YOU ARE NOT THE PICTURE I PICTURED

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SHE WAS NOT THE PICTURE I PICTURED

Bernice had all the qualities that beauty could offer and much more. At the time, she was the envy of her friends and family, as she got the most attention, even without seeking for it. Little wonder, Famous Telema Davies called her “Sugar”. When he first met her, indeed her charisma and personality was adorable enough to depict the sweet taste of sugar. Hence the comparison was without exaggeration.

Bernice also had a great complexion that glowed in the sun and radiated with other climate conditions. Her words were soothing to the marrows and her gait like royalty. Her intellectual excellence embellished her stature and looks; hence some of her peers wondered what her beauty had got to do with an unbeatable brain.

Telema soon found her irresistible and like others became her best of friends. He saw all he wanted in a good wife right in the eye of Bernice; as she was every man’s dream.

Now Telema was not naive in the art of dating; however, he would not dent his credibility by dating a lady of lesser virtue, like his peers would normally do.

On one of his early morning walks, Telema ran into Bernice again and decided to have a jog with her. During their brief conversation, Bernice made a statement that resonated in his mind. This led him to inviting her to dinner at his home, where he ended up proposing to her; which eventually led to a meet the parent’s dinner with the Davies family.Bernice’s beauty gave her a warm welcome in the home of the Davies’, and as they sat to dine, her intellect complimented her beauty and it melted the hearts of Telema’s parents, that they bought into the relationship of both children.

Dating Bernice was fun; and after two years there was no reason for them not to be joined together as one. No sooner were they pronounced husband and wife at one of the Prestigious Cathedrals in Vernice, which left the few people in attendance a lasting memory of a glamorous wedding.

Upon their return from an exquisite honeymoon experience, it was obvious to them both that they could not have wished for a better partner.

Just like in the usual end notes of M&B, Telema and Bernice Davies were united to live happily ever after; however, it wasn’t until a certain evening when things appeared not to be how they seemed to be. It happened that, Bernice returned from work and stumbled on a manuscript Telema had just written, titled “She was not the Picture I Pictured”.

Bernice took her time to read the manuscript and she soon discovered, the book was about her. On that faithful night, she saw herself in the mirror of her husband’s book and came to the realisation that she needed to change as a person. It took her a month to think, pray and search within herself.

She soon found solace in God’s word and took a 180- degree turnaround to become a better person.

At the end of the one month journey of rediscovery, Telema saw the difference in Bernice and wondered. She not only surprised him with way of living but ended up writing the last part of the manuscript and told him to go ahead with publishing of the book. They both decided to improve on their level of communication by discussing all manners of expectation from each other; involve God in their relationship and also to help each other become better people.