Unfulfilled Promise episode 69 – 70

Unfulfilled Promises
Season1
Episode 69

Please, I want to go home, Back to Calabar I don’t care if we get there by mid-night.” she angrily told him when he got in.
“Oleng…” he began but she interrupted him.“Please don’t say anything I’ve never been more humiliated in my entire life. Please let’s just leave here.”
Dave shrugged sadly and drove out of the compound silently Oleng didn’t say a word throughout the journey Dave tried drawing her out to say something but she remained silent They got to Calabar late Oleng took her travel bag from the back seat and went in,side.Dave called and called but she slammed the door shut when the surprised Aunt Vien opened it.
Dave decided to give her time to cry over the matter because he knew she was hurting too much to talk to him now, He waited till the following day to call her but her phone was switched off He went to her house to find only a hostile aunt.
“What do you want?” she harshly enquired when she opened the door.
“Good morning ma. Please, I came to see Oleng.” he politely replied.
“For what? So you can take her back to your family to insult her some more?” she angrily replied.

He was flustered at the reply for a moment. “Aunt Vien, you have every right to be angry but I came to apologize on behalf of my family. I’m really sorry that Oleng had to go through all that. I came to tell her I don’t care if my family is not in support of my marriage to her. I don’t even care if the wh0le of Nigeria is not in support. I love her. I love her very much and I’ll marry her no matter what anyone says.” he vehemently declared robbing Aunt Vien of words.
“It’s a pity then because she’s not at home and she asked me to give you this.”
She brought out the engagement ring he had given Oleng.

“No!” he yelled. “No! Oleng can’t do this to me,” he lamented. “Please, let me talk to her. Let me try and convince her that I don’t care what my family says about her. Please.”
“I told you. She’s not here. She went to see her friends.”
“Let me see if I can get her on phone Her phone was switched off the last time I tried calling her.” He quickly brought out his phone and dialed her number. He brought it down dejectedly. “Still unavailable.”
“She doesn’t want to speak with you.” Aunt Vien informed him.
“Aunt Vien, please. You’re the only one who can help me get through to her. Please help make her understand that she is the girl for me.” he pleaded desperately.

“I don’t want her to be maltreated by your family when she becomes your wife.”
“I’m ready to ostracize my family because of her. I’m ready to ban anyone from coming to my house because of her.” He fiercely declared.
“Easier said than done.”
“Believe me, I’ll do it. Oleng gave me a reason to live again She’s the only reason I’m alive today. I know you’ll not understand but she means more to me than even my life itself.” he passionately affirmed.

Aunt Vien stared at him for a long time before she invited him to come in
He was there till late evening but Oleng didn’t show up and her phone was still switched off. He was mad with anxiety. Aunt Vien told him that she had probably decided to spend the night there. She wasn’t even perturbed.
Dave stayed till when it was very late and promised to come back the following day. He was there first thing the following day and stayed there till in the afternoon but Oleng didn’t come home and her phone was still unavailable. He was almost going mad with worry. Aunt Vien felt so sorry for him, she gave him the house address of the place Oleng had gone to. She felt his love for her niece was genuine.

Dave thanked her profusely and rushed out of the house. He drove like a man chased by the devil to the place in Old Ikangroad . He however comported himself before knocking on the door. He remembered Debbie when she came to open the door. The latter was surprised to see him but she let him in.
“Guess who is here, Oleng.” she announced as she led him into the sitting room. “Your fiancé.”
She and Jenny were still in Calabar because their families and boyfriends resided there though they had rented an apartment together.
“My what?” Oleng was surprised.
“Hi Oleng,” Dave calmly said as he came into the living room. “Hi Jenny.” He greeted her other friend who was seated on the sofa beside her.
“Good afternoon, Dave. Welcome.” Jenny was all smiles.
“Why did you let him in?” Oleng angrily questioned Debbie who sat down in a nonchalant manner on a chair.
“You go hide forever? You have to talk to him one time or the other, so why not now so we can be referees?” Debbie said and chuckled.

Dave went to where Oleng was seated and slowly went on his knees before her to the amazement of them all.
“As a man, I have a lot of male pride but to hell with pride where love is concerned. Sweetheart, I’m very sorry for what happened in my house the other day. You felt pain but I felt it more. It was as if my family physically stabbed me. All I can say is I’m very sorry. Please forgive them and forgive me. Please take back this ring.” He paused and brought out the ring and held it before her. “I gave you this ring with so much joy. Please don’t break my heart. I don’t care whatever my family says. I love you and I must marry you. Please take back the ring.”
They were all dumbfounded when he finished.

