Walking into my office in the early hours of Monday 5th January 2020 was this young man. Dark, tall, strongly built and handsome. But one quick look at him, I noticed he was very troubled. He looked very shaken and nervous. I smiled politely, offering him a chair. good morning sir"I greeted, wondering what was troubling such a strong dude this early in the day. "I guess you are Knot of scribbles?. The guy I always read his stories online? he asked, forcing out a smile. I nodded, smiling back. "yes sir, but you can call me Godwin" i replied quickly. He breathed deeply and shrugged. "well I'm here to tell you a story. I'm here to pour out my heart so that you can write it down and share it out to the world. I want people to read my story and probably learn from it. This is a story of love, hopes and betrayal. his is a story that most unmarried guys and girls out there, especially in Zambia can relate to. It's a story of my relationship with a young lady called SANDRAH. A girl that sent me crashing down with love" he said with such a strong spirit, his eyes turning dark red as he cleared his throat to start one of the passionate stories I have ever heard. My name is David Sikaonga. A native of Namwanga , Zambia. I'm thirty three years old and also the first son in a family of three boys and a girl. Now here is my story.. On 30th December 2013, my younger sister got married to the love of her life. It was a very happy and festive day for every member of my family and it equally was the day I made up my mind to do everything necessary to get married, since God in his infinite mercy was blessing me tremendously.
OH SANDRA
EPISODE 1
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Walking into my office in the early hours of
Monday 5th January 2020 was this young
man. Dark, tall, strongly built and handsome.
But one quick look at him, I noticed he was
very troubled. He looked very shaken and
nervous.
I smiled politely, offering him a chair.
good morning sir"I greeted, wondering
what was troubling
such a strong dude this early in the day.
"I guess you are Knot of scribbles?. The guy I always read
his stories online? he asked, forcing out a
smile. I nodded, smiling back.
"yes sir, but you can call me Godwin" i
replied quickly. He
breathed deeply and shrugged.
"well I'm here to tell you a story. I'm here to
pour out my heart so that you can write it
down and share it out to the world. I want
people to read my story and probably learn
from it. This is a story of love, hopes and
betrayal. his is a story that most unmarried
guys and girls out there, especially in Zambia can
relate to.
It's a story of my relationship with a young
lady called SANDRAH. A girl that sent me
crashing down with love" he said with such
a strong spirit, his eyes turning dark red as
he cleared his throat to start one of the
passionate stories I have ever heard.
My name is David Sikaonga. A native of Namwanga
, Zambia. I'm
thirty three years old and also the first son
in a family of three boys and a girl. Now
here is my story..
On 30th December 2013, my younger sister
got married to the love of her life. It was a
very happy and festive day for every
member of my family and it equally was the
day I made up my mind to do everything
necessary to get married, since God in his
infinite mercy was blessing me
tremendously.
Being the first son in a very poor family, I left
the village at a very young age to serve one
of my uncles in Mpika. I served him for five
years before I was settled with a well
stocked shop.
I was twenty five years by then and just like
I promised my father, I quickly brought my
immediate younger brother to the city and
together we worked hard to provide for our
last two siblings.
I made sure they got the education that
was denied due to poverty and God being
merciful made my business to boom so
much that in five years I had three shops in
Mpika plus two new shops in Nakonde. I
was dealing in house rugs, carpet and
electronics.
A very profitable business that swelled my
bank accounts the way I never imagined.
And with that kind of money under my
control, I began dreaming big. I planned
erecting a big house in my village and
equally planned marrying a beautiful well
educated girl, preferably a doctor, nurse or a
banker.
In order to fulfill my aim, I relocated to
Nakonde in September 2013 from where l
controlled my business empire.
I relocated to Nakonde because l felt, getting
an educated girl would be much easier in
such town than in a commercial city like
Isoka.
My hopes were totally up but unfortunately
December soon arrived without me winning
any girl. But it never brought down my spirit
because l felt good things do
take time to come.
Christmas arrived and I traveled to the
village to celebrate with my family, especially
with my sister who was getting married
that Christmas.
As the marriage ceremony went on that
fateful day, I slowly screened the crowd,
searching for a lady that would gain my
attention.
In no time, I spotted this fair beautiful
damsel.
Very tall, graceful and super hot.
She looked like a sea goddess, her smiles
very electrifying and stunning.I gazed in
Wonder at the marvelous beauty before me.
"dear Lord. I hope, she's the one. I pray she
accepts me." I prayed as I quickly made my
way to where she stood chatting with her
friend.
