So welcome to the best love story ever told…well not the best…maybe the most interesting love story ever told … not that either … you know what.. welcome to another love story .

We’ll start from the beginning because that’s the best place to start most stories … lol…

CHAPTER 1 (Boy meets girl)

Like most modern love stories, this one starts in a lecture hall…it’s was a hot Wednesday afternoon and Luck was barely maintaining her composure in this over crowded, hot class … “1pm since that time?…na wa oh” she readjusted on the seat and tried to stay focused …it was her 2nd year and she had hated everyday in this school since she got here … but you gotta do what you gotta do right ?… “may I sit with you” a deep voice came in that interrupted her thoughts .. she looked up from her note to see the tallest man she’d ever met … then she looked at her seat,how were they going to fit in this one seat she thought but she just smiled and adjusted making space for him to sit … “thanks” he said as they both sat uncomfortably… “do you understand what she’s saying” he asked … “umm yeah” she replied and went ahead to explain … “wow you’re really smart” he said smiling ..she now turned to look at him ,studying his features ..he wasn’t a pretty boy but couldn’t be called ugly either ..she liked his eyes ,she’d always had something for lazy eyes ,you know the ones that always look like they’re half asleep or really high …
“I did it this course already in my previous school before I came here” she replied with a half smile … “really?… this is my second degree too” he said with a beam of someone that had found a kindred spirit .. “wow,what course did you do previously” she inquired … and he said the same course she had studied previously…”no way … I did med lab too.. that’s crazy” she said,now fully interested … they chatted like old colleagues as they discussed their shared experiences for the rest of the class.They were only jolted to reality when people started pushing past them at the end of the class … “my name is Marcus by the way” he said … “I’m Lucky” she responded… “Lucky is your name?” He looked confused … “yeah I get that a lot ,my parents really like unique names I get” she replied ..she was used to people being confused by her name … “I’ll see you around Lucky” he said and walked out as she packed her books to leave …

Lucky didn’t give a second thought to him,she’d met a bunch of guys in this new school and she didn’t care for either one … between battling with PTSD and being on anti depressants she did not really care about the outside world … she got back and had a shower and took a long nap…she liked sleeping,even if she still had nightmares every now and again about that awful night … “it happens to many girls,just pretend it didn’t happen” was the best advice she’d gotten … “just move on” “don’t let it dictate your life” … she hated all these statements but what did she really expect them to say … she shook her head as if it would push the thoughts out … she had also been failing since the incident and was too exhausted to care … no matter how hard she thought she was working she wasn’t getting better grades which was a weird feeling since she had always been a star student … “who cares” she thought as she tried to force the sleep and regulate her heartbeat,she has frequent random panics where her heart would race like crazy and she’d run out of breath with her hands shaking and tears welling up in her eyes .. she was learning to control it … she drifted off to a sleep that didn’t offer much succor .

The next time Lucky met Marcus was when he sat next to her again during a free period on Friday
“Hi” he said
“Hello,how are you” she said
“I’m alright … you?”
“I’m okay … how’s your day”
“It’s fine”
“Okay”
This was followed by the worst spell of silence
“Alright I just came to say hi” he said as he stood up and walked away

Well that was awkward she thought to herself … what a weird guy…she chuckled to herself… over 6ft,gawky and awkward ..classic nerd/gentle giant syndrome she amusingly thought to herself .
Later that night she recounted the encounter to her sole friend and roommate and they both chuckled at the interaction
“Maybe he’s just shy” her friend Princess said
“Awww … “ Lucky replied with an eye roll ..”the awkwardness was very uncomfortable abeg”