Unfulfilled Promises

Season 1

Episode 70

Dave, I took that ring with joy but I can’t take it back again, Your family doesn’t approve of me If we get married, they’ll make my life a living hell and I don’t want that Things are better this way”

“No!” he yelled. “Things are not okay like this. I love you. I can’t live without you.”

“Yes, you can. You can move on.”

“You don’t understand. If you don’t marry me, I swear I’ll commit suicide.” he declared shocking them all.

“Don’t be ridiculous. Don’t say such things. You’ll meet a girl your family will approve of and you’ll love her even more than you love me.” She gave him false hope.

“You and I know that’s not true. Oleng, I’m not joking. I’ll commit suicide if you don’t marry me. There is something I haven’t told you. I went to that bank that day we met again to withdraw all my money to send to my parents because I had planned on taking my life that very night.”

“You can’t be serious.” She was stunned.

“I’m dead serious. Life wasn’t worth living again so I decided to end it that day but I met you You gave me a reason to live.

You brought my hopes back again and now you want to leave me? You don’t want to marry me anymore because of my family? Let me tell you, you’re worth more to me than all of them put together. Where were they when I was going through tough times? Nowhere to be found; but you’ve always been beside me.

That’s why I couldn’t and I can’t let you go i worked your NYSC posting so you could serve here, near me in this state I worked that bank also for you so you wouldn’t be posted to a village These things show how much I love you. Please marry me.”

Oleng was speechless. Dave had done all these for her without a single word The most shocking was that he had wanted to commit suicide before he met her Was he lying, just to get her sympathy? No, she shook her head She knew him well enough to know he wasn’t lying He was indeed very serious,She was so confused, she didn’t know what to do She looked at her friends for help.

“Abeg marry am o! This kind love don pass me!” Debbie ins**ted.

“Yes Oleng. Remember you’re marrying him not his family You both can live your lives in such a way that they won’t disturb you.” Jenny ch¡pped in.

“That’s true and by the time they have their own families, they’ll be too busy to come and make trouble for you.” Debbie continued.

“You do love him, don’t you?” Jenny questioned.

Oleng looked at him still kneeling there before her and slowly nodded She did love him even though it was not the intense way she had loved Eric but she loved him nevertheless.

“I have to call Aunt Vien.” she said and she switched on her phone

“Aunt Vien, please I need your help.” she said desperately when the latter answered the call

“Don’t think, just follow your heart Marry him if it will make you happy,” was what her aunt told before she even said anything about her predicament.

“I don’t know, I’m so confused.”

“Don’t be, my dear. He loves you very much, that I know, so he’ll always be on your side whenever the need arises. Don’t be afraid of his family. They can only hurt you if you let them. And who knows, maybe if you show them love, with time, they’d come to love and accept you. Follow your heart. Do what you feel is right and frankly speaking, if I were in your shoes, I’d marry him without a second thought. Life is full of risks. Nothing ventured in, nothing gained.”

“Thank you, Aunty.” she said before ending the call She looked at Dave She stretched her hand and took the ring from him He quickly took it from her and placed it on her middle finger again.

He got up and gently dragged her up,He k-ssed her and gave her a bear hug.

“Thank you. Thank you very much. I love you.”

“I love you too.” she replied happily.

Jenny and Debbie looked at each other and smiled.

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“Hmm…this is delicious. I never knew you could cook so well.” Oleng licked her fingers.

“Now you can see one advantage you’ll have when you marry me.” Dave said laughing.

“I’ve seen so many advantages already but this is a much welcomed one, But I thought you didn’t know how to cook.” she said as she cut from the fufu and put it in the delicious egusi soup.

“You assumed I didn’t know how to cook and I knew cooking for you that night would take time.” He refuted calmly.

She shrugged and smiled. She had come to spend the weekend in his place as usual It was two weeks after they went to see his familynThey had put the incident behind them and were now planning a quiet wedding at the registry.

After they finished eating, they watched a movie Oleng suddenly sat up and stared at him after the movie.

“What is it, sweetheart?” he enquired.

She looked down at her hands.

“I’ve something to tell you. I’ve been meaning to tell you but didn’t exactly know how to put it.” she solemnly said.

His countenance showed alarm. “What is it? You’re getting me scared.”

“If you don’t want to marry me again after I finish telling you, I’d understand but please hear me out.” She still wasn’t looking at him.

What? What do you mean by that?” he was baffled.

“It’s about my past. Why I broke up with Eric.”

“I don’t want to hear it.” He turned away.

She held his hand and made him look at her.

“Please you have to. I don’t want any secret between us.”

“But it happened in the past.”

“I know but I still want you to know. Please.”

“Alright. Suit yourself but it won’t change the way I feel about you.”

“Thank you.” She began staring at her hands again as she narrated the story of her life.

To be continued