"excuse me, please can I have a word with
you?" I asked politely.
She threwa quick look at her friend who
nodded in approval. She smiled and drew
closer to me while her friend took some
steps back.
"my name is David, Anshell's elder brother.
The girl getting married is my sister"I
nervously introduced myself.
She smiled once again, throwing the killing
smile that attracted me to her.
"I know already. Your sister and I are in the
same school"
she replied, encouraging me with her sweet
reply.
"really!, so what's your name and what
course are you studying in the university?"I
asked breathlessly.
"my name is SANDRAH. I'm a medical
student" she quickly answered. My heart
instantly overflowed with great joy like
someone who just won a jackpot.
"she's definitely the one. She's the wife God
destined for me" I reasoned with great joy.
I was the happiest man on earth that very
moment.
I spotted you from afar and your beauty
instantly attracted me" I said softly, drawing
out another smile from sandrah. Oh you
should have seen how my entire body shook
with joy and satisfaction as I chatted with the
beautiful damsel. In my mind she was
already mine. All that was left was to
propose and get married to her as quickly as
possible. I felt like running home to my
parents, screaming that i have found a wife.
Yea that was exactly how I felt. I felt like a
virgin boy who just got his first girlfriend and
to be sincere she was the first classy girl or
should I say sophisticated girl I was chatting
up in such fashion. My head just swelled with
lots of plans.
"I really will love to have your phone number
so that we could chat up later" I finally
demanded with great hopes. She instantly
obliged, giving me her phone number which l
saved in my phone, complimented her looks
one more time before walking away with
great happiness.
"thank you God" I breathed happily.
Very early the next day, after a very restless
night filled with dreams, I called sandrah
on phone for the first time. My heart pounded
furiously as I waited for her to pick up.
"hey good morning, it's David, Anshell's
brother" I quickly greeted and soon as she
picked up the call.
"hey good morning, what's up'" she replied
lively, encouraging me with her reply.
"hope you got home on time yesterday?"
asked,
"yep she answered,
hope your people are cool?" I asked,
"yep she answered,
"so how are you going to spend the day?"I
asked,
"hmmmm, nothing much" she muttered with
slight hesitation.
"how about we meet today?" | asked. She
kept quiet for a while.
"come on say something please?" I urged,
"is it really necessary? she asked,
"yes oooo. I really will do anything to be with
you today" I chipped in. she laughed out.
"so where do you want us to meet? she
asked,
"hmmm, I actually don't know the place that
will be convenient for you since you are in the
village" I stammered.
"Kwilanzi will be great. Just pick anywhere but Kwilanzi" she added, leaving a great smile on
my face.
"okay that's cool. Let's meet in Crunches by
3pm" I said quickly.
"Crunches?. As in the fast food opposite
UCZ kitchen?" she asked innocently,
"exactly" l answered with great spirit.
By 3pm the fateful day, I was already in
Crunches restaurant, very nervous and
excited.I really was all out to impress the
beautiful girl who was such a big catch to
me.
Believe it or not, I even did a short English
practice at home in order to impress her with
my good command of the language. My
dressing that evening was equally superb. An
expensive stripped shirt, plain matching
trouser and black shoes.
My heart throbbed loudly as I nervously
waited for sandrah who showed up by
3:30pm, apologizing politely.
"i'm so sorry for being late. The bus i
boarded, broke down on the way and the
driver refused refunding us" she explained
but I never cared for the explanation. Her
presence was all I needed.
In no time l ordered for food and drinks
which we devoured gracefully. I used the
opportunity to study her more appropriately
and i was convinced with no doubt that she
had the grace, manners and air of a
sophisticated lady. The type of woman
wanted as a wife.
"so tell me about yourself?. You speak as if
you studied in England" she suddenly
demanded, leaving me a bit uncomfortable
with the question.
"actually I'm self employed" I answered
slowly, drawing out a sharp inquisitive gaze
from her.
"really!, so what exactly do you do?" she
asked curiously.
"i'm a business man. I sell electronics, rugs
and house stuffs. I have shops in Mpika
and Nakonde" l answered truthfully but I
couldn't help but notice her lively eyes drop
even though she quickly forced out a smile to
hide her true feelings.
I paid no heed to her initial reaction. I simply
was blinded with love and such a costly
mistake it was.
Each time I remember that moment, the way
she reacted when I told her my occupation, I
feel like crying because I had every
opportunity to walk away but I didn't because
I was so much in love.
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