Luthando was more than self-satisfied; she was chasing her dreams at a very good pace. She smiled as she looked at her matric results again, for the thousandth time that day. Who could blame her? Those were her sleepless nights, her sweat and pain that came with hard work.
The next best thing to getting her excellent matric results was sharing it with someone else. For Luthando there was just one person she would happily share anything with, especially her great joys; Lindo. Lindo was her soothing melody, her beautiful sunset on a warm summer day; awarded boyfriend of the year for four consecutive years by her heart.
In the space of four years, all Lindo did was to whet their love into a sharp spear. He did not waver to show what he was all about; he was all about love and more but nothing less than that. Their love was vivid and Luthando was proud of the fact that they were both not volatile, and to her that was vital in a relationship. It was not easy for virulent people to get in their relationship and Luthando was proud of her urbane boyfriend for not letting them.
2005 was gone and it was now time to focus on 2006. Luthando had great plans for 2006. Lindo was born in the first month of the year and Luthando wanted to gleam his heart. She wanted to give him a systematic surprise. She wanted it to be splendid. She wasn’t going to do something huge also not skimpy.
She bought him a t-shirt and wrote her name on it and she also bought a teddy bear that was specially made for him. This teddy bear sang a song that had his name in it, telling him how special he is. But all of this would mean nothing if she didn’t utter it from her heart, herself.
“The beauty in your eyes made me see the beauty of the world
The world wouldn’t be beautiful without you
I don’t know if the world is the right or a wrong place but I know loving you is right
That is why to me the world doesn’t seem like a wrong place
It’s all written on your face
It makes me bold in every challenge I face
The day you came to this world is blessed and that is the case
That day to me is like a base
If I play my cards you are the ace
Because an ace signifies the first number
Because you proved that you are the one
I don’t just feel like the lucky one
But I also know that I love and being loved by the right one
To me you came as an icon
The only icon that make sense
When I’m with you I talk sense.
I still think of you even when I’m tense
You make me miss the past tense
Because every minute that pass,
Passes with the moment of joy you bring to me
A joy that began on this day
That is why today I celebrate you
Happy birthday baby!”
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