and when he told me that he wants to get married to you I danced for joy in fact I have chosen sty for the wedding only for him to say that you have been avoiding him after saying some strange things as a mother I knew immediately that something was wrong somewhere from what I am seeing you would have said yes to my son because you love him but something is stopping you something is eating you up and at the same time you don't want to lose Benson as well I will tell you why I said so if your mind wasn't with him you wouldn't have come here you won't go where your mind is not you won't want to enter into my good book and you know why I called you because I do not want to miss you too as my daughter this time I KN down to thank her for loving her this much she had her hands I helped her up she contined my daughter what is wrong what is happening ESS started crying and said Mommy I love Benson so well and I earnestly want to be his wife B's mom readjusted when she heard this essay continued but I can't why B's mom asked I have made an everlasting mistake I am in a deep mess B's mom said come down and talk to me there is no problem without a solution it may only take time but I assure you that if handled properly you will come out from the deep mess ESS said ah mommy you will not understand the mess is so deep I was or will I say I am in a relationship though the person is not in the country as we speak B's mom said you were or you are you sound confused you are not certain about the relationship or what ESS said my mind is out but he doesn't wants to release me release you how if you don't want to be in the relationship any longer then you tell him that's all and you take your work your placenta was not planted there ah Mommy I wish it was that easy B's mom was confused this time and was just looking at her Essie said please ma don't judge me what I did was totally out of ignorance best mom said judging anyone had never been a solution to any problem so please speak up Mommy I took a blood Covenant with him the blood of Jesus Benson's mother shouted and Benson heard it and came out and immediately she said to her son please go in I am fine but Essie said please ma let him stay I have been looking for an opportunity to tell him that's the only reason I've been avoiding him nothing else she started weeping and Benson asked his mom what the problem was and she told him everything Essie had said and he sat close to her and said that's okay crying has never been the solution to any problem let look for a way to resolve this if it means speaking to the other party I wouldn't mind B's mom said yes even me let me talk to him as a mother and ESS thought within herself indeed love lives here this should be my home what have I done to myself she said to them G is so difficult he calls me every 9:00 p. m. he speaks to me like someone who will eat me up if given an opportunity after I told him I was tired of the relationship Benson's mom said okay okay if it calls you by 9:00 p.

m. meaning you have to pass the night here don't worry you will sleep in my room so you are safe let's see how he talks to you then we can know how best to approach this didn't want the offer down because she wants to be free from this Siege they all waited and J called by past 900 p. m.