Episode 11: Northern Star

Every long lost dream led me to where you are

Others who broke my heart they were like Northern Stars

Pointing me on my way into your loving arms

This much I know is true

That God bless the broken roads and led me straight to you (Song: God bless the broken road by rascal flatts)

There are some relationships that start up as the couple just been friends while in reality they both know it’s not going to remain that way. They are quite aware of the inevitability of starting a romantic relationship because there is a spark between them.

I and Vivian began that way, we never defined it but we knew we were more than friends. I felt really grateful to God for her and saw her as God’s master plan for me. Vivian was the reason why all the other relationships didn’t work. While I hurt, God was smiling because he was giving me an upgrade. That’s why I call her my Northern Star. The best feeling was when she told me I was a dream and didn’t look real. She told me how she felt for me was similar to her first kiss.

We’d spend nights talking on the phone, video calls and take time out on the weekends. I felt like a king whenever I was with her. Guys will definitely look back, even ladies too. Northern Star was perfection. You know normally we all have this picture of who we want to be with for life but when reality sets in, we lower our standards and go with the available, sometimes, the best out of the bunch and a few just say let me go with someone that meets a certain percentage of my taste, but that wasn’t my case. Northern Star was the exact woman I fantasized about right from when I was a kid. I knew she had to have a flaw somewhere but I couldn’t find one. Maybe she didn’t have or maybe I was blinded by love. Either way, it had to be one of them.

On a Friday Night, she decided to follow me to Sodom and Gomorrah and meet the crew. From their reaction on seeing my stunner, they were impressed with her and knew I was not all hyping her. Northern Star is a beautiful socialite. She had this amazing appeal and can make you reveal all your secrets to her in 10 minutes. I discovered what I called seduction earlier wasn’t but a master psychologist.

The crew told her about Grace and how she had renamed the place (our hang out joint) Sodom and Gomorrah. Northern Star was also told (albeit tweaked) how I became Hotboy because of my charm. Contrary to what I thought, she wasn’t really bothered about the name and even claimed she liked it and would call me that henceforth. Shally had to tell my lady I was called that because the ladies were always having a thing for me. BJ was free to brag about his body count and was closing on 90. Northern Star didn’t seem offended by this but urged him to be careful as there were many STDs.

‘Why do you call me Northern Star?’ she asked me one day while we were cuddling.

‘Because a life with you is a dream. It’s my destiny. Can you remember the northern star seen by the wise men that came bearing gifts for Jesus? That big bright shining star? That’s what you are. You are the light that illuminates my life. I could never have asked for a better lover. The fact that you love me is God’s loving care for me.

My words swept her off her feet and her pulse speed up with her misty eyes, her heartbeat pounded and she grabbed me and we caressed and kissed deeply. In what look like was going to be our first make out; her phone rang.

‘Hotboy darling, I’ve gotta go. Urgency at work. I love you’ she said as she hurried away. Yes I knew she needed to be at work and she took time for me but that was her flaw. She was too busy.