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“I can’t do this, I am sorry. I just don’t see you that way at all”, Gloria said, after several attempts in dodging it over the years, she finally said it.

David has been the guy constantly on Gloria’s trail. David is built, with broad chest and shoulder, a dashing smile and sex appeal. He is the type that any lady should easily fall for. He is extremely loyal and he is the type that would never force his will on any lady or anyone for that matter. Most people always feel he is always not persistent enough in going the extra mile. He is the guy that will leave you alone if you tell him to leave you alone, so when Gloria told him she doesn’t see him that way at all, he switched his mind to friendship even though it was hard. He has been asking her out for two years without asking any other person out, even though other ladies do come at him.

Gloria, on the other hand, is absolutely gorgeous. She is the type you can call drop dead gorgeous. The span of her hips, the charm in her lips, the whiteness of her teeth, and her walk of grace makes her easily noticeable. Gloria and David both looked like a match made in heaven but Gloria doesn’t see it that way, according to her.

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"You really should be dating that lady”, David’s friend, Luke always teases him. Every time David hears this, a little part of him gets broken. He loved her too deep and he just doesn’t know how else to convince her that he is the one for her. A piece of him has always broken anytime they see and he always sings his favourite Don Williams’ song Just ‘Cause I Am In Love With You:

But every time you hurt me, I grow a little stronger
I’ll soon be strong enough to say goodbye.
It will be so good to smile
It’s been a long, long while
After all that I’ve been through
Just ‘cause I’m in love with you.
But there will come a day, you’ll see
You won’t have control of me
You can’t hurt me like you do
Just ‘cause I’m in love with you.

As the days go by, David kept living with the reality that she doesn’t want him as a lover, but as a friend, and he is not the type to push further.

The same issue seems to the happening to Gloria’s friend, Stacey. She is actually in love with David’s friend, Luke, who happens to be her friend too. As a lady, she just couldn’t bring herself to tell him. She always nurses her wounds silently, and only Gloria knows this. Luke has never for once thought about her.

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Stacey is tall and slim, light skinned with an amazing dress sense. She is beautiful, and her beauty puts nature to shame. Her smile is her charm. She could literally melt any heart made of stone with the power of her smile.

Luke has always been a playboy, but somehow, that aspect of Luke has never rubbed off on David. David has always been loyal and he always maintains a strong stance. He is strong-willed.

"I don’t like it. I don’t want to see you with that lady. She is not your type, and you should know this”. Gloria shouted.

"My type? How do you know my type, Gloria? And since when have I been dating any lady I speak with?” David sarcastically answered.

“I am your type. You have never been interested in slim ladies. Why would you lower your standards?” Gloria blurted out.

For once, David lost it. He screamed: “You are my type? I chased you for two years. My heart was on the line too, you know. You said you don’t want me, and I didn’t push further because I admire your honesty, and now you are trying to control who I talk to? Yes, we are friends, but I don’t see anything wrong with you trying to caution me, but all I could sense here is jealousy.”

“Jealousy? Why would I be jealous?​ Of who? That? Is it bad to watch out for my friend?” Gloria retorted.

...to be continued...

Thank you for your time.

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My pen doesn’t bleed, it speaks, with speed and ease.

Still me,

My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.

Olawalium; (Love’s chemical content, in human form). Take a dose today: doctor’s order.

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