She Said

One time, this lady told her fiancé she was going to a Christian event in Lagos

She lives in Ibadan, and so does her fiancé

On her way to the event, she was given a ride in a luxurious car from Ibadan to Lagos

She and the driver of the luxurious car hit it off immediately

He dropped her off at the event, and they exchanged phone numbers

When she got to the event, she called her fiancé to announce that she had gotten to Lagos safely

After the event, she called the person who gave her a lift to Lagos to thank him

She also asked if he was still somewhere around the venue

The man got the message

He went to pick her up at the venue

The man told her he would be returning to Ibadan the following day

She said she wouldn't mind extending her stay in Lagos for one more day

She called her fiancé and gave him a reason why she would stay in Lagos for one more day

The challenge was where to sleep and what to wear, because she didn't plan to spend an extra day in Lagos

She told the man, and the man took her shopping and also paid for a hotel room for her

She asked the man where he was sleeping, and he told her he would be having meetings on the island until late in the night and would probably sleep in a hotel on the island

She asked him which hotel

He told her and left

After his departure, she googled the hotel the man mentioned.

The hotel he got for her was a basic 30,000-a-night hotel

His hotel was 650,000 naira per night

She became restless

She stayed in Lagos to be with him, but he didn't get the hint

He was treating her like a friend or a friend's sister

She called him and asked if they could hang out after his meeting later that evening

He told her all he would prefer to do after his meeting was sleep

She asked if she could go to the meeting with him

He said no

Then she asked if she could come to his hotel and wait for him in his room

He asked her why

She said she was bored and would like to sleep in such an expensive hotel at least once in her life

He laughed and said she could come over

She packed her bags and ran to the Island

He waited for her at the reception and handed her the key to his room

He told her to order anything she might want in terms of food and drinks

He left for his meeting

She wandered about the hotel in awe

Luxury was something she had never touched, even though it was something she seriously desired and dreamt of

She was born poor, and she had lived below the poverty line all her life

She went from the pool to the gym, the casino, the bar, and the conference rooms

The key card he gave her granted her access to every floor, and she explored like Dora, promising herself that one day she would belong to the class of those who frequent such establishments

She took a lot of pictures and videos

She even took some videos of herself doing all sorts of funny things, from having a bubble bath to playing dress up

She spent hours entertaining herself

Of course, her fiancé called and they talked, but she disguised her location and hid her excitement

She slept at about 2 AM

Her host didn't return until the next morning

He said the meeting lasted all night, and he had to return to Ibadan for another meeting, so they left immediately

A driver drove them to Ibadan

Her host slept in the back seat while she sat beside the driver in the front.

As soon as they dropped her off, she decided she didn't want to be with her fiancé anymore

She couldn't tell exactly why

She just lost interest in the relationship

Her fiancé called, and she asked that they meet at a restaurant

She broke up with him later that evening

Her fiancé called their pastor, friends, and family members to report her decision

She said she just couldn't see a future with him anymore

She wanted more out of her life, and she couldn't get that more with him

She was heartbroken, too, but she was very convinced she was doing the right thing

When she got to the office the next day, she gave a notice of her resignation

Everybody, including her parents, thought she had gone crazy

The month went by, and she became unemployed

Her family members called a meeting to find out what was happening and what her plan was

She told them she just wanted to spend some time seeking the face of God regarding her journey

Exactly seven weeks after he dropped her off at home, he called her again

He asked her where she was, and she told him she was at home

He asked her about her fiance and she told him she had broken up with him

He asked her about her job, and she told him she had resigned

He said, "So what have you been doing?"

She replied, "I have been waiting for your call."

He laughed.

PS: They got married three months later

She said, "I never called, sent him a text message, or contacted him in any way throughout those seven weeks. I just made sure my phone was always charged and waited.

I will not say it was God or the Holy Spirit or anything that dramatic, but I just had this conviction that he is my husband.

I  cannot explain it, but I just knew.

It is fortuitous that he is very rich, and people will say it is the money and so on.

It is not.

My heart just cleaved to him from the moment I laid my eyes on him."

-GSW-