PRESENT

Hearing what Blessing's Father said made Blessing's mother, Blessing, and Bolu realize that Blessing's father must have done something that pushed Victoria away. Blessing's mother, Bolu, and Blessing were surprised that Blessing's father could do whatever he had done so Blessing's mother softly asked Blessing's father “what did you do?”.

Blessing's father hesitated to talk so Blessing's mother annoyed said to Blessing's father “you better start talking right now or this will cause something you won’t like”.

Hearing that made Blessing's father look at Blessing and he could see that Blessing was now getting angry but still Blessing's father said nothing, then Blessing said to his father “if you don’t talk, father, this might be the end between you and me”.

Even after hearing that, Blessing's father hesitated to talk. However, Blessing's father decides to talk not to break his relationship with Blessing. Blessing's father said “I did nothing than send her back to grandma”.

Blessing, Blessing's mother, and Bolu were surprised and confused to hear that so Blessing's mother asked Blessing's father “what do you mean you send her to my mother? Why would you even do that?”.

“Because I think it is high time Blessing lives his life away from her and her influence. Blessing's world revolves around her which we all know so I think it is time Blessing learns to live alone without her and with his family more. And this trip is also alone for family” said Blessing's father.

Blessing scoffed upon hearing his father while Blessing's mother angrily said to Blessing's father “why would you do this after everything the girl had done for us?”.

“I am not saying she didn’t help us but Blessing needs to learn how to live without her because there is going to be a day she will leave. Blessing needs to build a life outside hers and with us, his family that would never leave him” said Blessing's father.

Just then Blessing's father, Bolu, and Blessing's mother saw Blessing hurriedly walking away toward the entrance of the airport building. Blessing's mother asked Blessing where he was going but he gave no response then Bolu said to his father “you should not have done it, Father. We might lose Blessing again and this might be the beginning of it again”.

Blessing knew if his father was truly in charge of Victoria's return to his grandma's place then his father would have bought her a train ticket to his grandma's city, and that would mean Victoria would be on the way to the train station to board a train or she might have gotten to the train station.

Blessing needed to get to the train station as quickly as possible so he grabbed a cab outside the airport building and told the cab driver to take him to the nearest train station because that is where Victoria would have gone since she came to the airport with them before leaving.

Blessing was praying that Victoria shouldn’t have boarded a train and the train she might have boarded shouldn’t have moved before he got there which is why he was telling the cab driver to drive faster. The cab driver could see from the rear mirror that Blessing was anxious in the backseat which meant something was up so the cab driver drove faster to help the young Blessing quickly get to where he was going.

Immediately the cab driver parked in front of the train station building, Blessing hurriedly got out of the cab forgetting to pay the cab driver, and made his way into the train station building. The cab driver tried to stop Blessing so he could pay him but Blessing didn’t hear him and that was how the cab driver knew that Blessing didn’t even close the car door as he came out.

The cab driver thought Blessing must be trying to stop someone from leaving or say goodbye to someone before the person left upon seeing Blessing ran into the train station only focusing on who he was going to meet. The cab driver smiled knowing that was what was up with Blessing which was why he was so anxious and couldn’t think straight but the cab driver decided to wait.

It was an underground train station so Blessing ran through the stairs down to the passenger platform. Upon getting to the passenger platform, Blessing saw that there was a train that was about to depart, some people getting onto the train that was about to depart, some people were waiting, and some walking.

Blessing began to look for Victoria among the people he was seeing and at the same time, he was looking into the train that was about to depart. Blessing almost stopped everyone he saw, checking if they were Victoria but he was saying to them that he was sorry when he realized they were not Victoria. At this time, Blessing was getting more anxious.

When Blessing didn't find Victoria among the people, Blessing entered the train to look for Victoria. Blessing was still searching inside the train for Victoria and hadn’t found her yet when he saw the train moving slowly then he had to walk out of the train before the door closed on him.

Blessing walked out of the train heartbroken thinking he failed Victoria, and water could be seen filling his eyes. Blessing went to sit down on the floor on the passenger platform resting his back on a pillar, and he couldn't comprehend the kind of emotional state Victoria would be at the moment.

Blessing blamed himself for what happened and thought that if he had been more caring and observant then Victoria wouldn’t have left and they would have been on the trip together. Blessing knows how much Victoria anticipated the trip but now that his father had sent her back, he couldn’t comprehend how sad she would be.

Blessing blames himself more when he realizes that he saw signs of what is going on but chooses not to mind it, thinking Victoria is okay. Blessing thought he was a failure who couldn’t take care of Victoria or understand her emotional state.

Blessing views himself as someone not good enough for Victoria and this would also be the first time he would be without her. Blessing’s thoughts made Blessing bow his head and he began to cry silently and sadly.

