Chapter 1 It was a bright Saturday afternoon, the typical and most suiting atmosphere for the Nigerian occasion, the families are arriving for the occasion it's Elias cousin's wedding a close cousin at that Elias feeling happy and in the occasion arrives with his two friends Knox and Solomon all suits up Elias stand out the most with his black loafers shoe all polished up to the extent that one could see reflections it has a sleek look which hold elias foot well,after arriving,Elias sat and so his friends taking it all in enjoying the occasion, listening to the dj beautiful blend of songs which perfectly matched the occasion putting them in a celebration mood, the sounds of clinking of glass echoed all around as people sips their drinks in a happy and joyful mood , you could hear the clinking of cutlery on plates as people were munching on their plates of peppered jollof rice. Elias went over ahead to request for plates of peppered jollof rice for him and his two friends so they could eat , as he brought it over looking all nice and garnished up they all munch on their foods enjoying the little display of dance between the couples. After some spoons of jollof rice Knox said to the boys we could meet beautiful girls which sends shivers down Elias spines reminding him of his love life which was nothing to write home about all his life he has been the nice guy who has been there for the other gender but they have not been there for him they see him as an over available guy who they could just have around and not be in a relationship with, been hard for Elias growing up but he decided to just take a break from prioritizing a relationship and just go with flow wherever life takes him being exhausted of giving love deep down he was beginning to fade the thought of love not until a radiant, stylish, sharp featured lady stepped out of a car arriving in the occasion with her parents, Solomon was the first to notice,he asked who is this fine looking lady until then Elias and Knox looked Elias quickly knew it was maya his mind took him back to the University days reminding himself of a version of himself who was once uninterested to notice the girl who had spent three years revolving around his world. Back then maya Thorne who introduced herself as a family friend,they attended different universities, he’d left often left her messages on read for days. He remembered how uninterested he was in her back then,his conscience made him felt guilty as his current love life falls apart he felt maybe if he had listened to her well then they could have been together. Then here she is again almost feeling like destiny is shaping itself up again she went to get a seat all alone looking all stylish in a silver coloured gown , her earrings was dangling as she was walking all majestic with her high heels . He didn't see maya immediately, but he felt the shift in the atmosphere. His friends were also admiring, elias told his friends to back down he told them maya is his. When he finally locked eyes with her, the noise of the party, the clinking of glasses,the DJ's enticing mix , the sounds of the clattering of spoons all faded.she wasn't the girl from University anymore.The girl who had once admired and fell for him was gone, he saw a new girl in her, a much more beautiful and matured girl . She took her seat a little bit away from Elias and his friends seat , Elias couldn't help himself but steal glances later on, as the event went on , time passed by,he summoned courage and stood up to meet her with as he saw her, he started believing in the idea of fate and second chances began to develop in his head. “Maya” , he said in a thick voice creating the impression of a grown voice. ”it’s been long” . Maya responded in a soft voice “been long indeed” . Elias asked if maya had eaten, she answered “not really” he quickly dashed off to bring food for her in an impression to make her feel satisfied and pleased. As the event grew on them,maya was done eating , Elias summoned the courage to ask maya if they could take a walk, maya responded “no problem” . They spent the next hour on a walk,Elias started the talk ,teased maya by saying” you look beautiful and all grown I hope your man is enjoying now” maya chuckled and responded “thank you but I don't have any man at the moment “ Elias feeling surprised and a little bit happy with the response feeling he still had a chance not ready for what maya also had in mind to say not until maya with a shocking level of transparency told elias that coming across his face after a long time brought the feeling she thought she was over ,she told elias “ I still remember how handsome you look ,you haven't changed with your thick voice nothing has changed about you” Elias felt flattered and also surprised at the same time,he didn't expect that maya would still have those feelings for her anymore, it felt like a come back for Elias, he thought about his love being nothing to write home about , and since he had