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Lisa’s POV~
I am finally going to propose to my boyfriend!!!
I woke up very happy today. I can't wait for the day to start fully. Today is going to be full of surprises. Today it’s my boyfriend kelvin’s birthday. Kelvin and I have been together for five good years now. We have been dating since our freshman year in college. Honestly, I can't think of another man as my husband except for him. That’s why I decided to propose to him. I have been expecting him to propose to me since last year but he never did. But I guess because he has been busy. Kelvin got a job with one of the best tech companies in the world as soon as he graduated from college. So he worked hard to impress his boss and his hard work finally paid off because he got a promotion. But that suddenly made him more busy than ever before because he has more responsibility bestowed upon him. He has been so busy that I can’t remember the last time we went out together. The only mode of communication between us these days is via phone calls which are very brief.
Am right now waiting for my best friend Claire who is going to accompany me to the jewelry shop to get a ring for Kelvin. I have actually been planning for this day for a very long time now. I used all my savings to prepare for this day. Since Kelvin's working place provides him with health, property and children insurance, we wouldn’t need to worry about money that much.
I have been waiting for Claire for over thirty minutes now and she is yet to come. Just as I decided to give her a call, the doorbell rang and I went and opened the door. It was Claire.
“Speaking about the devil, she appears. What were you doing?”. I questioned her.
“Devil? You mean an angel. And to answer your question, unlike you some of us have a life other than pleasing their boyfriend”. Claire replied back. For some reason unknown to me, Claire has always hated Kelvin since we started dating. She only tolerates him for my sake. She keeps telling me that I deserve someone better than him.
“What do you mean by that?”. I frowned at her statement.
“Nothing at all. I was just saying.” Claire defended herself.
I looked at her for sometime before we decided to leave.
“So where are we going?.” Claire asked me.
“To get a ring for Kelvin I told you that before.” I gave her a mean look. I wonder what’s up with her this morning.
“I know we are getting a ring for your Kelvin. I mean where are we getting the ring from the dummy!”. Claire fired back at me and took a sip of her ice coffee.
“Fancy and luxury ”. I said in a whisper and waited for her reaction because I know she is going to blow up.
“Say what?”. Claire split out the coffee from her mouth.
“I said fancy and luxury ” I repeated more boldly this time around.
“You mean to me that you are getting that punk ring from Fancy and Co? With which money Lisa. With which money tell me?.” Claire scolded me.
“Well, I took out my savings and used it ..” I started explaining before she cut me off.
“What! You used your savings? Is not enough that you book a reservation in a five star restaurant. You are now buying him an expensive ring? Someone that doesn’t care about you. He is not the one that is supposed to propose? Why are you the one doing it? You have always been the one paying your dates, buying him a gift instead of the other way round. Open your eyes before it’s too late.” Claire continued to scold me.
“Thank you for your advice Mrs Adviser but I didn’t need it. I chose to propose it my choice and you know the reason why I always pay for our dates. He was short of money that’s why. Why are you not happy for me? Am about to propose to the love of my life. If you don’t want to support me, you can take your leave without forcing you to be here.”. I angrily told Claire. I am sick and tired of her always saying bad things about Kelvin. I have tolerated that from her for five years now but no more will I after all he is about to become my husband.
The truth is that I am the one who always pays for your dates and buys him gifts and that’s because he has financial difficulties. Moreover, I am not complaining. All I need is his love and not his gifts. And we are in the twenty-first century. A girl can propose to her man.
“Of course I am happy for you. I am just looking out for you. If this is really what you want, then let’s go get that ring.” Claire said and I smiled and gave her a hug. Claire has always been like a sister to me. I can never be angry at her.
“Let’s go!”. I screamed and we hailed a taxi.
Claire POV~
“Dear God, I know you truly do exist. Please prevent my friend from making the biggest mistake of her life”. I made a silent prayer to God.
Honestly speaking, I hate Kelvin with passion. He is just pretending and a big fat liar. Am very sure that it’s not work that 's keeping him away. He must have been busy with other girls probably.
Kelvin has always been a womanizer since college. Hell, he has even approached me saying that he is interested in me too. But for some reason, Lisa is blind to all these things. She treats him as if he is a god. I can’t believe she is using all her savings to propose to him. I need to pray for my eyes to be open too.
I just hope God answers my prayer because I don’t know what will become of Lisa if they actually got married.