BEAUTIFUL

ANITA.

I know whatever deal we are dealing now seems so nasty but I need a strong man behind me to get back my kids, I need my own money to get back my kids, I need a strong and rich man to return to my parents because how do I just return after several years with no achievement, how can I return home empty handed, I know how I left my parents and siblings , we live from hands to mouth, they only manage sending us through high school then.

I need a shelter, Mrs Sam and her late husband are into dirty deals.

They are both into drug trafficking while I am just a nobody and they have their men, they run a cartel in their house then, how do a common person like me fight Mrs Sam she definitely will send me back to jail but if I have the ten million and also have a rich man like this man offering to marry me for money they will be scared of me, no one might think of sending me to jail.

I was lost in my thought when he snapped his finger in front of me.

" Yeah, I was lost in my own world, can I have the money? I said.

" And just like you proposed marrying me just like that without knowing who I am" I said.

" Your account details" he asked.

" I don't have one and I just came out of jail so I will need to open a new bank account"I said.

" Okay let's get married first then we will do that first" he says.

" No, money before deal" I said.

" But you have no bank account" he said.

" Yes I know , we can open one" I said.

" Okay, he goes to his car, he brings out his wallet and brings out three ATM and gives it to me.

" It has twelve million, yours is ten million naira only, now let's go and get married" he says.

I look at the ATM , I turn it around.

" it doesn't have my name on it" I said.

" I will give you the code and all access to using it" He said.

" Why do I find it hard to believe that this ATM has some money in it" I said looking into his eyes.

"Let's go to the ATM" he says.

" How can I find out the amount in it? I asked.

He goes to bring his phone and gives the phone to me give me the code to check it on his phone and truly it has twelve million naira.

I smile happily.

" Okay, now we can get married" I said.

I walked towards the car.

" Stop! he says. I look back at him and he walks to the car door and opens the car door for me.

I looked into his answer before entering into the car, I love what he just did for me.

Our eyes met as I look into his eyes.

" I treat my women with respect after all you will be my wife in just few minutes or hours time" he says.

" Thank you". I said softly.

The truth is I never thought of him to be a gentleman, I never thought someday someone would treat me this way.

He entered into the car and I looked at him, our eyes met again, I quickly look away and he moved closer to me, I looked at him surprisingly and stiff my body, I shut my eyes it was when I felt something cross my body that I opened my eyes and that was when I realized he was helping me with my seatbelt after clasping the belt,he starts the car.

" Thank you" I said in a low tone.

" You are welcome" he replied and drove off.

He drove me to a bridal shop, he told them to dress me up. 

I walked around to pick a wedding dress, I picked a simple mini fitted white gown with a hat that has a small veil while one of the attendant came to show me one flawless dressing by Meghan Markle which happen to be her dressing during the queen's jubilee, I was told so because I was in the jail when she wore the style, it was beautiful, I loved the style and I picked something really similar to it, I was giving, the attendant helped me get a stylist and a make up artist.

I was dressed within an hour, for the first time in my life I see myself looking like a lady.

I stood in the mirror and I love my look, I smile happily.

The shop attendants, stylist , makeup artist took a selfie with me.

After the selfie, I stood thinking if the man I am getting married to that I do not know his name would like what I am wearing for our wedding.

I stood and puff out and sigh, I shut my eyes and gave myself a courage to walked out to him, I walked out of the dressing room , he was backing me.

I breathe in and out and I didn't know how to call him because I do not even know his name.

The customers who came in had their eyes fixed on me and bring out their phones wanting to take my pictures and that was when he turn back.