ANOTHER EPISODE!!! LOVED HIM (7)

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Kola had not said anything about proposing. I knew he wanted to get married to me as he said it most times but he had to officially propose. I was that type of girl. Kola was leaving the next week Monday and I knew I needed to act fast. So I called the dumbest friend I had, Ada, for advice.


Even she wasn’t helping; I could do anything to get that ring on my finger. So I sat in front of my laptop and googled ‘Ways to get your man to propose’, I took my jotter and took some notes down. I told you I was ready to do anything for him. At some point I felt some heaviness, I knew I wanted Kola to propose but this wasn’t the right thing to do.

After pondering for a while I closed my laptop and lay down. I needed to be advised on what to do, I didn’t want mummy in my business but she was my best bet. I summoned the courage to walk to her room to discuss this with her. She looked surprise and happy to see me.

‘Are you okay?’ she asked, I nodded and sat by her.

‘Mummy, I seriously need your advice’. I could see that she was 
confused, I have never done this before and even I felt strange.

‘Hope all is well? How is Kola?’ she asked. I replied that he was fine or more like we were fine because that was what she actually cared about.

‘Mummy, the truth is I am getting disturbed. Kola hasn’t proposed yet, he talks about marriage but I want a proposal’. She sat up and laughed so hard I felt stupid.

‘Proposal? Honey what more do you want? He came to see us including your father is that not proposal enough?’ she asked staring into my eyes like she pitied me.

I shook my head. ‘That’s how I’d know he was serious ma. Him popping the question and me saying yes’

She looked disappointed ‘Oluwadamilola, that’s just ceremony…’

All she said after this I didn’t hear, she just kept talking about how it wasn’t a priority. No one said it was priority but that was what I wanted. Was that too much to ask?  I didn’t understand what she was saying. What was difficult in him proposing? That’s what everybody does; I was the ‘Damilola Coker’ I was supposed to get the best. I didn’t want to understand, I wanted it my way.

‘…Just give him time, I am sure he would anyways but you know he wants to get married to you. You just need him to propose because of your social status’ she added.

In a way she was right but what was wrong with that? All I picked from what she said was that he was going to propose and I should give him time. Time! Of course I would give him. After the talk, I thanked her and left for my room.

I gave Kola time, I didn’t even mention it but I gave him clues. I made sure he knew what I wanted but it was as if he wasn’t paying attention to it.

The weekend was over and reality dawned on me. Kola was leaving and I just woke up with the truth. My phone rang and it was him ‘My baby’ he said. ‘It’s almost time for me to leave and I was wondering if you would want to go with me?’

‘As what?’ I replied. He knew what I wanted and he kept acting like he didn’t. I wasn’t saying we should get married already I just wanted to get proposed to. Was it that he didn’t love me that much? Or we weren’t on the same page?

‘As the love of my life and the only one I cherish’ he replied. ‘Baby you know I don’t want to leave and I know you don’t want me to leave either but I promise to make it up to you’.

I was still fuming but I couldn’t explain why I was. I lied I had to do something for mummy, he hung up, called mummy and took permission for me from her.  He thought I was angry because he was leaving but all I wanted was to be proposed to. I agreed and dressed up. I was going to leave for work when we got to the airport. So we left in my car, I was pissed throughout the ride to the airport. But Kola didn’t even understand he kept promising to call and keep in touch. I just wanted to be engaged to Kola Williams.

When we got to the airport I didn’t see any reason why I should come down from the car with him but he begged and I did. I noticed people staring at us. The gist about my boyfriend and I has been in everybody’s ears and I haven’t said anything about it. I suddenly became shy, I knew this would be trending and he was just my boyfriend not my fiancé.

I saw someone that looked like Ada but I wasn’t sure, what would she be doing here? Then I saw my siblings, this was confusing. I didn’t understand what was happening anymore. This time I saw Ada and Tobi, all of them walking towards me.

At that point Kola knelt down and gave me the best shock of my life. The whole glam team was there. It was a dream come true. I couldn’t wait for him to ask before I screamed yes, they laughed but I was really excited. He put a ring on it, it was the most beautiful I have ever seen and I felt really lucky. I was in tears when I kissed him as he stood up. It was a 16 carat diamond ring! Heaven helped me because I couldn’t breathe at the sight of the ring.

I could see everybody including my workmates. Then to my greatest surprise my parents came through. I felt shy immediately, how on earth would I face them after I just openly kissed him?

Daddy went spiritual ‘Kneel down and let us pray’ we all laughed. Kola and I knelt down right there in the airport while everybody held hands and daddy prayed for us. It was a very long prayer; I mean he prayed for the marriage, our kids, grandchildren and many more. By the time we were done my knees were aching but I was too excited to care. Mummy was all smiles it was a dream come true for her.

I kept hugging Kola and showing off my ring. Ada and Tobi looked really excited, ‘My friend is a wife-to-be’ Tobi kept saying. It was more beautiful than I imagined. Then it was time for my fiancé to go. I had my wedding to plan it would be the best ever. I was almost in tears when he left me; I was not going to see him for a long time.  

Kayode kept teasing me of how I’d have to resume my wifey duty. He was just very silly. This was the best day of my life and to think I didn’t figure out what they were up to.

I took a break from work that day, my first day as a wife-to-be. It worked, my plan worked and I was excited. The news was everywhere ‘Damilola Coker gets engaged to her Kola Williams in style’. My phone was going crazy everybody wanted to hear it from me and I didn’t deny them the right to.

As I left the airport I began to miss him. I had the best finally, the best fiancé in the world was mine and I was keeping him.  I was almost Mrs. Damilola Coker-Williams.

TO BE CONT’D …