Sure, my love, you are. I see through you. You have forgotten Isaac, your brother… The one who hates to see you hurt. Do you know how many times, I've fought your battles?" Isaac reminded me with a smile on his hot handsome face.
"Hmmm, great memories brother Isaac. Awesome! How can I ever forget the one that almost got killed because of me? You were a brother indeed. A friend better than a brother." I replied with a smug on my face.
"You said, 'were,' you mean that I am no longer a real brother to you again?" Isaac declared with a creased brow. He is a thoughtful man no doubt. This meant a lot to him.
"Are you angry with me?" I blurted out. Somehow I felt a nudge in my spirit not to say 'were', but it tumbled out before I could recover myself. I know Isaac will not sleep tonight.
He became vulnerable and sat down reasoning, I became scared, knowing I had spoilt his mood. He is damn too sensitive.
He stood up abruptly, came over to my side, where I was standing, and touched one of my shoulders. I lifted my hand on top of his. He smirked but I realized he was hurting inside.
"I have to go back home." He mumbled.
"Isaac I'm sorry please!" I mumbled feeling his pain. I had just accused him of not taking care of me again.
He hushed me by putting his index finger on his lips. I moaned in distress. He left my house and I stretched out my hand but he had gone.
My heart left with him. I moved outside to watch him go inside his car, hoping he would look back and hear me out. He never did look back.
I stood there in tears, sobbing and wishing he would change his mind and come back. My Isaac was gone. I tried talking but couldn't. I had driven him away with my mouth.
I wished to turn the hands of time but words are powerful. You can not cover up what has come out of your lips. The tongue is a powerful weapon. It can set nations in disarray. I had set my man into confusion.
I turned back into the house, ran into my room, knelt beside my bed, and cried out until I could cry no more. When I became spent, I shrieked,
"Lord, set a seal over the door of my lips, help me not to talk when I am not supposed to. I regret my words. Please, comfort him and help us to be back again in great love. Restore us! Make your face shine upon us. Thank you, Lord, in Jesus' name."
"Amen," she answered my prayer. I turned to see her standing in the mood of prayer.
"You again?" I screamed on sighting her.
"Yes, girlfriend! I know that you are not happy to see me. I have messed up big time."
She knelt with me and with tears in her eyes pleaded with me to forgive her. I was shocked to see Kate because I thought she had gone to Nigeria and moved on with her life.
"Please, I know that you are not expecting to see me. But I need you so much now. Help me for old time's sake." She pleaded still on her knees.
"Ha ha, what do you want from me?" I asked furrowing my face."
"Please, I need you to help me!"
"Help you for what?" I asked feeling irritable. Instead of me concentrating on getting my man, here I am thinking of her need. What does she want?
"I need to reconcile with my fiance, Phillip!"
I jumped up and yelled at her, "Are you out of your mind? Do you think he loves you?"
Still kneeling, she broke out sobbing and I could no longer control my emotions too. I joined her in wailing.
Life Is complicated. I need my Isaac, Phillip wants me to get Lilian for him. Kate wants me to reconcile her with Phillip. I could not understand why everything became complicated.
We both continued to sob until we could no more weep. We clung to each other. We need our men to return to us.
"Will you help me Derin my friend? Will you help me get my love?" She wept on my shoulders while I patted her on the back, with a heavy heart.
"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain that builds it…" This is a text I read from the Bible this morning. It's Psalm 127:1
I learned that if God is not in a project or matter, you will only waste your human effort. It is not by our power or might. I cannot succeed without the help of God.
What we should ask is if God wants you to marry him. I don't believe it is God's will." I declared bluntly. It is better to be open and tell the bitter truth than fool her.
"Don't talk like that. Phillip was in love with me then until he came over here." She wailed with a trembling and shaky body.
"I don't think he does. He was too careless with your relationship. How could he be jumping from one lady to another?"
"Ha ha, don't tell me that you are still in love with him?" She sneered.
"Not on your life. I was never for him. It was because I was quarreling with Isaac then."
"Isaac impregnated a lady, so I heard. Why do you think he still loves you?"
"You are getting this wrong Kate. Okay, I will talk to him. Is that all?"
"Yes, that's why I am here."
"Fine then."
How could I tell her that Phillip wants me to reconcile her and Lilian? Oh my God! I'm in a dilemma.