Each person loves to have a happy ever after but in most cases little if not much is considered towards getting this happy ever after.
In the recent past we have witnessed or heard of weddings cut short by jilted lovers or bitter rivals for reasons well known, well yes, one which is most common is She/he abandoned me when i most needed him/her or perhaps i have his baby, or even much more interesting, we had married before so i can’t let him/her go, but my quest to write this was to dwell on the yes i do..nt.
So this is one cool morning i am in the grooms procession clad in my new black tuxedo corduroy suit, we have had a lengthy chat the previous night and from the look of things it’s really a blessed day. The guys are looking sharp and composed as well. On our way to pick the bridegroom, one of the groomsmen pops this hard question "Hey Omera What if she says No?"
Everyone goes silent then we break out in laughter but from the look on the grooms face, really he’s startled by that question. I then interrupt with a light cough "Hey guys Omera is having that grooms moment"...it happens, probably when he looks back to reflect at how he is going to miss being a bachelor, sleeping at friends places, sometimes coming home and failing to cook, occasionally leaving his socks on the floor till the weekend when he has to wash all week long clothes and much more funny but crucial is cutting close ties with female friends.
I have known Omera for years. Growing up together as little musketeers. We have each other’s history and so when he goes silent i help him flashback literally. It’s a cool experience that comes with mixed feelings. Perhaps i can equate the feeling to moments when you have tested for a HIV test and you await the results. It’s usually a do or die moment, take it or leave it but it has to dawn.
Madanji’s song "Elekta Nyar Kano" comes from the background, its Omera's phone ringing, He can’t pick so i reach out to the phone, Guess who is calling, Darling...I pass him the phone and he picks with a heavy husky voice "Yes baby" Of course that's how he has always called her, they have a short conversation and finally there is a sigh of relief as he responds "I can’t wait too and i love you so much"
He smiles and we get back to cracking jokes as we finally enter Darling's parents home. Its pomp, color, song and dance as crowds gather to see their daughter officially taken to her new matrimonial home. Probably with expectations that next time she visits, they will be two in one.
Looking at it from this angle, marital counselors advice that when you are setting your mind towards marriage, its wise that you cut off all ties that might ruin your big day on time and in a good note. I agree to this as it’s a simple thing but if overlooked it could cause a lot of pain and damage to not only the couple but friends and families alike.
When the moment in church finally comes, Omera is here:"Do you take Darling to be your one and only wedded wife in wealth and lack, in good and bad, in health and sickness...till death does you apart?"the priest asked and the whole congregation went mute, i presume that moment of mixed reactions was right at its course, The priest asked again, and for the third time, a baby cried in the crowd! Every eye turned including Darling and Omera but it was nothing serious, just a normal cry of an infant that needs her mother’s attention. Phew! And the church broke into jubilation when he quickly said YES I DO! as if he didn't want to hear that baby cry again, and more so not at such a moment of his life,12:43pm
When Darling's part came She didn't hesitate to Look into the eyes of the man of her life and say YES I DO smiling with deep expectations of the priest saying "You may now kiss the bride." Wedding vows exchanged and the priest declares the two Mr and Mrs Omera with a light but serious touch that she should only kiss her own amid song and dance.
"Josem jonyiego ketho kinda kodi to obong'o nyakalaga nosechano wadagi"(jealous people will come to destroy our love but God has put us together)
It all narrows down to you. Will you say Yes i do..nt?
Story written by Steve Omodecx
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