Minutes later, Blessing was in that state still crying when he heard someone say to him “hey man, would you stop crying like a baby and get up? Girls wouldn’t like to see a handsome guy like you in this state. You would ruin your charm”.

Blessing heard the person but chose not to mind the person and he continued crying thinking the person should just mind her business. Then Blessing suddenly heard the person whisper with a smile into his ear “I didn’t think I meant so much to you to have made you cry only for just some minutes that I left. You must have missed me so much”.

Blessing was astounded when he heard the voice that spoke into his ear because he recognized the voice and that made Blessing stop crying and raise his head to see Victoria standing in front of him and smiling.

Blessing was surprised to see Victoria smiling at him then he slowly wiped his tears and stood up thinking if he was seeing the thing that his mind had just conjured to console him.

Victoria could see the surprise in Blessing's eyes when Blessing saw her then Blessing touched Victoria to know if she was real or not while Victoria looked at him wondering if he was alright.

When Blessing realized he was not hallucinating, Victoria could see the relief on Blessing's face then Blessing embraced Victoria, and that made Victoria smile and hug him back. Victoria and Blessing were still in that position embracing when Blessing said happily with a sad voice to Victoria “don’t ever leave my sight again without telling me. Don't you dare leave me”.

“I think I will have no problem doing that since you will always find me wherever I go. All I will have to do is just wait for you” said Victoria with a smile.

The cab driver was waiting next to his cab for Blessing when he saw Blessing coming out of the train station building holding hands with a girl, and that made the man smile. The cab driver also saw Blessing and the girl smiling at each other as they walked out.

The cab man waved his hand at Blessing for him to see and Blessing did. Blessing was surprised to see the cab driver was still around but that only made him remember that he didn’t pay him because he had to rush out of the cab forgetting to pay him.

Blessing and Victoria went to the cab driver and Blessing said he was sorry that he forgot to pay him then the cab driver said to Blessing “I see you get the girl after all”.

Hearing that made Blessing smile while Victoria found that awkward then Blessing told the cab driver to take them back to the airport and that he would pay him all his money when they got there.

Victoria's mood changed when she heard Blessing mention the airport so she asked Blessing “why are we going back to the airport? I thought you left them to find me”.

Blessing smirked and said to Victoria “it is high time they know something”.

Blessing's father, Blessing's mother, and Bolu missed their flight because they could not board the plane without Blessing. Blessing's family were seated inside the airport building waiting for Blessing as Blessing's mother blamed Blessing's father for all that happened.

Blessing's family were still seated when they saw Blessing and Victoria holding hands and they were both walking toward them as they both smiled at each other. Bolu and Blessing's mother smiled happily upon seeing Blessing and Victoria together while Blessing's father realized he failed.

Blessing's mother, Blessing's father, and Bolu stood up when Blessing and Victoria got close to them. Blessing's mother and Blessing's father try to talk to Blessing when he and Victoria get to them but Blessing cuts in by saying before they speak “I want you to listen to me, father and mother……”.

Blessing paused and looked at Victoria before he continued “I don’t know what transpired between Father and Victoria, and I don’t want to know or care but I think it is high time you all know these. The time to know who she truly is to me. What means to me

The only place I want to be is where Victoria is. The only thing I want to is what she does. The only friends I want to make are the friends she makes. When she is not happy, I am sad. When she is not next or close to me, I am not myself. When she is away from me it feels like the world is ending.

And that is because she is my everything. She is my family, she is my home, she is my world, she is everything I could ever wish for. Without her, they wouldn’t be this Blessing you all think you know now. Without her, they wouldn’t be me and you. Without her, they wouldn’t be the Blessing that can live with his scar.

She is the one who made this Blessing and everything he is today. And yes, my world revolves around her because she is the most thing that matters to me. If you or I lose her then you will lose this Blessing. And that is because she is my life”.

Victoria couldn’t believe what she just heard Blessing say to his parents and wouldn’t have believed that Blessing could say all that she heard him say if she was told and didn’t hear and witness herself. Victoria was so astounded but that only made her realize that she was more than who she thought she was to Blessing.

Blessing's mother and Blessing's father were astounded by all that they heard Blessing say but that only made them realize that there was no way they could separate Blessing and Victoria. Blessing's mother and Blessing's father realized how much Blessing and Victoria meant to each other, and they had to accept that.

Bolu only smiled after hearing all that Blessing said then Blessing said to his parents “if you want me to be part of this family, you will have to respect her and accept her. If you also still want me on the trip too, she is coming”.

Blessing's father and Blessing's mother could not say anything other than to adhere to what Blessing wanted but they had to wait for the next flight.