I was surprised when I got there as I saw Zoey right outside the building of the venue holding the child of an underprivileged young woman. I was able to spot her from afar because I had followed up on all her pictures from the moment we became friends.
I got close, and immediately she saw she beamed with joy. Her face literally lit up when she recognized me and I couldn’t help but smile back sheepishly at her.
She handed over the baby back to her mother and held my hand. I was surprised because she seemed so free-spirited. Immediately we got in, I asked what relationship she had with the lady and she said she had only met when she arrived some minutes ago.
She said she had a soft spot for street beggars and the underprivileged in general, adding that she would go to any length to put a smile on people’s faces. I hadn’t known this part about her, and just hearing her say, and just recently being a witness in one of such occasions, I knew I should keep her close.
To date, that has been one of my best dates ever. We talked for so long and hadn’t even realized that time was far spent. She glanced at her watch and freaked out when she saw the time. Though unwillingly I decided to end the conversation and make an exit of the venue. 
From the look in her eyes as well, I could tell that she also the time of her life on that date. When I got home, she sent me a text; “It was so much fun hanging out with you this today. Let’s do this again soon”. I might seem like a hard guy on the surface, but I read that message not less than 50 times that night, and that is just merely as a round off figure.
The next time we decided to meet, my feelings for her had escalated, and thanks to the regular calls, and constant messages, every now and then. I knew it was too soon to ask her to be my girlfriend, but I still couldn’t bear to lose this angel on earth to another being.
These were many thoughts that filled my head on our next date, and it ruined the mood of the entire evening. She thought I was distant and found her boring because I only nodded in response to everything she was saying. She wasn’t aware of the raging battle going on in my mind, thinking of the next step to take.
She got pissed and stood up after a while, it was then I realized I had been a bad company, I held her hands when she turned to leave and told her…
TO BE CONTINUED…
