Beyond beauty II
I thought it was an emergency, and I rushed down to her house donning a brown oversized tee shirt and faded black ripped jeans shorts. On getting there, I realised that there was nothing wrong with her; she started begging me to accompany her somewhere that she was heading out, and I declined in light of the fact that I wasn't dressed appropriately to go out, but she pleaded with me like her life depended on it, so I gave in. She would do this countless times, and one day I would be forced to think she was insecure around me, but I quickly brushed this off by saying she was too beautiful for that.
On the day I secured a multimillion-naira contract for my company, I met Kunle. He was the CEO of the company we were pitching to. As I was presenting in the company's boardroom, he was stealing glances at me and smiling in a childlike manner. There was something about him that made me feel bubbly. I don'+ know if it was his innocuous smiles or his face that breathed perfection. He would later ask for my phone number before exiting the premises.
When I got home that day, he called, and we spoke at length about so many things, and I discovered there was a spark that, if ignited, might metamorphose into something amazing. I immediately took a liking to him. Gradually, talking to him became a part of my everyday routine, and I loved it. One day he asked me out on a date, and I happily accepted. I called Monica and told her about it, and she came over to help pick out a dress and get me ready for the date. I was over the moon; it was like it was my wedding day. "Wear the red
-neckline dress; it's more alluring," she said after I had tried on several dresses. While I was wearing it, I blurted out, "A good man at last, after many frogs." impulsively, and we both shared a cheery laugh. Monica helped me style my wig, which fell on my body in a cascade of curls, and coated my lips with red lipstick. We dined al fresco with enough to eat and drink. Halfway through the date, he asked me to be his girlfriend, and it wasn't the normal verbal "please be my girlfriend."
