Dear Henry
It was a humid day. I was in my room in girls' hostel, I felt a shadow block the light from the entrance. I looked up from my bed and I saw her. She walked in and went straight to her friends corner in the room. She sat down when she didn't see her. Her shoulders were hunched like it had a lot of weight. Soon her friends came in and there was chatter about when the list for the selected Medical students will come out. I watched as myriads of emotions flowed across her face. Anticipation. Trepidation. Anxiety. I knew for certainty that I have met a rare one. How my heart knew her before I really knew her was beyond me. I never go out to make friends. But this one, I went to her. Visited her, introduced myself. I could see and feel her reservations, like who is this girl? But something about her drew me. Our friendship grew shakily from there. We were both scared of baring our vulnerable stories but we promised to never take advantage of each other's vulnerabilities.
For the first time, I never questioned my instincts. It was as if I knew a lot was going on in her life at the time and she needed someone she could lay down her guards with. It's seven years and counting. Oceans separate us now but we are as strong as ever. We have gone through a lot together. She has been there for me more times than I can count. I never expect much from people but she showed me that someone can love you selflessly, without expectations.
Finally, I met you Henry. It was trepidation at first but now it's friendship with crackling chemistry.
I once told my friend that if I meet a guy like her, I will marry him in a heartbeat. Now I found you, so yes I do.
Yours everly,
Ruby, your precious
-victoria Ukpaka