Thy Will, Not Mine

Chapter {33} Antonio

Proverbs 16:18-19

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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Life had a very bad way of making even the greatest of men grovel at one's feet. I'd heard that what goes around, came back around but I only believed it at the moment Destiny was conflicted on who to choose between myself and that backless and skinny man, whose name would never slide off my tongue. Many men and women alike had fallen to their knees before me, asking for mercy and today the wheel had turned, I was at the knees of Destiny. But I would much rather be at her mercy than anybody else.

I wished I could wipe off the Cheshire grin on my rival's face but I knew that that would not help me plead my case in any sense so why do something that would cost me everything? Which was the love of my life. It was time I fought for what I loved, I could not bear the thought of Destiny choosing him over me, yes, I had the money to get any women I wanted but no money could buy a virtuous woman, a woman with a pure heart of gold.

Destiny cleared her throat throwing her honey-doe orbs at me, before casting a lingering glance at my rival's who had his head in the clouds, as though he could win but the loud thud of my heart spoke different sentiments. Utterances of "what ifs."

"Before I say anything, I just want to take the time to express how I am grateful to have met the both of you, learned how life looked from both of your eyes and got to make friends I never knew I could make but the person I choose will be the one the Lord has called me to choose, the one the Holy Spirit is calling me towards," and he just had to roll his eyes as though Destiny's words did not hold any importance. Clearly, religion was very important to Destiny, so when she chose me, I would swallow my pride and allow myself to learn more about this 'all-knowing God' they spoke so highly of.

"Do you swear that you will not cause a scene?" Destiny directed her question at the both of us, and of course, the skinny, insolent man beside her nodded like a crazy man, but once her gaze diverted to her hands, he flashed me an evil smirk, his eyes screaming how he thought he had won. But I knew people like him, they counted their chicks before they even had the chance to hatch and he would just get disappointed, him and his evil ego.

"Nio. I choose Nio," Destiny blurted out in one breath before taking in a great amount of air, avoiding the shocked gaze on my opponent's face and the satisfied smirk on my face. For a second, I was afraid that she would choose him but thankfully she had not. Though I had thought I did not deserve her, between myself and him, I was the best candidate. Yes, I was a liar but he was an even bigger liar and manipulator hiding behind a charming smile and innocent eyes. If anything he would only use her then unfortunately as much as the truth hurt, he would spit her out like a bubblegum that had run out of flavour.

"What!" I had expected nothing less than how he was behaving right now and like the small boy he was, he drew attention to himself, roughly sliding his chair on the tiled floor before abruptly standing up and pacing to and fro like a madman.

The only person who I was worried about was Destiny. Clearly, this man did like being told no but I knew he was an all bark-no-bite kind of man, or so I thought as he charged towards Destiny, his face red in rage and his hands balled up into fists but before he could come any closer, I stood up as well and took small, calculated steps to him as he continued his rampage, the high-class customers in the cafe took out their obnoxiously expensive cellphones taking videos and gossiping amongst themselves because that's all they knew. They would much rather watch a woman get beat up on the sidelines, while their social media accounts got more views, likes and comments at the cost of the victim then dared to play the victim and preached how much of good people they were at their fake tea parties and ball dances.