By Ajumoke Nwaeze
I got out of bed reluctantly, hoping the cold would go away slowly.
I didn’t look at his cute face but stole some glances wisely to fill my hungry stomach. He fumbled with his keys as he spoke, saying familiar words with an unusual spark. Hmmmm! I sensed, this guy needed my attention dearly, but the plantain and onions I was slicing also needed my attention badly.
Then I felt his palm on my wet hands; I looked up to see his knees on the hard ground. In the loveliest and sexiest of voice I heard him say ‘AJ would you do me the honor of marrying me?’….
Like seriously! I thought aloud…I never baf sef…is this an early morning proposal? I dropped the onion I was cutting and asked….’Do I have time to think?’.
Think wetin? you may ask! But I sincerely needed time to think cos the only words I could remember were… YES and LIKE SERIOUSLY, so I kept saying them interchangeably, ‘yes, like seriously, like seriously, yes!
Just last night I had remembered that August was the month I first met him. I replayed our relationship in my head like one would replay the movie ‘Sound of Music’. The pictures of my reminisce made me smile. I even envisaged our engagement: romantic, glamorous dinner setting, with an orchestral playing in the background (fairy tale). I never knew it was going to be this morning, spontaneous, funny and even more romantic than any fairy tale. No wonder I was hopeful that at the end of today I would be grateful.
Everyone is so excited for us, sote even beans wey I dey cook out of excitement begin cook insef.
I have been busy replying instant messages of congratulations and good will messages from friends and family, and in that spirit of typing I had to write this article to make it official.
Nigerian Idol finalist AJ blogs about surprise marriage proposal
