CHAPTER 68: CATCH UP.

They were the most celebrated, campus couple. Their couple acronym was IVAS-meaning Ivana and Samuel. Most girls envied her while other celebrated her. Some of her friends kept reminding her not to forget inviting them on her wedding day.

Her campus best friend Eunice always reminded her that she will be her maid of honor everytime they celebrated relationship universary. Most time they were featured in Campus magazines, local newspaper on days like Valentine's days. The students were always excited to read about their love journey, how they met,relationship challenges, how they had overcomed them. They were the ideal couple for the most students.

Every time their campus station could host them for an interview. No one dared to miss, as most students skipped their lectures to listen to them.

Their was a time in second year second semester, when they got awarded as the best top ten student influencer in the campus with the vice chancellor. It came as a surprise to them because. They used to see themselves as normal teenagers dating or in love. That was the breakthrough for their love affair. Their was a time the local beauty pageant choose them to be among the judges for the miss county competition.

They started making money while still studying. The lecturers used them as an example most time because their relationship was the healthy and mature one. Compared to love triangle that's the order of the day in the university vas most students get killed or commit suicide because of love.

Other students started to copy their relationship, but that helped Ivana and Sam to remain the most relevant, most celebrated and most envied student couple in campus. Because the other couples were trying to copy and emulating them failing to be original.

They continued being celebrated until one day, one painful day to Samuel. Before graduation they have been invited to their campus radio. Only Samuel was available for the interview, thought the interview Sam tried covering for her. He wanted to cover up the whole rumour about their split up. But he had no choice but to confirm it to be true, they were breaking up. There will be no more them, no more IVAS. 

When the interviewee asked him the reason behind their break-up. Samuel wanted to tell the whole truth but he didn't want to  trend the next day. He didn't want to appear as a simp as it was really had for him to let her go. He wanted to really fight for her until his last breathe, he wanted to tell the whole audience how he loved her. Unfortunately he ended up telling them that they should ask Ivana the reason behind their break-up. And no one was a cheat, but their personal decision more of Ivana.

The person who was affected most with their heartbreak was Eunice, Ivana's best friend.Her dream of being a maid of honor was shuttered down when Samuel announced to them that they have broken up with Ivana and their will be no more IVAS.

Some of their friends didn't believe as they thought that Sam was pulling a prank for them. They didn't believe their ears when Ivana confirmed that. Yes indeed they are not together and she is already married to the youngest CEO from her county.

Samuel tried fighting for her,at one time he wanted them to run away together and go to one of the neighbouring countries in East Africa. He stopped when he received death threats. He embarked on a saying that says. "When you love someone let them go when they come back then it's yours."

All this time he has been nursing his heart broken heart.The worse thing is when he applied for a job in African development bank only to be posted in her county as a branch manager.

He wanted to be changed and posted another place but decided not to. Having a job position like that one was very rare for a freshly graduate person. He decide to embrace the new job opportunity and vowed to avoid her at all cost. What is fate?,he almost hit her today. 

Here they are going for a coffee date in Tourist hotel.

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"What will you have?" he asked after pulling a chair for her to sit. He was such a gentleman.

"I will have cappuccino" she smiled.

"It have been ever your favourite since campus, how did l forget this, he scoffed.

" Yea" it's what she said before looking side ways. All over sudden she started feeling nevous around him. She didn't know what was happening but her facial expressions were visible and he was quick to notice.

"What's wrong? " he asked as he moved his hand on the table to touch her but Ivana removed her hand and placed them.on her laps. "Ivana l hold know grudges with you, l just want to catch up with each other."

"How are you doing? by the way l am sorry for the lose of you dad, my condolences although late. He said sincerely

"Yes let him rest, thank you though",she smiled.

"I am sorry l was not able to attend his burial ceremony, though l wanted to but l knew my presence will have an effect on you , Sigh! I ended up watching the proceedings on the TV."

"You could have texted me then, anyway it's okay you don't have to feel bad about it" she waved her hand in a dismisal manner.

"Ivana ...." The waiter brought their order distributing him from talking.

"Wooow it smells nice" she said as she lifted the cup to taste it.

"How is marriage life, tell me the experience"

"Why can't you marry and experience it yourself. As they say experience is the best teacher". She avoided his eye contact and continued sipping the tea.

"Hahaaa that is a savage reply Ivana" he laughed out heartedly.

"Ivana" he gazed at her in a drooling way. I want to ask you something and be open please okay" he said. Please don't lie he pleaded.

Ivana got anxious about what he was going to ask.She had a strong feeling that he was going to ask about her husband.