ADA
8th December 2001
'We got married on this day and the memories still flood my heart as I write this. It was a short and simple wedding because we couldn't afford so much.
I know I wanted all the bella naija attention and the 'talk around town' kind of wedding but then I had to face reality, My man wasn't too boxed up.
So it was either I chose the Man or the 'talk around town kind of wedding'. The man was better option so I chose him.
The car drove from the wedding reception straight the hotel that we had booked for our honey moon. I couldn't wait to get out of my gown, it was inconveniencing!!!
I was forced to wear a girdle underneath my gown and some other plenty things that the wedding planner and my very own chief brides made insisted I wear.
And for the records, If I ever had to go into fashion line for wedding outfits, I would insist that every bride wear what makes them free and comfortable because to me it wasn't just worth the stress...
Well...since I was bent on having fun that day, I wasn't going to allow the dress spoil it!
'Hey babe! What are you working on?'
Uche asked as he saw Ada typing away with her desktop in the sitting room
'Oh its a story! Ada replied.' Clara told me to chronicle our daily episode starting from the wedding day so she could use it for the story section in her new magazine.
You would not believe what she titled it'
'What?' He asked. Ok Wait wait! let me guess' he continued
Uhmmm, the wedding? Or no no no uhmmm 'Ada and Uche's wedding' he said with a flash on his face
'Dull man!' Ada teased. Who would title a story like that?'
'Me!' Uche said with his hands raised up like a little child who was asked a question in class.
She giggled
'Dear Mr Husband that the title and that's how to be creative.
Now it was Uche's turn to laugh.
'Ok let me let you be' hope you intend to add the wedding night part?' He asked
Uche embarrassment and shock was evident on her face. She blushed heavily. The events of that night still made her laugh anytime she remembered it and Uche has not stop teasing her about it. There was no way she was going to fall her hand like that to the whole world.
'No way! She said, I will definitely not include that.
'Well I figured if the story is about us, that should also be in it. You never know who will learn from it' Uche added teasingly
'Nooooooo' she replied. They definitely will know everything' she continued but not 'everything' she said with her hand doing the inverted comas for the last everything.
'Wait! Why? Uche asked 'Or are you still ashamed of what happened?
She threw a pen at him because he was obviously taunting her with it and he knew what he was doing
Uche laughed and walked out of the sitting room where Ada was with a mischievous grin playing on his face. He had a plan!
Ada smiled and continued her story
'I was so glad we didn't spend so much money at the wedding because the money we had left and the one we were given as gifts from the wedding was spent in making our small home a little comfortable and furnished to our taste.
My husband was a bank marketer at the time we got married but the challenge of meeting targets and doing unimaginable things to get clients to open an account with him drove him to quit his job and take a job as a teacher.
Me on the other hand attended the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka and graduated with honours from Journalism. I love to be a writer and writing is what I do.
Ada's phone rang! It was Clara. She smiled. She paused her story.
'Hey babes good morning' Ada spoke into the receiver. That was how she loved to address Clara.
Iyawo!(New wife) how body?' Clara asked
'Your girl is fine oh' Ada replied smiling
'Of course nau, how will you not be fine when you married all that handsomeness all to your self' Clara responded.
'You eh! Naughty girl. I can't wait to see the kind of man you will marry'
'Me too' Clara said laughing. You may have to wait a long time though because after your wedding, I started to use your husband as standard for judging my 'Mr. Right'. If he's not tall and handsome like Uche, then its voice mail.
They both laughed.
Uche heard his wife laughing and knew it was Clara calling. Apart from him, Clara was like the only person who made Ada laugh that hard.
He will have to call Clara too. He had a plan unknown to Ada and he was eager to carry it out.
He would have to wait for his wife to finish on the phone with her and then call her to let her know his plan.
'How's my story going?' Clara asked Ada
'I was working on it before your call came in, I'm almost done with a small part
'Oh ok! I can't wait to lay my hands on it and devour its content. Email The part you have written to me so I can start editing it. You know it has to be published today?' Clara said
'Alright, I warp it up and send it' Ada responded,
'Alright later girl, I'll call you' Clara hung up.
She smiled. She couldn't wait to get the email and read. Apart from the fact that she loved to stories written by Ada, this one was special for two reasons. It was a personal story. She knew the person involved and also it was a story for a new magazine she was working on.
Shortly after, Clara's phone rang. It was Uche. She wondered why he was calling.
'Hello Uche, what's up?
'I'm fine Clara' he said. 'I need a favor from you'
'Yeah anything'
'I would like to add a little something to the story Ada's writing about us, hope that's ok?
'Sure it is, just email it to me'
'Thanks Clara, text me your email address then.
'Sure I will'
Clara was suspicious. She knew Uche to be witty but she had no idea what this was about. She may just have to wait and see.
Uche got a beep on his phone and it was Clara's email address. He smiled and forwarded what he had written to Clara and added a 'Thank you very much' under it
TO BE CONTINUED
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
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