"At midnight, Stephen was outside. His mother went to him and asked, 'Why are you still sitting outside at this time of night, Stephen?'"
"Mom, why did you agree when Uncle John said he'll take me along to the city, leaving you and Papa? Why?"
"My son, you don't understand. Can't you see the graduates in the village? Don't you like them? Don't you like to be a graduate?"
"I know, and I love to be a graduate, but Mom..."
"There is no but".
"Mom, I can't leave you and papa".
"My son, don't you want to see me happy?"
"Of course mom".
"Then do what I said, okay?"
"Fine, I will".
"You will. That's my son! So get prepared. Next tomorrow you're leaving.
"Okay, mom".
They went inside.
"The day that John said they would leave arrived, and John and Stephen left for the city. When they arrived in the city, it seemed very different from the village. They arrived at John's house, and Stephen said, 'Where is this place?'"
"This is my house, and everything you're seeing belongs to me."
Stephen was so surprised. They went inside, and John's two children ran to him, shouting, "Daddy! Daddy!" When John's wife heard the children's voices shouting, she noticed that her husband is back. She came out. When Stephen saw her, he couldn't keep his eyes away from her. Stephen asked John, "Is she your wife?"
"Yes, that is my beautiful, lovely wife.
"Wow, she is so gorgeous.
"Thank you."
John's wife moved closer to John, hugged him, and said, "Welcome back, my love.
"Thank you, my sweetheart."
"Umm, honey, who is this?"
"This is Stephen, my nephew. Stephen, this is my lovely wife, Julie."
"Good morning, ma'am."
"Morning, how are you?"
"I'm fine, ma'am."
She turned towards her husband, kissed him, and carried their luggage inside. She showed Stephen his room.
"Stephen, from now on, this is your room."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"You're welcome. Feel free to call me if you need anything. Don't hesitate."
"Do you have a phone?"
"No, I don't."
"Okay, I'll buy you a phone. Alright."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"You're welcome," and she left.
One week later.
Stephen was admitted to school. After he finished primary school, he went to secondary school. He studied hard, and his parents were so proud of him. His Uncle always made sure he didn't lack anything in school. After he finished secondary school, he got a scholarship to the most expensive university. In his second week, he made two friends, Charles and Tyler. They all studied together, and they were very brilliant. Stephen liked them for that. After one month, Stephen saw a beautiful girl. Her name was Bonnie, and it was her first year at the university. Stephen found her attractive, and he always looked for ways and strategies to talk to her, but they all failed because he was shy.
STEPHEN MAKE HIS MOVES ON BONNIE
One day.
Stephen boldly asked Bonnie out 'Please, can I have a word with you?' Bonnie respected him and sat with him.
'How are you doing today?'
'I'm fine, and you?'
'I'm okay. Are you from this town?
'Yes, why do you ask?'
'It's nothing. I just want to know.'
Stephen was intense and asked, 'How are your parents?'
'They're fine.'
Stephen was shaking with nervous pressure.
'So, what's your course?'
'I study Accounting.'
'Smile. That's nice. So, you want to become a banker?'
'Smiling, you can say that again. So, what about you?'
'I study Medicine.'
'So, you want to become a doctor. That's great.
'Thank you.'
He looked into her eyes while she was smiling, and he boldly said,
'Bonnie, I've been admiring you since the first day I met you. I can't get you out of my mind. Your eyes are like that shining star. You make my darkest day bright whenever I see you. You're like the moon that shines at night, staring at me from my window. I love you. Please, can you be my girlfriend?'
Bonnie was shocked and full of surprises and replied,
'Umm, can you give me some time to think about it, please?'
'There is no problem. I'll give you enough time to think about it, but please don't break my heart.'
'Alright, thank you.'
They both left."
BONNIE ACCEPTED STEPHEN PURPOSER
Stephen and his friends kept studying hard, cracking jokes. Stephen never gave up on Bonnie. He always checked on her to know how she was doing and always helped her with her assignments.
One day.
Bonnie went to where Stephen was sitting with his friends and said, 'Stephen, I'll be your girlfriend.' Stephen was so happy. He hugged and kissed her. Tyler was so happy seeing his friend rejoicing. And Charles wasn't happy because he wanted Bonnie to be his girlfriend. This made Charles angry, unaware of Stephen and Tyler.
After a while, Charles started acting strangely. Stephen and Tyler decided to comfort him to know what the problem was.
'Charles, what is going on?'
'Nothing.'
'But you're acting strangely for a while now. What is the matter?'
'Nothing is going on, okay.'
'Charles, we've known each other for a long time. If anything is bothering you, please tell us. We're your friends,' Tyler said.
'I said nothing is going on, okay.'
And he left. Tyler turned towards Stephen and asked, 'Did you offend him?'
'No, I didn't.'
'So why is he acting strangely?'
'Maybe he's heartbroken.'
'And who will dare to break his heart?'
'I don't know. Maybe we should find out.'
They both left."
Stephen went home looking sad.
'My son, you're back. How is school?'
'School is fine.'
'Why are you sad? What happened? Please come and sit down.'
He sat down and told his uncle about Charles's behavior.
'Charles has been acting weird. He doesn't study with us anymore, and whenever I comfort him, he always says nothing is going on. And I sense that something is not right. And I don't know what to do. He is my best friend.'
He cried out.
'It's okay, my son. Maybe he's going through a hard time. Just calm down. He will come around, okay?'
'Uncle, are you sure?'
'Yes, I am very sure. You're his best friend. All you have to do is to give him time, okay?'
'Alright, Uncle.'
'Come on, let's eat, okay?'
'Alright, Uncle.'
They ate and discussed school and worked."