TRUE LOVE

by olayinka o .joseph (Nigeria)

I didn't expect to find Nigeria

However, i didn't expect to find such pretty and GOD fearing lady. before i traveled,i had i little case about my health which or brings attention of people,through that i was hated by some set of girl ,maybe due to the fact am not of strength enough, but that night in the bus,a very funny old woman spoke to me, which i neglected her words for the fact i was being hated and being made jest of all time past we started the journey together ."WE HAD A STOPOVER".the very old woman said she was told by the driver till noon of the following day before we continue our journey,moreover its night with us already but wasn't sure of what the very old woman said because i had no trust in any."DAY 4 JOURNEY" i was in a great pain that night. however, there are two set of people ,some sat down at the back of the vehicle and some at the middle,part of those set of people,especially those at the back, were ever quite throughout since we started the journey, although i knew one of them. The lady i know that she's part of the set of those in the back seat never gave me attention or even act as if we knew ourselves, i never know the reason she acted that way.in my mind since the first day we started the journey i was so devastated ,though i should have said a word to her even maybe she acted she know me not, but the same reason made me not to trust anyone in the vehicle on that journey.it got to a particular situation in some time in me i needed help or someone to care for me,the very old woman was looking me ,at same time i was expecting us to continue the journey since after we have spent 3 hours on a spot . The lady which i knew gave me more concern for the fact i was ignored,which she know the state of my health .I went somewhere else to sit since i find no one on the journey to associate with or explian how am feeling. These same very old woman came and ask me why am i so worried ? "she asked" i looked at her with a strange eye! she went quiet for some time she asked me after 7 hours we all sitted. Immediately i saw no movement after 7 hours,i was forced to ask the very old woman " DO YOU MEAN WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT,WHEN OUR JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE?" i asked , the very old woman looked at me with a strange eyes! and went off me.i was so unhappy she didn't answer me,but i went after her and i told her am sorry, for not answering her for so long, and the reason is, since 4 days we started this journey have been in pain and all are running from me no one came to my rescue even at a very point we all had a stopover as you said ,that was what made me not to talk to anyone also because i felt hated due to my sickness. (Meanwhile there are set set of people in the middle of the vehicle,which a pretty lady was,not knowing she is the daughter of the woman. she sent her mother to be familiar with me because she already in love with me despite the condition i was) the next thing i saw was a lady came toward where i and the old woman was sitting talking ,cover me with a cloth and said "SHE IS SO SORRY SHE TOOK DAYS TO RESPOND TO ME,SHE NEVER KNOW WHO I AM BUT SHE KNEW I NEEDED ATTENTION EVEN IF NOT TAKE AWAY THE DISABILITY BUT TO GIVE ME LESS MIND WORRIES. she also said MUM THANK YOU SO MUCH I FEEL AM SAVE WITH HIM, I LOVE THE WAY HE ACTED TO YOU MUM,THAT TELL ME HE DOES NOT PRETEND,and she said to me I LOVE YOU JOSEPH, AND GAVE ME WATER TO DRINK " the other lady part of does set at the back was speechless! and REGRETTING