Meant to Be

Let's meet

Myra's POV

It’s been a month since we started chatting with Calvin and I must say it was not that bad, he would chat with me whenever he was free, most mornings I would find messages from him telling me that he was held up the whole day and if I wanted to reach him I can just send SOS and he would respond.

From the times I chatted with him I found out he was the only man in the family, he had two sisters both older than him and one girl they adopted who was younger than him

“What are you up to?” I sent him a text seeing it was at 7 pm I thought he must still be at work,

“Preparing dinner, you?” he responded a few minutes later, “well, I just got back home from visiting a friend want to take a shower” I replied as I prepared my nightdress

“that’s great! Mind if I join you?” He sent the text

“No thanks, the shower is too small to accommodate us both!” I said to him and he sent emojis laughing

“After taking a shower what will you be doing?” He asked me., “Sleeping…. I am feeling sleepy” I sent the text,

“Oh okay, work? School?” The text read and I kept quiet, he always asked me what I did for a living but I couldn’t tell him that I dropped out of school after getting an undergraduate degree,

“Well I don’t have work or school” I sent him a text he didn’t respond for some minutes and I decided to go and take a shower, I came back checking my phone and he didn’t respond. I swallowed hard thinking he must run away

“Congrats Myra! You should put him off” I said to myself getting in bed after I applied the cream on my body, I checked my phone for the last time before I slept. I kept turning and tossing around hoping he would reply but nothing the whole night.

The next morning, I was hoping I could receive the message I usually get but there was nothing. I swallowed hard dragging myself out of bed, I brushed my teeth and washed my face before going to change into something I can wear. I needed to make some money for the evening if I wanted to go out clubbing.

My phone vibrated and it was a text, I quickly rushed going to get the phone and when I unlocked it, I found a text from Tasha she wanted to find out what plans I had tonight, I sighed out in frustration

“Well, I am thinking of drinking perhaps we go at the Hype?” I sent a message to Tasha who quickly replied

“Sounds great! DO you want me to come and pick you up?” She replied and I decided to respond, for two weeks now I could only drink so much and reduced on my partying habits because I wanted to text with Calvin. ing habits

“I will drive tonight! Let me pick you up at 8 pm….” I sent the text to her and she just replied with a thumb’s up emoji. I sent her a smiley before going to Calvin’s messages, what happened?  I asked myself

I quickly went to my wardrobe took out the jewelry box that had most of the gifts I got when I graduated, I needed alcohol tonight but I was broke I took it and went out of my room. I found my mother in the corridor just walked past her going to the carport.

I grabbed one of the car keys from the shelf going out. I had a car but rarely used it, I drove thinking of what wrong I did, if he was disappointed the least, he could do was to just text me than keeping quiet.

I arrived at the usual jewelry shop I sold my things and pulled over, I grabbed the box and wanted to step out when my phone vibrated.

“Morning Sorry, I dropped my phone in the sink last night was struggling to get back on…. Hope you are fine” The text read and I smiled to myself, “Really?  I thought maybe you were upset…….” I replied

“Upset?  Me? Why would I be?  Is that why you didn’t text me?” he responded

“Well because I have lost people because I don’t work or school….Why I didn’t text? let’s just say I am used to waking up to your messages” I responded taking a deep breath, as I entered the jewelry shop putting the necklace and earrings on the table,

“Really> If they left you alone because of that then they didn’t deserve you, would be nice if I got one from you today” It read

“How much?” I asked the woman who was checking the earrings, they were the last gift my father gave me

“Sorry I didn’t know! I will text from now on to make up for it” I replied focusing on my phone

“That will be $600,” She said after checking the earrings, she was joking my father bought them for thrice that amount. But I needed money tonight

“Come on! I have only worn them twice, at least $800” I said to her while waiting for the message from Calvin

“That’s the best I can do!” She’s said and I sighed deeply looking at her, she was serious

“Fine! I will take it” I responded waiting for her to give me the money

“Okay now worries!” the text read, “What are you doing later tonight?” He sent another text

“Nothing….” I replied even though I knew I had plans with Tasha

“Want to meet up for that drink? I feel we have pushed it far enough” He said and I yelped smiling to myself

“Wait! I am not selling them today” I said grabbing the box as I gave her back the money,

“That sounds good, remember I am calling for an uber,” I said to him and he sent emojis laughing

“Sorry but I don’t easily get drank!  I will pick you up at say 9 pm? Just send me your location” He sent the text

“Okay great!”  sent the text, I needed to find something to wear that won’t look skimpy, I had sold everything that was decent and only had my current clothes.

“Perfect! See you later!” He replied with smileys, I got in the car calling Tasha

“Hey, babe!” I said to her as soon as she picked up

“Hey, why do you sound like you are in a hurry?” She asked me through the phone

“I am gonna have to cancel our plans tonight, I have to go somewhere I will tell you all about it later,” I said to her and she sounded surprised on the call

“Where are you going?” she asked me through the phone

“I will tell you all about it,” I said to her cutting the call, I went to the thrift shop I knew and went to get some clothes using some of the money I had in my account which I had saved up.