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Marjorie sat still. Lost in thought.   Heart pierced with tears spilling down her gorgeous face. How could she have been so stupid? She should have known.   She could have read between the lines. Instead, she was so smitten she didn't allow herself to think straight. How could he? She trusted him.   As much as she wanted to, she couldn’t stop weeping. She was too heartbroken. She just couldn’t think straight.   Just then, Emily walked in. “Marjorie, what happened?” she was stunned to see the place in such a mess. Tissues all over. “Marjorie, talk to me!”   She tried but couldn’t utter a word. All she could do was to look up at her friend. Emily shuddered when she saw raw pain and hurt in the light brown pupils of her friend as she looked into her eyes. She began to tear too as she reached out to her friend and hugged her. They wept on each other's shoulder.   In between her sobs, Marjorie tried to speak but she couldn’t. She only...

She said she’d never want to be in a serious relationship She dint like what she was seeing and hearing all over Marriage was the very last thing on her mind To her, life was too short to worry; “don’t stress it, she’d say, Life is too short”. She liked to relax and have fun, making the best out of life   “Relationships come with a lot of ‘wahala’ (trouble)”. That’s one of the quotes she responded with anytime her friends asked her if she had started dating. Little by little, unknown to her, love crept up her heart She was all smiles and laughter when around him She thought it was just the joy of friendship Till he told her he liked her too She was uncertain about him though, whether or not he was taken She asked him several times and he said he was single Her friends encouraged her to go ahead and date him if she was love-struck cos he seemed cool Emily was quite uncertain cos of the age difference; she thought him too young but what the hell, he was ...

What if my dad never met my mum Would I have been born to other parents What if I attended different schools Would I have made the same choices What if I grew up in a different neighborhood Would I have somehow met my childhood friends What if I studied a different program in school Would I still have the same circle of friends What if I never joined the choir Would I still explore my musical talent What if I never allowed myself to drown in love Would I experience the joy and heartache it brings What if I dated someone different Would my perception on relationships be different What if I ran when obstacles popped up Would I be able to face tomorrow What if my mum aborted me Would there be someone else like me I keep wondering What if.....................................................?????????