That morning I woke up feeling very tired. It must have been the anti-anxiety medication. My sister woke us up early, she came in every morning to bathe and prepare her kids for school. I was so tired and didn’t feel like going to work, until I remembered I had bought a set of artificial eye lashes. I’d never put fake lashes on before. I quickly prepared everything, took a nice bath, and started putting my make-up on.

“Damn girl!” I said to myself after having a good gaze in the mirror. I could feel the confidence slowly rising again. I was walking tall and I could feel that I was turning heads.

I arrived at the office and got my first compliment from my male colleague. I stood up and went to make coffee. I got compliments from the ladies as well. I could feel my cell phone vibrating and when I looked, it was Lucky. He usually just sent a single sentence “good morning” text but that morning it was actually a paragraph.

Morning sthandwa sami. I hope you’re well. It’s been a while since I told you I love you, so this message serves as a reminder that I love you more than words could ever express. I told you I would wait for you and I did. And now you are mine and for that I will forever be grateful. Thank you for choosing me. Sometimes I can’t even believe that someone like you loves me. You mean everything to me. I love you soooooo much, have a great day.

I didn’t understand everything that Lucky meant, but I had been waiting for this moment my entire life. What I did know was that I would love him correctly and treat him like the king that he was. I looked forward to all the wonderful memories we were about create together. This could be the start of something great in my life. It felt good to be in love and to be loved in return.

I was depressed for a long time, but not anymore. I was living this life the way that God had intended. I had gone back to church and I had found love. What more could a girl ask for?

Now I am seeking new opportunities and I’m taking them as they come. I’m finding ways to create extra cash on the side. I don’t want to die poor. I want to throw Zoe a massive first birthday party. I want to buy a car next year. I’m taking this one step at a time. Everything will be okay, maybe not right now, but definitely soon.

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