Episode 2: I Couldn’t Forget Her
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I got home…
But I wasn’t really home.
My body was there.
My mind wasn’t.
I dropped on the bed and stared at the ceiling.
Her face…
Her smile…
Her voice…
They wouldn’t leave me.
“Patience…” I whispered.
Even her name felt… right.
I turned to the wall and shut my eyes.
But instead of darkness—
I saw her again.
Standing in the sun.
Touching the grass.
Smiling.
I sat up immediately.
“This is not normal,” I muttered.
Then suddenly…
A memory flashed.
School days.
University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
400 level.
Holiday period.
I remembered that night clearly.
I had a dream.
A strange dream.
But one I never forgot.
In that dream…
I saw myself as a man.
Not just any man—
A husband.
A father.
A man with a family.
I saw a woman standing beside me.
I couldn’t see her face clearly…
But I knew she was mine.
Back then, I laughed about it.
“Na dream jare,” I told myself.
But now…
Now, it didn’t feel like a joke anymore.
I stood up slowly.
My heart began to beat faster.
“What if…”
I paused.
“What if that girl is the one?”
I shook my head.
“No… calm down, Tony.”
But deep inside…
Something was already convinced.
Evening came.
But I couldn’t rest.
I kept thinking of only one thing.
I needed to see her again.
The next morning…
I didn’t wait for anyone.
I didn’t go to Abraham’s house.
I didn’t pretend anymore.
I went straight to the place I saw her.
My eyes searched everywhere.
Left.
Right.
Every corner.
My heart was beating fast.
Too fast.
“Where is she…?” I whispered.
Then suddenly—
I saw her.
Standing again.
Like yesterday never ended.
This time…
I wasn’t going to walk away.
I took a deep breath.
And started walking toward her.
This time… I was going to talk to her properly.
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