The Dreaded Thirty - S01 E03

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The Dreaded Thirty - S01 E03

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Isn’t it awesome how you can meet someone amazing at the time you least

expected it. After a sad breakup, most people take too long to heal and get

back on their feets again and that was the case of Sandra. It wasn’t easy

for her to come to terms that her dream of getting married and starting a

family at the age of 24 was not going to be a reality. That was a lot for

the ambitious lady to take in but with time, she gradually accepted the sad

reality that was right before her. Regardless of the little twist in

Sandra’s love story, she was still optimistic and hoped for a good turn

around before age 25 elapses.

At this junction, it’s safe to say that Sandra still hadn’t taken her

cousin’s advice to take life slowly and stop putting pressure on herself.

Another thing that made matters worse was her mum’s persistent request for

a son inlaw. The elderly woman kept asking her daughter when to expect her

suitors but Sandra gave no tangible reply to her desperate mother.

With everything that was ongoing in Sandra’s life, meeting Dominic was a

blessing to her. There was just something about the gentleness of Dominic

that blew her mind away and made her want to know him more. He was jaw-drop

handsome and the perfect medicine for her bleeding heart. Their eyes

remained locked together as they picked up the items that fell off the

basket.

“Nice meeting you Dominic, my name is Sandra. You don’t have to worry about

helping me, I am fine” Sandra calmly said. Dominic still went on to help

her pick the items despite telling him not to bother. In no time, they were

done picking the items and hurriedly stood up to their feets. “Sorry about

that, I wasn’t looking towards my direction. Hope I didn’t hurt you?” He

inquired and she said “No”. They spoke for a little while before walking

down to the cashier for pay out.

As they walked towards the cashier’s counter, Dominic engaged Sandra in a

conversation. “Do you live around here?” He asked, “Yes I do, my house is

just few blocks away” she replied. Dominic revealed that he lived far away

but just came around for some groceries shopping. They talked a little bit

more before finally arriving at the counter. Their goods were checked

individually and the bills were given to each of them.

As Sandra was about paying for hers, Dominic immediately prevented her from

doing so and revealed that he would foot the bill. “What a gentleman!”

Sandra thought to herself. In order not to look too easy, she turned down

his kind gesture but he still insisted to foot the bill.

Deep down in Sandra’s heart, she was helplessly falling for Dominic but

showed no clue at all. She managed to comport herself throughout those

minutes they were together. After checking out, they left the supermarket

and headed to the parking lot. Sandra didn’t have a car but Dominic did

have one. He asked to drop her off wherever she was headed to and she

surprisingly agreed.

That day was the beginning of a friendship between Dominic and Sandra. Few

days later, they met each other again at a nice restaurant for dinner. They

were both happy to see each other again and enjoyed each other’s company.

Sandra kept hoping that Dominic would ask her out but that didn’t seem as

though it would happen anytime soon. Dominic didn’t rush things by took his

time to get to know her better before any other thing.

It’s been over 2 weeks since Sandra crossed path with Dominic. Due to over

excitment, she already told her friends about the new guy she met which was

no other person than ‘Dominic’. In Sandra’s imagination, she had already

pictured herself getting married to him. With high expectations, she waited

for Dominic to ask her out but he still hadn’t done so.

After waiting for over a month without any show, Sandra realised it was

best she did something to upgrade her relationship status with Dominic from

‘Casual Friends’ to ‘Lovers’. There was no way she was going to let him

slip through her hands; not when she genuinely liked him and also needed to

get married as soon as possible. She waited for the perfect time to make

her move and finally did so one fateful day.

It happened one day that Sandra and Dominic were to meet up after work

hours. He drove down to her house to pick her up before heading to the

restaurant. “You look beautiful today as always” Dominic complimented and

Sandra blushed. She thanked him for the compliment and felt as though it

was her lucky day to make her move.

When they arrived at the restaurant, they alighted and walked inside to

have dinner. Food was served and they ate happily. They talked about random

things and smiled while at it.

After about an hour, Sandra figured it was the right time to shoot her

shots. She was a bit nervous and shy but managed to put those discouraging

emotions aside and pour her feelings out once and for all. Without prior

notice, she striked out of nowhere. “I have something to tell you” she

said, “Ok dear, go ahead I am listening” Dominic responded and leaned back

on the chair to listen properly.

Tensed and nervous, Sandra took a deep breath and dropped a shocker; “I am

in Love with You!”